Hit.ro

• nouFinal Fanatsy XIII-2 a fost lansat in Romania
  Final Fantasy XIII-2 a ajuns si in magazinele din Romania. Pretul jocului, disponbibil pentru consolele PlayStation 3 si Xbox 360, este de 239,99 lei.
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• Nintendo DS, bun si la varsta de 100 de ani! (video)
  In timp ce pasionatii de Nintendo au mult mai putin decat jumatate din varsta ei, Kit Connell, o femeie trecuta de suta de ani, isi petrece cateva ore pe zi
  - 5 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 12:43pm -
• BlizzCon 2012 a fost anulat
  Blizzard Entertainment a decis anularea evenimentului BlizzCon 2012. Informatia a fost publicata pe blogul Battle.net, care a anuntat amanarea urmatorului BlizzCon pana in 2013.
  - 11 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:56pm -
• Angry Birds ajunge pe Facebook de Valentine's Day
  Jocul Angry Birds soseste in sfarsit pe Facebook, in data de 14 februarie, de Valentine's Day. Producatorul Rovio a confirmat oficial data lansarii in reteaua sociala. Evenimentul se va desfasura
  - 11 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 2:31pm -

Gamextv

• nouProducatorii lui The Witcher 2 ne vorbesc despre Enhanced Edition
  Afla ce s-a schimbat in versiunea de consola a acestui RPG, direct de la producatori
  - 10 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 2:42pm -
• nouUn fan-film Battlefield 3 exploziv
  Urmareste acum un clip live-action bazat pe un meci de Battlefield 3
  - 10 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 2:24pm -
• nouTest Drive: Ferrari Legends ajunge pe rafturi primavara asta
  Atari anunta ca vom vedea in curand cel mai nou joc din seria Test Drive
  - 10 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 2:15pm -
• Metro: Last Light si Devil's Third, amanate pe 2013
  THQ dezvaluie programul de lansari pentru anii urmatori, noul Metro amanat
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 5:36pm -

COMPUTERGAMES.ro

• nouAtari anunţă Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends
  Atari a dezvăluit un nou joc din seria Test Drive care spre deosebire de ultimele două titluri Unlimited nu se va mai desfăşura într-un decor tropical open-world, ci pe circut.Intitulat Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends aceta va prezenta isto…
  - 11 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 1:37pm -
• nouFail total al testului pentru Tera
  După cum ştiţi, în weekend-ul trecut ar fi trebuit să se desfăşoare un sneak-peak pentru MMO-ul Tera.Datorită competenţei celor de la Failster Frogster, acesta a fost anulat, serverele de joc neputând fi convinse să pornească. În cele…
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• nouSchimbare de nume pentru PlayStation Network
  Prin intermediul unui e-mail trimis abonaţilor serviciului PlayStation Network, Sony anunţă că începând cu 8 februarie acesta se va numi Sony Entertainment Network.Fiind doar o schimbare de nume nu va avea niciun efect asupra conturilor exi…
  - 12 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 12:43pm -
• Valve lucrează la un proiect Top Secret pentru Team Fortress 2
  Deşi o parte din fani protestează din cauza lipsei de informaţii despre Half-Life 2: Episode Three sau Half-Life 3, Valve Software a dezvăluit că echipa care se ocupă de first-person shooter-ul Team Fortress 2 lucrează la un proiect Top Secret…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 8:19pm -

