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  • April Fools' Day 2009 Roundup

    Bethesda, Blizzard, Bungie, Capcom, Microsoft, Konami, id, CD Projekt Red, and Wii Fit all pulled fast ones on the slow-witted during today's annual prankapalooza.

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    • Posted Apr 1, 2009 6:22 pm PT
  • Valve founder Steams up D.I.C.E.

    Gabe Newell keynote address discusses the company's service-oriented approach, reveals Team Fortress 2 comic being made by the developers.

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    • Posted Feb 18, 2009 8:31 pm PT
  • Newell tosses DICE keynote

    Valve cofounder tapped to deliver opening remarks on "entertainment as a service" for AIAS' annual developer conference.

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    • Posted Feb 2, 2009 4:54 pm PT
  • IGDA rolled into DICE awards

    Former GDC Awards-bestowing development organization will now vote on AIAS' annual Interactive Achievement Awards, held at February 2009 event.

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    • Posted Oct 22, 2008 2:18 pm PT
  • Valve teases Half-Life 2: Episode Three

    Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off.

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    • Posted Oct 14, 2008 12:30 pm PT
  • 360 Team Fortress 2 update by year's end

    Valve confirms hyperbolic shooter will be patched through A Heavy Update on Microsoft's console in the coming months...but it probably won't be free.

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    • Posted Aug 22, 2008 10:30 am PT
  • TF2 Heavy update drops August 19

    Next game patch for Valve's multiplayer-only shooter marks chaingun specialist as third revamped class; new maps, gametypes also scheduled for next week.

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    • Posted Aug 12, 2008 2:59 pm PT
  • EA acquires ThreeSF

    Megapublisher snaps up Shawn Fanning's online community for gamers.

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    • Posted Jun 4, 2008 7:01 am PT
  • Portal's 'Still Alive' gratis for Rock Band

    Maniacal yet placid ending credits to Valve's award-winning puzzle game available as free download on XBL tomorrow, PSN after maintenance on April 17.

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    • Posted Mar 31, 2008 4:43 pm PT
  • Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward named best devs

    Game Developer magazine names Brain Age-maker, Call of Duty-crafter top worldwide studios, Blizzard, EA Canada, and Valve round out top five.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 12:37 pm PT
  • GameSpot mans parapets for Team Fortress 2 tourney

    Registration for Valve's over-the-top FPS tournament opens March 7 at 4 p.m. Pacific; round one begins March 10.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 9:16 am PT
  • GDC '08: Game devs flock in record numbers

    This year's Game Developers Conference breaks attendance records with more than 18,000 people walking through its doors.

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    • Posted Feb 28, 2008 2:08 pm PT
  • GDC '08: Opening the Portal

    Developers of Valve's breakout Orange Box hit discuss how to turn an intended tech demo into the talk of the gaming world.

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    • Posted Feb 23, 2008 9:50 am PT
  • Portal BioShocks GDC Awards

    Valve's mind-bending puzzler takes home Game of the Year, ties 2K's undersea adventure with three awards; Phantom Hourglass, Crackdown also honored.

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    • Posted Feb 20, 2008 8:23 pm PT
  • COD4, Orange Box, BioShock, Rock Band D.I.C.E. up Interactive Achievement Awards

    Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props.

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    • Posted Feb 7, 2008 10:45 pm PT
  • BioShock takes Game Critics Awards top honors

    2K Boston shooter named the consensus choice for 2007 game of the year by dozens of gaming journalists.

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    • Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:24 pm PT
  • EA reports record revs, delays Mercenaries 2

    [UPDATE] EA reports $1.5B in quarter sales despite $33 million profit slide; Pandemic's shooter pushed back alongside Battlefield: Bad Company.

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    • Posted Jan 31, 2008 4:51 pm PT
  • BioShock, Portal top GDC Award noms

    2K Boston/Australia's dystopian shooter grapples with Valve's puzzle-game pack-in with five nominations apiece for 8th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards; red carpet unfurls February 20.

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    • Posted Jan 22, 2008 1:42 pm PT
  • BioShock throws D.I.C.E. award nominations

    2K's submerged shooter soaks up 12 Interactive Achievement Award nods; Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Orange Box also honored; trophies to be handed out February 7.

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    • Posted Jan 17, 2008 11:35 am PT
  • Halo 3 Time's Game of the Year

    Bungie's shooter tops short list of 10 best games of 2007; Valve's The Orange Box and MTV Games' Rock Band round out top three.

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    • Posted Dec 11, 2007 5:45 pm PT
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