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Blizzard, BioWare, Valve, more chat about connected gaming: GDC 2010: Rob Pardo, Ray Muzyka, Jason Holtman join Zyngas Brian Reynolds and Nexons Min Kim to advocate the importance of community in game design.

EEDAR dishes data on achievements, new IP: GDC 2010: Researchers find only four percent of players max out gamerscore for any given game, predict a surge in original intellectual properties sparked by Project Natal, PlayStation Move.

Volition on co-op play in sandbox games: Saints Row 2 developer on the hassles of including cooperative mode in their game, and why it was worthwhile in the end.

FFXIII director intends to keep series story driven: GDC 2010: Director Motomu Toriyama shares his experiences and offers a postmortem for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII.

Arkham Asylum art director on rebooting Batman: GDC 2010: Rocksteadys David Hego explains the approach taken to polishing up the Caped Crusaders tarnished image in games.

Gene Simmons 'the voice of Guitar Hero 6': KISS bassist tells British game show Game On that hes in the next installment of the rhythm series, due in the second half of this year.

Big in Japan Mar. 1-7: Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki: Nintendos creature-capture RPG tops software charts but fails to lift DS above PSPs hardware-leading weekly performance.

Sid Meier's GDC 2010 Keynote--liveblog begins 10:30am PST: GDC 2010: The creator of Civilization, Colonization, and Alpha Centauri talks about his three decades in game development in the presentation, The Psychology of Game Design (Everything You Know Is Wrong).

360 Achievements unlock developer tips, DLC dates: GDC 2010: Researcher Bruce Phillips detailed study of 18,000 players habits, multiplayer usage, and achievement acquisition is helping Microsoft Game Studios make better games.

Naughty Dog dissects Uncharted 2: GDC 2010: Co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand maps out the many pitfalls his studio had to overcame to release 2009s award-winning action adventure.

Uncharted 2 scores 5 at GDC Awards: GDC 2010: Naughty Dogs acclaimed shooter nets record number of statuettes, including Game of the Year; Batman Arkham Asylum upsets in Game Design category; Scribblenauts top handheld; Flower and Farmville also win.

Monaco tops Independent Game Festival Awards: GDC 2010: Top-down four-player co-op game takes Grand Prize, design honors at indie celebration; Limbo lands visual and technical excellence categories.

Blizzard's Pardo serves up game design secret sauce: GDC 2010: Studio game design chief Rob Pardo lays out companys core game-making philosophies that drive high-quality hits.

Epic Media Briefing: Unreal Engine 3, UDK, and APB: GDC 2010: Epic shows off the ever-expanding reach of Unreal Engine 3; Realtime Worlds Dave Jones give a demo of its upcoming MMO action game.

Eidos Montreal on designing Deus Ex 3: GDC 2010: Human Revolution art director on how the Icarus myth influenced the cyberpunk prequel, trying to come up with a distinct visual look, and Heavy Rains scary characters; confirms Human Evolution subtitle.

Do achievements spoil the fun?: GDC 2010: Ex-EA Maxis developer Chris Hecker wonders if reward systems are undermining the inherent enjoyment of playing games.

Silent Hill composer tunes into perfect sound: GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience.

SCEA reveals what makes Move tick: GDC 2010: Publishers research team shows off the PS3 motion controller, from untapped potential to unfortunate limitations.

US game sales sink 15% in Feb., BioShock 2 best-seller: BREAKING NEWS: Xbox 360 #1 console during $1.48-Billion Month; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Mass Effect 2, Dantes Inferno, and Heavy Rain all make top 10.

Sakamoto on Metroid: Other M, WarioWare: GDC 2010: Nintendo software group manager talks mood, creating games for different audiences, and how Dario Argento influenced Metroid.

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GameSpy

Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising Review: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II -- Chaos Rising (PC)The path of Chaos is tempting indeed.

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Coming to PS3, PC and Mac: Sam & Max: The Devils Playhouse -- Episode 1: The Penal Zone (PC)Telltales new five-parter is coming April 15th, console-exclusive to PS3.

PlayStation Move Editor Roundtable: PlayStation Move (PS3)GameSpys editorial staff sits down to talk about Sonys upcoming motion-controller.

Mega Man 10 Review: Mega Man 10 (PS3)Torture defined (and enjoyed).

Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Trailer: Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper (X360)Can you stop him before its too late?

Monaco Takes Independent Games Festival Awards Grand Prize: More than $50,000 in prizes awarded to indie developers.

GDC Awards: Leading Game Creators Name 2009's Best Games: Uncharted 2 the big winner at annual GDC awards show.

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IGN

White Knight Chronicles (International Edition) - Walkthrough & guide: White Knight Chronicles (International Edition) (PS3)White Knight Chronicles

GDC 10: Sakamoto on Metroid Dread: Please Be Patient.: Metroid Dread (DS)Whatever happened to the fabled Nintendo DS Metroid adventure? The producer speaks.

IGN Originals Video: Take a look at the Top 5 Indie games that no one should ever make.

Pokemon HeartGold Review: Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)The Game Boy Color design gets a remake and a pack-in gadget. But does the core gameplay still hold up?

Pokemon SoulSilver Review: Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)The Game Boy Color design gets a remake and a pack-in gadget. But does the core gameplay still hold up?

