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Doom 4 "Indefinitely Postponed" Following RAGE's Disappointing Launch
A source claiming to be close to the publishers of the recently-launched RAGE has told Kotaku that, at a recent "company wide" meeting held in Dallas, Bethesda and parent company Zenimax made the decision to "indefinitely postpone" development of Doom 4. Despite having been first...
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Damnation: Doom 4 Delayed Indefinitely? | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
This is pure rumour, but the Big K are reporting that a source inside Bethesda told them the company has made the decision to indefinitely...
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Report suggests Doom 4 has been indefinitely postponed - Rage for Xbox 360 News
Rage for Xbox 360. News - Report points to poor RAGE reviews and lack of confidence in id management.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inviting Fans to “Touch My Katamari” This February!
Hey guys! It’s me again, Rich Bantegui, aka @FilthieRich, Community Manager for NAMCO BANDAI Games America. This week was epic! The PlayStation Nation now has a final release date for when they can get their mitts on the PS Vita, and February 22nd couldn’t come...
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Touch My Katamari will be a day-one PlayStation Vita game -Destructoid
Tucked inside Microsoft's latest earnings report for fiscal Q1 2012 comes an updated figure on the worldwide Xbox 360 numbers: 57.6 million shipped. The most...
This Is It. This Is The Greatest QTE.
This Is It. This Is The Greatest QTE. October 20, 2011 1:00 PM | Danny Cowan Initially designed as a core mechanic in Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, the Quick Time Event (QTE) saw a resurgence in popularity with titles like Shenmue and God of...
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The quick-time event to end all others -Destructoid
Tucked inside Microsoft's latest earnings report for fiscal Q1 2012 comes an updated figure on the worldwide Xbox 360 numbers: 57.6 million shipped. The most...
Mass Effect 3's Multiplayer [Update: and Singleplayer] Demo Will Be in January
At 3:00 of this unboxing video for Battlefield 3 we're shown the card for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer beta, which says it will take place in January.
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Battlefield 3 To Offer Early Access To Mass Effect 3 Demo
Tucked inside Microsoft's latest earnings report for fiscal Q1 2012 comes an updated figure on the worldwide Xbox 360 numbers: 57.6 million shipped. The most...
UNCHARTED 3 Multiplayer Experience: Play, Create and Share
Here in week three of the Subway Taste for Adventure UNCHARTED 3 multiplayer experience, we’re hitting our full stride. We’ve played in some great matches, seen fantastic emblems and have been wowed by colorful, custom character designs. There are many ways to make the UNCHARTED...
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Uncharted 3 multiplayer Plays, Creates and Shares -Destructoid
Tucked inside Microsoft's latest earnings report for fiscal Q1 2012 comes an updated figure on the worldwide Xbox 360 numbers: 57.6 million shipped. The most...
Introversion Announce Prison Architect | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Introversion's Chris delay sends word that their new project, Prison Architect, is a game in which you Build and manage a maximum security prison. Crikey!
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Darwinia devs working on new project, 'Prison Architect'
It seems Darwinia developer Introversion has put its procedurally generated heist game Subversion on the shelf while it focuses its efforts on a new, not...
The World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off
The Kong Off from Scott Cramer on Vimeo. Has any game has as much celluloid devoted to it as Donkey Kong? First we had Seth Gordon's brilliant The King of Kong:
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2 Days With The 10 Best Donkey Kong Players In The World, In A Little Over 15 Minutes
2 Days With The 10 Best Donkey Kong Players In The World, In A Little Over 15 Minutes October 20, 2011 1:00 AM | Matthew...
PSN content removed from Amazon
After the PSN hack, we recommended buying PSN games straight from Amazon, or at least adding funds to your PSN "wallet" by buying codes there, to avoid getting your credit card involved with Sony's system. That's no longer our recommendation -- because the PSN games...
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PSN games and points no longer on Amazon -Destructoid
They laughed at you when you bought that suit of chainmail. They looked at you quizzically when you started stockpiling gas and canned beans in...
Freeware Game Pick: Keyboard Drumset F**king Werewolf (Cactus and FW ASSO)
Gears of War 3 is the conclusion to the Gears of War saga.
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The IGF Pirate Kart Is One Chance At Glory For Over 100 Indie Game Developers
The IGF Pirate Kart Is One Chance At Glory For Over 100 Indie Game Developers October 19, 2011 9:00 PM | Matthew Hawkins Now that...
Lets Watch The Counter-Strike Global Offensive America Vs. Europe Throw Down
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive had its first official tournament over the weekend at the New York Comic-Con. While I showed you a few minutes of play, here's the full one-hour, blow-by-blow brought to you by the guys over at ESL TV.
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Enjoy An Hour Of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Footage
They laughed at you when you bought that suit of chainmail. They looked at you quizzically when you started stockpiling gas and canned beans in...
