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IGN Readers Believe Microsoft Will Win E3 2012

Microsoft, rather than Nintendo or Sony, will win this years E3 event according to the majority of IGN readers who were surveyed in a recent poll. The publication asked its substantial user base a number of questions related to the forthcoming trade show and sadly the results make bad reading for Nintendo fans. Sony should [...]

Published by sickr on May 19th, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screenshots

A fresh batch of Beyond Good & Evil 2 screenshots have leaked onto the web. The game was due to be developed for the current generations of consoles, but Ubisoft recently suggested that they were considering moving Beyond Good & Evil 2 to the next generation of home consoles. Let’s hope they decide to bring [...]

Published by sickr on May 19th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Former NCAA athletes’ lawsuit against EA is so on

EA’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 19th, 2012 at 12:05 am

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Rock Band Weekly: Iron Maiden

The “Maiden Epics” pack of Iron Maiden tunes coming to Rock Band next week has things that sound like they wouldn’t be metal, but are, in fact, totally metal.Like “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Sounds like some old epic poem, right? Well, it is epic in that sense, as well as in the sense of [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 19th, 2012 at 12:05 am

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Black Ops 2: “Your Ending Won’t Be The Same As Someone Else’s”

Treyarch boss Mark Lamia has explained that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will feature multiple endings which are determined by the choices you make through the single player campaign. Activision has yet to announce the game for Nintendo platforms, but it’s incredibly likely that we will see the game on Wii U when it [...]

Published by sickr on May 18th, 2012 at 02:05 pm

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Square Enix Teases New Game

Square Enix has produced a teaser site for a new game which they are simply referring to as DvsD. There aren’t any hints relating to the nature of the game, or the platforms it is being developed for. We should find out more about the DvsD in a couple of days. What do you think [...]

Published by sickr on May 18th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Ex Infinity Ward Devs New Game Won’t Be At E3

Respawn Entertainment, the development team that comprises of ex Infinity Ward employees, has announced that they won’t be showing off their new IP at next months E3 event in Los Angeles. Respawn Entertainment employees will attend this year’s E3, but they won’t be revealing the title that they’ve been working on until a later date. “Some [...]

Published by sickr on May 18th, 2012 at 10:05 am

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Here’s The Underwhelming Black Ops 2 Pre-Order Goodies

The pre-order goodies for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have shown up on a few select retail sites and they are nothing short of underwhelming. For instance, if you decide to pre-order the game with Amazon what will you actually get? Well, you will receive a free digital wallpaper. Not exactly the best pre-order [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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First Images Of Next-Gen Unreal Engine 4

Wired has managed to scoop some screens of Epic Games next generation video game engine Unreal Engine 4. Epic Games unveiled the engine to developers in February, a week before the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Representatives from Microsoft, Sony, Nvidia, and the most influential game developers in the industry all had a chance to see [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Ubisoft Says Next-Gen Will Be A ‘Very Viable And Profitable Generation’

Ubisoft is confident that the next generation of video game consoles, including Wii U, will be profitable for the company. The company believes that initial development costs won’t go up primarily because developers can really leverage the capacity of the hardware and all the new features that come with the console to help bring a new [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 09:05 am

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Epic Mickey 2 and ‘The Power of Next Gen’

<!–Epic Mickey’s first foray was a Wii-exclusive affair. This time around, Junction Point is bringing Mickey’s epic-ness to what it’s calling “next-gen consoles.” We might call them “7-year-old consoles,” but, well, Mickey’s best bud is from 1920, so we can appreciate the anachronism at play here.Epic Mickey 2 and ‘The Power of Next Gen’ originally [...]

Published by Ben Gilbert on May 16th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

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Pachter Says “Casual Gamers Are Never Buying Consoles Again.”

Gamasutra has written an interesting article regarding the decline of the video games industry. It’s well documented that sales of video games and hardware are down 42% from their best showing in 2008. Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the people who contributed to the industry’s substantial growth in 2008 simply won’t be coming back to [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 06:05 pm

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Mario Sits At The Top Of The Japanese Charts

Mario Party 9 continues to be the best-selling piece of software in Japan selling a respectable 37,353 units. This week there were seven Nintendo related games in the top ten, which included Fire Emblem: Awakening, and the immensely popular Mario Kart 7. The Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling piece of hardware, comfortably fending of Sony’s [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 06:05 pm

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Peter Molyneux Providing Expert Analysis During E3 On SpikeTV

Kotaku has announced that their team of writers will be joining Geoff Keighley and acclaimed developer Peter Molyneux for unrivalled coverage of E3 on SpikeTV next month. Former Microsoft and Lionhead developer Molyneux will be joining Spike TV’s All Access Live marathon coverage of the first two days of E3, will begin which on Monday, June 4 at 11:30 AM. [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 04:05 pm

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Mario Party 9 and 3DS retain top spots on Japanese charts following Golden Week

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan, and Mario Party 9 was still tops for post Golden Week. 3DS also remained on top despite a significant drop in sales over the week prior; however, the hardware decline was chart-wide with Vita sales falling to 6,340 units – its lowest figure yet. Below [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 16th, 2012 at 04:05 pm

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THQ sees net loss of $239.9 million, still in business

THQ saw a net revenue loss of $239.9 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, $100 million more than the previous fiscal year’s loss of $136.1 million.”We have made significant changes to our business, and are on track to execute our strategy of delivering quality connected core gaming experiences, beginning with the sequel [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 15th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

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THQ: WWE franchise rebranding boosted performance

Which would you be more likely to walk into a store and ask for? Something called “WWE 12″ or something called “WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011?” THQ reports that common sense has won out, as it attributes increased sales of the new title, in part, to the new naming convention.”The successful rebranding of this annual [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 15th, 2012 at 09:05 pm

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Ubisoft profits in 2012, ‘core gamers’ drive rise in sales

Ubisoft ended the 2012 financial year on the up, reporting a gross profit of €718 million ($917 million) and sales up 2.1 percent to €1 billion ($1.4 billion) year-over-year, according to its financial results for 2011-2012.Ubisoft ended fiscal 2011-12 with net income of €37.3 million ($47.6 million), up from a net loss of €52.1 million [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 15th, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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Activision pays $42 million to Infinity Ward Employee Group

Activision has paid out $42 million to the “Infinity Ward Employee Group,” which sued Activision in 2010 seeking profits from Modern Warfare 2. A source speaking to Polygon said that the payment was not a settlement; rather, Activision’s discovery phase (for its own lawsuit against former Infinity Ward leads Jason West and Vince Zampella) found [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 15th, 2012 at 02:05 pm

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Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012

Traverse the depths of Hell once again in Diablo 3… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Read More…

Published by Steven Wong on May 14th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

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