GDC 10: Nexuiz Hands-on: Nexuiz (X360)Who got their PC on my console?

Pokemon SoulSilver Video Review: Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)Find out if this Game Boy Color remake is worth the double dip.

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1UP

See How the N64 and XBLA Versions of Perfect Dark Compare: After seeing screenshots or video of the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark, you may not have been blown away. Coming just weeks after the release of the gorgeous Battlefield: Bad Company 2, not to mention the myriad of

Yakuza 3 Review: Legend has it that the term yakuza derives from the classic Japanese card game hanafuda. Of the many combinations of cards you can draw as a hand, the worst is eight-nine-three -- pronounced, in an old dialect of Japanese, ya-ku-za.

Game Faces: Meet the 1UP Community: Game Faces: Meet the 1UP Community1UP users speak up about themselves and their love of games.By Mike CruzWho is 1UP? Our staff page is part of the answer to that question, but 1UP is also made up of

Sam & Max: The Penal Zone Coming to PC, Mac, and PS3 on April 15: &Last month, an ESRB rating hinted that a new Sam & Max episode was coming to the PlayStation 3. Sure enough, Telltale Games has confirmed a PS3 release of The Penal Zone, the first episode of Sam & Maxs third

DICE Takes a Shot at "Mapathy," Free BFBC2 Maps Coming Soon: While Infinity Wars appears to have some premium downloadable maps coming on March 30 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, DICE, too, is at work on new maps for Battlefield: Bad Company

Splinter Cell Conviction's First 90 Minutes Features Home Invasion, PMCs, And Russian Bathhouses: Note to self: if I ever find myself in a situation where I try a hand at home invasion, I should make sure to not be breaking into the house of a superspy like Sam Fisher. Within the first hour

The Next Lara Croft Game Isn't A Tomb Raider Game: Crystal Dynamics has a good reason for why its next, artifact-scavenging game is called Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and not something with Tomb Raider in the title: this is unlike any other Tomb Raider game to date.

Biometrics are Gaming's Future, According to Valve's Gabe Newell: Valve co-founder Gabe Newell isnt exactly known for keeping his opinions about the gaming industry a secret. In keeping with that fine tradition, the Half-Life creator used his acceptance speech at

Sid Meier's Keynote Discusses Cheating And Dancing Bears: Legendary game designer Sid Meier gave a keynote talk Friday at the Game Developers Conference, explaining to his fellow game designers how to trick players into having a good time.If you play Civilization, you are an egomaniac, Meier

Torchlight Headed for Consoles Soon?: Torchlight was the toast of the dungeon-crawling crowd when it released on PC last year, but what if your rig just doesnt cut the mustard? No worries -- word on the street suggests Runic Games debut could

BioShock 2 DLC is Already On the Disc: Trouble is brewing in Rapture. The recently released Sinclair Solutions multiplayer pack for BioShock 2 is facing upset players over the revelation that the content is already on the disc, and the $5 premium is an

Rock Band Offers Three Doors Down, Mute Math Next Week: In addition to the Lady Gaga DLC that was announced earlier this week, Harmonix has revealed four more Rock Band tracks scheduled to become available next week. Songs by Three Doors Down, Mute

Mass Effect 2 Bringing "Kasumi's Stolen Memory" DLC in April: Though BioWare has been providing a steady stream of free content for Mass Effect 2 for Cerberus Network members, their plan has always been to introduce paid downloadable content as well. Well be seeing the

Gabe Newell: Portal 2 is "The Best Game We've Ever Done": Following this years Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, we were able to grab Valves Gabe Newell for a brief chat about Portal 2, wherein he mentioned that he thinks it is the best game Valve has ever

Gabe Newell Teases New Song for Portal 2: In an interview with 1UP after accepting the Pioneer Award at tonights Game Developers Choice ceremony, Valves Gabe Newell offered a few details about his companys upcoming Portal 2.When asked if he could provide a piece of trivia about the

Sony's Motion Fighter Might Need A Bit More Time In The Practice Ring: One of the featured games during Sonys PlayStation Move press conference was the nifty looking fighting simulator called, for now, Motion Fighter (Sony is quick to use the phrase working title in all the official paperwork). The premise is simple:

How Shank Is An Ultraviolent Cartoon That Animation Fans Should Pay Attention To: Shank had me at hello due to its ultra-stylized and violent debut back when it was first announced at PAX. Recently picked up by EA, Klei Entertainments endearingly brutal brawler (coming to XBLA, PSN, and PC this summer) has a

PlayStation Move: Quick Impressions Of What It Can Do: Okay, lets just get both the personal hygienic massager and the Wii HD comments out of the way. Done. Now, weve already covered some of the basics of the upcoming PlayStation Move, and we also checked out a traditional hardcore

MLB 10: The Show Review: In videogames, just as in sports, competitions really the key to success. When youve got a rival challenging your every move, youre simply a lot more motivated to get the job done right. The year-to year competition with Konamis Pro

ilomilo is Action-Puzzle Games Cubed: Back in 1985, Hudson made a game called Binary Land, a puzzle game where you guided a pair of penguin lovers through a maze -- at the same time. Simple, clever, and underrated, it was the kind of game typical

