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Nintendo Network and Wii U's Online Capabilities Detailed
Jan 27 2012 05:30 PM | JasonClement in Nintendo
During a recent investor's program, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed the first bits of information regarding the Wii U's online infrastructure, something many fans have been wondering about ever since the console was unveiled at last y...
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Steam App Now Available for iOS and Android
Jan 26 2012 08:00 PM | MarcusEstrada in Industry News
Have you ever wanted to browse the Steam store on the go without having to spend forever loading up the flashy webpage on your phone? Have you ever wanted to chat with your Steam buddies without having to be at your computer? Well, if you're intere...
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Publisher Rising Star Games Heads for North America
Jan 26 2012 06:10 PM | MarcusEstrada in Industry News
In Europe, Rising Star Games has been quite a prolific publisher. In those regions they have published such popular games as No More Heroes, Bit.Trip Saga, Deadly Premonition, and a lot more. American gamers will probably recognize that here these game...
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Wii U Will Launch By the End of 2012
Jan 26 2012 06:09 PM | JasonClement in Nintendo
In other console news, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata has reiterated the company's plans to launch the Wii U before this year's end. He also stated that it would see a global release, ensuring that Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia would...
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Next Xbox May Not Play Used Games
Jan 26 2012 05:20 PM | JasonClement in Rumors
The backlash against used games by publishers and the big three console manufacturers seems to grow ever more intense over the years- just last year we saw the introduction of online passes in order to curb interest in used games so that consumers will...
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Blizzard: No BlizzCon in 2012
Jan 25 2012 05:15 PM | JasonClement in Industry News
In somewhat of a surprising reveal, Blizzard has announced that there will be no BlizzCon this year. The company claims that in light of their "jam-packed schedule" they will hold off on BlizzCon until 2013.
That jam-packed schedule includes p...
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Indie Royale Bundle's First "Lightning Pack"
Jan 24 2012 06:30 PM | MarcusEstrada in Industry News
Just in case you didn't think that the ever-growing group of indie bundles didn't come out often enough, the Indie Royale Bundle is debuting a new kind of deal.
They've already made their name known by offering up some pretty excellent ind...
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Microsoft Points May Be Phased Out Soon
Jan 24 2012 06:26 PM | JasonClement in Rumors
According to a new rumor, it appears that Microsoft could be getting ready to abandon Microsoft Points in favor of using actual currency to purchase XBLA games and such.
The rumor comes by way of several mobile developers who have been told about the...
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"Official Prequel" of Hitman: Absolution to Publish This Summer
Jan 24 2012 06:05 PM | MarshallHenderson in Industry News
Listen up, class, because it's time to be assigned your summer reading. For this summer, you are to read Hitman: Damnation and be ready to discuss it for next year.
And by that I mean that this Hitman novel is due to publish over the summer. Fans...
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Guild Wars 2 Beta Outlined, 2012 Release Confirmed
Jan 24 2012 01:00 AM | MarshallHenderson in Industry News
In some news involving the newest "World of Warcraft-killer" out there, Guild Wars 2 has been confirmed for a 2012 release. A lot of people have been eagerly awaiting the chance to get at the sequel to the 2005 MMORPG, and ArenaNet president Mi...
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Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City Get Rated for PS3
Jan 23 2012 06:10 PM | MarcusEstrada in Industry News
One of the ways that gaming media finds out about re-releases of games and the like is through watching what ESRB rates. Since practically any commercially published game needs to be rated this is a pretty reliable way to find out about them. So, what...
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Rayman Origins Review
Jan 22 2012 11:30 PM | ChristopherHaygood in Reviews and Ratings
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: November 15, 2011 (consoles), February 22, 2012 (Vita), February 20, 2012 (3DS)
ESRB: E for Everyone
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