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Microsoft Constructing Venue for Next Xbox Reveal, Photos
Microsoft is busy constructing a venue for its highly anticipated Next Xbox reveal which is happening on May 21. Aaron Greenberg, chief of staff for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, and Larry Hryb, director of programming forXbox Live, tweeted pictures of the construction. Microsoft will reveal its next generation console at an event on May 21 at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. The house ... Read More»
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Skullgirls – Won’t be happening on the Wii U
Things are not looking good for the Wii ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – The Golden Age of Piracy Trailer
New trailer and Blackbeard figurine available for pre-order at uplay... Read More»
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Next Week’s Halo 4 Update Adds Forge Island Playlist
Halo 4 developer 343 Industries has announced that next week’s game update will add a new Forge Island playlist to multiplayer, and is asking fans to submit maps for consideration. The new playlist goes live on May 20, but will only be available for a limited amount of time. “If you’d like to submit your creations (or those ... Read More»
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Gears of War: Judgment Getting Free Map, But Does it Really Matter?
Epic Games had a partnership with Maxim Magazine that was originally supposed to let them sponsor two free maps along with the return ‘Execution’ mode in Gears of War: Judgment some time ago. The mode along with only one of... Read More »... Read More»
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Syfy Renews Defiance TV Show for Second Season
The television side of the Defiance experience is being renewed for a second season, Syfy announced today. The second season will consist of 13 episodes, with production beginning in August geared toward a 2014 premiere. Like Trion Worlds’ PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 MMO-shooter, the game is set in 2046 in a post-invasion America. While ... Read More»
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Microsoft Names Amy Hood First Female CFO, Replacing Peter Klein
Microsoft has appointed Amy Hood as chief financial offer—the first female CFO in the company’s history—replacing Peter Klein. “Amy brings the right talents and experiences to the role as we continue to strengthen our focus on devices and services,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said. “She has been an instrumental leader in the Microsoft Business Division ... Read More»
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Batgirl Gets a Trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us
Batgirl DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us was previously leaked and then confirmed by an outside source, so it really only makes sense that now we’re getting an official trailer. Batman’s famed female partner will be the next DLC character ... Read More»
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Mark Rein: Sony, Microsoft to “Fully Embrace” Free-to-Play on New Consoles
According to Epic Games VP Mark Rein, Sony and Microsoft will be pushing the free-to-play model much harder on PS4 and the next Xbox. Speaking at the Game Horizon conference in Newcastle, UK, Mark Rein said, “The next-gen consoles are going to be fully embracing the free-to-play and these IAP-type [in-app purchase] business models. So ... Read More»
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Latest Disney Infinity Trailer Highlights Pirates of the Caribbean Play Set
The latest trailer for Disney Infinity highlights the pre-built Pirates of the Caribbean play set. While Disney Infinity may revolve around the Toy Box mode—which throws a veritable cornucopia of Disney characters together in a no-limits, no-rules world meant to capture the feel of a child’s limitless imagination while playing with action figures—it also has ... Read More»
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RUMOR: TimeGate Studios Lays Off Staff
According to a report from Kotaku, unnamed sources say that the entire staff was sent home early today. When Kotaku called TimeGate’s offices, the receptionist refused to comment and transferred them to voicemail. TimeGate Studious, known most for their work on Section 8 and collaborating with Gearbox on Aliens: Colonial Mariines, recently filed for Chapter 11 ... Read More»
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Sony’s Latest Behind-the-Scenes Video Showcases Assassin’s Creed IV on PS4
Sony’s latest installment of their Conversations with Creators videos shows Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag as it will look on PS4. The video also contains commentary from creative director Jean Guesdon and associate producer Sylvain Trottier, who discuss how the PlayStation 4 allows for greater immersion in Assassin’s Creed IV through an increased level of ... Read More»
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Dead Space 3, Crysis 3 Sales Fell Short, According to EA
During EA’s fiscal year 2012 financial call, Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen stated that both Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 failed to meet sales expectations. While Jorgensen didn’t mention any specific sales figures, NPD informed Joystiq that Dead Space 3 sales were lower than Dead Space 2′s—a game that sold two times as much ... Read More»
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Hellraid Trailer Has Swarms of Skeletons Everywhere
A new trailer for Dead Island developer Techland’s upcoming game Hellraider has been released (courtesy of Eurogamer). It starts off showing a few different dungeons and then the music gets all dramatic and we see a bunch of skeletons attacking ... Read More»
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Wolfenstein: The New Order Won’t Have Multiplayer
Just one day after being announced, new details were shed regarding Wolfenstein: The New Order. According to publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer MachineGames, the upcoming first-person shooter will not include a multiplayer component and will instead be a strictly single ... Read More»