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GameSpot

Blizzard apologises for Diablo III errors, delays launch of real-money auction house: Blizzard has apologised to Diablo III users who encountered server issues on the games launch; it says it will continue to monitor and improve services; real-money auction house launch will be delayed as a result.

Unsealed testimony alleges Activision tried to spy on ex-Infinity Ward heads: Testimony from the upcoming Activision trial against Jason West and Vince Zampella alleges the publisher launched a secret internal investigation against the developers prior to the launch of Modern Warfare 2; Activision and EA settle out of court.

Respawn skipping E3 again: Studio founded by former Call of Duty developers not unveiling first project at next months Los Angeles tradeshow.

Lost Planet spin-off hitting PS3, 3DS: Capcom taps Monster Hunter producer to lead development on beginner-friendly shooter EX Troopers for Sonys console and Nintendos portable.

GeForce Grid sending Unreal Engine 4 to the cloud: Nvidia working with Gaikai, GameCloud and others on bringing low-latency cloud gaming to PCs and mobile devices; Gaikai Virtual Console coming to LG Smart TVs.

Halo 4 Limited Edition bundles nine maps: $100 premium edition of upcoming sci-fi shooter to include nine maps, early access to six specializations, live-action film; Spartan Ops mode detailed.

Saints Row dev working on next-gen: Volition dev LinkedIn page indicates studio has three unannounced titles in the works for current-gen platforms and mysterious next generation.

Mass Effect 3 Rebellion DLC revealed - Report: Multiplayer expansion for space-bound RPG due as early as this week said to bring two fresh maps, three more weapons, and six new classes.

Bad Company 3, Mirror's Edge 2 spotted on resumes: Various LinkedIn profile pages indicate DICE may be at work on third entry in shooter franchise, sequel to 2008 free-running game.

Devil's Third in purgatory at THQ: Setbacks for latest game from Tomonobu Itagaki have THQ looking to hand off the project to another company as publisher cites profitability concerns.

Dota 2: The International 2012 tourney teams confirmed: Australian and American squads giving their nations a first shot at Valves championship for the online battle game; reigning champion NaVi to defend its title.

South Park: The Game delayed to 2013: Obsidian-developed role-playing game pushed to next year as THQ posts $239.9 million loss for fiscal year; Saints Row: The Third ships 4.25 million, expansion coming in September.

Ubisoft online efforts push profit turnaround: Publishers full-year digital sales more than double as Trials Evolution sells 500,000 in three weeks; Driver: San Francisco and Rayman Origins ship 2 million each.

Guild Wars 2 opening June 28 - Report: Leaked promotional retail material suggests ArenaNets upcoming PC MMO to debut at end of next month; dev calls date pure speculation.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning dev may be in trouble - Report: Rhode Island government working with 38 Studios to keep RPG house solvent; Ocean State taxpayers on hook for $112.6M if company fails.

Street Fighter X Tekken sales blamed on 'cannibalism': Capcom says crossover fighter fell short of expectations because of a glut of brawlers launched in too short a time frame.

Battlefield 3 premium service launching June 4 - Report: Source says new content service to arrive during E3 next month will offer content drops with exclusive items for DICEs modern day shooter.

Capcom revising on-disc DLC stance: Publisher re-evaluating how add-on content is provided to customers in wake of uproar over Street Fighter X Tekken, but new policy wont take effect until after Dragons Dogma.

Activision aware gamers want 'better-looking' Call of Duty: Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia says Black Ops II answers calls for better graphics with modified version of original Black Ops engine.

Mario Kart 7 update kills shortcut exploits: Nintendo dispatches update for 3DS racing title that removes unintended shortcuts on three courses; players must download update to play online.

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GameSpy

Warlock: Master of the Arcane Review: Warlock: Master of the Arcane (PC)Its got that magic turn-based feeling, but diplomacy is a lost art.

Ease the Pain of Waiting for Max Payne 3 With The Best Max Payne 1 & 2 Mods: Max Payne (PC)Reinstall and reload -- were bringing back old-school Max with a vengeance.

Indie Royal All-Charity Lightning Pack Out Now: Osmos (PC)Four games and feeling good about yourself for cheap.

Learn About The Secret World's Abilities in this Trailer: The Secret World (PC)Find synergy amongst The Secret Worlds myriad of skills.

Dreadline is New Game from Ex-Harmonix, Irrational Devs: Dreadline (PC)Industry veterans developing murderous monster game Dreadline.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Beta Part 3 Has Begun: Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (PC)The next round of beta for Rebellion has arrived. Are you ready?

Free Weekend Trial for Star Wars: The Old Republic: Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)Give SWTOR a shot for four days.

