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Top Story Xbox Avatars to 'encourage exercise'?
Microsoft patent details technology to make 360's avatars have same physical appearance as their real-world counterparts--and thereby promote physical fitness. continue »
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 12:13 pm PT
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Newsmakers
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GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Special Achievement Winners
Find out our special achievement winners in the Best of 2009 Awards! Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 11:59 am PT
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Billionaire buys up 11% of Take-Two
Carl Icahn increases stake in Grand Theft Auto publisher; news of his interest boosts share price more than 11%, sparks speculation of shareholder revolt. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:29 am PT
- 134 Comments
Featured Stories
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Final Fantasy XIII day-one sales hit 1 million in Japan
Square Enix's hotly anticipated JRPG busts platinum sales marker in 24 hours on PS3, franchise sales surpass 92 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:53 am PT
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Take-Two year-end results slip 37%, Borderlands sells 2M
Publisher suffers from GTAIV-less 12-month period as sales slip to $968 million, Q4 gap wider than expected; Spec Ops due before November 2011. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 2:12 pm PT
- 96 Comments
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Big in Japan Dec. 7-13: New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo's portly plumber reprises chart-topping performance, Modern Warfare 2 sells nearly 100K on PS3 alone; Wii leads hardware. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:21 pm PT
- 60 Comments
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Wii sells 9M in Japan, PS3 hits 4M mark
Enterbrain reports Nintendo's and Sony's consoles achieved multimillion-unit milestones during week ending Dec. 13; New Super Mario Bros. sells 465K in second week. Full Story
- Posted Dec 16, 2009 12:33 pm PT
- 248 Comments
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Aliens vs. Predator unbanned in Australia
Classification Review Board overturns initial ban due to violent content in Sega, Rebellion's actioner; game will be released down under with no changes. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:24 am PT
- 385 Comments
Latest Top Stories
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Take-Two sells distribution arm, cuts Q1 forecast by $120 million
Publisher cuts annual outlook to $910 million after Jack of All Games subsidiary is scooped up by IT systems distributor Synnex. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 2:53 pm PT
- 14 Comments
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MAG golden, open beta due Jan. 4
Sony and Zipper Interactive's online-only 256-player military shooter enters mass production in advance of January 26 release on PS3. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 4:43 pm PT
- 48 Comments
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'Ghost Recon Future Soldier' trademarked
Ubisoft USPTO filing reveals likely name of next installment in its tactical Tom Clancy shooter series, due out after Q1 2010. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 1:06 pm PT
- 65 Comments
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Shippin' Out December 20-26: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Square Enix's Crystal Bearers for the Wii leads a light release slate including the retail launch of Guitar Hero: Van Halen. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 10:55 am PT
- 32 Comments
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Billionaire buys up 11% of Take-Two
Carl Icahn increases stake in Grand Theft Auto publisher; news of his interest boosts share price more than 11%, sparks speculation of shareholder revolt. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:29 am PT
- 133 Comments
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Final Fantasy XIII day-one sales hit 1 million in Japan
Square Enix's hotly anticipated JRPG busts platinum sales marker in 24 hours on PS3, franchise sales surpass 92 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:53 am PT
- 711 Comments
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2K Sports benching NHL series?
