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Too Human Wiped From Existence on Xbox Live
In November, a federal judge made the breathtaking order that all copies of Too Human had to be destroyed by its creator, Silicon Knights, as part of a $4 million judgment awarded to Epic Games in a nasty six-year suit-and-countersuit court battle between the two. We now see that this extended also to digital copies…
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THIS IS YOUR GOD (of War: Ascension Trailer) [UPDATE: Demo in February]
Kratos is all out of bubblegum in this singleplayer teaser trailer that Sony released yesterday for God of War: Ascension. It’s billed as a gameplay tease but, of course, with this series, it’s a thin line between pre-render and QTE. God of War: Ascension arrives March 12 on PlayStation 3. [Update:] PlayStation Blog this morning…
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The Moneysaver: Points of (Pre) Order
Microsoft Store has a preorder incentive that actually sounds useful, if you’re looking to get any of the major releases on day one between now and whenever Grand Theft Auto V arrives. Green Man Gaming also is offering a 25 percent off coupon on pre-orders, though the selection is not as deep. These are among…
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DOTA 2 Introduces a “Least Played” Mode to Get Players Out of Their Comfort Zones
The latest update for DOTA 2‘s beta now delivers a “Least Played” mode, which will match players who are forced to use characters other the 20 that have given them the most wins. It’s meant to get players in the game’s closed beta to explore the game’s full roster, which now runs 96 character deep.…
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Lockout Over, NHL GameCenter Takes to the Ice on Xbox Live
The NHL’s debut on Xbox Live, delayed by the league’s 119-day lockout, finally arrived today when NHL GameCenter became available for download. Though the app itself is free, watching live games (broadcasts outside of your local TV market) requires a $49.99 subscription when play resumes tomorrow . The price was cut by more than half…
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Tomb Raider Isn’t Getting a Demo Because ‘We Don’t Want to Spoil the Story’
No demo version is planned for Tomb Raider, said Karl Stewart of the game’s studio, Crystal Dynamics, because doing so would reveal too much of the story before the game’s release. “We’ve weaved such an personal story we don’t believe spoiling it by having you wait a week or so to play on, delivers on…
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GameStop Pulls Metro: Last Light From Its Downloadable Service, Citing THQ’s Uncertain Future
GameStop pulled Metro: Last Light from its Impulse digital download service, telling GameSpot that the uncertain fate of its publisher, THQ, is the reason. “Due to THQ’s current financial situation and uncertainty of delivery, in order to protect our consumers we removed the ability to pre-purchase that specific game,” GameStop’s top spokesman told GameSpot THQ…
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SimCity‘s Four-Day Beta is Jan. 25; Here’s the Tutorial Level
The SimCity beta will be from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28, and registration is underway now on the game’s official page, the SimCity Twitter feed said this morning. Perhaps not coincidentally, that video above showed up on YouTube around the same time. It showcases the game’s opening tutorial. The Tweet said that beta users will…
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Footballer Makes Million-Dollar Move After Playing a Video Game With His New Boss
Queens Park Rangers offered a club-record sum to acquire Loïc Rémy, the French international footballer, from Marseille, but to hear the striker tell of it, the money wasn’t the deciding factor; it was a video game. Specifically, EA Sports’ FIFA. After a four-hour talk with QPR chairman Tony Fernandes, the two played some FIFA. Console…
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Manti Te’o Gets the Tecmo Bowl Treatment
As expected, Dave Murray of the always topical Tecmo Bowl gang just chimed in on the Manti Te’o fiasco There’s usually a fast turnaround from breaking football news to some kind of Tecmo Bowl riff on the situation. And fake college football players are nothing new to a sports video game, of course. Fake girlfriends?…
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Valve Considers Resubmitting Left 4 Dead 2 for Australian Classification
You may remember that, nearly four years ago, Australia’s classification board refused to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it from sale in the country. At the time, Australia’s ratings system for video games topped out at MA15+, which basically means suitable for teenagers. Valve released a highly sanitized version of the game just…
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Halo 2‘s PC Multiplayer Shuts Off Feb. 15
With the population peaking “consistently at approximately 20 players or less,” Halo 2‘s PC multiplayer has been given one month to live. 343 Industries yesterday said the servers will be turned off on Feb. 15. If you remember the last time something like this happened, in 2010, as Microsoft was retiring support for the original…
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Nintendo Spring Line-Up Brings Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon to 3DS on March 24
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon comes to the 3DS on March 24, one highlight among several release dates Nintendo announced for its spring lineup this morning. Additionally, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity arrives in North America on the same date. (It released in Japan in November.) Other dates given in the lineup have LEGO City…
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