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Eurogamer

Article: Moving On: Just who is expected to buy this years new motion controllers?GamesIndustry.biz, the trade arm of the Eurogamer Network, recently completed the next step in its evolution toward greater support for the videogames business with the implementation of a full registration

Article: Digital Foundry vs. PlayStation Move: Post Natal.Its been less than 24 hours since I attended the PlayStation Move reveal event at GDC, and Im gathered in a small conference room of game-makers and press for Sonys presentation to developers. Im looking for answers. Yesterdays event

News: "This is the year of Civilization," says Meier: Reckons its a great time to be in games. Speaking at the Game Developers Conference, Sid Meier has declared that 2011 is the year of Civilization.He made the statement during the Q&A session which followed his keynote speech. When asked

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Article: BioShock 2's DLC on disc already?: Minute file sizes suggest so.BioShock 2s first batch of DLC, the Sinclair Solutions pack, may have been on the game disc all along.Users on the 2K forum (spotted by VG247) recorded the download size as a teensy 24K on PC

Video: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising - Launch trailer: View this video on EGTV

Video: Brink - Cinematic: View this video on EGTV

News: Wii's Hanabi Festival starts today: Plus WiiWare and DSiWare treats.Nintendos Hanabi Festival returns today, making NeoGeo game Iron Clad and NES game Lode Runner available in Europe for the first time.Thats so brilliant that Nintendo has bumped up the price, raising Iron Clad from 900

Article: Sam & Max heading to PlayStation 3: Five new episodes in Devils Playhouse.Episodic emperor Telltale will finally venture into PS3 territory this April with the launch of Sam & Max: The Devils Playhouse.The Devils Playhouse is title of the overarching series. The first episode will be known

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News: Tiger 11 won't support Natal: Not in a position to do so for this one.Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 game will not support Project Natal but will support PlayStation Move.We are always evaluating new technologies and Natal would be a perfect fit for the Tiger

News: Dragon Age sequel in February 2011?: Mysterious BioWare leaflet points to date.BioWare has singled out 2nd February 2011 as a significant date for the Dragon Age series.The numbers 02.01.2011 were printed on a leaflet inside the US Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening retail box, above a

Video: Deus Ex: Human Revolution teaser: View this video on EGTV

Video: Welcome To Yakuza 3: View this video on EGTV

News: Molyneux hints at Fable III for PC: As does job posting.Various hints dropped by Peter Molyneux and Lionhead point to a PC version of Fable III.There are some things we havent seen, Molyneux told GameSpot. We still havent talked to the world about Natal. We still havent

News: Molyneux: Natal is bigger step than Move: Thinks Sony wand may be for the core.Peter Molyneux has told Eurogamer that he doesnt think PlayStation Move is the same kind of step forward as Microsofts Project Natal, but admits he fancies a crack on Sonys new magic wand

News: Hidden Portal 2 message deciphered: Valve GDC BSOD joke points to E3.Valves Portal-inspired blue screen of death, which popped up during Gabe Newells GDC Awards speech last night, had a hidden message.Buried in hex code was the message, Suspend until EEE. Internet detectives on the

Video: 90 seconds of Mafia II gameplay: View this video on EGTV

Interview: Peter Molyneux's Question Time: Fable III! Project Natal! PS Move! Dogs!How time flies. Its been a whole year since we interviewed Peter Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference, and now here we are again, interviewing Peter Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference.But hes got

Video: Red Steel 2 - Super powers: View this video on EGTV

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ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC/PS3/X360) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC/PS3/X360) @ ToTheGame

SCREENSHOT: EA Sports MMA (PS3/X360) @ ToTheGame: SCREENSHOT: EA Sports MMA (PS3/X360) @ ToTheGame

SCREENSHOT: Fable III (X360) @ ToTheGame: SCREENSHOT: Fable III (X360) @ ToTheGame

SCREENSHOT: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Wii) @ ToTheGame: SCREENSHOT: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Wii) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: SOCOM 4 (PS3) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: SOCOM 4 (PS3) @ ToTheGame

GENERAL NEWS: Crafting Mama (DS) @ ToTheGame: GENERAL NEWS: Crafting Mama (DS) @ ToTheGame

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Kotaku

Weekend Coupons: High-Value Targets: Lots of hardware deals highlight the roundup, but dont worry,

The Return of NBA Jam, in All Its Catchphrase Glory

Kotaku Originals: Gee, Didya See?: Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco was

Dragon Age: Awakening Raises Level Cap To 35, Boosts Lesser: You can be more powerful in next weeks expansion to Dragon

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves: For some reason, this painting struck me as a particularly

Crysis 2 Footage Looking As Nice As Expected: Crysis 2

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Tester-Free: Its a pretty slim week on the PAL

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Joystiq

XBLM listing reveals 5 maps, 2 CoD4 remakes in MW2 'Stimulus Package' DLC: We may still be waiting for a the spring release of Modern Warfare 2s first DLC (Stimulus Package), but thanks to an early Xbox Live Marketplace listing for the map pack, we arent

Fable 2 episodic experiment deemed 'massively successful' by Molyneux: At the tail end of our GDC interview with Lionheads Peter Molyneux, we remembered one more question we simply had to know: How well did Fable 2s episodic experiment

