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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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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week

SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below. All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals: PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each) Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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Iron Maiden pack hits Rock Band 3 next week

Rock Band 3 players will be the recipients of some rather awesome DLC next week when Iron Maiden tracks invade PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Called the Maiden Epics pack, tunes included in the DLC are: Phantom of the Opera, The Prisoner, The Flight of Icarus, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Infinite Dreams , and [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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Beenox explains web rush mechanic in latest Amazing Spider-Man video

Activision has released a new video for The Amazing Spider-Man, which details the game’s web rush mechanic. According to the game’s executive producer, Brent Nicholas, web rush allows the player to slow time in order to make strategic choices regarding Spidey’s next move. Once activated, a variety of navigational and combat options can be chosen [...]

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

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Majority Of Gamers Surveyed By IGN Aren’t Excited By Motion Controls

Online gaming publication IGN recently polled its readers and asked them exactly what they thought of the occasionally loved, but generally loathed, motion controls in gaming. Unsurprisingly the majority of people weren’t fans of the devices, and they simply preferred using traditional control schemes. IGN believes that the poll is one of the largest of [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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NASCAR The Game: Inside Line launching this fall

Activision and Eutechnyx have announced NASCAR The Game: Inside Line which allows players to “race with the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, cars and teams,” in 23 officially licensed racetracks. The press release didn’t mention whether or not this is the same racer Eutechnyx is working with Brain Candy on. “We set out to [...]

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

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FIFA team “still worried” over potential PES comeback, says producer

FIFA 13 producer David Rutter has said the development team is always “worried” over a possible comeback from Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami. Pro Evo was FIFA’s dominent competitor in the early noughties, but strong performances in the past seven years has seen FIFA come back and overtake PES, which has been in a slump [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 17th, 2012 at 07:05 am

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Best Buy Selling Metroid: Other M For $7.99

US retail emporium Best Buy are selling the fairly controversial Metroid: Other M for the ridiculously cheap price of $7.99. Admittedly the game did receive rather mixed reviews from the gaming press. If you were previously sitting on the fence about buying it, then now’s the perfect time to do so. Filed under: Wii Tagged: best [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 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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New Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Trailer Released

By Jeffrey Matulef Epic Mickey may have been a flawed game, but it was still one of the most interesting releases in the last few years, if only because Disney allowed Warren Spector and his team at Junction Point to play fast and loose with the empire’s canon. They redesigned Mickey into a new retro [...]

Published by MTV Video Games on May 16th, 2012 at 09:05 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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Exclusive: Lego Batman 2 renders poke at Arkham City

Rocksteady’s influence, it seems, has been felt all over the Warner land. WBIE’s given us a bunch of exclusive renders for Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, clearly taking its inspiration from the tone of Batman: Arkham City’s box-art. Given the Arkham City treatement are Bane, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonderwoman and, of course, [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 16th, 2012 at 02:05 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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FIFA 13 In Development For Wii U

Eurogamer is reporting that EA is hard at work developing the next iteration of the FIFA franchise for Wii U. The game is being developed by a different team from the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC version. EA confirmed earlier today that FIFA 13 is in development for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Filed under: [...]

Published by sickr on May 15th, 2012 at 04:05 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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FIFA 13 to “capture the drama of real-world football”

EA’s fully lifted the veil off FIFA 13, promising this year’s iteration will bring the drama of real-life football into the game. FIFA 13 will feature Complete Dribbling, allowing players to face their opponent and use dribble with full 360 mobility control. 1st Touch Control will, according to EA, get rid of “near-perfect touch for [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 15th, 2012 at 08:05 am

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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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