SHACKNEWS.com

• Nintendo Zone to feature full episodes of Pokemon
  Nintendo 3DS owners get free wi-fi access at more than 29,000 "Nintendo Zone" locations. While you'll probably want to spend your time playing games online, Nintendo Zone will be enhanced with a number of new features.Starting next week, Nintendo Zon…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:15am -
• Trials Evolution releases on Xbox 360 this Spring
  Trials Evolution quietly slipped into 2012 late last year. Lead designer Antti Ilvessuo finally announced details about the game's launch. "Spring is almost here, and so is Trials Evolution!”The developer promised "a more specific release date" wil…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 1:30am -
• Skyrim Creation Kit available Tuesday, comes with 'surprise'
  The Skyrim Creation Kit was due back in January... but that obviously didn't happen. So when is it due? "The Creation Kit is on track for release on Tuesday," Bethesda's Pete Hines tweeted. And even more tantalizingly, he teased: "We also have a spec…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:45am -
• Game of Thrones RPG arrives May 15 on PC, PS3 and 360
  Atlus announced that its A Game of Thrones RPG based on the popular book and HBO TV series will release May 15 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It's being developed by Cyanide Studio, which also developed A Game of Thrones: Genesis.To accompany th…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:00am -
• Chaos Code, 2D fighting game from Sega, going to PS3
  What is Chaos Code? It's a little-known fighting game Sega introduced in Japan last year. Developed by FK Digital, the 2D sprite-based game is all about being able to produce "flashy attacks" with a simple four button control scheme. Customization is…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:30pm -
• Mass Effect 3 demo includes Xbox Live Gold trial
  As with all multiplayer features on Xbox 360, the Mass Effect 3 demo will require an Xbox Live Gold subscription to access the new "Galaxy at War" co-op mode.Because both previous games were single-player affairs, some Mass Effect players may never h…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:00pm -
• Mortal Kombat Vita's uncomfortable new challenges detailed
  The upcoming PS Vita version of Mortal Kombat will be the most complete version of the game yet, with all the DLC included and additional exclusive content being thrown in for good measure. For example, the Vita version includes 15 additional costume…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:30pm -
• Alan Wake coming to PC February 16
  Alan Wake is heading to PC starting on February 16, Remedy Entertainment has announced. The game will hit Steam first on February 16, and then come to other channels (like Origin) soon afterward. Boxed retail versions will be coming soon as well.The…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
• FIFA Ultimate Team generated $39 million
  The microtransaction-powered Ultimate Team add-on to the FIFA franchise has become a tremendous money-maker for Electronic Arts. In the three months following the launch of FIFA Soccer 12, the publisher has generated $39 million.While that's good new…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 9:30pm -
• Weekend Confirmed 98 - Soul Calibur V, Neverdead, Star Wars The Old Republic
  Anticipation for Mass Effect 3 continues to mount but the game's new Facebook campaign doesn't score many points with Jeff and Garnett, or this week's guests Andrea and James Stevenson. That hasn't stopped Andrea from starting an epic fifth playthrou…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 9:00pm -

vg247.com

• nouApple removes several clone apps from App Store
  Apple has removed several copy-cat apps from its App Store today, including gems like “Angry Ninja Birds”. The majority of apps being removed from the Store were from developer Anton Sinelnikov. His catalog of 68 apps in the app store was reduced…
  - 37 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:58pm -
• nouBattlefield 3 Patch 1.03 released for PS3, fixes VoIP issues
  DICE has released patch 1.03 for the PS3 version of Battlefield 3, finally fixing the VoIP issues that have plagued it since launch. DICE had promised to release a fix for the voice chat problems on PS3 last month, and it’s kept its word. The patch…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:40pm -
• nouRockstar San Diego hiring for new open-world game
  Rockstar San Diego, the creator of Red Dead Redemption and Midnight Club, seems to be developing another open-world game if new job listings are any clue. The developer’s posted three new job ads at Gamasutra this weekend looking for tools, gamepla…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:30pm -
• nouPSM3 teases mystery shooter sequel announcement
  A teaser page with a picture of two bullets pointing downwards and the text, “A mystery shooter sequel,” features prominently in this month’s issue of PSM3. Although, no additional details have been provided, the first thing the bullets remind…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:16pm -
• nouRisen 2 Collector’s Edition revealed
  Deep Silver today revealed the Collector’s Edition of Risen 2: Dark Waters. It’ll release alongside the game’s standard edition for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 27 in the UK. There was no mention of a PC Collector’s Edition. The specia…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:08pm -
• nouGI.biz to relaunch in UK and US, drop forced registration
  Trade side GamesIndustry.biz will drop its requirement for registration this month, and is to relaunch with editorial and sales in both the US and UK. GI will merge with IndustryGamers.com, recently bought by GI-owner Eurogamer Network, “to create…
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:03pm -
• nouDungeon Defenders sees 1 million paid downloads
  Dungeon Defenders has seen 1 million paid downloads throughout Steam, PSN and XBLA since it first launched last October, publisher Reverb has told Joystiq. “It is tremendously successful franchise,” CEO Doug Kennedy told the site. “We have lots…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:32pm -
• nouLinkedIn CV shows new Kinect title from Ubisoft Reflections
  A new Kinect title is being made at Ubisoft Reflections in Newcastle, according to a LinkedIn CV, tweeted by Superannuation. The profile of Joss Scouler mentions he’s working on the “confidential” project as lead artist. Nothing else is mention…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:10pm -
• nouUnder pressure: is FFXIII-2 a step back from the brink?
  Final Fantasy XIII-2 may have topped the UK charts last week, but is it enough to steer Square’s flagship back on course? Thankfully, Alex Donaldson reckons the rudder’s been turned the right way. Developed in under two years, XIII-2 is an exampl…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:43pm -
• nouNew Battlefield 3 console update coming today
  EA’s to release a new update for the PS3 and 360 versions of Battlefield 3 today, fixing exploits and VOIP support. Mortars won’t be available to deploy in spawn areas, while the M-Com defender ribbon will be easier to achieve and tons more. Game…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:37pm -