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IGN

Diablo 3's Best Error 37 Jokes: Chances are good you picked up a copy of Blizzards latest productivity-killer, Diablo 3. Chances are even better youve resisted the urge of throwing your mouse out the window upon seeing the dreaded Error

Game Scoop! Podcast: Episode 245: Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGNs weekly show that attacks your funny bone for massive damage. Your guides this week will be Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Mitch Dyer, and Brian Altano...

Tales of Graces F - PDF Guide: Tales of Graces F Walkthrough by VhaysteIGN presents a guide for Tales of Graces F by VhaysteYou will need to download the file and use Adobe Reader to open it...

IGN UK Podcast: Behind The Xbox Scenes: And now for something a little different.....

Podcast Beyond: Who Should Review Resistance Vita?: PlayStation. Does the word send a chill down your spine? Does it caress your senses with wave upon wave of irresistible pleasure? No? Do you like PlayStation? Then youre certainly in the right place.

Nintendo Voice Chat: Mario's Got Game: Welcome back to another mushroomy edition of Nintendo Voice Chat, IGNs very own Nintendo-centric podcast. Once again the cast is made up of IGN Nintendos intrepid editors: Audrey The Force is Strong With This

Ghostbusters Coming to Vita (Kind Of): Reality Fighters was far from one of our favorite PlayStation Vita launch titles -- garnering just a 4.5 out of 10 in the IGN review -- but the Ghostbusters are coming to Sonys augmented

How to Prepare for Diablo 3: A new guide explaining how to prepare for Diablo 3s launch next Tuesday has gone live on the Blizzard Blog...

Is Kingdom Hearts Coming Back to Consoles?: The next Kingdom Hearts game could finally see the series make its long-awaited return to consoles, according to a new interview...

Report: Microsoft Developing Kinect Play Fit: A new report claims that Microsoft is preparing to unleash Kinect Play Fit, an exercise tracker that will work across various Kinect applications...

New Soul Sacrifice Teaser: Demon's Souls Vita?: For nearly a month, weve been speculating about Soul Sacrifice, a new PlayStation Vita game that popped up in Japanese magazine Famitsu. See, the title was revealed as an ad, but Sony Computer Entertainment

Hitman: Sniper Challenge Spin-Off Leaked: A Hitman spin-off, Sniper Challenge, has been revealed in a US magazine...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge Spin-Off Announced: A Hitman spin-off, Sniper Challenge, has been announced in a US magazine...

Brains behind Batman at London's KAPOW! 2012: The creative minds behind Batman: Arkham City will be taking part in a panel at Londons KAPOW! Comic Convention on Saturday 19th May...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Power Smithing Version 1.5 and later: OK, first a little explanation, as of patch 1.5, smithing can no longer beeasily power leveled, with out a ton of grinding...

A Complete Guide to iOS Pinball: The pinball industry began dying a slow death in 1996, when the first of the major manufacturers closed its doors. Pinball machines are large, require a lot of maintenance, and simply dont bring in

Blizzard to Allow Global Play in StarCraft II: When Heart of the Swarm is released at some point in the future, Blizzard is planning on not only adding a new story campaign and multiplayer units, but additional battle.net functionality. According to an

The Keys to Nintendo's E3 Success: E3 2012 is less than one month away. For many publishers and developers, theres a lot riding on this show, as they reveal their plans for the next year. Major game franchises will be

Mario Tennis Open Has Arrived!: After seven years of sitting on the sidelines, Mario and crew are once again dusting off the ole racket for a brand new tennis outing from the developers at Camelot. We already got the

New Modern Warfare 3 Maps Finally Coming to PS3: Back in early April, Xbox 360 gamers got their hands on two maps that have yet to be released on the PlayStation 3. The Sanctuary and Foundation maps came to 360 on April 10th

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1UP

Game of Thrones Review: An Example of Mediocre Interactive Fanfiction: Consider the following scenario from the Game of Thrones RPG: you get tasked with infiltrating a secure location, and beforehand you assemble a proper uniform -- gauntlets, boots, cape, and helmet -- to gain access. This sequence conjures up the

A Tale of Two Television Games: Its certainly not easy to make a game based off a hit televisionseries; one has to only look back at properties like Buffy,TheX-Files, and The Sopranosto find examples of fantastic shows that transitioned into video gamesvia bland and uninspired adaptations.