NHL 2K11 absent from Take-Two Interactive release schedule for next year as publisher rethinks its sports lineup. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 3:46 pm PT
- 109 Comments
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Big in Japan Dec. 7-13: New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo's portly plumber reprises chart-topping performance, Modern Warfare 2 sells nearly 100K on PS3 alone; Wii leads hardware. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:21 pm PT
- 59 Comments
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Final Fantasy VIII arises on PSN
PlayStation Store Update: Square Enix's classic JRPG joins Puzzlegeddon on PS3 store, while PSP gets MGS: Portable Ops, Buzz! Quiz World, more. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 3:43 pm PT
- 230 Comments
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Aliens vs. Predator unbanned in Australia
Classification Review Board overturns initial ban due to violent content in Sega, Rebellion's actioner; game will be released down under with no changes. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:24 am PT
- 384 Comments
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Take-Two year-end results slip 37%, Borderlands sells 2M
Publisher suffers from GTAIV-less 12-month period as sales slip to $968 million, Q4 gap wider than expected; Spec Ops due before November 2011. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 2:12 pm PT
- 95 Comments
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Final Fantasy XIV Online beta applications begin
Square Enix opens up registration to test PC edition of next year's MMORPG; PS3 phase TBA. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:26 am PT
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Joe Mauer fronts MLB 10: The Show
Minnesota Twins catcher and 2009 AL MVP signs on as celebrity pitchman for Sony slugging sim on PS3, PS2, and PSP. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 4:32 pm PT
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Mega Man 10 spreads onto XBLA, PSN
Capcom's latest retro action platformer headed to Microsoft's, Sony's downloadable catalogs as well as WiiWare in March; new trailer inside. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 12:27 pm PT
- 131 Comments
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Video Games Live plugs into PBS
- Dec 17, 2009 4:10 pm PT
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Hasbro, Atari tangle over D&D rights
- Dec 17, 2009 11:44 am PT
- 41 Comments
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PS Home gets Sodium One, tank shooter
- Dec 17, 2009 1:17 pm PT
- 38 Comments
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Transformers wage War for Cybertron in 2010
- Dec 16, 2009 10:57 am PT
- 164 Comments
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Wii sells 9M in Japan, PS3 hits 4M mark
- Dec 16, 2009 12:33 pm PT
- 247 Comments
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PSP Digital Comics store goes live
- Dec 16, 2009 3:18 pm PT
- 76 Comments
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Battlefield Heroes boasts army of 3 million
- Dec 16, 2009 12:53 pm PT
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- Dec 16, 2009 12:29 pm PT
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Game theft nearly quadruples since 2007
- Dec 16, 2009 11:24 am PT
- 237 Comments
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Infinity Ward teases PC Modern Warfare 2 mod tools
- Dec 15, 2009 4:01 pm PT
- 169 Comments
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NPD's top 10 of 2009 (so far) topped by Modern Warfare 2
- Dec 15, 2009 2:25 pm PT
- 387 Comments
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Sony losing $36 per PS3 - Report
- Dec 15, 2009 12:57 pm PT
- 475 Comments
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat prowling Feb. 2
- Dec 15, 2009 12:33 pm PT
- 85 Comments
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Activision adopts Zhu Zhu Pets
- Dec 15, 2009 11:35 am PT
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- Dec 15, 2009 10:52 am PT
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Interplay staves off Fallout MMORPG shutdown
- Dec 14, 2009 3:44 pm PT
- 247 Comments
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Left 4 Dead 2 DLC weathering The Passing
- Dec 14, 2009 2:18 pm PT
- 197 Comments
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Pokemon's March 14 debut caps Nintendo Q1 lineup
- Dec 14, 2009 12:27 pm PT
- 170 Comments
The GameSpot Game Charts
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Today's #1 Game Assassin's Creed II
Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from Dec. 8-14, 2009
System Update
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Video Games Live plugs into PBS
Video Games Live has had a prolific year, embarking on a global tour that saw the troupe play more than 50 shows. However, for... Read More
Rumor Control
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2K Sports benching NHL series?
Source: In a post to his Pastapadre site, former SportsGamer writer Brian Wiedey pointed out that Take-Two Interactive... Read More
Release Calendar
This Week (Dec 20, 2009)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers(WII)
- 0 Day Attack on Earth(X360)
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen
- Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign(PSP)
Next Week (Dec 27, 2009)
- Divinity II: Ego Draconis
- Freedom Fighters 2 (working title)
- Monster Hunter 2(PS2)
- Carmageddon 4 (working title)