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Escapistmagazine.com

• nouSign Up For the Hawken Beta
  Applications for the Hawken closed beta are now being taken.View Article
  - 1 hour ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:33pm -
• nou13,000 Play Half-Life 2 For Half-Life 3
  The Half-Life 3 "Call for Communication" event this past weekend was a success, but not nearly as big as it could have been.View Article
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:39pm -
• nouPlayStation Vita Already Getting New Features
  A new firmware update dropping in Japan this week adds GPS, video recording, and more.View Article
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:16pm -
• nouRumor: Harrison Ford Returning For Blade Runner Sequel
  30 years after the first Blade Runner hit theaters, it looks like Harrison Ford may return in the sequel.View Article
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:05pm -

COMPUTER&VIDEOGAMES.com

• nouArmy Corps of Hell multiplayer trailer still resembles Pikmin
  With blood and metal guitar riffs. You can replace the mellow tunes with metal riffs, add gallons of blood and enemies with laser beams, but there's no denying that Army Corps of Hell is Square's take on Pikmin. Click here to read the full articleRel…
  - 48 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:47pm -
• nouMicrosoft Flight free to download from Feb 29
  Free-to-play flight sim arrives with selection of paid DLC. Microsoft has confirmed it will release the free-to-play Microsoft Flight on February 29. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesBF3 PS3 gets voice chat fix patchSony apologises f…
  - 60 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:35pm -
• nouFFXIII-2 dev speaks out over contentious ending
  Square reasons its thinking behind the new RPG's conclusion. Final Fantasy XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama has spoken out in response to fan cries regarding the game's ending. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesBF3 PS3 gets voice chat…
  - 1 hour ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:20pm -
• nouAlan Wake's American Nightmare dev diary
  Dev team discusses 'hefty' amounts of content. Here's the first of what will seemingly be a series of developer diary videos for Alan Wake's American Nightmare. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesBF3 PS3 gets voice chat fix patchSony a…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:34pm -

BLUENEWS

• Crusader Kings II Demo
  Though not noted on the game's official website, the Crusader Kings Facebook Page notes that a playable demo is now available for Crusader Kings II, Paradox Interactive's upcoming grand strategy...
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• Konami's Profits
  MCV has the latest financial reporting from Konami, showing growth based on strong performance in the social gaming arena, as their social games user-base boasts more than 15 million players. Word is:...
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• U.K. Charts
  An update on GfK Chart-Track provides the list of the twenty bestselling full-price PC entertainment titles for the week ending February 4th. Football Manager 2012 retains the top spot in a...
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• Op Ed
  Gaming Blend - Companies Supported Piracy When It Was Shareware. Is it possible that bringing back shareware could potentially help curb the amount of piracy happening in both the PC and console...
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IGN

• nouAustralian Games Retail Down Over 12% in 2011
  Australia's interactive games industry reaped AU$1.5 billion of 'traditional retail' computer and video games sales in 2011, according to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA)...
  - 19 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:42am -
• nouOpinion: We've Got it Better Than Ever
  The impression that older gamers are somehow universally savvier than younger ones, simply because they remember the days when games consoles had less processing power than a Tickle-Me-Elmo (and they had to walk four miles over broken glass to buy on…
  - 19 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:30am -
• When An Inch is a Mile: Gaming With Disabilities
  "Have you ever had to put back a game because you knew there was no way you could control the character?" asks Steve Spohn, Editor-in-Chief of the AbleGamers website and Community Outreach Chair the AbleGamers foundation. As someone afflicted by s…
  - 2 days ago, 5 Feb 12, 2:00am -
• Game Scoop! Podcast: Episode 234
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, the weekly gaming podcast that attacks your funny bone for massive damage. Your guides through the week in gaming news will be Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Andrew Goldfarb and Justin Davis...
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 4:30am -

GAME INDUSTRY

• nouNews: GamesIndustry.biz prepares for international relaunch
  GamesIndustry.biz and IndustryGamers.com are set to merge this month, relaunching the new site with added staff, tools and services.The site will become available to all readers, with ver…
  - 6 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
• nouNews: Fun Infused Games: Xbox Live dash burying indie
  Fun Infused Games developer Kris Steele has criticised the Xbox Live Indie Game market, and suggested that the new dashboard has buried independent games."Ultimately I do not believe the…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:17pm -
• nouNews: Torrent site BTJunkie shuts down
  Torrent website BTJunkie has closed down voluntarily in response to legal pressure on its contemporaries, after more than six years in operation.Visitors to the site, which had boasted of…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:51pm -
• nouNews: Report: Ex-Zynga engineer makes cloning and contractor accusations
  A Reddit user claiming to be an ex-Zynga software engineer has accused the social gaming company of cloning popular titles, mistreating contract workers and "creepy" behaviour. "Tiny Towe…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:18pm -