Square's Theatrhythm Goes Back to Midgar on Nintendo's 3DS: Ever since Square unveiled the Final Fantasy VII tech demo back in E3 of 2005, fans have been demanding the company bring their 1997 RPG classic to the era of HD consoles. Instead of delivering on the goods, however, Square

FIFA 13 Shrewdly Aims For The Back Of The Net: FIFA12 was one of the strongest,most rewarding sports titles Ive ever played,so while en route to EAs First Look Event at their studio inVancouver, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from FIFA 13.Crazy new ball physics? Improved pitch

Charlie Brown + Charles Manson = Dreadline: Thereare few better feelings thanbeing genuinely surprised by something that you had no idea evenexisted. Such was the case a few hours ago when I stumbled upon theteaser trailer for Dreadline, an upcoming PC game from Eerie CanalEntertainment. Turns out

Battlefield Getting a Call of Duty Elite-Style Service Makes Perfect Sense: Downloadable content has been one of the most popular trends this generation. Last year Activision tried to find out if a market exists for a subscription service for a non-MMO with Call of Duty Elite. As

Resistance Burning Skies' Multiplayer Feels Like a Small Version of Traditional FPS Shooter Gameplay: Resistance Burning Skies presents another interesting facet on top of an issue I generally notice first with PSP titles and now in certain Vita ones: its an admirable example of making a home console level experience fit onto a portable

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Valve and GameStop Sensibly Team Up to Offer Steam Codes In-Store: Starting today you can purchase Steam Wallet codes at GameStop stores. These codes, which are available in $20 and $50 denominations, can be added to a Steam account and used to purchase content through Valves immensely

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Review: Blue Renewed: It wasnt too long ago thatSega gave us Sonic theHedgehog 4 Episode I, a new 2DSonic game that aped the original Genesis games. It wasnt amazing, butwasnt exactly the grand betrayal many made it out to be, either.Nevertheless, it was

Max Payne 3 Review: Death Transformed into an Art Form: Theres a moment in TonyScotts 2004 film Man on Firewhere Christopher Walken attempts to make someone understand just whatkind of a man Denzel Washingtons ex-CIA operative John Creasy is. Hecalmly explains

Capcom Pins Its Hopes on Dragon's Dogma: After Bethesdas open-world fantasy RPG Skyrim sold 10 million units, no one could blame Capcom for hoping theres room for more than just one fantasy RPG title about slaying dragons and saving the world. Dragons Dogma represents a three year

Jetpack Joyride Might Already be Facebook's Best Game: As much fun as I have with many of the iOS games I play, there are few which I stick with for very long. In some cases thats because the free or $0.99 entry point for

Republique's Success Demonstrates How a Kickstarter Can Adapt: It may have cut it close, but Camouflajs debut title, Republique, managed to reach its Kickstarter goal in the final hours before its deadline today. The project kicked off a month ago seeking $500,000 and, after an

Starhawk Review: Laying a Solid Foundation: Imagine youre surrounded by the enemy in a game of Capture the Flag. A stream of rockets slowly chips away at the walls protecting the flag, and its only a matter of time before the walls crumble and reveal a

Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC Pulls You Back into Arkham City: If youre anything like me,time is one of your most preciouscommodities. Its difficult for me to justify playing a lengthy RPGlike Skyrimor XenobladeChronicles. Its damn nearimpossible for me to rationalize spending what little

Why I'm Supporting the Republique Kickstarter: The rule about working in the gaming press is that youre supposed to maintain a façade of impartiality about games -- though that standard has faded recently as people realize that the folks covering games all just people, too, and

Battlefield 3 Relying on its Community to Pay for Servers, Much to Players' Chagrin: The ability to rent dedicated Battlefield 3 servers for use in the console versions of the game was a welcome addition back in March. Unfortunately, playing on these servers appears to have become the only option

Unchained Blades Gives First-Person Dungeon Crawlers a Boost of Adrenaline: The title Unchained Blades doesnt sound like it belongs to a first-person dungeon crawler, though this misleading title may be intentional; XSEEDs upcoming PSP/3DS eShop RPG offers much more attitude than the likes of similar games such as Etrian Odyssey.

Civilization V: Gods & Kings & an Antiseptic Approach to Religion: Religion and civilization have gone hand-in-hand throughout human history, with gods and their mouthpieces alternately hindering and inspiring humanity every step of the way. Thats why Civilization V felt a bit off when it hit us about a year and

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Eurogamer

Mario Tennis Open Review: I hope you werent holding your breath. Save for the New Play Control Wii remix of GameCubes Mario Power Tennis in 2009, weve been left hanging on for a proper update to the series since 2005s Mario

Smart As announced for Vita: Sharp As, a new social brain-training experience, is on its way to Vita, Sony has announced.According to the PlayStation Blog, its being developed at the platform holders XDev Europe office and will include 20 unique, engaging, tactile and highly interactive

Activision vs Zampella/West/EA trial settled out of court: UPDATE: EA has confirmed the news to Eurogamer, but would offer no further detail beyond the brief statement reported below.ORIGINAL STORY: Activision and EA have settled their legal scrap over the Zampella/West Infinity Ward incident out of court.As relayed in

