Thanks to a $226 million investment by the government of Ontario, Ubisoft gets its fourth Canadian studio. By Dustin Quillen , 07/06/2009 Apparently government investment isn't just for automobile manufacturers, banking institutions, and insurance companies anymore. Fresh off of Canada's par...
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Doom developer can now work more quickly, Bethesda says. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 Doom developer id Software is not taking a break after being bought out by Zenimax. Instead, it's ramping up production, with a third team working on an as-yet unannounced new project. "They'd like to ...
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The two consoles may be at a dead heat for global adoption in 2011. By Steve Watts , 06/30/2009 The console war may extend for several years to come, and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks we'll see a shift in the leading consoles by the time it's over. Gamasutra gives word that a ...
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EA and DICE's free-to-play online shooter pays tribute to the King of Pop with some truly stylin' outfits. By Dustin Quillen , 06/30/2009 UPDATE: An EA representative has assured MTV Multiplayer that the Michael Jackson costumes for Battlefield Heroes will be free. Rejoice! ORIGINAL STORY:...
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Wedding announcement may have outed the lead designer for next game. By Steve Watts , 06/30/2009 A confirmation of the next game in the Fable series might have turned up in The New York Times wedding announcement of Amy Gilbert and Joshua Atkins. Gilbert, who is keeping her own name and st...
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Second multiplayer offering will allow a larger pool of players to join in. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 PlayStation 3 owners who were able to take part in the Uncharted 2 beta will soon be getting another treat. According to Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells, another multiplayer demo will...
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Check out an exclusive look at Turtles in Time XBLA and a new look at TMNT Smash Up on Wii. By Tina Sanchez , 06/29/2009 Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player here in this story. Questions : Ask your question(s) in...
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"Demons of the Badlands" will be the first of three downloadable add-ons for Volition's highly-destructible shooter. By Dustin Quillen , 06/30/2009 Like Saints Row and Saints Row 2 before it, Red Faction Guerrilla will be receiving plenty of post-release support from develo...
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Fans petition for local area network play, point to problems of bandwidth. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 Blizzard's decision to leave local area network play support out of StarCraft II has generated a flurry of controversy among fans since it was revealed yesterday, with concerns centering...
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Blizzard confirms that LAN play being left out in an effort to promote Battle.net. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 If you've ever been to a LAN Party, there's a reasonable chance you were playing StarCraft , especially in the late '90s. That may not be the case for StarCraft II though, as Bliz...
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Skateboard championship due next week for $3. By Steve Watts , 06/30/2009 The News: EA will be releasing more Skate 2 downloadable content, this time in the form of the Maloof Money Cup on July 9, reports Kotaku. It's the largest purse available in professional skateboarding, and the DLC ...
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Plus, Pinball FX owners can now pick up a new table featuring Street Fighter. By Chris Pereira , 11/12/2008 With all of the big releases lately, Microsoft apparently felt you don't deserve a new Xbox Live Arcade game this week -- unless you've preordered Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts , ...
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Games like House of the Dead Overkill have sharp tails, but can still profit over the long term, publisher says. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 We really liked MadWorld -- we gave it an A- in our review -- but most Wii owners didn't seem to notice when it hit the market. It sold 66,000 copie...
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Title was originally slated for September, seemingly pushed back. By Kat Bailey , 06/30/2009 Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners looking forward to the next edition of Vandal Hearts will have to wait a little longer. Previously scheduled for September, the title appears to have been delayed...
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Two classic series get revitalized on Xbox Live Arcade this week for 800 Microsoft points apiece. By Dustin Quillen , 06/29/2009 Fans of SNK fighting games will be able to chase last week's release of Garou: Mark of the Wolves with King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match this Wednesday. The c...
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Check out this all-new direct feed footage from the upcoming PSN title Shatter. By David Ellis , 06/29/2009 One of the most pleasant surprises at this year's E3 was the viral breakout of a little known PSN game called Shatter . Tucked away in an art exhibit in a no man's land, Shatter starte...
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Blizzard wants to enable players to change their Horde characters into Alliance characters and vice versa. By Dustin Quillen , 06/29/2009 In the years since the launch of World of Warcraft back in 2004, Blizzard has implemented numerous premium services that allow users to modify their p...
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"I wish the team nothing but the best of fortune going forward," Mark Jacobs says. By Kat Bailey , 06/26/2009 Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs has officially moved on from the company he helped to create, leaving the newly-combined studio in the hands of BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyk...
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Insider "mole" also says the Xbox 360 Elite will get a price cut too. By Kris Pigna , 06/27/2009 Sony may have recently reaffirmed that the PlayStation 3 won't get a price cut until they're good and ready , but according to rumors being floated by Ars Technica, that could be as ...
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Looks like gamers will soon get to try the 4-player E3 demo for themselves... we guess. By Kris Pigna , 06/28/2009 Lost Planet 2 was one of Capcom's biggest hits at E3, mostly because of a great demo that showed off the game's 4-player co-op mode. If that sounds like something you wo...
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