Square Enix job listing reveals preparation for 'next generation platforms': Sony may have a 10 year plan for PS3, and Microsoft may be extending the life of the 360 with Project Natal -- heck, even Nintendo has repeatedly stated its sticking with the

GDC 2010 Microtalks: Big ideas, tiny speeches: The GDC 2010 Microtalks session was a frazzling experience in many ways. The format of the event essentially assures it. Ten lecturers -- all from different sectors of the game industry -- each

Overheard@GDC: The Cliff Bleszinski Pie Analogy: Save your fork, therell be pie. The game is the fork and the pie is the DLC. -Cliff Bleszinski After confessing to having a big appetite for Borderlands, the Gears of War developer

White House courts devs to make healthy eating games: In a video presentation at the Game Developers Choice Awards, White House chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra discussed the Apps for Healthy Kids project, a plan to encourage game developers to collaborate with

ESA says Rhode Island game bill is unconstitutional, Jack Thompson ... agrees?: Rhode Island bill S.2156 (PDF) is silly ... (How silly is it?) ... Its so silly that even Jack Thompson recognizes it as unconstitutional. As GamePolitics reports, its one thing when the Entertainment

Metareview: Yakuza 3: Plenty of attention has been lavished on one nontraditional Japanese RPG this week -- but Sega sneaked out another one alongside Final Fantasy XIII. Luckily, enough reviewers remembered that Yakuza 3 exists to

WRUP: Gee-Dee-See you at PAX East edition: March is packed! Great game releases, with plenty of industry announcements and kerfuffles going on. With that said, if you missed any of our Game Developers Conference 2010 coverage this

More FIFA World Cup 2010 media than you can shake a red card at: We know, we know -- weve been desperately waiting for more new media on Aprils South Africa-themed FIFA release as well, and today weve finally got some more. Arriving care of GDC 2010, EA Sports released the trailer you see

OTOY to launch in 'Q2 2010' through AMD partnership: Yknow, OnLive and Gaikai arent the only game-streaming services on the block. OTOY has been laying low for a minute, but the other game streaming service has finally made its big announcement: its

Brink trailer showcases acrobatic, lanky dudes: Whomever compiled this Brink trailer must have enjoyed themself some Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, because we swear weve only seen dudes stylishly dodge projectiles like that in a Hideo Kojima game. But, we digress.There are plenty of other

GDC hands-on: Deadliest Warrior (XBLA): Okay, honesty time. Most of the preparation for my GDC appointment to check out Pipework Foundations TV-to-game adaptation Deadliest Warrior was spent thinking up jokes about the games cast of anachronistic characters. So,

Seen@GDC: Some weird things happened at Harmonix's Rock Band event: Youve already seen the (arguably) most newsworthy video we filmed during Wednesdays Rock Band Bar Night event hosted by Harmonix at GDC. However, our Flip Cam captured a few other magic moments which

Sam & Max PSN pre-orders start March 18; other console versions a 'definite possibility': Sam and Max will bring their off-kilter humor to PlayStation 3 for the first time in The Devils Playhouse: The Penal Zone, the first episode in a new season of Telltales episodic adventure

Nintendo's Sakamoto: No Wii Kid Icarus now, but possible: If theres a Kid Icarus reboot in the works somewhere at Nintendo, Metroid: Other M producer Yoshio Sakamoto, who worked on the original NES game, doesnt know anything about it. I dont know

Gene Simmons: 'I'm the voice of Guitar Hero 6': Im the voice of Guitar Hero 6, says KISS front man Gene Simmons during a video clip produced by Game On, a division of UK media site ITN. And thats all he says.

OnLive to offer 'OnLive Game Portal' service without monthly fee: The pricing scheme announced this week by OnLive, in which youd pay $15 a month for the privilege of buying and renting games, wont be the only way to interact with the streaming

Liked Battle Chess? Meet Battle vs. Chess: Battle vs. Chess appears to bring Battle Chess to a new generation, with a similar hook and a name that just skirts a potential copyright lawsuit. With upbeat combat visuals & mechanics, the

Molyneux: Motion gaming is making devs 'sweat': You hear that, developers? You should be shakin in yer boots -- motion-based gaming is going to force you to throw away everything youve ever learned about game design and start anew. At

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Blue's News

DiRT 3 Confirmed: Edge Online has word that Codemasters is working on DiRT 3, confirming plans for the next installment in the rally racing series with Codemasters Studios vice president Gavin Cheshire. He indicates...

Red Faction: Guerrilla Patch Plans: The Red Faction Underground has details on an upcoming second patch for Red Faction: Guerrilla, outlining whats being fixed, whats not being fixed, and what Volition is still working for their...

Star Trek Online Update Plans: Cryptic Studios has issued a Common Ground Fact Sheet with details on the next content update for Star Trek Online, which is due for release shortly. Included are perks for lifetime subscribers, PvP...

The Old Republic Updates: The Star Wars: The Old Republic Website has an update on ancient prisons of Belsavis and the horrible secrets contained within its vaults. The profile includes this video and screenshots in the...

NVIDIA Responds to ATI PhysX Comments: PC Games Hardware has a response from NVIDIA to a recent statement by ATI that developers other than Epic use PhysX for physics because theyre paid to do it. NVIDIAs Nadeem Mohammed, Director of...