Valve does have managers, insists ex-Portal lead: The image of Valve as a manager-less utopia where staff have free rein to do as they please, as painted by its recently leaked Employee Handbook, is a little wide of the mark, according to former Portal lead designer Kim

Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD to get THPS3 levels as DLC: Trussed-up skateboarding revival Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD will offer classic levels from the third entry in the series as post-launch DLC, developer Robomodo has announced.The studio broke the news over on its Facebook page, asking fans

Minecraft threatens Call of Duty domination on Xbox Live chart: Minecraft was the third most played game on Xbox Live last week, Microsoft has announced.The only games to boast more worldwide active users were Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops.Mojangs indie phenomenon raced past chart mainstays Battlefield

Serious Sam 3 gets Xbox Live Arcade release: OTT shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE heads to Xbox Live Arcade this Autumn, along with a re-tooled version of indie spin-off Serious Sam: Double D, co-publishers Mastertronic and Devolver Digital have announced.BFE is the same game that

Zenimax threatens Dragon Shout app creator with legal action: The Elder Scrolls publisher Zenimax has taken legal action against the developer behind Dragon Shout, a free map app for the formers blockbuster RPG Skyrim.As reported by Touch Arcade, Blalock has been served with a copyright infringement

BioWare asks fans to help brainstorm Dragon Age's future: BioWare has called on fans to voice their opinions on where its Dragon Age RPG franchise should go next.A new post on its official site asked gamers to drop by every now and then to join in

Japan chart: Mario Party 9 rules, Starhawk debuts at four: Wii crowd-pleaser Mario Party 9 clung onto the top spot in a snail-slow sales week over in Japan.Nintendos latest Wii release sold 37,353 to pip solid 3DS performer Fire Emblem: Awakening to number one.The only new release in the top

Criterion staffing up for Vita title: Seasoned racing game specialist Criterion is working on a new Vita title, according to a recruitment call from the Guildford-based studio.As spotted by eagle-eyed Twitter detective Superannuation, its looking to hire a software engineer to join the team that just

More Halo 4 multiplayer details revealed: Fresh detail on how Halo 4 multiplayer works has made its way out of Microsoft HQ.As revealed by the publisher earlier today, the UNSC Infinity will serve as the games multiplayer hub. Youll customise your character and

Sorcery first PSN game available to pre-buy: Magical PlayStation Move title Sorcery is now available to pre-buy from the EU PlayStation Store.The PlayStation Stores new Steam-like feature allows you to pay for a game and download it to your console. The game will then

HTC One S/One V Reviews: When youre gunning for commercial success in the mobile phone arena it often pays to cover all of your bases, and that seems to be part of HTCs battle plan for this year. Bruised and bloodied by

Lionhead making MMO-like new IP for next Xbox - report: Fable maker Lionhead is making an MMO-like role-playing game for the next Xbox, a job advertisement suggests.It has single-player and multiplayer elements with four-player co-op, and is a new IP, according to an ad on LinkedIn (spotted by Superannuation).Opportunity to

Ubisoft discusses next-generation game budgets: How will Ubisoft afford to make even bigger and even prettier games on even more powerful next-generation machinery? By squeezing more money out of you - a metric known as ARPU (average revenue per user).To begin with,

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Nvidia claims GeForce Grid processor will make game streaming "as common as renting a movi(...): Nvidia has announced its GeForce Grid processor, tech it believes will make game streaming as common as renting a movie online.It intends to improve current cloud gaming services by using one big server powered with GPU acceleration

Tribes: Ascend sees 1.2m downloads in a month: Superb free-to-play first-person shooter Tribes: Ascend has seen over one million downloads in the month following launch, Hi-Rez Studios has announced.That is, 1.2 million downloads since 12th April.Hi-Rez boss Todd Harris said the popularity of the game

Velocity Review: Sometimes, what looks like a frame turns out to be part of the picture. So it is with Velocity, which starts off as a scrolling shooter but soon blooms into something more akin to a puzzler. And

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Kotaku

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Diablo III's Error 37: "Don't Call It A Comeback!"

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Joystiq

NovaLogic sues Activision over use of 'Delta Force': NovaLogic, the developer behind 1998s PC FPS Delta Force and its subsequent sequels, has filed suit against Activision over the inclusion of its

Lionhead listing for 'MMO-like title for next generation consoles': Lionheads latest job post brings up two salient points: That listing for a multiplayer level designer with a deep understanding of online multiplayer

Rumor: Mass Effect 3's next DLC is the Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion: The next DLC for Mass Effect 3 wont be the Extended Cut DLC planned for this summer, if a pulled listing on Sonys Hong Kong site is to be believed. The next piece of content will

