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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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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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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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Famous one hit kills get mashed up

Ah, the one hit kill. As a rule, they’re fun to perform, but not so much fun when they’re performed on you. Nearly everyone sees both sides of the equation in this mash-up of famous one hit kills. Check it out and see who winds up on top.Famous one hit kills get mashed up originally [...]

Published by Richard Mitchell on May 14th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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Rock Band Weekly: Paramore

Paramore’s “Brand New Eyes” album may not be so brand new anymore, but Rock Band Weekly is tapping it this week for a three-pack from the operatic rock band.Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: ParamoreRock Band Weekly: Paramore originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 May 2012 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of [...]

Published by Ben Gilbert on May 12th, 2012 at 04:05 am

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Sega earnings down in fiscal 2011, Mario & Sonic sell 3 million

Sega’s earnings are down in the year ended March 31, 2012, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given the company’s recent extreme restructuring measures. Sega reported net sales of 395.5 billion yen ($5 billion), down 0.3 percent from 2011; net income dropped 47.4 percent to 21 billion yen.In the “consumer business” division (the one that [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 12th, 2012 at 02:05 am

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April NPD: Prototype 2 tops charts, industry-wide sales down 32 percent year-over-year

The results for April are in, and things are looking a little rough out there in consumer video-game electronics land. As a whole, the gaming industry (which for our purposes includes all hardware, software and accessories sales between April 1 and April 28, 2012) brought in $630.4 million, a 32 percent decrease over the same [...]

Published by Jordan Mallory on May 10th, 2012 at 11:05 pm

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Lego Lord of the Rings listed on retail site, reportedly on Lego toy boxes

A Lego Lord of the Rings video game is in the stars for later this year. AllGamesBeta and Gamespot both have images from UK retailer ShopTo with pre-order details, along with an October placemark launch. Meanwhile, MCV reports that packaging for the physical Lego Lord of the Rings toy sets mentions a game is in [...]

Published by Alexander Sliwinski on May 10th, 2012 at 06:05 pm

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Alien Hominid has been played 20 million times on Newgrounds

Before there was, uh, that other game called Alien Hominid (and Castle Crashers), there was the original Alien Hominid, a free browser run-and-gun game that debuted on Newgrounds. And that original game has now surpassed 20 million play sessions, The Behemoth has announced.The brain child of Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin, Alien Hominid was built [...]

Published by David Hinkle on May 9th, 2012 at 09:05 am

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Sniper Elite V2 shoots straight to top spot in UK

Sniper Elite V2 is naturally going to want a position at the top of Chart-Track’s UK charts… it’s the best vantage point. Thankfully, there wasn’t very much competition around, as evidenced by what is probably the shortest overview of last week’s sales activity by the stat tracking company in recent memory.The prior week’s top performer, [...]

Published by Alexander Sliwinski on May 8th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012

Build, fight, and conquer this week with Starhawk… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 May 2012 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Read More…

Published by Steven Wong on May 7th, 2012 at 11:05 pm

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Rock Band Weekly: Rage Against the Machine

So much rage! How much rage? Over 9000! What? OVER 9000! That’s how much raging against machines there is in next week’s Rock Band DLC. Tracks include classic rage like “Bombtrack” and “Killing in the Name,” which even if you think you’ve never heard these songs before, the minute it starts you’ll be all “I [...]

Published by Alexander Sliwinski on May 5th, 2012 at 12:05 am

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Obama administration teams up with the ESA on fitness promotion

For all its talk of “putting down the video games and getting outside,” it looks like President Barack Obama’s administration is lightening its past rhetoric and embracing video games. Well, at least some video games – what it’s calling “active video games.” Think Wii Fit, Just Dance, and Zumba Fitness.The Entertainment Software Association is collaborating [...]

Published by Ben Gilbert on May 1st, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012

Team up and get blasting this week with Awesomenauts … Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of [...]

Published by Steven Wong on April 30th, 2012 at 08:04 pm

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Prototype 2 successful on UK charts

Prototype 2 launched on Tuesday in the UK (instead of a Friday, per usual) last week and leapt to the top of the charts. Despite the strong premiere, Chart-Track notes the sequel couldn’t match the first week sales success of the original game. Chart-Track doesn’t share raw sales numbers, but it did point out that [...]

Published by Alexander Sliwinski on April 30th, 2012 at 02:04 pm

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