OnLive Free Service Plans: The OnLive Blog has word from CEO Steve Perlman that OnLive is planning a free service, in addition to the premium offering from the cloud computing company (thanks Shacknews). Heres word: The...

Theatre of War 2 : Kursk 1943 Patch: Battlefront.com now offers a patch for Theatre of War 2 : Kursk 1943, updating the just-released World War II strategy game to version 1.2.4. The read me offers details on the new version. The patch...

StarCraft II Beta Patch: The Battle.net Forums announce the release of patch 5 for the StarCraft II beta, outlining a number of balance changes and a single bug fix: Fixed an issue with High graphics settings that could...

Transformers: War for Cybertron Interview: Theres a Transformers: War for Cybertron Interview on Giant Bomb unveils some details about the upcoming Transformers prequel game. The conversation covers the millions of years of war between the...

On Sale: Batman: Arkham Asylum on Steam. Save 50%. Batman: Arkham Asylum + Just Cause Bundle on Steam. Save 66%. Cities XL on Direct2Drive. Save 50%. Fallen Earth on Direct2Drive. Save 50%. FINAL FANTASY XI...

Evening Previews: Mass Effect 2 Paid DLC on Shacknews. Medal of Honor on GameZone.com. Thanks Joker961.

Evening Screenshots: Champions Online: Revelation on IncGamers.

Evening Consolidation: Guitar Hero 6 Confirmed. Rock Band DLC Week of 3/16 - Lady Gaga, 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways. Wii Sales Decline Runs Deeper Than Supply Constraints, says Pachter. Doctor Who Wii game IS...

Evening Tech Bits: IBM stops disclosing U.S. headcount data. Thanks Joker961 via Slashdot. Cameron Doing Titanic 3D, Avatar Re-Release. Thanks Ant. AnandTech: Intel Core i7 980X Overclocking Update- Breaking 4GHz...

Evening Metaverse: Google Maps new biking feature has plenty of flaws. Thanks Boing Boing. Newspapers Gaming Google With Questionable Tactics. Govt internet filter going live is sad day for NZ. Thanks Slashdot. FBI...

On BioShock 2 DLC's Tiny Download: A post to the 2K Forums explains why the just-released Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack DLC for BioShock 2 was already present on the game disks, saying this was to ensure multiplayer compatibility (tha...

Field of Glory Patch: Matrix Games announces the release of another patch for Field of Glory, updating the turn-based strategy game to version 1.1.1. They say: The comprehensive 1.1.1 update brings several tweaks and...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Idle Server Shutdowns: The Battlefield Blog addresses a report that theyve asked game server providers to shut down idle Battlefield: Bad Company 2 servers, clarifying that this is a temporary measure by a single GSP,...

"Platform Agnostic" Brink Gets New Trailer: A new cinematic trailer from Brink is now available on GameVideos, offering an impressive, albeit pre-rendered, promotion for the first-person shooter in development at Splash Damage. Though Splash...

Newell: Portal 2 is Valve's "Best Game": Oh Portal 2s great. Its the best game weve ever done, Valves Gabe Newell tells 1UP in answer to the question of why the audience should be excited about Portal 2, their recently announced...

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GamesIndustry.biz

News: EA to ditch in-game ad partners and sell direct: Electronic Arts is to drop in-game advertising partners IGA Worldwide and Massive Inc. and sell its ads in-house.According to a report by digital marketing site clickz, the publisher held an event in New York earlier this week where it pitched

News: OnLive to offer rentals without subscription: OnLive boss Steve Perlman has revealed that the cloud gaming service will allow users to rent PC titles on a game-by-game basis, highlighting a more flexible approach for customers.The company said earlier in the week that the basic OnLive packages

News: Molyneux "not surprised" by PlayStation Move: Peter Molyneux, Lionhead Studios founder and creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe, has characterised the PlayStation Move as more a device for the core than it is for the casual market.In an interview with sister site Eurogamer, Molyneux was

News: Pac-Man creator to open Festival of Games 2010: Toru Iwatini, the creator of arcade classic Pac-Man, is to open the Festival of Games 2010 event in The Netherlands with a keynote speech.Iwatani is now a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University and will demonstrate his teaching skills at an

News: EALA vets form Supergiant Games: Three veterans from Electronic Arts Los Angeles studio have announced the formation of their own San Francisco Bay Area developer: Supergiant Games.The new studio has not revealed any details of its initial products, except to say that it is working

News: Blossom Pink PSP trounces DS in Japan: Sales of the PSP in Japan almost doubled this week, following the release of a new Blossom Pink hardware colour.As a result the PSP shot past the Nintendo DS in terms of weekly sales, with a total of 66,083 units

News: APB business model is "completely unique" - Jones: Realtime Worlds highly-anticipated PC game All Points Bulletin (APB) will have a completely unique business model, with the Scottish developer eschewing traditional subscription payments in favour of a changing, flexible model that in some instances can offer play for free.Jones,

News: NPD: US hardware sales down 20% in February: US hardware sales have, in line with software sales, seen another year-on-year decline in February, down by 20 per cent to a total of $426.4 million.The latest NPD Group data does show an increase from January 2010 though, with much