Serious Sam 3: BFE, Serious Sam Double D XXL run screaming to XBLA this fall: This fall, Xbox Live Arcade doubles down on Serious Sam. Serious Sam 3: BFE - which launched on the PC late last year and was ported over to the Mac last month - will ditch the

EA and Activision settle in Call of Duty lawsuit: EA and Activision have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that began two years ago, pertaining to the profit rights of Call of

There's a new Vita brain training game for you, 'Smart As': Sony is boldly experimenting with the idea of a brain training game on a handheld. Smart As, coming to Vita this fall, is

The scene following 38 Studios' 'emergency meeting' with Rhode Island officials: To get a real sense of the severity of the situation between 38 Studios and the state of Rhode Island, heres a package by the Providence Journal. The events shown immediately follow todays

The Last of Us demo offers a first look at Naughty Dog's direction: Despite being a huge bummer for everyone involved, the end of the world can at least be counted on as a magnanimous source

Mini Ninjas: Hiro's Adventure classified in Australia: Square Enixs eventual announcement of Mini Ninjas:

Xenoblade Chronicles dev Monolith Soft creating Project X Zone: Add a fourth company to the group contributing to Project X Zone - Nintendo. At least, its a Nintendo-owned developer creating the 3DS Capcom/Namco/Sega crossover SRPG. Monolith Soft, most recently known for Xenoblade

Trials Evolution moves half a million in just three weeks: Screaming at monitors while attempting to make just one more crushingly difficult checkpoint is apparently a pastime shared by many, many gamers. This week, Ubisoft revealed that the latest Trials franchise entry -

Epic Mickey 2 and 'The Power of Next Gen': Epic Mickeys first foray was a Wii-exclusive affair. This time around, Junction Point is bringing Mickeys epic-ness to what its calling next-gen consoles. We might call them 7-year-old consoles, but,

There's already some Max Payne 3 DLC, and it's free: We assume while everyone was waiting for the Diablo 3 servers to boot back up yesterday, they played as much Max Payne 3

Rhode Island owns Amalur, all other 38 Studios intellectual property if studio defaults: If 38 Studios does shutter, beyond Rhode Island taxpayers having to pay off the $75 million bond (plus interest) through 2020, it appears the state will also own the intellectual property

Steam enables remote downloads from web or mobile: Its now even easier to buy too many games from Steam. Valve has implemented remote downloading, allowing you to manage your PCs Steam collection remotely, from anywhere you can access the website or

You can Dream Drop more cash for a 'Mark of Mastery' edition of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Theres no better way to flaunt your mastery of the art of having $55 than with the Kingdom Hearts 3D Mark of Mastery edition. The newly announced special edition comes with a clear

I can never play Diablo 3: Its not because I lack the requisite memory blocks and quantum computers to run Blizzards latest, Diablo 3 - its personal. You see, Im genetically predisposed to Diablo. Its something I think about each and every

Respawn Entertainment's big reveal won't be at E3: Respawn Entertainment employees will attend this years E3, but no, the studio wont be showing any new project at the big show. Some of us will be present at E3, but

38 Studios, Schilling ask Rhode Island for more money; state officials freeze: Todays emergency meeting by Rhode Island officials to determine what they are going to do about Curt Schillings 38 Studios has concluded with officials freezing like deer in headlights. Nothing happened.Rhode Islands Economic

Crysis 3 screens both new and 'new': You see that dude above, straight chillin? Yeah, youve seen him before - like, a few weeks ago, when the image leaked alongside several other Crysis 3 screens. Well here he is again,

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Blue's News

Activision & Electronic Arts Settle Modern Warfare War: Activision and Electronic Arts have reached an out-of-court settlement in their portion of the legal battle over EAs hiring of Jason West and Vince Zampella, reports Bloomberg (thanks Develop). The...

PC DiRT Showdown NOT Delayed: Codemasters announces a new North American ship date for the console editions of DiRT Showdown, the upcoming rally racing sequel. They say the game is now due on June 12 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox...

DC Universe Online DLC Next Month: The DC Universe Online Website announces The Last Laugh, a fourth DLC pack due next month for the PC and PlayStation 3 editions of the superhero MMORPG. Word is: The Last Laugh will pit players...

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Demo & DLC Released: The Steam Page for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter now offers a playable demo of this first-person shooter remake, a bit of a surprise since the game was released over two years ago (thanks...

38 Studios Missed Payment; Asking for Cash: BostonHerald.com has word that The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. is deferring until Monday any decision on how best to deal with apparently cash-strapped developer 38 Studios, who are...

Indie Royale All-Charity Pack: Indie Royale announces The All-Charity Pack, as all proceeds from the sale will go to charities hand-picked by the developers of the included games. Heres the lowdown:Those who purchase the All-Chari...

