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GameStop To Halt Gamecube Trade-Ins Next Month

GameStop Saying Goodbye To Gamecube, Will No Longer Accept Console Or Game Trade-Ins Starting Next Month
By on Friday, 23. March 2012

Well friends, it looks like the death of the Gamecube is now inevitable. After Nintendo’s recent Wii redesign – which apparently does nothing other than remove Gamecube backward compatibility – GameStop has announced its intention to stop accepting trade-ins on Gamecube consoles, games, and accessories next month.

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Angry Birds Space On Windows Phone 7 Confirmed

After Rovio Exec Said That Angry Birds Space Wouldn't Be On WP7, The Finnish Game Developer Quickly Set The Record Straight
By on Friday, 23. March 2012

An interesting story came about today regarding the possibility of Angry Birds Space on Windows Phone 7. The story started today with some comments from Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka, who seemed to imply that Angry Birds Space would be skipping Windows Phone 7. Now, Rovio has quickly retracted those statements, [...]

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Fix For Mass Effect 3 Face Import Issue Coming In Next Patch

BioWare Delivering Mass Effect 3 Face Import Fix In Next Patch, No Word On When It Will Arrive
By on Friday, 23. March 2012

It seems that everyone has been talking about Mass Effect 3′s ending lately, but one other big problem with Mass Effect has been lost in all of the noise: a lot of people still can’t import their Shepard from Mass Effect 2. This problem has been around since the game’s [...]

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Max Payne 3 Multiplayer "Crews" Will Transfer To Grand Theft Auto V

Rockstar Boss Dan Houser Confirms That You Will Be Able To Bring Your Multiplayer Clan To New Game
By on Friday, 23. March 2012

If you and your posse are setting up to take over the world in Max Payne 3’s multiplayer this May, then expect to carry them over next year to Grand Theft Auto V. That’s the word from Rockstar boss Dan Houser who was speaking to IGN. Houser confirmed that “crews” [...]

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Angry Birds Space Shows Up In Google Play

Rovio Adds Angry Birds Space To The Former Android Market, Offers Ad-Free & HD Versions
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

This is sort of a retraction to the story we ran yesterday. Yesterday, Amazon heavily promoted the fact that Angry Birds Space would be “blasting off” on their Amazon Appstore early this morning at 1am PST. This led many to believe that Rovio’s newest bird-flinging adventure would be exclusive to [...]

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Notch Inspired By Firefly, Elite To Make A Sandbox Space Game

Notch Discusses The Space Game He'd Like To Make, Says Development Cycle Would Be Like Minecraft's
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

We already have an idea of what Notch is working on now that Minecraft is essentially a thing of the past for him, but like any good game developer, his mind is always filled with games he’d like to make. He’s currently planning to begin production on a new game [...]

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BioWare Explains SWTOR Legacy System In New Developer Diary

Wondering What The Old Republic's Upcoming Legacy System Is All About? BioWare Explains In A New Developer Diary
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

In case you haven’t heard, BioWare has plans to give Star Wars: The Old Republic a massive update soon. Update 1.2 is going to add a lot of things to the game, but perhaps most notably, this update will fully implement the game’s legacy system. Many Star Wars: The Old [...]

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Remedy Begins Hiring For Next Generation Project

Remedy Hopes To Hire More Than 20 People In Coming Months To Work On Unannounced Next-Gen Project
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

Now that Alan Wake has finally made it to PC and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare has had a successful launch on Xbox Live Arcade, you’d think that the people at Remedy Entertainment would want to take a little time off and relish in their success. That’s where you’d be wrong, [...]

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Confirmed For iPad

Beamdog & Overhaul Announce Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition For iPad, Out This Summer With PC Version
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

Back in 1998, the idea of playing an epic such as Baldur’s Gate on a tablet PC would have been scoffed at, but today… well, it would probably still be scoffed depending on who you’re asking. Regardless, Beamdog and Overhaul have announced that Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will be coming [...]

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GameStop: Next Xbox Probably Won't Lock Out Used Games

GameStop CEO Says It's 'Unlikely' That Next Xbox Will Restrict Used Games, Explains How Used Game Sales Help Market
By on Thursday, 22. March 2012

We’ve heard plenty of rumors about the next generation, but one of the most popular at this point is time is one that claims the next Xbox will lock out used games. We hear publishers and developers complain about used sales all the time, but is Microsoft willing to step [...]

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