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Concussions will be Rare in Madden NFL 12, and No One Gets Suspended
Madden NFL 12 will present concussions realistically – as realistically as removing a player from the game, forbidding his return, and delivering commentary that highlights the seriousness of the injury. The game will not include suspensions for players who dole them out; nor is there any way to intentionally cause one. Madden executive producer Phil…
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This Week In The Business: “Difficult to Excuse.”
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Peaked in some respects.” – M2 Research’s Billy Pidgeon on the status of Xbox 360 in the market and the chances that Microsoft announces new hardware at E3 2012 QUOTE | “The market opportunity is there.” – THQ boss Brian Farrell talks…
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The Week in Gaming Apps
Another week in gaming apps has passed, giving us a chance to chomp with Pac-Man, grind some Gears, take our pig for a stroll, and do whatever it is you do with a Destructopus And what do we have there at the end? Is that a Windows Phone 7 game in our list? Why yes,…
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Video Games are Artistic Enough for Federal Grant Money
For years the National Endowment for the Arts’ has been doling out millions of dollars to innovative television and radio projects about the arts or that could be considered works of art. Starting next year, video games are eligible for some of that sweet, sweet federal grant money. The National Endowment for the Arts has…
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Prototype 2 Does Not Make for a Very Heartwarming Mother’s Day Card
Activision picked a rather awkward game to help remind players that Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 8. I guess they are trying to say make your mother happy this Sunday, or consume her later and experience her disappointment first-hand.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be Steam-Powered
Square Enix partners with Steam for the digital release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution this August, offering a standard version and an Augmented Edition with digital artbook, soundtrack, and a download of the Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition
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The Saints Row Initiation Station Will Let Players Create Ninja Sex-Slaves Early
THQ doesn’t want players spending too much time creating their custom sleazeball character when Saints Row: The Third hits the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this holiday season, so they’re releasing a standalone character creator before the game ships. Available in advance of Saints Row: The Third, the Saints Row Initiation Station is a…
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UncategorizedForging New Worlds in Hunted: The Demon’s Forge
In the latest behind-the-scenes video for inXile’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, the development team explores how they tackled crafting the game world, and how players can create their own bits of it using the game’s Crucible map editor.
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Comic Legend Alan Moore Teases Video Game Project
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Watchmen writer Alan Moore is famous for not wanting to see the properties he creates for comic books taken outside of the medium, but what about properties created with multiple mediums in mind? At a recent question and answer session celebrating his magazine Dodgem Logic, Moore hinted that such…
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