Might & Magic Heroes VI Patched: The uPlay Forums have word on a new patch thats now available for Might & Magic Heroes VI to update the strategy sequel to version 1.4. The new version re-adds the Christmas Archipelago map, adds...

New Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Beta & Trailer: Sins of a Solar Empire Forums have the change log from beta three of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the upcoming space strategy expansion. The beta is open to those who preorder the game, and...

New X-Motor Racing: A new version 1.375 of X-Motor Racing is now available, updating this indie racing simulation with a few improvements. As always, a playable demo is available for the new version if youd like a test...

Evening Consolidation: Halo 4 Limited Edition, Spartan Ops mode announced. Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 7th. Xbox 360 Games on Demand adds Skyrim.

Evening Mobilization: Thanks Ant. Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out. Thanks HARDOCP. T-Mobile Warns Employees of More Layoffs. WSJ: Apple moves toward larger iPhone screens.

Evening Metaverse: Thanks Ant. The Top Paid CEOs in Telecom. Comcast Denies Own Traffic Prioritization. Making the love happen on Pandora. Thanks HARDOCP. Fiat pulls epic prank on Volkswagen rivals using Google Street...

Evening Safety Dance: Thanks Ant and j.c.f. OpenDNS Blocks Flashback and Other Threats. Apple Mac Flashback Trojan Gang Still Making Money. Apple scrubs old Leopards of Flashback Trojan infections. Adobe will issue free...

etc., etc.: Eve Online takes cheeky shot at Diablo III errors… GTA 5 Vehicle List Leaked? In Max Payne 3? Thanks nin via Digg…

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Tribes: Ascend Passes 1M Downloads: Hi-Rez Studios announces that the client for Tribes: Ascend has been downloaded more than one million times since the launch of the multiplayer shooter sequel a bit over a month ago. Were thrilled...

Tribes: Ascend Passed 1M Downloads: Hi-Rez Studios announces that the client for Tribes: Ascend has been downloaded more than one million times since the launch of the multiplayer shooter sequel a bit over a month ago. Were thrilled...

Saints Row 4 Outed?: The LinkedIn Profile for David Payne seems to reveal the next installment in the Saints Row series of open world action games, as it lists his current positions as: Lead Prop & Weapon Artist, Saints...

Mass Effect 3 MP DLC Revealed?: Kotaku reports on a since-removed post on the Hong Kong PlayStation site that reveals apparent plans for a multiplayer DLC pack for Mass Effect 3, BioWares action/RPG sequel. Before the Adjustment...

Dreadline Unveiled: This teaser trailer promotes Dreadline, an upcoming game from Eerie Canal, a startup formed by veterans of Harmonix and Irrational Games. Heres what they have to say about the project at this time: ...

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GamesIndustry.biz

Lionhead developing MMO-style RPG for next Xbox?: A job advertisement points to the next game for a post-Molyneux Lionhead

Respawn Entertainment will not unveil title at E3 this year: Former Call of Duty developers once again hold off on announcing new title

Elder Scrolls map app hit with copyright infringement notice: The creator of the Dragon Shout says ZeniMax wants his app removed from the Apple App Store

Peter Molyneux sees Wii U as "lackluster" and E3 as possibly "outdated": The former Lionhead boss will offer an insiders view of E3 for Spike TV this year

Former Call of Duty executives reveal ambitious social F2P shooter: U4ia Games from Dusty Welch and Chris Archer launches Offensive Combat to browsers everywhere

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer named America's worst CEO by Forbes: Microsoft head beats out Wal-Mart, Sears, GE and Cisco for top slot in "CEOs who should have been fired long ago"

Tribes: Ascend reaches 1.2 million downloads: Hi-Rez Studios free-to-play game is off to a solid start

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CVG

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full article

US news round-up: EA and Activision shake hands, Halo 4 multiplayer video out: All of the evenings US gaming headlines in one place... EA and Activision have decided to stop bickering and shake hands.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesMax Payne 3 available a day before street

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full article

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

Steam update adds remote download function for all: New feature exits beta phase, goes live. Earlier this month Valve released a beta update for Steam to test a new Remote downloads feature. Now testings over and everyone can try it out.Click here to read the full article

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

Activision and EA reach settlement over IW poaching claims: Both parties "put this matter behind them". EA and Activision have announced theyve today reached a settlement agreement regarding their battle over former Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella.Click here to read the full article

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

Darksiders 2 trailer is a clash of the titans: Watch Death kill stuff in beautiful CGI. THQ has released another Darksiders 2 CGI trailer featuring Death murdering fools. Fools hundreds of times his size.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesPlay Star Wars: The

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

Sony has registered a "Forsaken Souls" domain: www.forsakensoulsthegame.com registered by SCEA. Sony Computer Entertainment America has registered a new domain for an unannounced game called Forsaken Souls, leading to speculation it will be a direct sequel to the Sony owned Demons Souls. Click here to