Richard Garriott is selling the manor
"We'll be honest Claudette, we both just love it. When you told us the home used to belong to Richard Garriott and that the asking price was $4.1 million, we were unsure. But this is one of the most beautiful homes we've seen in Austin....
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Own The House That Lord British Built (For $4.1 Million)
They laughed at you when you bought that suit of chainmail. They looked at you quizzically when you started stockpiling gas and canned beans in...
Valve Tinkering With an Excellent Portal 2 Feature That Talks Back
The people who made Portal 2 want to make it easier for you to make more Portal 2, according to a new report about the making of the game's Peer Review expansion written by GTTV host Geoff Keighley. In a free expansion to his PC,...
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Valve working on Portal 2 level editor, GLaDOS possibly coming along for the ride | PC Gamer
Valve working on Portal 2 level editor, GLaDOS possibly coming along for the ride Nathan Grayson at 01:05am October 20 2011 Tweet Comments 20 Portal’s...
Get Ready: PS Vita is Coming February 22nd
This afternoon on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, I shared some very exciting news that I know the PlayStation Nation has been anticipating since we unveiled PlayStation Vita back in January. For those looking to get their hands on the ultimate...
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Sony's newest portable, the PS Vita, will ship on February 22 in the US
Sony has made the release date for the PS Vita official.
Nokia Gives $250,000 "Innovators" Prize To A Puzz Loop Clone
Nokia Gives $250,000 "Innovators" Prize To A Puzz Loop Clone October 18, 2011 5:00 AM | Danny Cowan The word "innovation" has officially lost all meaning, as Nokia has named the mobile puzzler Sparkle the winner of its "Calling All Innovators" contest, awarding producer 10tons...
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Gamasutra - News - Best of GameSetWatch: From Puzz Loop To Sega's Sonic Playground
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including the bewildering winner of Nokia's $250,000
3D Display Arrives in November, Read the FAQ
When PlayStation unveiled the 3D Display at this year’s E3, it provoked excitement among PS3 owners as well as many, many questions. We can now put one of those questions to bed: You’ll be able to pick up the 3D Display when it’s widely available...
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Sony's 3D Display available on Nov. 13
Sony's 3D Display, announced during E3, will be available on November 13 for $499. The company posted a lengthy FAQ on the PlayStation Blog, covering...
I Lied To You About Batman | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
I'm so sorry. There's going to be a proper scandal about that. GamesIndustry.biz or Gamasutra or someone will probably run an expose about the awful
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Batman: Arkham City trailer shows PC PhysX features and sexy tessellation | PC Gamer
Batman: Arkham City trailer shows PC PhysX features and sexy tessellation Tom Senior at 11:46am October 19 2011 Tweet Comments 55 Batman: Arkham City is...
Xbox 360 Battlefield 3 'standard def' without install - Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 News
Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360. News - Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360 running without the optional high resolution texture pack - found on the game's second disc - has been labelled the "standard def" version by Battlefield 3's executive producer Patrick Bach.
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Battlefield 3 is 'standard def' on 360 without install -Destructoid
The release of Batman: Arkham City this week marks a nice success for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of the movie studio that started...
Batman: Arkham City PC release date set for November 18, new screenshots swoop in | PC Gamer
Batman: Arkham City PC release date set for November 18, new screenshots swoop in Tom Senior at 02:40pm October 18 2011 Tweet Comments 37 We learned several weeks ago that the PC version of Batman: Arkham City would be slipping into November. On the day...
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The Escapist : News : Warner Reveals Arkham City PC Release Date
With a month to wait, PC players will have to be like the Dark Knight himself to avoid Arkham City spoilers. Warner Bros., owners of...
Xbox Live's Major Nelson » Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Bundles
Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Bundles Today we have announced two Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles that are now shipping to retailers. One bundle contains an Xbox 360 with a 250 GB HDD, Kinect, the games Kinect Adventures and Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do, plus 3-months...
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Xbox 360 holiday bundles now shipping
2005 marks the year of next gen, with the Xbox 360.
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Xbox 360 holiday bundles now shipping
2005 marks the year of next gen, with the Xbox 360.
[ Gamespot ]
Xbox 360 holiday bundles now shipping
2005 marks the year of next gen, with the Xbox 360.
Double Fine Unveils Happy Action Theater, a Party Game for Kinect
Last Friday, Double Fine invited a gaggle of press over to their San Francisco Headquarters for hot dogs, beers, and game announcements. In addition to announcing Costume Quest on Steam and some new (and fun-sounding) Iron Brigade DLC, they also announced a new game:
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Sorry, But Tim Schafer Has Made Another Kinect Game
Sorry, But Tim Schafer Has Made Another Kinect Game October 18, 2011 9:00 PM | Matthew Hawkins Those clips of Tim Schafer palling around with...