News: NPD: Games software sales drop 15% in February: US software sales saw another double figure year-on-year decline in February, with revenues down 15 per cent to $624.4 million.The games market as a whole also fell by 15 per cent, to $1.26 billion. Hardware revenues were down 20 per

Editorial: Moving On: It is no great surprise that, despite Microsofts slowly building focus on Natal, Sony is likely to beat it to market with its PlayStation Move motion controller. The noise and heat generated by the rumbling PR campaigns behind both technologies

News: Pricing could stunt OnLive growth: A number of factors are pouring cold water on the launch plans for cloud gaming service OnLive, including an installed base too small to be meaningful for larger publishers, and a pricing model that could prove too expensive for consumers.Thats

News: UK govt: Case for games tax relief is "coming together": Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Digital Britain, has offered renewed hope to the UK games sector, revealing the argument for tax breaks is getting stronger, with an update likely in this months Budget. The Minister argued, in an exclusive interview

News: Valve and Epic ink Steamworks deal: Valve Software and Epic Games have inked an agreement to include Valves Steamworks suite of tools and services to all licensees of Epics Unreal Engine 3 middleware, free of charge.Epics technology is one of the most widely used engines in

News: Image Metrics settles $8 million funding deal: Leading facial animation technology firm Image Metrics has announced the closure of an $8 million round of financing, which it intends to use to increase the scope of its sales and marketing efforts for software products such as Faceware.The company

News: Old Republic EA's "largest ever" game: EA chief financial officer Eric Brown has claimed that BioWares Star Wars: The Old Republic is the publishers most expensive game in the companys nearly 30 year history.Speaking to a Wedbush Morgan Securities audience in New York, as reported by

News: Third Pokemon Ranger title tops Japanese charts: The third entry in the Pokemon Ranger series on Nintendo DS has cruised to an easy victory in the weekly Japanese sales charts, with sales of 161,000 units. Its predecessor sold 193,337 units in its debut.The second highest new entry

News: No EA Sports Active 2.0 for Natal: EA has announced that EA Sports Active 2.0 will be released this autumn on the Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone and iPod touch - but not the Xbox 360 or Project Natal.The original title was released on the Wii last spring

News: GamesIndustry.biz to launch German edition in April: A German edition of GamesIndustry.biz is to launch in April, with MCV founder Christoph Holowaty acting as managing editor.The site will offer market-leading daily news, analysis, interviews and features, with exclusive German market editorial alongside the current English-language content.Launching a

Interview: Nexon USA's Daniel Kim: Free-to-play is a sector of the online business thats grown significantly in the past five years, and with MapleStory present through that whole time, Nexon can certainly be attributed some of the responsibility.But the quality bar for what constitutes a

News: Sony names motion controller PlayStation Move: Sony has finally announced the name of its PlayStation 3 motion controller now officially known as PlayStation Move revealing that it will also operate with a sub-controller alongside the PlayStation 3 EyeThe platform holder said that a bundle

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Evil Avatar

Newest Medal of Honor Gets a New Trailer: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 03-13-2010 at 05:28 AM

NBA Jam Debut Trailer: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 03-13-2010 at 05:22 AM

Insomniac Going Multiplatform?: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 07:10 PM

2K Confirms $DLC is Already On Disc, Offers Explanation: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 02:00 PM

PlayStation Store Update 03/11: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 01:07 PM

Torchlight May Be Coming to Consoles: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: pwnophobiaPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 08:48 AM

Bethesda Releases New Brink Trailer: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: pwnophobiaPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 08:26 AM

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CVG

Wii HD not of interest, says Nintendo: Firm would be embarrassed to be Sony or Microsoft, says Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has rubbished suggestions that the firm will release an HD version of Wii.Click here to read the full article

Nintendo 'flattered' by PS3 Move: Reggies Fils-Aime says Nintendo will innovate beyond todays peripherals. Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said he is "flattered" by Sonys PlayStation Move.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesAliens Vs Predator review -

PS3 Move can control Starcraft - Sony: Device is precise enough to work with fiddly RTS, says creator. Sony has used its new PlayStation Move controller with StarCraft on PC to test how precise it is. And guess what? According to the platform holder, it works a

Video games 'ruining marriages': Internet age damaging matrimony, says Catholic group. Video games have been blamed as a cause of the breakdown of modern marriages - as spouses become distracted by the always on internet age.Click here to read the full article

Parents should be stricter with games - Children's Commissioner: Maggie Atkinson in Government official speaks sense shock. Childrens Commissioner Dr. Maggie Atkinson has told parents to be stricter with the types of computer games they show to their kids.Click here to read the full article

CVG: The week's best comments: Stuff you said that made us titter. With the PlayStation Move looking like... erm, like it does... and that God of War III sex scene cropping up, there was a good chance that the comments would turn a little blue

Guitar Hero 6 confirmed: Kisss Gene Simmons says hell be the voice of the game. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons has let the cat out of the bag: Guitar Hero 6 is on its way.Click here to read the full article

Yakuza 3 review - 6/10 in EDGE: Mag rates European version of Segas game. Edge has awarded Segas European version of Yakuza 3 6/10.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDoctor Who game coming to WiiAaron Greenberg responds to PS3 MoveGT5 trailer

