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News Blips: Next Xbox in 2013, PlayStation 4 games in development, Mark Hamill retires the Joker, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 21, 2011
2 min

Microsoft's project name for its next Xbox console should be "Ice Cream Sandwich with Cherries." Google's reign as the preeminent user of frozen confectionary...

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Sony PlayStation 3 rumored to be jailbroken yet again

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 21, 2011
2 min

Reports have surfaced today of a new PlayStation 3 jailbreak titled “JB2,” according to Eurogamer. Rumors recently began spreading throughout Indonesia that a USB...

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Video Blips: Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, Grand Theft Auto 3, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 21, 2011
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If a military brochure ever touted basejumping as an incentive for enlisting, I'd laugh in disbelief — before plummeting to my doom in Battlefield...

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Oh, those kids and their video games

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 21, 2011
2 min

When I find myself playing the newest bleeding-edge game with a friend, sooner or later I’ll feel moved to ask, “Can you imagine if...

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Augmented reality for all: Total Immersion releases free AR platform, SkinVaders game

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 20, 2011
2 min

In a bid to make augmented reality more than just a buzzword, AR company Total Immersion will make its D’Fusion Studio software free for developers,...

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DCM invests in PapayaMobile, Appia, and more with Android-focused A-Fund

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 20, 2011
2 min

Investment firm DCM, which launched its $100 million A-Fund for Android startups back in April, today announced its first round of investments with seven promising startups. The...

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Akron Pixel Festival gives film-fest treatment to video games

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
3 min

The Akron Film Festival in Ohio has given a much needed boost to that city’s cultural well-being since 2002. This year, however, saw the...

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Dark Souls: Battle hymn of a virtual tiger mother

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
4 min

By now, there have been several articles on the recent hit Dark Souls, a game currently lauded as one of the most difficult ever...

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Game investments are on track to double fundings of 2010

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 19, 2011
2 min

Investments in game companies have accelerated once again, according to a study of third quarter game investments and acquisitions by Digi-Capital, a boutique game...

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News Blips: Mojang wins vs. Bethesda, Battlefield 3 by the numbers, and no lefty mode for Skyward Sword

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
1 min

I'm starting to think San Francisco's weather dial is permanently set on "whatevs" mode. News Blips: Minecraft developer Mojang wins the legal scrap against...

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