WARCRY

• Realms Online Offers In-Game Exclusives to Escapist Members
  The newest Free-to-Play MMORPG Realms Online is offering exclusive in-game items and keys to all members of The Escapist who want to try it out, including a mount called Ancient Daggerfang! Who doesn't want to ride around on an Ancient Daggerfang?Vi…
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• Dragon Age II Review
  Kirkwall, where everybody knows your name.View Article
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• Closed Beta Keys Available for Cocolani Island
  Cocolani Island has entered their Closed Beta and we have a bunch of keys to give away for you to try it out!View Article
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• Preview: What's New in Dragon Age II
  Dragon Age "looks better, plays better, and has an entirely new story," but is it still Dragon Age? A way better one, yep.View Article
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1up

• nouMicrosoft Flight's Day One DLC Could be Asking Too Much
  The final of three games Microsoft announced in 2010 as a demonstration of its support for PC gaming, Microsoft Flight, finally comes out later this month. Several pieces of downlo…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:09pm -
• nouSumioni Preview: The First Game to Use Vita's Interface Options Smartly
  I didn't know an awful lot about Acquire's Sumioni for PlayStation Vita until I checked out an in-person demo a few days ago. I knew it was (1) based on sumi-e, the traditional Japan…
  - 6 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
• nouSpec Ops: The Line's Literary Aspirations Complement Its War Crimes
  I don't shock easily, but Spec Ops: The Line hits a nerve. 2K Games' entry into the military shooter genre drops the jingoistic glee of cutting down enemies of freedom for a more sed…
  - 10 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:00pm -
• Sony Right to Not Panic Over Vita Just Yet
  Not unlike the situation Nintendo was faced with in the months after the launch of the 3DS, there has been talk of doom and gloom regarding the Vita. Sales of the new handheld have…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 4:18am -
• OP-ED: I'm Getting Too Old for These Long Games
  Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has a lot of content. This much we know. Releasing next week isn't the most perfect time as far as I'm concerned with the Vita's launch on the horizon…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:59pm -
• Skyrim Predicts the Super Bowl
  While everyone on the internet is busy running Madden simulations to predict the Super Bowl we thought we'd take a different approach. In order to determine the winner between the Pa…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:09pm -

G4TV

• nouHawken Release Date Announced, Will Be Free-To-Play
  Adhesive Games, the studio behind Hawken, the indie multiplayer mech title, has finally announced a release date for the game. Get ready to jump into the cockpit of your very own mech on December 12, 2012. Not only did Adhesive reveal Hawken's releas…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:02pm -
• nouThe Last Of Us Gameplay, Story Details Emerge
  The first real details emerged on Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3-exclusive The Last of Us late last week, thanks to an upcoming Game Informer cover story. As is often the way of things, some more details from the upcoming issue have hit the video games-…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:41pm -
• nouMass Effect 3 Achievements Revealed, Kinect And Multiplayer Not Required
  SPOILER ALERT: Those who want to remain completely pure with regards to all things Mass Effect 3 should turn back now. I'm not going to share any plot spoilers here, or even the full list of newly released Xbox 360 Achievements (via Xbox360Achievemen…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:53pm -
• nouFinal Fantasy 10 For PS Vita Is A Remaster Rather Than A Remake
  Final Fantasy fans were ecstatic to hear the news last fall that Square Enix would be bringing Final Fantasy 10, the much-loved PlayStation 2 release, to Sony's PlayStation Vita. The re-release was pegged by many at the time as a remake, but Square p…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:33pm -
• Final Fantasy 13-2 Brain Blast Guide: All The Answers To The New Town (Southwest) Terminal Questions
  Final Fantasy 13-2 has a ton of minigames, one of which is called Brain Blast. Brain Blast is basically a quiz terminal found throughout the city of Academia. There are four Brain Blast terminals in the city and they each have around 70 different…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:04am -
• NeverDead Verdict: Bloody Limbs And Bad Gameplay
  Konami's NeverDead places you in the shoes of Bryce, an immortal monster hunter who is trying to get revenge for the murder of his wife. Unfortunately, while the idea seems cool and while the weapons Bryce gets to use are interesting, the game just d…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 7:53pm -

