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Updated Feb 9, 2012 5:59 am GMT

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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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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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
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
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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
- 290 Comments