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Mutant Mudds dev sounds off on legit 3DS piracy concern

Mutant Mudds developer and Renegade Kid founder Jools Watsham has just noticed a recent report by Tiny Cartridge, that cracks open the newly developed 3DS piracy scene -- and it's not pretty. Jools states that the new headway...   more

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Zynga cuts costs by shutting down 11 games

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has just announced that 11 games will be either axed entirely, or stop accepting newcomers to cut costs. It seems as if assets will be funneled into their more popular ventures, and new ones as well. Yep...   more

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PS Vita 'one of the worst product flops of 2012'

Financial blog 24/7 Wall Street has ranked the PlayStation Vita among the worst product flops of 2012, placing it alongside such disasters as Apple Maps, the Dodge Dart, and John Carter. Yep, this is going to be one of those ...   more

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Uh, what? Wii U GamePads are also region locked [Update]

[Update: The Japanese message above reads, "The update cannot be completed with an overseas Wii U GamePad." In other words, it seems that you can use an imported GamePad to play games, you simply can't apply firmware updates ...   more

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NRA attacks videogames in Sandy Hook response

The National Rifle Association today held a press conference to cover its apparently cowardly hide in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, which media pundits have already gleefully pinned the blame for on violent videogames....   more

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Rumor: Ubisoft interested in acquiring THQ's assets

Word from the gals in the typing pool suggests that mighty European publisher Ubisoft is interested in snatching the recently bankrupt THQ's assets. According to the gossip, Ubisoft's waiting to snatch the property at a "barg...   more

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Black Isle needs a Kickstarter to Kickstart a Kickstarter

On this day, the concept of crowd-funded gaming has finally reached farce status, with a ridiculous proposition from Black Isle Studios. First off, the studio wants your money to become a studio, at which point it will ask fo...   more

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The DTOID Show: THQ Bankruptcy, SimCity DRM & The War Z

Hey guys, in spite of this being the second-to-last Destructoid Show of 2012, there's still news. And it's all crappy news. Gross! Okay, so there was this big crapstorm over The War Z, and as a result, it's no longer ava...   more

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Four upcoming THQ games revealed amidst bankruptcy woes

Sad news today as THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing, which is available for you to read, included several unannounced projects by various THQ studios. Note that these are more than likely internal...   more

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THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

THQ has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with stalking-horse bidder Clearlake Capital Group "to acquire substantially all of the assets of THQ's operating business, including THQ's four owned studios and...   more

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Disney revealing new Infinity initiative next month

We received a super fancy invite from Disney today inviting us to the unveiling of the Disney Infinity initiative. The event will be taking place on January 15, and will see Disney co-president, John Pleasants, plus Disney an...   more

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Zombie Studios next game will use Unreal Engine 4

Zombie Studios, makers of awesome games such as Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition (For real, it's super fun) and Blacklight Retribution, have announced their next game will be utilizing Unreal Engine 4. This now makes them the se...   more

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Dynasty Warriors implicated in school shooting

As if the circular blame game surrounding violent crime wasn't bad enough, one particular British tabloid has decided to implicate Dynasty Warriors in the Adam Lanza school shooting. Yes, we've moved on from Mass Effect and a...   more

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Is PS Vita/PS3 cross-platform a wet dream?

On the PlayStation Vita's first birthday, Sony has been touting the benefits of the underdog handheld, chiefly claiming that the PS3/PS Vita cross-platform feature needs further exploitation. It was also heavily implied that ...   more

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3DS beats PS3's lifetime sales in Japan

The latest Japanese sales figures are in (via NeoGAF) and there's great news for the Nintendo 3DS. The system has been on a beastly roll in its home country, and has actually managed to beat the significantly older PS3's life...   more

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SEGA to sue Level-5 for patent infringement

SEGA is taking Level-5 to court over its Inazuma Eleven soccer games, claiming they infringe on a patent the larger publisher holds.  The bone of contention is the ability to move characters via a finger or pen on a...   more

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