GAMINGBITS

• Gotham City Impostors releases next week on PSN and Xbox Live
    The Gotham City Impostors Beta has been going strong for the past week and I personally have had quite a bit of fun playing it.  For those who were not lucky enough to get an access code for the Beta, the wait to play Gotham City Impostors will n…
  - 5 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 8:03pm -
• Dragon’s Dogma ships this May with Resident Evil 6 Demo
  Capcom confirmed today that their newest action game Dragon’s Dogma will be shipping on May 22, 2012.  Along with the game, players will receive a download code for early access to the Resident Evil 6 demo.  The Resident Evil 6 Demo will event…
  - 6 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 8:34pm -
• Choplifter HD Review
    While big budget AAA titles often get the most recognition in the gaming industry, games that offer classic gameplay with modern sensibilities have found a comfortable niche as downloadable titles. Choplifter HD, a spiritual sequel to the original…
  - 13 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 6:32pm -
• Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D release date set
  Nintendo 3DS gamers have been patiently awaiting for one of the most anticipated games since the 3DS was announced, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D. Konami has finally set a release date for the 3DS outing with Snake, which will be February 21, 201…
  - 26 days ago, 11 Jan 12, 2:38pm -
• PopCap Games teases Popcorn Dragon for Spring 2012 release
  PopCap Games is teasing a new iOS game bound for release in Spring 2012, titled Popcorn Dragon. A little Image 3D viewer sent in depicted several illustrated slides, which said: - Who is Ignatius Flambé? - Explorer? - Ghost Hunter? - Scourge of the…
  - 46 days ago, 22 Dec 11, 9:57pm -
• 7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven review
  7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven Available for Nintendo DS Game Developer and Publisher: MumboJumbo Release date: December 3, 2011 Rating: 3.75 out of 5 Review summary: 7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven sends players across the globe with traditional match-…
  - 46 days ago, 22 Dec 11, 5:40pm -

RockPaperShotgun

• nouNo Hawking Hawken: It’s Free-To-Play
  Time to spin the wheel of game payment: the game is Hawken. A beautiful multiplayer, mech basher. What will we do to get it on our PC? Do we pay all-out, or is it going to land on this part of the wheel marked “free-for-all”. Ready? Spin! Tick-a-…
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:27pm -
• nouUFOgle: An XCOM Enemy Unknown Gallery
  You’ve read an awful lot about XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Firaxis’ remake of the original, the legendary X-COM, in our fact’n'theory-fat 13,000 word interview with project lead Jake Solomon here, but the only images we’ve been able to show you thus…
  - 6 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 6:54pm -
• nouGrand Theft Organ: Emergency Ambulance Simulator
  Crazy Taxi was half of a decent game. The driving about at silly speeds in order to pick up a fare and ferry him to his destination had the potential to be extraordinary good fun. What youngster doesn’t dream of being a taxi driver? A crazy taxi dr…
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• nouBit of Alright: A Report
  I woke up on Friday morning in shock. My body told me that I must have been in some kind of plane crash and I went immediately scrambling around for the black box recorder. But all my phone could tell me was that I’d been to what they call a Rumpus…
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• nouBundlebrag: Indie Gala 2 Now On
  Alec’s gone to a quiet place, to wash away the emotional stress of trying to keep up with bundled up charitable independent games. He’s using the sound of the seagulls to drown out the buzzwords of “pay what you want”, and “donation”, whi…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:03pm -
• nouHands On: Spec Ops: The Line
  As I sat in 2K’s lobby waiting to play Spec Ops: The Line, a man played The Darkness II on a nearby consolebox. If I were to estimate, I’d say 84% of his time was spent eviscerating people, tearing them limb from limb, punching gaping holes throu…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:05pm -

EUROGAMER.net

• nouDungeon Defenders racks up 1m sales
  Cheerful RPG/tower defense hybrid has now racked up more than a million paid downloads since it launched back in October, publisher Reverb has announced.Those sales are across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to a Joystiq interview with C…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:04pm -
• nouTwisted Metal Euro release date announced
  PlayStation 3 fender bender Twisted Metal now launches in Europe on 7th March, co-creator David Jaffe has announced.The Eat Sleep Play boss mentioned the new date in a post on his Twitter feed earlier today.As detailed last week, the game's Euro…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:53pm -
• nouMicrosoft Flight release date announced
  Free-to-play PC plane sim Microsoft Flight takes to the skies from 29th February.You'll be able to download it from the game's official site.The game's first expansion, titled Hawaiian Adventure Pack, launches the same day, priced at 1600 Micros…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:10pm -
• nouCapcom details Resident Evil: Revelations typo fix
  Any gamers in the US ticked off that their copy of 3DS survival horror effort Resident Evil: Revelations sports a stonking great typo on its spine can request a new sleeve, publisher Capcom has announced.According to the Capcom Unity blog, should…
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:30pm -
• nouNew Battlefield 3 patch fixes PS3 VOIP issues
  A new Battlefield 3 patch out today has finally fixed the voice chat issues that many PlayStation 3 gamers have been complaining of since launch.As reported by MP1st, update 1.03 is up for download now, weighing in at around 11MB.Developer DICE…
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:14pm -
• nouHawken launches in December as free-to-play title
  Hawken, the multiplayer indie mech shooter that attracted significant internet buzz last year with its stunning announcement trailer, launches on 12th December as a free-to-play title.As reported by VentureBeat, developer Adhesive Games hopes to p…
  - 6 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 6:58pm -

