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- Updated Feb 9, 2012 5:59 am GMT
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Top Story Skyrim PC players average 75 hours of playtime
Bethesda creative director Todd Howard says PC edition of blockbuster open-ended RPG has sold multiple millions of copies, runs down lengthy list of features that could be coming to The Elder Scrolls V. continue »
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 4:11 am GMT
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Newsmakers
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Sony names Kaz Hirai president and CEO
Sony Computer Entertainment veteran Kaz Hirai to succeed Howard Stringer on April 1. Full Story
- Posted Feb 1, 2012 10:40 am GMT
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Mortal Kombat developer to diversify in 2012
NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon says there's an "assumption" another Mortal Kombat game to come, but wants to work on new IPs on multiple formats, genres. Full Story
- Posted Jan 30, 2012 4:17 pm GMT
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Featured Stories
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Star Wars: The Old Republic denounced for gay relationships
Family Research Council says BioWare has "gone to the dark side" with promise to include same-gender romance in MMO game. Full Story
- Posted Jan 30, 2012 6:46 pm GMT
- 478 Comments
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No new Xbox in 2012 - Microsoft
Company's French marketing manager says Microsoft not ready to roll out new console this year, won't compete with Nintendo and the Wii U. Full Story
- Posted Jan 30, 2012 5:51 pm GMT
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning online pass unlocks seven quests
New copies of 38 Studios' fantasy RPG come bundled with code to download House of Valor faction questline; studio says it was "always intended" to be DLC. Full Story
- Posted Jan 27, 2012 10:53 pm GMT
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Sony sweetens PS Vita 3G deal
$300 version of new handheld will now include free 8GB memory stick, PSN game, AT&T 3G data plan access; $350 First Edition preorders to receive just the PSN game and data plan. Full Story
- Posted Jan 27, 2012 10:24 pm GMT
- 237 Comments
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Nintendo considering new name for Wii U - Report
Underwhelming reaction and concerns of customer confusion supposedly have the Mario maker weighing its options for a rebranding before this year's E3. Full Story
- Posted Jan 27, 2012 7:12 pm GMT
- 500 Comments
Latest Top Stories
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Batman: Arkham City ships 6 million
Rocksteady's well-received Caped Crusader action title helps Warner Bros. game/film sector surge 9 percent to $12.6 billion. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 5:38 pm GMT
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Double Fine turns to fans for funding
Psychonauts studio sets up Kickstarter project to raise $400,000 for an old-school adventure game; backers to receive early access to game, documentary from team behind Minecraft: The Story of Mojang. Full Story
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 2:41 am GMT
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MLB 2K12 and NBA 2K12 bundled on Xbox 360
2K Sports combining upcoming baseball simulator and October's basketball game into $70 package due March 6 exclusively for Microsoft's console. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 8:49 pm GMT
- 27 Comments
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Bungie Studios founder leaves Disney Interactive
Instrumental Halo developer Alex Seropian departs post as core games manager at House of Mouse, Ex-Blizzard VP to fill role; Disney game division revenue down 20 percent. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 7:55 pm GMT
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EA CFO resigns
Eric Brown departing publisher for communications techy company Polycom; former McAfee, Logitech IT manager named chief technology officer. Full Story
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 2:45 am GMT
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Original Killzone indefinitely delayed for PS3
Guerrilla Games says digital release of 2004 PlayStation 2 shooter on PlayStation Network pushed into future with no new release date. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 5:49 pm GMT
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True Crime: Hong Kong revived as Sleeping Dogs
Square Enix bringing United Front's renamed open-world action game to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC during the second half of the year. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 3:40 pm GMT
- 79 Comments
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Battleship FPS strategy game due May 15
Double Helix Games developing genre-meshing title set in upcoming movie's universe; due this May for Xbox 360 and PS3, with later release for Wii, 3DS, and DS. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 5:17 pm GMT
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Little Big Planet kart racing coming to PS3 - Report
New racing game based on platform franchise for PlayStation 3 with 3D support reportedly announced at Sony event; Move racing wheel also inbound. Full Story
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 3:42 pm GMT
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Next Modern Warfare 3 map debuts Feb. 21
