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- Updated Dec 14, 2009 2:18 pm PT
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Top Story Pokemon's March 14 debut caps Nintendo Q1 lineup
First-quarter release schedule headlined by HeartGold, SoulSilver; Mega Man 10 mobilizing by March; blue, pink Wii Remote due Feb. 14. continue »
- Posted Dec 14, 2009 12:27 pm PT
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Nov. 'biggest month in Xbox 360 history' - Microsoft
Despite dip in console sales, Aaron Greenberg says Xbox 360 hardware, software, and accessories sales were a record $838 million--thanks largely to Modern Warfare 2. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 11:31 am PT
- 276 Comments
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Martin Sheen, Tricia Helfer sounding off in Mass Effect 2
BioWare's sci-fi RPG gains celebrity voice cast, including Seth Green, Keith David, Adam Baldwin, Michael Hogan, Carrie-Anne Moss, more. Full Story
- Posted Dec 10, 2009 11:10 am PT
- 100 Comments
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Dec. game sales drop to cap 'miserable' 2009 - Analysts
Double-digit drop predicted for last month of the year; Modern Warfare 2 "sucking the air" out of lesser games' sales, 2010 delays justified. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 4:43 pm PT
- 296 Comments
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GTA: Episodes from Liberty City sells under 160K in Oct.-Nov.
Boxed combination of Grand Theft Auto DLC expansions Ballad for Gay Tony, The Lost and Damned gets cool retail reception; analyst still predicts global sales of 1-1.5 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 4:07 pm PT
- 149 Comments
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Nov. US PC game retail sales hit $51.7 million, Call of Duty top 2009 franchise
NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 12:49 pm PT
- 161 Comments
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2 million New Super Mario Bros. Wiis sold in US
Nintendo's latest portly plumber platformer hits double-platinum milestone stateside in less than a month. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 2:32 pm PT
- 128 Comments
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Nov. sales down 7.6%, 6M Modern Warfare 2s sold - NPD
Activision blockbuster can't save industry from posting eighth loss in last nine months; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age make top 10. Full Story
- Posted Dec 10, 2009 4:03 pm PT
- 493 Comments
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Left 4 Dead 2 DLC weathering The Passing
First add-on for Valve's survival horror shooter sees original cast join up with sequel's crew on 360, PC in early 2010; includes new zombie type, melee weapon, firearm. Full Story
- Posted Dec 14, 2009 2:18 pm PT
- 8 Comments
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Halo: Reach to follow Spartan squad
New trailer for eagerly anticipated sci-fi shooter reveals group of Master Chief-like supersoldiers; source describes "bleak and violent" game as "Gears of War with Spartans." Full Story
- Posted Dec 13, 2009 10:51 am PT
- 401 Comments
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed again in '10
LucasArts prepping follow-up to popular action game; trailer shows return of original game's onetime Sith protagonist, possibly as a Jedi. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 6:28 pm PT
- 393 Comments
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Green Day: Rock Band coming next year
MTV Games and Harmonix follow up Beatles: Rock Band with a full Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 game dedicated to the San Francisco Bay Area pop-punk group. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 9:24 pm PT
- 497 Comments
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Batman recommitted to Arkham Asylum
Sequel to Rocksteady's 2.5-million-unit selling adaptation of iconic DC Comics series is in the works. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 6:45 pm PT
- 308 Comments
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True Crime spree hitting Hong Kong in Q4 2010
[UPDATE] Activision brings back open-world action series in Chinese metropolis; ModNation Racers studio United Front Games at the wheel; PS3, 360 now confirmed. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 8:17 pm PT
- 135 Comments
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Spec Ops: The Line storming PC, PS3, 360
[UPDATE] 2K reveals rumored third-person reboot of tactical military shooter set in Dubai; F.E.A.R. alumni at German studio Yager developing; new trailer inside. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 8:00 pm PT
- 94 Comments
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Tron Evolution derezzing Q4 2010
Turok dev Propaganda crafting apparent game prequel to Disney's film sequel to groundbreaking 1982 sci-fi movie, due out next December. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2009 10:03 pm PT
- 47 Comments
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Dec. game sales drop to cap 'miserable' 2009 - Analysts
Double-digit drop predicted for last month of the year; Modern Warfare 2 "sucking the air" out of lesser games' sales, 2010 delays justified. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 4:43 pm PT
- 295 Comments
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Nov. US PC game retail sales hit $51.7 million, Call of Duty top 2009 franchise
NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 12:49 pm PT
- 160 Comments
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GTA: Episodes from Liberty City sells under 160K in Oct.-Nov.
Boxed combination of Grand Theft Auto DLC expansions Ballad for Gay Tony, The Lost and Damned gets cool retail reception; analyst still predicts global sales of 1-1.5 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 4:07 pm PT
- 148 Comments
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2 million New Super Mario Bros. Wiis sold in US
Nintendo's latest portly plumber platformer hits double-platinum milestone stateside in less than a month. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 2:32 pm PT
- 126 Comments
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Big in Japan Nov. 30-Dec. 6: New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo's mushroom-munching plumber sells nearly 1 million in one week as Wii sells 106K to lead hardware. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 5:02 pm PT
- 36 Comments
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Nov. 'biggest month in Xbox 360 history' - Microsoft
Despite dip in console sales, Aaron Greenberg says Xbox 360 hardware, software, and accessories sales were a record $838 million--thanks largely to Modern Warfare 2. Full Story
- Posted Dec 11, 2009 11:31 am PT
- 275 Comments
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- Dec 11, 2009 12:29 pm PT
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Nov. sales down 7.6%, 6M Modern Warfare 2s sold - NPD
- Dec 10, 2009 4:03 pm PT
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- Dec 11, 2009 10:57 am PT
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Under 114,000 ride Tony Hawk in November
- Dec 10, 2009 5:03 pm PT
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Alien Breed, Trials HD add-on dated for XBL
- Dec 10, 2009 5:18 pm PT
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Aussies asked to voice opinion on R18+
- Dec 13, 2009 10:21 pm PT
- 106 Comments
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PixelJunk Shooter pulls trigger on PSN
- Dec 10, 2009 6:07 pm PT
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GTA: Chinatown Wars sales 'frustrating' - Nintendo
- Dec 10, 2009 12:37 pm PT
- 176 Comments
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Martin Sheen, Tricia Helfer sounding off in Mass Effect 2
- Dec 10, 2009 11:10 am PT
- 99 Comments
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Harmonix hit by layoffs, Rock Band: Beatles sells 1M
- Dec 10, 2009 11:10 am PT
- 65 Comments
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First Borderlands DLC out now for PC
- Dec 9, 2009 5:49 pm PT
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- Dec 9, 2009 5:17 pm PT
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EA Sports announcing new game in January
- Dec 9, 2009 3:35 pm PT
- 239 Comments
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Activision countersues No Doubt
- Dec 9, 2009 3:34 pm PT
- 160 Comments
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Wet developers building Naughty Bear
- Dec 9, 2009 12:27 pm PT
- 111 Comments
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Sony filing details motion-sensing controller attachments
- Dec 8, 2009 6:26 pm PT
- 364 Comments
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This Week (Dec 13, 2009)
- Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne(PC)
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- Twin Sector(PC)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers(WII)
- Supreme Ruler 2020 Global Crisis(PC)
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