Aliens Vs Predator review - 5/10 in EDGE: Harsh dealing for Rebellions hit from multiformat mag. Edge has hit Segas Aliens Vs Predator with a 5/10 review - saying the game is a hastily assembled three-in-one anachronism which proves just one thing - that terrifying and terrible are

CVG's weekly digest: Another look at the weeks highlights... The big news this week was the unveiling of the PlayStation Move - but we had plenty more to go at as well.Click here to read the full articleRelated

GT5 trailer speeds in: We wish a release date would speed in, too... Want a Gran Turismo 5 release date? Tough. Sonys not giving you one. But if you want to see more new footage of cars going around race tracks, youve come to

Doctor Who game coming to Wii: The Sun reveals title will be out for Christmas after £10m deal. A Doctor Who game will hit DS and Wii before Christmas after Nintendo agreed a contract said to be worth £10m.Click here to read the full article

Aaron Greenberg responds to PS3 Move: Controller-free experiences are the future says MS exec. Microsofts Aaron Greenberg has responded to the announcement of Sonys PS3 Move - saying that "controller-free experiences are the future of gaming".Click here to read the full article

Chaos Rising launch trailer arrives: The Dawn of War II expansion is available now. THQs released a trailer for the Dawn of War 2 expansion Chaos Rising following its launch today.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesJapan: PSP dominance

US PS3 Video store gets HUGE update: Over a hundred new titles his US video downloads service. Get the popcorn in. Sonys lobbed an absolute truck-load of new movies and shows onto the US PS3 video store this week.Click here to read the full article

Silent Hunter 5 recalled in Germany: Ubi pulls sub sim over WWII symbol inclusion. Publisher Ubisoft has recalled the collectors edition of Silent Hunter 5: Battle Of The Atlantic in Germany, reportedly over the games inclusion of "WWII symbols".Click here to read the full article

Japan: PSP dominance continues: Almost doubles all other hardware. The Japanese are still going mental over Sonys portable. PSP increased its lead at the top of the Japanese hardware chart during the week ended March 7, which has been boosted by the release of

Exclusive: Red Steel 2 video featuring CVG's Andy: Or "CGV", if youre Ubisofts still-drunk-from-the-night-before video editor. Were usually the ones shoving dictaphones into peoples faces, but the tables were turned when we were probed by Boobisoft at a recent Red Steel 2 event.Click here to read the full

PS Move won't compromise core development - Sony: Peripheral wont affect focus on hardcore games, says format holder. Sony says its use of resources to make games for the PlayStation Move motion controller wont compromise the development of core PS3 games.Click here to read the full article

New Brink trailer released: Its CG but dear Lord its beautiful. A trailer for Splash Damages Brink has just been released. The footage is all CG but it looks amazing.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesKojima unveils MGS:

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Deux Ex 3: First trailer: Eidos has finally released a video for Deus Ex 3. An opportunity to see the hero and the platform announced, that is Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Hopefully, more details will come at E3.

Gran Turismo 5 images: Gran Turismo 5s release is till a very big mystery but images keep coming anyway to make the wait a bit more bearable. Today, Sony released three images only, but they get the job done.

Perfect Dark screenshots: Rare released a new batch of images for Perfect Dark XBLA, scheduled for release on March 17. Prepare to feel nostalgic.

Brink trailer: Bethesda sent us this very nicely done but also 100% CG trailer of Brink, quite the definition of Badass Id say.

Yakuza 3 : Launch Trailer: Yakuza 3 is finally out in Europe and in the US, so here is a launch trailer from SEGA.

Images and videos of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: EA shows us Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 through these images, and these two videos introducing the golfers Rory McIlroy and Paula Creamer. The game will be out on July 2nd.

GDC 2010: Fable 3 images: Microsoft released a few images of Fable 3 showing some rather dark and claustrophic environments.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is official: Lucasarts announced that Monjey Island 2 Special Edition will be released next summer on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and iPhone. Another good news is that Guybrushs design looks a whole lot better than in the previous remake. Beware

Gamersyde Preview: Splinter Cell Conviction: While Sam Fisher is preparing his return for next April, Ubisoft recently welcomed us in their Parisian office building to show us a preview version of Splinter Cell: Conviction. We were granted no less than 4 hours with the game

God of War 3 new screenshots: Sony released new images of God of War 3 and they are still as impressive as ever.

Hakan joins the cast of SSFIV: Capcom has revealed the last character that joins the new cast of Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan, an original oil wreslter, watch his skills with the trailer and a gallery inside. The game is still expected for a late April

More Prison Break images: Tom Paxton, the character you will get to play in Prison Break, is in the spotlight today with this new batch of images.

Split/Second new screenshots: Disney Interactive released these new images of Split/Second and, as usual, it looks really good.