Xbox 360 Call of Duty Elite paid subscribers to get access to Overwatch New York City skyscraper level later this month. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 8:50 pm GMT
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Minecraft creator pledges to help make Psychonauts 2
[UPDATE] Markus "Notch" Persson says he is "serious" about helping Double Fine boss Tim Schafer get sequel to 2005 adventure game off the ground. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 3:26 pm GMT
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Kinect Star Wars launches April 3
LucasArts' motion-sensing action game arrives day-and-date with limited edition hardware, will include Galactic Dance Off mode with Star Wars-themed pop songs. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 5:04 pm GMT
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Mass Effect Infiltrator en route to iOS
EA's third-person shooter tie-in for Apple hardware will boost galactic readiness in Mass Effect 3, unlock exclusive weapons. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 10:50 pm GMT
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PSP UMD-to-PS Vita transfer program not coming to US - Report
Sony won't be offering backward compatibility of physical media to new handheld in North America. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 9:04 pm GMT
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Social games 'distracting' from quality content
Shadows of the Damned director Massimo Guarini says gamemakers must maintain focus on content, not business models. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 7:15 pm GMT
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Microsoft addresses XBL account thefts
Xbox 360 maker acknowledges "surge of personal information being compromised and sold," suggests changing passwords and not putting info on social networks. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 7:40 pm GMT
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Starhawk limited edition docks at GameStop
Preorder copies at game retailer to include multiplayer maps and skins, theme, digital soundtrack, digital copy of original Warhawk. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 7:23 pm GMT
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Medal of Honor 2 unveil teased for March 6
Electronic Arts signaling new entry in shooter series to be unveiled early next month during 2012 Game Developers Conference. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 5:31 pm GMT
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Witcher dev: Blocking used sales 'can be a bad thing'
CD Projekt Red managing director says the studio's plan is to give players reasons to buy their games new and keep them instead of trading them in. Full Story
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 6:09 pm GMT
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More Top Stories
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Skylanders Giants due this fall
- Feb 7, 2012 4:52 pm GMT
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Jaffe leaving Eat Sleep Play, studio shifting to mobile - Report
- Feb 7, 2012 2:12 pm GMT
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Sega Studios Australia axes 37
- Feb 7, 2012 6:59 am GMT
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Volition developer blasts used game business
- Feb 6, 2012 10:40 pm GMT
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Twisted Metal delayed, edited for Europe - Jaffe
- Feb 7, 2012 6:25 am GMT
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PSN accounts getting a name change
- Feb 6, 2012 5:06 pm GMT
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Naughty Dog seriously considered new Jak & Daxter title
- Feb 6, 2012 7:11 pm GMT
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Publishers 'scared' of new IP - Schafer
- Feb 6, 2012 6:00 pm GMT
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Microsoft must make Xbox TV - Gaikai
- Feb 6, 2012 6:25 pm GMT
- 43 Comments
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Dungeon Defenders hit 1 million downloads
- Feb 6, 2012 9:31 pm GMT
- 12 Comments
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Super Meat Boy headed for mobile?
- Feb 9, 2012 5:59 am GMT
- 4 Comments
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Fallout, Gauntlet retrospective at GDC
- Feb 9, 2012 5:23 am GMT
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Big in Japan Jan 30-Feb 5: Resident Evil: Revelations, SoulCalibur V
- Feb 9, 2012 5:05 am GMT
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Asia Shippin' Out Feb 5-11: Gravity Daze, Darkness II, Amalur
- Feb 7, 2012 5:40 am GMT
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The GameSpot Game Charts
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Today's #1 Game Final Fantasy XIII-2
Rankings based on GameFly multi-platform rental figures for the week ending February 6, 2012.
System Update
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PS3 hack opens up console library on PS Vita
When the PlayStation Vita hits store shelves in the West next month, gamers may have an even bigger selection of games to play... Read More
Rumor Control
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Microsoft phasing out virtual currency system?
Source: A report on specialist mobile site InsideMobileApps.com, quoting "a source with knowledge of the company's decision."... Read More
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