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New Bungie Game Not Coming In 2011, Activision Says

Bungie's New Game Not Seeing Release In 2011, According To Activision]
By on Thursday, 10. February 2011

About the same time Activison was killing franchises, canceling games and laying off staff left and right, it was also announcing that Bungie’s  game, the one they signed on with Activision for the next ten years to develop the universe for, wasn’t going to see the light of day this [...]

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New EA Mobile $0.99 iPhone Sale Imminent, Bad Company, Need For Speed Included

EA Mobile Valentine's Day Sale Sees Discounted Bad Company, Need For Speed
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

The last time EA Mobile pulled this stunt, not only did it net them copious amounts of cash by their own admission, but we were there to let you know about it just like we are now. There’s a serious case of the discounts going around the App Store and [...]

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Dark Souls, Demon's Souls Sequel Won't Be Getting Demo

From Software Not Making Demo For Dark Souls, Details DLC Plans
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

There are plenty of reasons to assume it probably won’t need one, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want one to feverishly obsess over and complete over and over until all the fun has been sucked out of it.  But if director Hidetaka Miyazaki says the scope of the game [...]

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Warhammer Online Shutting Down Some US & EU Servers

Mythic Are Closing Warhammer Online Servers, Easing Transition By Converting Realms
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

We didn’t need EA Louse to tell us Warhammer Online wasn’t exactly doing brisk business, but even so, starting the slow but steady process of closing down some of the servers seems a bit premature. Unless this is just some routine maintenance type thing or just some paring down of [...]

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LG Wants PS3 Sales Blocked In The US Due To Patent Infringement By Sony

LG Wants ITC To Block PS3 Imports On Patent Infringement Grounds
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

Quick, how long has the PlayStation 3 had a Blu-Ray player in it? For quite a bit I hear you say and right you are, but LG have apparently just found out about the iniquity and they demand satisfaction in the courts.  “What goes around comes around” or words to [...]

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Nintendogs Could Have Had Horses, Dolphins On First Go

Nintendogs + Cats + Horses Could Have Replaced Original Nintendogs
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

Well, there’s already one interloper in the doghouse that Nintendo built, but according to the infinite source of amusement and wisdom Nintendo likes to call Iwata Asks, there could have been quite the menagerie traipsing around your DS from the get-go.  And because Europeans apparently love them, horses would have [...]

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Warcraft, Starcraft Theme Park May Be In Development In China

Chinese World Of Warcraft, Starcraft Theme Park Concept Art Revealed
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

I realize you’ve probably emptied your nearest chest of drawers into your suitcase and are halfway through downloading every Chinese translation app known to man on your mobile device of choice, but there’s a “may” in that sentence above for a reason. The whole thing looks a bit sketch. Not [...]

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Call Of Duty Pie Gone According To Epic's Cliff Bleszinsky

Call Of Duty Market Is No More, Bulletstorm Aiming To Be Different, Says Cliff Bleszinsky
By on Wednesday, 9. February 2011

I think we can all agree that the Call of Duty craze has come and gone, but everyone in the industry knows nothing is ever official until Epic’s Cliff Bleszinsky says so.And during the brief period where it seems Epic were half-jokingly considering entering the modern combat first person shooter [...]

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Dragon Age 2 Getting Anders From Dragon Age Awakening

Anders Of Dragon Age Awakening Fame Will Make Appearance In Dragon Age 2
By on Tuesday, 8. February 2011

Having always thought of him as the one that got away and definitely a character that should have made the cut in the first game, I’m beside myself with glee to see Anders billed as recurring for the brave new sequel. Apparently he’s gone all charitable and whatnot since last [...]

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Bulletstorm Call Of Duty Spoof Duty Calls Gets 1.25 Million Downloads

Epic's Duty Calls Parody Of Call Of Duty Downloaded 1.25 Million Times
By on Tuesday, 8. February 2011

Although I keep reading about what brilliant satire this Call Of Duty parody the guys and gals at Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly have built for your… enjoyment, to me it just smells of a failed opportunity. There is an amazing wealth of parodiable material in Call Of Duty, this [...]

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