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News Blips: The Old Republic tests 2 million, first major Vietnamese game, and Take-Two doubts stat services

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2011
2 min

I've never endured through a more labyrinthian class registration process than San Francisco State University's tangled system. I'm consoling myself with a retro romp...

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Video Blips: Battlefield 3, The Darkness 2, Serious Sam 3: BFE, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2011
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If you happen across my prone figure in Battlefield 3's Wake Island map, you'll find me in my preferred haunt — nuzzling a palm...

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Xbox Live users unable to get online, linked to new dashboard update

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2011
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[Update: at 1245 am Dec. 7 — Access to Xbox Live restored. Some features such as Zune and Xbox Live Marketplace having difficulties.] If...

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Xbox 360 dashboard update suffers slight delay (updated)

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2011
1 min

Update, 6:32pm PST: The update is here. Major Nelson has tweeted the following: “We are a go! The #XboxUpdate is currently on its way...

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Game-breaking bug in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword–how to avoid it

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 7, 2011
2 min

The formula for this year’s big games seems to be something like this: launch a blockbuster, include game-breaking bugs. Those who have played Skyrim can...

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NetDragon Websoft brings storied free-to-play game Conquer Online to iPad

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 6, 2011
2 min

Conquer Online, one of the oldest free-to-play online games in existence, has migrated to the iPad as of today. It might not be the...

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Rockstar announces release date and price for iPad version of Grand Theft Auto III

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 6, 2011
1 min

Rockstar games posted the release date and price point for the 10 Year Anniversary Edition of Grand Theft Auto III, soon to be available...

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MoPub to become one-stop mobile ad server for games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 6, 2011
2 min

MoPub, a mobile ad startup founded by former AdMob and Google employees, has new product updates today that will help it become a one-stop...

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Report: Sci-fi MMOs dominated by free-to-play players

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 6, 2011
2 min

As Electronic Arts prepares to release its heavily publicized, subscription-based online game Star Wars: The Old Republic, market analysis firm Newzoo has released new...

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Final Fantasy VII remade using Unreal Engine, looks bad

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 6, 2011
1 min

A modern Final Fantasy VII remake is easily the most-requested video game of our generation. There’s even a long-running petition with over 65,000 signatures....

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