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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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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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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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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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New Tales Of … Is A “Mothership” Title

The latest edition of Japanese publication Famitsu says that the next entry in the well-received Tales Of franchise will be a “mothership” title. This means that the new game, which is due to be revealed in 19 days, will be in the same class as games like Xillia, Vesperia and Graces. It will definitely not be a [...]

Published by sickr on May 14th, 2012 at 09:05 pm

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LEGO Lord Of The Rings Coming

UK trade publication MCV has announced that Warner Bros will release a LEGO Lord of the Rings video game. The game was revealed when packaging for LEGO sets of Lord of the Rings appeared online. Warner Bros is expected to announce the game at E3 next month. Platforms and a release date have yet to be confirmed. [...]

Published by sickr on May 14th, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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Ubisoft Employees: “I Can’t Continue To Make Shooters Over And Over Again”

Jade Raymond the Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto has stated that a number of her employees approach her and confess that they no longer feel passionate about creating yet another first-person or third-person shooter. Raymond firmly believes that it’s now time to “give our teenage medium a kick in the balls.” “More and more people come to [...]

Published by sickr on May 13th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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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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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Environment Video

You’ve already seen the Beyond Good & Evil 2 screens that leaked, but now Unseen 64 has unearthed some new footage which shows off the incredible game engine. The footage is from 2009 and the game has reportedly been moved to next generation consoles. Who knows, we may just see something of the game at [...]

Published by sickr on May 11th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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Kojima Productions Tease “Big Things” For E3 2012

The latest Kojima Productions Report podcast mentions that the company has some “big plans” for next months E3 event. Kojima Productions Report podcast host Sean Eyestone and Kendoz mentioned that the acclaimed development studio is very much working towards E3, with a lot of “big things” in place for next month’s showcase. Let’s hope those “big things” that [...]