SLASHDOT

• Simulators Take the Humans Out of Hiring
  Hugh Pickens writes "Ken Gaebler discusses a new way of hiring called 'employment simulations,' which are gaining popularity among high-tech firms that are seeking data from prospective employees that you can't get from sit-down interviews. In a typ…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Feb 12, 3:18pm -
• Thanks to DRM, Some Ubisoft Games Won't Work Next Week
  hypnosec writes "Several of Ubisoft's biggest titles won't be playable as of next week thanks to a server move by the publisher and the restrictive DRM that was used in their development. This isn't just multiplayer either. Because Ubisoft thought i…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 6:37pm -
• Oklahoma Politician Wants To Tax Violent Video Games
  dotarray writes "According to an Oklahoma politician, video games help cause many problems affecting the youth of today, but they can also help solve those same problems. Representative William Fourkiller, a Democrat, has proposed a 1% tax on every…
  - 4 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 9:25pm -
• Leaked Zynga Memo Justifies Copycat Strategy
  bonch writes "After taking heat over allegations of copying hit indie game Tiny Tower, Zynga founder Mark Pincus wrote an internal memo justifying the company's strategy of cloning competing titles, citing the Google search engine and Apple iPod as…
  - 4 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 5:37pm -
• Linux Game Publishing CEO Resigns
  An anonymous reader writes "The CEO of the once fledging Linux Game Publishing, Michael Simms, has announced his resignation. Simms attributes his resignation from the Linux game porting company he founded more than a decade ago to being burned out…
  - 5 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
• <em>Angry Birds</em> Boss Credits Piracy For Popularity Boost
  An anonymous reader writes "Mikael Hed is the CEO of Rovio Mobile, the company behind popular mobile puzzle game Angry Birds. At the Midem conference Monday, Hed had some interesting things to say about how piracy has affected the gaming industry, a…
  - 6 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 9:08am -

GAMESPOT

• nouMicrosoft Flight takes to the skies February 29
  Free-to-play installment in long-running flight simulator cleared for launch at month's end.  Microsoft Flight has its landing gear deployed and is eyeing the runway. Today, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Flight will arrive for the PC on Februa…
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:26pm -
• nouShippin' Out Feb. 5-11: Darkness II, Kingdoms of Amalur
  Take-Two and 38 Studios head to market alongside Capcom's 3DS Resident Evil: Revelations and online shooter Gotham City Impostors.  For being the second week of February, the game industry has a surprising number of desirable releases on tap. These…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:40pm -
• nouFinal Fantasy XIII-2 tops UK games chart
  After six weeks at the top, FIFA 12 gets knocked down to four, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the first new release to go to number one in 2012.  It has been all change in the UK games chart this week, with three new releases going straight into the t…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:10pm -
• nouBioWare apologizes for Mass Effect novel errors
  Company amending future Mass Effect: Deception copies after community points out slew of inaccuracies in latest sci-fi book. Gamers who picked up a new copy of the latest Mass Effect novel, Mass Effect: Deception, now possess somewhat of a collector…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:00pm -
• Skyrim Creation Kit lands Tuesday
  Bethesda Softworks puts a release date on eagerly anticipated mod tools for PC version of its open-ended role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V.  Gamers eager to leave their own mark on Skyrim will be able to do so starting early next week.…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:50am -
• Warren Spector getting Lifetime Achievement award at GDCAs
  Thirty-year industry veteran noted for Deus Ex and Epic Mickey to be honored at next month's awards show in San Francisco.  Next month at the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards, Deus Ex and Epic Mickey designer Warren Spector will leave with a piec…
  - 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:26am -