New DLC for Shift: There really is no stopping EA when it comes to releasing new content for Need for Speed: Shift. For the price of 800 points on Xbox Live and $9.99 on PSN, you will get access to seven new cars, 50

F1 2010 images: For a few years, Formula 1 HD games have laid low but Codemasters is about to try to give the fans what they want with F1 2010. It is pretty obvious the EGO engine is at work here, and though

Mafia 2 plays with boys: The very famous charm magazine will be a guest star in the upcoming Mafia 2 and, though it is no big news, it is still a good way to talk about the game now we know we are going to

True Crime shows itself: Activision released some images of True Crime, their future attempt at reviving an old franchise that was never really successful. Mix between an open world, a driving game, a third person shooter and a fighting game, the game should be

Fallout New Vegas first images: Bethesda finally decided to release a bunch of images for Fallout New Vegas. The games graphics seem to be very similar to Fallout 3, except for a few palm trees maybe, but if the game offers as huge an environment

Another Fall Guy in Just Cause 2: It would not be a normal day without a new stunt video of Just Cause 2. Eidos/Square-Enix will not let you down so here is another piece of explosive Colt Seavers action. Let us remind you that a demo of

2010 FIFA World Cup video: 2010 FIFA World Cup will be available in less than a month, so this new video from EA is a good opportunity to have a look at the player models, and, most of all, the female supporters.

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Deux Ex 3: First trailer: Eidos has finally released a video for Deus Ex 3. An opportunity to see the hero and the platform announced, that is Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Hopefully, more details will come at E3.

Gran Turismo 5 images: Gran Turismo 5s release is till a very big mystery but images keep coming anyway to make the wait a bit more bearable. Today, Sony released three images only, but they get the job done.

Perfect Dark screenshots: Rare released a new batch of images for Perfect Dark XBLA, scheduled for release on March 17. Prepare to feel nostalgic.

Brink trailer: Bethesda sent us this very nicely done but also 100% CG trailer of Brink, quite the definition of Badass Id say.

Yakuza 3 : Launch Trailer: Yakuza 3 is finally out in Europe and in the US, so here is a launch trailer from SEGA.

Images and videos of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: EA shows us Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 through these images, and these two videos introducing the golfers Rory McIlroy and Paula Creamer. The game will be out on July 2nd.

GDC 2010: Fable 3 images: Microsoft released a few images of Fable 3 showing some rather dark and claustrophic environments.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is official: Lucasarts announced that Monjey Island 2 Special Edition will be released next summer on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and iPhone. Another good news is that Guybrushs design looks a whole lot better than in the previous remake. Beware

Gamersyde Preview: Splinter Cell Conviction: While Sam Fisher is preparing his return for next April, Ubisoft recently welcomed us in their Parisian office building to show us a preview version of Splinter Cell: Conviction. We were granted no less than 4 hours with the game

God of War 3 new screenshots: Sony released new images of God of War 3 and they are still as impressive as ever.

Hakan joins the cast of SSFIV: Capcom has revealed the last character that joins the new cast of Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan, an original oil wreslter, watch his skills with the trailer and a gallery inside. The game is still expected for a late April

More Prison Break images: Tom Paxton, the character you will get to play in Prison Break, is in the spotlight today with this new batch of images.

Split/Second new screenshots: Disney Interactive released these new images of Split/Second and, as usual, it looks really good.

New DLC for Shift: There really is no stopping EA when it comes to releasing new content for Need for Speed: Shift. For the price of 800 points on Xbox Live and $9.99 on PSN, you will get access to seven new cars, 50

F1 2010 images: For a few years, Formula 1 HD games have laid low but Codemasters is about to try to give the fans what they want with F1 2010. It is pretty obvious the EGO engine is at work here, and though

Mafia 2 plays with boys: The very famous charm magazine will be a guest star in the upcoming Mafia 2 and, though it is no big news, it is still a good way to talk about the game now we know we are going to

True Crime shows itself: Activision released some images of True Crime, their future attempt at reviving an old franchise that was never really successful. Mix between an open world, a driving game, a third person shooter and a fighting game, the game should be

Fallout New Vegas first images: Bethesda finally decided to release a bunch of images for Fallout New Vegas. The games graphics seem to be very similar to Fallout 3, except for a few palm trees maybe, but if the game offers as huge an environment

Another Fall Guy in Just Cause 2: It would not be a normal day without a new stunt video of Just Cause 2. Eidos/Square-Enix will not let you down so here is another piece of explosive Colt Seavers action. Let us remind you that a demo of

2010 FIFA World Cup video: 2010 FIFA World Cup will be available in less than a month, so this new video from EA is a good opportunity to have a look at the player models, and, most of all, the female supporters.

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NBA Jam Wii Debut Trailer: EA Sports has popped up the debut trailer for its modern take on the classic arcade hit, the slightly wacky basketball sim, NBA Jam.

High Voltage Software Have Completely Revamped The Grinder: High Voltage software have re and #45;designed to play from a top and #45;down view point.

Motion Race is 'Embarrassing' Says Reggie Fils-Aime: Nintendo of Americas president, Reggie Fils and #45;Aime states that the current race for motion is embarrassing

Pokémon Was Suppose to End With Gold/Silver: Tsunekazu Ishihara tells Iwata why the Pokémon series was suppose to end with the second generation.

Metroid Creator Wants Kid Icarus for Wii: The designer for the original Kid Icarus NES project has expressed a desire to resurrect the franchise for the Wii.

Red Steel 2 Nintendo Wii Press Impressions Video: Cubed3s Karn Bianco and a selection of games journalists offer some thoughts on Ubisofts highly anticipated Wii slasher.

The Last Story Wii RPG Artwork: Nintendo has updated the official site to Mistwalker and #45;developed RPG, The Last Story, with a trio of concept art.

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