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News Blips: 3DS price cut, EA faults Valve over Dragon Age 2, Ubisoft praises DRM system, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 29, 2011
2 min

Today's blessing of frugality contains the curse of a dwindling social life cloaked within it. Damn you, Nintendo! News Blips: Brandishing its Master Sword...

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Rovio finds a partner to get Angry Birds to fly to China

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 29, 2011
2 min

Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, has been puffing its feathery chest lately about moving into China as part of a quest to get...

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Video Blips: Rage, Oil Rush, Resistance 3, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 29, 2011
1 min

Rage developer id Software knows that a shooter's worth stems from the variability of its enemies. I, on the other hand, adopt the mantra...

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Bitmob Roundtable callout: Brave new JRPG world

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 28, 2011
2 min

We're rolling along to the next topic in our Bitmob Roundtable series, and it's focused on the Land of the Rising Sun. This whole idea...

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Gamify Network’s growth mirrors popularity of gamification

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2011
2 min

Turning ordinary web sites into something fun through “gamification” has been a popular idea. And that has helped The Gamify Network gather some steam...

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Kixeye accuses Kabam of copying its Backyard Monsters game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 27, 2011
3 min

Facebook game makers frequently each other of copy-catting games. The latest accusation comes from Kixeye, which says that heavily-funded Kabam has blatantly copied Kixeye’s big...

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Grand Theft Inception: Shattering video-game immersion

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 27, 2011
4 min

I’ll freely admit I’ve never visited New York City (being a student doesn’t afford you such luxuries), but I have traveled before. A few...

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News Blips: Vote for Mass Effect 3’s female Shepard, Epic soldiers on from Bulletstorm, upgradeable items in Skyward Sword, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 26, 2011
2 min

Seriously, getting that "Miss Mass Effect" sash straightened over that bulky armor sure looks unwieldy. News Blips: BioWare wants your vote for female Shepard's...