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Spy vs. Spy to return in a new game?

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
1 min

It looks like WB Games will be bringing out a remake of First Star Software's Spy vs. Spy, which debuted in 1984 on a variety of computer systems (including the Commodore 64) and was later ported to several other platforms (like the Nintendo Entertainment System).

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Mojang’s Minecraft hits 25m downloads, $80m in revenue

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
2 min

Minecraft, the hit indie open-sandbox game now coming to XBox 360 in May, has made over $80M since it’s beginnings as a company in...

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2 min

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10 ways Assassin’s Creed III wants to defy your expectations

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
5 min

Here are 10 ways creative director Hutchinson and his team at Ubisoft Montreal plan to take your ho-hum expectations and turn them into pleasant surprises.

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Angry Birds Space introduces the age of the mobile game blockbuster

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 26, 2012
3 min

With 10 million downloads in three days, Angry Birds Space has vaulted the mobile-game business into the stratosphere of bona fide entertainment blockbusters. It’s...

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Angry Birds Space zooms to 10M downloads in just three days

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
1 min

Houston, we don’t have a problem. Rovio’s latest Angry Birds game for iOS and Android, this one set in outer space, has received 10...

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Guild Wars 2 challenges MMO establishment with hybrid business model (preview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
6 min

The massively multiplayer online (MMO) games business is about to get even more competitive. Market leader World of Warcraft (WoW) dodged a bullet when...

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Mass Effect 3: Endings, analyses, and theories

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 25, 2012
2 min

Now that Mass Effect 3 has been out for nearly a month, GamesBeat thought you might be interested to see what would have happened if Commander Shepard went right instead of left, zigged instead of zagged. Inside, you'll find all three possible endings, as well as some extras discussing the endings and a popular theory among fans as to what really happened. It's admittedly pretty interesting, even if it ends up not being true.