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News Blips: Bizarre and Budcat Close, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC, Destructive Pre-Owned Market, and More

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November 17, 2010
2 min

It’s a sad day indeed when development studios shutter their doors. It’s sadder when they disappear in the name of cold-hearted corporate efficiency. News...

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Video Blips: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, DC Universe Online, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and More

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November 17, 2010
2 min

Here's a tip straight from the multiplayer experts of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood: When you find your opponent, stab them. Repeatedly. Video Blips: • Choose...

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All Points Bulletin goes free to play, but will that save it from being a bad game?

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November 17, 2010
2 min

Well this is awkward. GamersFirst, an operator of free-to-play online games, announced today that it has acquired the rights to the 2010 flop of...

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Language in Video Games: Often Not Required

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November 17, 2010
3 min

Recently, I decided to take up the seemingly daunting task of learning Japanese. In order to facilitate this process, I’ve been trying to limit...

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Activision drops the hammer on Bizarre Creations’ 200 employees

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November 16, 2010
2 min

Bizarre Creations, the creator of games like Project Gotham Racing, learned the hard way today what happens when you release a game to even...

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News Blips: New Poll on Video-Game Violence, Nintendo’s Next Console, Super Meat Boy Sale, and More

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November 16, 2010
2 min

I can draw only one conclusion from all of these polls regarding video-game violence: Americans do not make sense. News Blips: A new poll...

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Microsoft sells 1 million Kinect motion controllers in 10 days

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November 15, 2010
2 min

It’s now safe to say that motion-controlled gaming isn’t just a fad. Microsoft said it has sold 1 million units of its newest motion-control...

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Dear Developers: Games Have Too Little Choice, Consequence, and Non-linearity

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November 15, 2010
3 min

I'm 24 years old and my taste in games is changing. What I look for now is nowhere near what I wanted at the...

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Reviews Spotlight: Black Ops, Ninja Turtles, and German Fantasy

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November 15, 2010
2 min

It's clear that Bitmob has Call of Duty on its mind. But this week's Reviews Spotlight doesn't spend all of its time dwelling on the...

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Black Ops and the Military Entertainment Complex

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November 15, 2010
4 min

Full disclosure: Gamestop Corporation provided the review copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops, free of charge. The tragic events of September 11, 2001...

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