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Xbox Live Boosts Streaming Capability In Multiple Countries

Xbox Live Gold Members Not In The United States Are About To Get A Big Boost In Their Video Streaming Capability
By on Wednesday, 9. May 2012

Microsoft’s aspirations of turning the Xbox 360 into a full home entertainment platform may have been dealt some setbacks in recent months, but one thing’s for sure: they’re not going to just accept their slump and walk away. Oh no. Especially for the sake of the users who aren’t in [...]

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Retailer Lists September Release Date For BioShock Vita

Zavvi.com Gives BioShock Vita A September Release Date, But Could It Really Release So Soon?
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

While BioShock Infinite has been soaking up the limelight, another BioShock title has flown under the radar: the BioShock game planned for the PS Vita. Ken Levine announced the title during E3 2011, but aside from that, things have pretty quiet on the BioShock Vita front… until today, that is.

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Blizzard May Delay Diablo 3 Logins By 40 Seconds On Launch Day

Blizzard Talks Possible Diablo 3 Login Delays On Launch Day, Global Play Availability
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

We’re just one short week away from the release of Diablo 3, and many players (including myself) are planning on joining their friends for some good ol’ monster slaying as soon as the game’s servers go live. With a wait of 12 years leading up to its release, it kind [...]

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Crystal White PS Vita Headed For Japan

Crystal White PS Vita & Special Edition Hatsune Miku Bundle Announced For Japan, No Word On North American Or European Release
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

It’s no secret that the PS Vita has been struggling in Japan since launch, and short of a brand new Monster Hunter game or a price cut, it seems like nothing is going to pull it out of its rut. Sony sure is going to try though, and today it [...]

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare Confirmed For PC

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Comes To PC In Two Weeks, Available For Pre-Order At Steam & GOG
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

Like its big brother before it, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare will be coming to PC. Remedy announced the PC port of February’s action-oriented take on the Alan Wake universe earlier today along with opening up pre-orders on both GOG.com and Steam. Head past the break for details on pricing, its [...]

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Dark Souls Sales Pass 1 Million Across US & Europe

Dark Souls Sales Top 1 Million In The West, Becomes Namco Bandai's Best-Selling Game In FY 2012
By on Tuesday, 8. May 2012

These days, developers often get accused of making their games appeal to the lowest common denominator in order to net more sales. These developers are perceived as toning down the difficulty in their games so they will appeal to a broader audience, and that perception is somewhat correct. We do [...]

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Origin Boasts 11 Million Registered Users, Active SWTOR Subscriptions At 1.3 Million

Electronic Arts Plans To Pump $80 Into Next Generation Development In Next Year, Talks Origin & SWTOR In Q4 Financial Report
By on Monday, 7. May 2012

Whether through making its games unavailable on Steam or through genuine consumer interest, Electronic Arts has turned Origin into something of a success over the past year. In its Q4 financial report, the publisher said that Origin currently sits at 11 million registered users, but how many of those people [...]

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Blockbuster UK Lists Names Of 25 Wii U Games

Blockbuster's Inventory System Lists Ton Of Wii U Games, Is This Nintendo's Next-Gen Launch Lineup?
By on Monday, 7. May 2012

Blockbuster may be totally irrelevant in the United States, but in the UK, they’re still grabbing headlines! Blockbuster UK is in the news today as some leaked inventory screenshots show the rental chain added 25 Wii U titles to their system. Is this the list of the 25 games that [...]

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Leisure Suit Larry Remake May Not Launch Until 2013

New Content May Push Leisure Suit Larry Remake Into 2013, Says Replay Games
By on Monday, 7. May 2012

Replay Games and Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe are the latest developers to find success using Kickstarter, and if anything, it looks like the campaign to fund a remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards was too successful. It turns out that Leisure Suit [...]

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Microsoft Rolls Out $99 Xbox 360 & Kinect Bundles

Microsoft Now Offering $99 Contract-Subsidized Xbox 360 & Kinect Bundles At Microsoft Stores Across The US
By on Monday, 7. May 2012

Last week we heard that Microsoft was gearing up to offer consumers a new way of buying consoles. The rumor claimed that Microsoft would begin offering Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles that were subsidized by two-year contracts. The bundle itself costs $99, and then for two years after the purchase, [...]

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