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Game Delays of 2012: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Game delays are common in the world of video games. Whether that means the final product will be extraordinary or lackluster, it really depends on who is working on the title. Do you rush an unfinished product to store shelves... Read More »... Read More»
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Batman: Arkham Origins Has Rocksteady’s Blessing
While series creator RockSteady Studios may not be handling development of Batman: Arkham Origins, the new devs definitely have their blessing. “Rocksteady is excited to see WB Games Montreal developing the prequel tot he Batman Arkham franchise,” Hill told Game Informer. “We are confident this talented team will craft a fantastic experience, bringing the origins ... Read More»
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PSN Spring Fever 2013 Sale Kicks Off with Guacamelee!, Borderlands Franchise
Sony have kicked off their Spring Fever 2013 sale on PSN, beginning with Guacamelee! According to Sony senior manager of digital distribution Pierre Gravereau, this year’s Spring Fever theme is the very best independent games. But in addition to their focus on independent games, Sony will also be discounting more familiar franchises. Each week in ... Read More»
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Green Lantern Gets His Own Injustice Trailer
Hal Jordan, better known as Green Lantern, is the latest among Injustice’s roster to receive a trailer he can call his own. In the video (below), Green Lantern faces off against his most intimate enemy—himself. One of the outfits available in the game, apparently, if not one of the campaign’s story points, taps into when ... Read More»
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Adventure Time Publisher Announces Regular Show Game
D3 Publisher—the company responsible for publishing Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!—will be releasing a game based on Regular Show later this year. “Duuudes. A for real Regular Show video game is coming out this year! Like, for real for real. And it’s going to be awesome,” the show’s creator, James ... Read More»
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PlayStation Vita 2.10 Firmware Live – Update Notes and Showcase Video
Lots of new features... Read More»
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PSA: Guacamelee Now Slamming Baddies on PSN
Indie developer Drinkbox Studios’ next foray into video games has launched. You can now purchase and download Guacamelee on the PlayStation Network. The game is available for $14.99 and supports cross-buy and cross-play functionality on the PlayStation 3 and Vita. ... Read More»
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Batman: Arkham Origins Screenshots Reveal Black Mask, Penguin
A handful of Batman: Arkham Origins screenshots have revealed Batman baddies Penguin and Black Mask among the Dark Knight’s adversaries in the upcoming prequel. According to EGM’s resident human superhero encyclopedia and reviews guru Ray Carsilo, this Black Mask looks to be the original, Roman Sionis. After years living under his father’s shadow, then running his ... Read More»
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EGM Interview: Mad Magazine’s John Ficarra Talks Videogame Parodies
For more than sixty years, Mad Magazine has made fun of everyone and everything. And that includes videogames. In honor of their mascot Alfred E. Neuman celebrating his birthday on April 1, we spoke to editor John Ficarra about the role videogames have in the landscape of Mad over the years. EGM: Mad has always ... Read More»
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Signed Editions of Batman: Arkham City and Injustice Part of DC’s We Can Be Heroes Initiative
For the second year, DC Comics are raising money for charity, and rewarding contributors with such collectibles as signed editions of the games Batman: Arkham City and Injustice: Gods Among Us. Called We Can Be Heroes (wecanbeheroes.org), the initiative is hoping to raise money to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa. The charity drive ... Read More»
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Metroid Prime Devs Were Working on Mega Man X FPS
According to a report on Polygon, a first-person shooter Mega Man X title was being developed in 2010, but canned around the same time series-creator Keiji Inafune left Capcom. The shooter, titled Maverick Hunter, was being worked on by Armature Studios—a development team made up of former Retro Studios members (makers of Metroid Prime and ... Read More»
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Break-In at Vudu Offices Possibly Compromised Customer Information
A break-in at video streaming service Vudu’s offices has potentially compromised customer account information, the company revealed today. According to an email sent to customers from chief technology officer Prasanna Ganesan, the break-in occurred on March 24 at their headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Among the items stolen were computer hard drives that Ganesan says contained ... Read More»
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Game Developer Magazine Closing Down in July
After 19 years covering the art, science, and business of videogames, Game Developer magazine is closing down. “We’ve made the decision to shift away from print as a part of a wider strategy change in our parent company UBM Tech, which is simultaneously shifting other print publications either to digital only or to website-specific content, ... Read More»
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Capcom Considering Slowing Down Digital Re-Releases of Fighting Games
Capcom’s Christian Svensson indicated the company may “slow down” their re-releases of fighting games on digital platforms. Posting on the “Ask Capcom” thread of the official Capcom fourms, senior vice president Christian Svensson detailed the amount of effort required to release something digitally—verifying compatibility with emulators, obtaining digital rights to middleware, voice actors, musical score, ... Read More»
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PS Vita Software Update v2.10 Coming Later Today
Sony is releasing a new update for the PlayStation Vita later today (v.2.10) that introduces several new features, chief among them the option to organize apps more easily through folders. According to an update on the PlayStation Blog, the v.2.10 update’s folders can hold up to 10 apps. The update does not change the PS ... Read More»