JOYSTIQ

• nouMicrosoft Flight is free as a bird on Feb. 29
  Microsoft clearly has no care for the silly paramaters we call "seasons," as its launching Microsoft Flight on February 29, bucking the original "spring" launch window. Microsoft Flight's official site will be hosting downloads of the free applicati…
  - 1 hour ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:30pm -
• nouShoot Many Robots introduces squirrely, hot and gassy robots
  It's nice to know the names of the things you kill, and Demiurge wants you to have the most pleasant experience possible in its coming title, Shoot Many Robots. In the video above, meet Hot Rod, Hummer, Gasbag, Six-Pack and Dirt Screw. One of them…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:45pm -
• nouNatural Selection 2 demonstrates Darwin's theory in new video
  With the advent of antibiotics, platinum credit cards and thermal underwear, the purist's notion of natural selection remains a long-forgotten, useless ideal -- at least until the aliens attack. Sequel to a 2002 Half-Life mod, Natural Selection 2 w…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
• nouCorpse Party butters up iOS in Japan
  Corpse Party was a pleasant surprise on PSP -- well, "pleasant" in that it was a good game. There's nothing pleasant about being trapped in an inescapable nightmare dimension of malicious ghosts and dead children. And now it's moving to iOS, at leas…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:30pm -
• nouIGF 2012 Audience Award voting now open
  Despite being into awards shows before they were cool, we're hoping you're not above voting for this year's Independent Game Festival "Audience Award." Voting has just kicked off for 2012's entrants, which comprise all finalist games across all IGF…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:00pm -
• nouAlan Wake's American Nightmare illuminated in latest dev diary
  When Alan Wake makes his second appearance on the Xbox 360 this year in Alan Wake's American Nightmare, he's bringing more than just his flair for writing and a new set of clothes to the fight. He'll have ... umm ... a nail gun, too!Continue readin…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:30pm -

GAMASUTRA

• nouUK developers turning to online/download games as retail struggles
  UK game industry trade body TIGA says 67 percent of local developers are working either exclusively or in part on downloadable games, while the majority of recently established studios are focused on only downloadable and/or online games. The figures…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:24pm -
• nouChina's ChangYou ends a record fiscal year
  Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou reported record results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year (ending December 31), as sales from its games during 2011 surged to $435.5 million. ChangYou is among the top five Chinese online game…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:16pm -
• nouRoad to the IGF: Spry Fox's and Wild Shadow Studios' Realm of the Mad God
  [Continuing our "Road to the IGF" series with IGF 2012 finalists, Gamasutra speaks with Spry Fox and Wild Shadow Studios about Technical Excellence nominee Realm of the Mad God.] Realm of the Mad God currently sits as the second-highest rated multipl…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:07pm -
• nouJanuary's game sales hurt by lack of major releases, says analyst
  Ahead of the January 2011 NPD Group results later this week, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter predicts that December's weak game sales at U.S. retail carried into last month, and expects that year-over-year software sales dropped by 12 percent to $505…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:39pm -
• nouDungeon Defenders sells 1M downloads
  Newsbrief: Dungeon Defenders, the downloadable action/tower defense game from independent developer Trendy Entertainment, has sold a million copies across consoles and PC in the last four months. Reverb Publishing released the game for Windows, Xbox…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:31pm -
• nouIGF 2012 Audience Award Opens Voting
  [In this note to indie game fans, Independent Games Festival Chairman Brandon Boyer announces public voting to pick this year's IGF Audience Award from among all of the Main Competition finalist games for this year.] It's time to have your say for th…
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:07pm -

KOTAKU

• nouOn Anti-Socially Loving Social Games [Facebook]
  I think I am a social game developer's worst nightmare.More »
  - 1 hour ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:30pm -
• nouYou May Punch Heavily-Armed Buddhas and Giant Elephants in Asura's Wrath, And You Might Like It [Video]
  How appropriate that a game as bonkers as Asura's Wrath was mailed to me on a disc that only contained some chapters from its middle. Who cares how this game begins? It's not like it would suddenly ma…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:00pm -
• nouHow to Gut People: A Hands-on Preview of Ninja Gaiden 3 [Video]
  I sat down with my katana and PS3 controller recently to play Ninja Gaiden 3. In addition to pausing the game every so often to act out my favorite moves, I put together this video showcasing what Ni…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:30pm -
• nouThe Cast of Community Goes All Street Fighter [Street Fighter]
  It seems like the character archetypes in every successful TV ensemble show are a bit interchangable—there's the Rachel, the Ross, the Joey and the Chandler. Or the Samantha, the Carrie, and the Mir…
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:15pm -
• nouPutting the Razer Blade Through Its Gaming Paces [Razer Blade]
  Razer's sleek and stylish Blade gaming laptop is slowly making its way into the hands of customers ballsy enough to drop $2,800 on an untested product from a company that's never made a gaming laptop…
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
• nouMeet the Many Robots You'll be Shooting in Shoot Many Robots [Video]
  Check out the latest trailer for Shoot Many Robots, the upcoming XBLA, PSN, and PC downloadable that casts you as a survivor of the robot apocalypse.More »
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:30pm -

