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Halo 4 Microsoft's most expensive game
Studios boss Phil Spencer says Microsoft spent more money making new sci-fi shooter than it has developing any other game. Full Story
- Posted Oct 25, 2012 6:35 pm GMT
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Minecraft more popular on Xbox Live than Modern Warfare 3
4J Studios' open-world creation game tallied more unique users than latest Call of Duty or any other game on Xbox 360 online platform for week of October 15. Full Story
- Posted Oct 25, 2012 11:36 am GMT
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EA: Games becoming 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week experiences
COO Peter Moore believes games should be continual activities, says company is already on track to deliver this; explains why Galway customer service center is integral to business. Full Story
- Posted Oct 24, 2012 6:19 pm GMT
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Weaker-than-expected 3DS sales push Nintendo to slash forecast
Nintendo lowers full-year sales forecast over sluggish hardware and software sales in overseas market and yen appreciation; company expects to sell 5.5 million Wii U units by April. Full Story
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Assassin's Creed III Wii U 'exactly the same' as Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Creative director says upcoming Nintendo iteration not a "radically diminished version," and is on par with console and PC cousins. Full Story
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Mass Effect movie loses Thor writer
Upcoming film based on BioWare's space RPG marches on, but without Mark Protosevich; new screenplay to be written by Rescue Me assistant editor. Full Story
- Posted Oct 25, 2012 1:23 pm GMT
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Grand Theft Auto V official artwork released
Rockstar Games shows off "Pest Control" artwork for upcoming open-world action game, promises "lots of info" in November. Full Story
- Posted Oct 24, 2012 5:21 pm GMT
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Take-Two: next-gen development may be easier
Grand Theft Auto parent publisher boss claims next-generation game development not necessarily more expensive or complicated than it is on current tech. Full Story
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Crysis 3 preorders get original Crysis
Free digital copy of 2007 shooter included for those who reserve Crytek's new game; all preorders upgraded to Hunter Edition. Full Story
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Mafia studio hiring for top secret, AAA game
2K Czech staffing up for "unannounced and super interesting" project; developer has 15 open positions across its two offices. Full Story
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Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel out March 26
Visceral Games' new co-op shooter dated for late March 2013; all preorders upgraded to Overkill Edition. Full Story
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Assassin's Creed III launches with $60+ worth of DLC
$15 gameplay, appearance shortcut bundles and $30 Season Pass now available for Ubisoft's new action game; second-hand users need to pay $10 for full online access. Full Story
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Kickstarter launches in United Kingdom
Popular crowd-funding website goes live in Europe; several dozen projects already underway. Full Story
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Sony game unit sales fall
Technology giant's game business posts diminished revenue, profit due to "lower" sales of PS3, PSP hardware and software sales. Full Story
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Sons of Anarchy game 'dead'
Show creator Kurt Sutter says after "no interest" from industry and "little support" from Fox, he is no longer pursuing tie-in. Full Story
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Resident Evil 6 preorder maps now available for all
Mercenaries mode maps High Seas Fortress, Rail Yard, and Catacombs now available on Xbox 360, PS3 for $1 each. Full Story
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Halo 4 bundled with two weeks of XBL
Microsoft's upcoming shooter comes packed with two weeks of Xbox Live Gold, 343 Industries developer reveals. Full Story
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Borderlands 2 ships 5 million
Gearbox's new shooter helps Take-Two post $10.2 million profit on $273 million in revenue for latest financial period; digital sales up 108 percent. Full Story
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Pitchford: Wii UGamePad is best Nintendo hardcore controller ever
Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford claims Wii U controller is best input Nintendo has ever made for first-person shooters, other hardcore games. Full Story
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EA posts $381 million loss
Battlefield publisher in the red after recording $711 million in total revenue; EA Labels boss calls critical reception for Medal of Honor: Warfighter disappointing. Full Story
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Lego: Lord of the Rings hits Nov. 13
Adaptation of Peter Jackson's films now available for 3DS, DS, and PS Vita; coming to consoles and PC next month; Lord of the Rings Online available for Mac this week. Full Story
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Hurricane Sandy impacting Guitar Hero, Call of Duty games
Storm-related power outages at Activision's New York-based data centers impacting online play for all Guitar Hero games, numerous Call of Duty titles. Full Story
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Kurt Sutter wants Rockstar to make Sons of Anarchy game
Show creator acknowledges process would be expensive and complicated, but wants Grand Theft Auto studio to help bring stalled biker drama game to market. Full Story
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Halo sales hit 46 million
Microsoft parses statistics for its sci-fi shooter on eve of Halo 4 launch next week; more than 5 billion hours played on Xbox Live. Full Story
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Capcom profits jump 355 percent
Publisher hauls $51.3 million profit on $570 million in revenue for six-month period ended September 30; Dragon's Dogma "exceeding expectations." Full Story
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Halo 4 devs speak out against sexism
343 Industries head Bonnie Ross and Halo 4 executive producer Kiki Wolfkill say sexist behavior on Xbox Live is unacceptable; also say developers have a responsibility to wipe out sexism in the industry. Full Story
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- Assassin's Creed III(PS3)
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation(VITA)