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Diablo III auction houses back online — Blizzard turns wrongful proceeds over to charity

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May 11, 2013
2 min

Blizzard is making the most out of a bad situation.

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Watch Dogs’ lead writer talks anti-heroes in the hackable city

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May 11, 2013
5 min

Kevin Shortt, the man behind Watch Dogs' narrative, discusses the art of keeping secrets, the thrill of exploiting secrets, and the choices a cyber-vigilante must make in a completely connected world.

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Total War: Rome 2 preorder is 25% off, includes three additional factions

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May 10, 2013
2 min

Sega and The Creative Assembly have announced a release date of September 3, 2013 for the latest installment to the Total War series, Total War: Rome II

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more

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May 10, 2013
3 min

This week, Activision reveals strong first quarter earnings while Blizzard loses 1.3 million World of Warcraft subscribers, EA lays off 1,000 but expects to...

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Consoles that won’t die: The NES

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May 10, 2013
9 min

The Nintendo Entertainment System, now nearly 30 years old, is not just a platform for fueling misty-eyed nostalgia. Gamers also embracing a growing homebrew scene that's resulting in new physical releases for the aging, but far from dead, gray box.

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Watch Dogs creates an open-world morality (preview)

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May 10, 2013
5 min

We've roamed plenty of open worlds, but Watch Dogs gives you the freedom to be any kind of vigilante you want to be ... and the information to make those choices wisely.