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- Updated Nov 12, 2012 8:40 pm GMT
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Top Story Halo 4 drives $220 million in 24 hours
Microsoft's new sci-fi shooter mints $20 million more than Halo: Reach on launch day, is on pace to hit $300 million in first-week global sales. continue »
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Elder Scrolls Online gameplay shown
Zenimax releases nine-minute video showing off environments, combat, characters, and user functionality for new MMORPG. Full Story
- Posted Nov 8, 2012 3:57 pm GMT
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Black Ops II features YouTube live streaming
Activision partners with Internet video giant for live streaming for latest Call of Duty; players can stream to Web, mobile, and tablet devices. Full Story
- Posted Nov 8, 2012 12:56 pm GMT
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Gears of War series sales hit 19 million
Epic Games' third-person shooter franchise climbs to new sales milestone with Gears of War: Judgment due next year. Full Story
- Posted Nov 7, 2012 7:10 pm GMT
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Analyst: Grand Theft Auto V could sell 25 million
EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich predicts Rockstar Games' upcoming open-world game cabable of moving many millions of copies in first year. Full Story
- Posted Nov 7, 2012 1:39 pm GMT
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PlayStation: The Official Magazine shutting down
Future US confirms Sony-focused magazine will cease publication after upcoming Holiday 2012 issue. Full Story
- Posted Nov 7, 2012 2:49 pm GMT
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Bungie's Destiny 'quite like Halo' - Report
Demonware employee supposedly demoed Bungie's new game, finding it to resemble studio's prior body of work. Full Story
- Posted Nov 7, 2012 12:48 pm GMT
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Microsoft patents tech that watches viewers
Cameras used to count number of people watching on the couch; failure to acquire license stops playback. Full Story
- Posted Nov 7, 2012 5:29 am GMT
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Mass Effect 4 runs on Frostbite
BioWare confirms next entry in space RPG series will run on Battlefield tech, says game will be respectful of history, but also explore new story and gameplay fronts. Full Story
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Crytek planning free-to-play Crysis
Studio CEO Cevat Yerli reveals company has plans for possible free-to-play/retail hybrid; next Crysis won't be called Crysis 4. Full Story
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Devil May Cry adding Vergil expansion
Capcom's upcoming action game to add "Vergil's Downfall" DLC after launch; makes Dante's twin brother playable in his own chapter. Full Story
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Black Ops II Amazon's most preordered game ever
Treyarch's upcoming Call of Duty game "shatters" previous record held by last year's Modern Warfare 3. Full Story
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Ubisoft: 'Good chance' Rainbow 6: Patriots is next-gen game
Publisher CEO Yves Guillemot confirms action game remains in development, says it could debut on Xbox 720, PlayStation 4. Full Story
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Rockstar: GTAV missions will offer variety
Cofounder says missions in new action title will vary; gamers can play as protagonist and antagonist; new screens revealed. Full Story
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Treyarch not resetting Black Ops II stats
Developer says pre-release multiplayer statistics will not be scrapped when game launches worldwide tomorrow; ban policy detailed. Full Story
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Halo 4 UK launch can't topple Halo 3, Halo: Reach
First-week sales of Microsoft's new sci-fi shooter not enough to beat out 2007's Halo 3 or 2010's Halo: Reach. Full Story
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Minecraft PC sells 8 million
Mojang's open-ended creation game reaches new sales milestone following release at retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy. Full Story
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Assassin's Creed movie in 2013
Ubisoft's feature-legnth motion picture starring Michael Fassbender to debut next year. Full Story
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Disney game division posts $216 million loss
House of Mouse's game sector the company's only business unit not to post a profit for full year and fourth quarter. Full Story
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Valve working on new Source engine
Gabe Newell confirms Valve already at work on its next-generation engine; details company's hardware plans and canned projects; rules out Steam exclusives. Full Story
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Why GameStop sells in-store DLC
Retailer's director of digital content reveals in-store add-on purchases have reached 10 million; sales associates key to driving sales. Full Story
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Navy SEALs disciplined for consulting on Medal of Honor: Warfighter
CBS News reports that seven members of SEAL Team Six are under investigation for revealing secrets while serving as paid consultants on EA's shooter. Full Story
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First images of Elite: Dangerous surface
David Braben's Kickstarter project gains a new video, concept art, and images of the game's ships. Full Story
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NPD: NBA 2K13 tops declining October
Research group reveals 2K's newest basketball sim the top-selling game last month; total software sales slide 25 percent; Xbox 360 sells 270,000. Full Story
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GTAV bigger than RDR, San Andreas, and GTAIV combined - Report
Gameworld supposedly larger than combination of Rockstar's past games; players can switch between three protagonists at "nearly any time." Full Story
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GTAV features three protagonists
Rockstar Games confirms rumor that hotly hyped sequel includes multiple main leading characters. Full Story
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Star Wars: The Old Republic free-to-play Nov. 15
BioWare's massively multiplayer online role-playing game adding free option next week, less than a year after launch. Full Story
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This Week (Nov 11, 2012)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star(3DS)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified(VITA)
- Rift: Storm Legion(PC)