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We already knew the Nintendo 3DS was coming to North America on March 27th. Until now, details on launch games and software pricing were scant. Nintendo has finally revealed the games it’s shipping for next month’s launch including third party support. In addition to giving some concrete information on which …

February 22, 2011 | No Comment

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IGN has a new preview and teaser trailer for an upcoming (stop us if you’ve heard this before) zombie survival game, Dead Island. While some have argued the zombie genre may be getting a tad played out, there’s no denying the trailer for this project is certainly unique. It’s breathtaking. …

February 16, 2011 | No Comment

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Earlier this week, news outlets and gaming blogs reported that Hudson Entertainment, the American branch of Hudson Software, was closing by the end of the month. The shuttering comes on the heels of Konami’s full acquisition of Hudson Soft. in 2011. The company is best known for the Bomberman series …

February 9, 2011 | One Comment

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Earlier today, Joystiq reported that the original Xbox’s best-selling title, Halo: Combat Evolved, would soon be receiving the HD remake treatment. The remake had previously been rumored but today the gaming blog has all-but confirmed it for a Holiday 2011 release. Reportedly, the game is being developed by Saber Interactive, …

February 4, 2011 | 2 Comments

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During a recent interview in the “Iwata Aks” series, the father of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto had some interesting information regarding future plans for the popular platforming series. While we’re not exactly shocked to hear a new Mario game is in the works for the Nintendo 3DS, we’re nonetheless going crazy …

February 2, 2011 | No Comment

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At last year’s E3, Microsoft was proud to announce their deal with Activision which ensured the DLC for the next Call of Duty game would be a timed-exclusive for Xbox 360. Well, the deal is about to pay off as the first round of map packs for Call of Duty: …

February 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

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While America slumbered, Sony assembled members of the gaming press, developers, and Playstation faithful for an event in downtown Tokyo to unveil its newest handheld device and detail plans for its mobile gaming platform. Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai took the stage and unleashed an onslaught of announcements including …

January 27, 2011 | No Comment

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I’m only three chapters into Visceral Game’s latest gore-fest, Dead Space 2, and EA has already announced DLC for the sci-fi horror shooter. Dead Space 2: Severed is a campaign expansion featuring two additional story chapters.

The DLC will feature Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdoch, two survivors from Dead Space Extraction, …

January 25, 2011 | No Comment

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Have you checked the weather in Hell recently? If must be freezing because Gearbox Software has finally given Duke Nukem Forever its final, final, final, super-serious this time, release date.
After spending twelve years in development limbo, enduring the ongoing drama at 3D Realms, and being resurrected by Gearbox, the King is …

January 21, 2011 | No Comment

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This morning, Nintendo of America rallied the gaming faithful in New York City to detail the North American launch of the Nintendo 3DS. Japanese gamers have already known the nitty-gritty for quite some time so Nintendo dished on the final pricing, launch date, features, and previewed some of the upcoming …

January 19, 2011 | One Comment