GAMESRADAR

• nouSkullgirls “Story Mode” trailer tells a story of one-on-one punching
  NoneThis "Story Mode" trailer for the upcoming Skullgirls gets about halfway through before "Story" takes a backseat to "Pummeling." As it should be...
  - 11 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 1:47pm -
• nouSay goodbye to PSN - it's SEN from now on
  Sony has announced the PlayStation Network is being rebranded as soon as Wednesday this week. Scary 'SEN' acronym to replace familiar old PSN, making us think maybe we could call it PS-SEN to make it sound almost exactly the same as before. What do y…
  - 17 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:11am -
• Check out Max Payne 3's 608 Bull revolver in Rockstar's weapon preview
  Rockstar is getting Max Payne fansamped up for the moody detective's return on May 15 in North America(May 18 in the UK) with the launch of a new Max Payne 3 website and aweapon preview introducing Max's handy 608 Bull sidekick...
  - 1 day ago, 6 Feb 12, 12:33am -
• Square Enix sheds light on Final Fantasy XIII-2's "To Be Continued" ending
  As eager Final Fantasy XIII-2 players already know, the ending to Square Enix's time-traveling sequelleaves a lot of questions.Thankfully, director Motomu Toriyama was open to sharing some of these answers during this weekend's Taipei Game Show 201…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Feb 12, 1:34pm -
• The Witcher 2 devs detail Xbox 360's Enhanced Edition
  NoneThe Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition iscoming to Xbox 360, and CD Projekt wants you to know it will not be aslightly modified port. To prove it, the Polish developer has cut adeveloper diary showcasing the…
  - 4 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:47am -
• Valve teases “top-secret” projects for Team Fortress 2
  Valve is cooking up big things for TeamFortress 2 and, miraculously, its plans have nothing to do with goofyhats. At least, they don't specifically mention new hats. Oh, whoare we kidding? Of course there will be hats...
  - 4 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:31am -

DESTRUCTOID

• nouJimquisition: When Piracy Becomes Theft
  The Escapist : Jimquisition : When Piracy Becomes TheftPiracy isn't theft, right? It's copyright infringement, yes? These statements aren't wrong, but they're not always correct. Not when we talk about a certain type of piracy that is…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:30pm -
• nouApple pulls knock-off games from App Store
  Angry Ninja Birds? Plant vs Zombie? Who are these assholes that make these rip-off games? No, not Zynga. We're talking about iOS here.No matter, as Apple has pulled these and other one-offs from the App Store, and they are now gone fro…
  - 7 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:15pm -
• nouYou should sign up for the Hawken beta right now
  The wonderful-looking mech combat game Hawken will be launching December 12, 2012. (Perfect date for a marketing team, eh?) Since that's painfully far away, now is a good time to sign up for the beta. If you manage to get three friends…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 5:00pm -
• nouOoh! Metal Gear Solid HD on the PS Vita
  Hideo Kojima is showing off something we can't have again. Between tweets about how he's eating pasta (seriously, the dude always eats pasta!) we found this picture of a PS Vita running what looks to be the Metal Gear Solid HD Collectio…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:30pm -
• nouReview: Resident Evil: Revelations
  While Resident Evil 4 is considered one of the best made games of all time, shifting the series from survival horror to combat-focused action left some fans with a vast, empty chasm in their hearts. The modern Resident Evil is tense, fa…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:00pm -
• nouBattlefield 3 patch fixes voice chat, not much else
  Good news for Battlefield 3 players; DICE has released the first in what looks to be a month-long series of updates. So far, update 1.03 has fixed voice chat issues that PS3 players have been dealing with since launch. Weighing in at j…
  - 9 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 3:45pm -

GAMERSHELL

• nouHawken Closed Beta Signups and Release Date
  Enlist three friends with the link and your callsign will be reserved before training begins
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:20pm -
• nouSkullgirls Story Mode Trailer
  The trailer provides a glimpse of the seven announced playable characters and elements of how they fit into the game's backstory (2:58)
  - 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:16pm -
• nouNew In Town Launches on Facebook
  Pursue the good life in The Big City in new life simulation game
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:04pm -
• nouIndieGala Pay-What-You-Want Bundle Released
  All the music tracks are available in mp3 and FLAC file formats
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:53pm -

N4G.com

• nouFree To Play Weekly: (ep.38) EverQuest, Repulse, Mythos & More
  Welcome to the episode 38 of Free-To-Play Weekly, the exclusive web show from MMOBomb.com. This show presents you with the most important news of the week about free-to-play online games and the latest releases. Have fun and expect a new show next we…
  - 34 mins ago, 7 Feb 12, 12:01am -
• nouBattlefield 3 DICE Still Working on PS3 Input Lag, New Patch Details
  MP1st - "Battlefield 3 players on the PS3 woke up to a nice little update this morning which should have addressed some of the VoIP issues that have been interfering with online communication since launch. But what about the PS3s input lag? And, wher…
  - 37 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:58pm -
• nouShoot Many Robots 'Meet the Enemies' screenshots
  Ubisoft released new screenshots of Shoot Many Robots.
  - 44 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:51pm -
• nouSpec Ops: The Line, New Screenshots
  2K Games released new screenshots of Spec Ops: The Line.
  - 45 mins ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:50pm -