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

FIFA 13 interview: 'I want everyone to play FIFA - not Call of Duty - all day long': David Rutter on turning footy fans into FIFA players... The FIFA 13 campaign has begun.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDiablo 3 launch interview: The transition from our game to everyones game is really

Max Payne 3 available a day before street date in Australia: EB Games and JB Hi-Fi selling MP3 right now. If youre in Australia and want to play Max Payne 3 a day early, then youre in luck: two retailers have broken the May 18 street date. Click here

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Our videos of Diablo III: Diablo III is available since yesterday so we offer you not less than six gameplay videos from the beginning of the game. Thanks to Salocin for capturing these videos for us.

New images of Halo 4: Microsoft has put online new single player and multiplayer screenshots of Halo 4 and also revealed the Collectors Edition of the game which will be out on November 6th.

Crysis 3 new screenshots: Jungle New York and Crysis 3 are depicted in these new screenshots and concept arts. Cryteks game is expected to release in Spring next year.

Behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: Warren Spector and Junction Point bring us behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two to introduce the game. It will be out this Fall on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

The Last of Us: New trailer images: Here is a new trailer for The Last of Us that shows another day in the journey of Joel and Ellie. Also some screenshots and artworks.

GR Future Soldier: Launch Trailer: The Ghosts get ready for combat on May 22. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Future Soldier will also hit PC in mid-June.

Screenshots of Soul Sacrifice: Playstation Vitas action title from Keiji Inafune gets some screenshots. The game will focus on the sacrifice aspect, the player needs to torture the characters bdy parts to be able to perform magic. Set to release as a digital download

Sonic 4 Episode II ready to spin: Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II is now available to download on Steam and Sony Entertainment Network for $14.99. Xbox Live Arcade will get the game tomorrow, priced at 1200MSP. Screenshots and launch trailer after the jump.

Quick look at Max Payne 3: Max Payne 3 is now available in North America so here is a first video of the retail version of the game showing different heroic stunts. More gameplay footage will come later this week, but dont expect them before Thursday

First screens of FIFA 13: Electronic Arts has put online the first screenshots of FIFA 13 that is due out this year.

Tomb Raider delayed to 2013: Crystal Dynamics has announced that Tomb Raider wont be released this Fall as it was planned. Square Enix targets now Q1 2013 for the survival adventure of Lara Croft. One new screenshot inside.

Our videos of StarHawk: Something like five years after WarHawk, Starhawk is finally here for those who are longing for some action packed multiplayer fun, but not only them. Indeed, this time around, we even get a full single player mode in the package,

Sleeping Dogs: Combat trailer: Here comes a new gameplay highlight video for Sleeping Dogs. This one shows the combat moves and upgrades the player will be able to do and unlock such as bone-crunching kicks, special takedowns (using environments items), disarming and more. Square

Harley Quinn's Revenge gets ready: Batman: Arkham Citys single player new content Harley Quinns Revenge gets some fresh screenshots and a teaser. The DLC should be worth 2 hours of gameplay with Batman and Robin in some all-new environements. It will be available on Sony

Dragon's Dogma ready to slay: Capcoms action-RPG Dragons Dogma gets its launch trailer as the game will be out on May 22 for Xbox 360 and PS3. Moreover, the title will contain access for the Resident Evil 6 demo.

Darksiders II talks Death's story: Third episode from the Behind The Mask developer diary series for Darksiders II. Creative director Joe Mad and team discuss about the games world as well as the main characters story. THQ will release the game on August 18th (21st

Max Payne 3: Launch Trailer: Max Payne 3 is ready to hit store shelves on May 15 (18 in Europe) and May 29 for PC (June 1st in Europe). Check out the games last trailer inside.

Assassin's Creed III: Gameplay Trailer: As promised by Ubisoft, heres the first gaemplay trailer of Assassins Creed III which shows pre-alpha footage through early Boston city, Battle of Bunker Hill and a bit more.

Hitman Absolution coming in November: Hitman: Absolution gets a worldwide release date eventually: November 20th. Also, Square Enix announced Hitman Sniper Challenge, a pre-order standalone bonus available on May 15th. More details and 2 screens inside.

New video for Ghost Recon: Ubisoft just sent us a new video of Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Future Soldier showing that much effort has been put on the games atmosphere. this new episode in the franchise will be available on May 24 on Xbox 360

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Our videos of Diablo III: Diablo III is available since yesterday so we offer you not less than six gameplay videos from the beginning of the game. Thanks to Salocin for capturing these videos for us.

New images of Halo 4: Microsoft has put online new single player and multiplayer screenshots of Halo 4 and also revealed the Collectors Edition of the game which will be out on November 6th.

Crysis 3 new screenshots: Jungle New York and Crysis 3 are depicted in these new screenshots and concept arts. Cryteks game is expected to release in Spring next year.

Behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: Warren Spector and Junction Point bring us behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two to introduce the game. It will be out this Fall on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

The Last of Us: New trailer images: Here is a new trailer for The Last of Us that shows another day in the journey of Joel and Ellie. Also some screenshots and artworks.

GR Future Soldier: Launch Trailer: The Ghosts get ready for combat on May 22. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Future Soldier will also hit PC in mid-June.

Screenshots of Soul Sacrifice: Playstation Vitas action title from Keiji Inafune gets some screenshots. The game will focus on the sacrifice aspect, the player needs to torture the characters bdy parts to be able to perform magic. Set to release as a digital download

Sonic 4 Episode II ready to spin: Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II is now available to download on Steam and Sony Entertainment Network for $14.99. Xbox Live Arcade will get the game tomorrow, priced at 1200MSP. Screenshots and launch trailer after the jump.

Quick look at Max Payne 3: Max Payne 3 is now available in North America so here is a first video of the retail version of the game showing different heroic stunts. More gameplay footage will come later this week, but dont expect them before Thursday

First screens of FIFA 13: Electronic Arts has put online the first screenshots of FIFA 13 that is due out this year.

Tomb Raider delayed to 2013: Crystal Dynamics has announced that Tomb Raider wont be released this Fall as it was planned. Square Enix targets now Q1 2013 for the survival adventure of Lara Croft. One new screenshot inside.

Our videos of StarHawk: Something like five years after WarHawk, Starhawk is finally here for those who are longing for some action packed multiplayer fun, but not only them. Indeed, this time around, we even get a full single player mode in the package,

Sleeping Dogs: Combat trailer: Here comes a new gameplay highlight video for Sleeping Dogs. This one shows the combat moves and upgrades the player will be able to do and unlock such as bone-crunching kicks, special takedowns (using environments items), disarming and more. Square

Harley Quinn's Revenge gets ready: Batman: Arkham Citys single player new content Harley Quinns Revenge gets some fresh screenshots and a teaser. The DLC should be worth 2 hours of gameplay with Batman and Robin in some all-new environements. It will be available on Sony

Dragon's Dogma ready to slay: Capcoms action-RPG Dragons Dogma gets its launch trailer as the game will be out on May 22 for Xbox 360 and PS3. Moreover, the title will contain access for the Resident Evil 6 demo.

Darksiders II talks Death's story: Third episode from the Behind The Mask developer diary series for Darksiders II. Creative director Joe Mad and team discuss about the games world as well as the main characters story. THQ will release the game on August 18th (21st

Max Payne 3: Launch Trailer: Max Payne 3 is ready to hit store shelves on May 15 (18 in Europe) and May 29 for PC (June 1st in Europe). Check out the games last trailer inside.

Assassin's Creed III: Gameplay Trailer: As promised by Ubisoft, heres the first gaemplay trailer of Assassins Creed III which shows pre-alpha footage through early Boston city, Battle of Bunker Hill and a bit more.

Hitman Absolution coming in November: Hitman: Absolution gets a worldwide release date eventually: November 20th. Also, Square Enix announced Hitman Sniper Challenge, a pre-order standalone bonus available on May 15th. More details and 2 screens inside.

New video for Ghost Recon: Ubisoft just sent us a new video of Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Future Soldier showing that much effort has been put on the games atmosphere. this new episode in the franchise will be available on May 24 on Xbox 360

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Limited Edition Kingdom Hearts 3D Bundle: Square Enix has announced a special edition 3DS bundle for Kingdom Hearts fans for the upcoming Dream Drop Distance and 10th Anniversary.

Chun-Li and Morrigan Join Project X Zone: New details for the 3DS developer crossand#45;over, Project X Zone, have surfaced and#45; including an updated roster with Morrigan and Chunand#45;Li.

Pokemon BlackWhite 2 - New Animated Trailer: Nintendo have released a new animated trailer for the upcoming sequel to Pokémon Black / White, with all new faces in a familiar world.

7 Wii U Games in Development at Ubisoft: Ubisoft have confirmed that seven projects are currently on the go for Wii U and#45; including Rayman Legends and Marvel Avengers.

No Playable Capcom Nintendo Games at E3: Despite a growing number of Capcom games on the Nintendo scene, the company has confirmed none will be playable at E3.

Lost Planet Spin-Off Heading to 3DS: Capcom has announced a new action shooter for PS3 and 3DS set in the same universe as the Lost Planet series.

9 Minutes of Kingdom Hearts 3D in English: Square Enix have released the debut trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts installment for 3DS and#45; Dream Drop Distance.

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