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This week, Sony unveils it’s latest home console the PlayStation 4, Ziff Davis Media shuts down 1Up, UGO, and GameSpy, and Electronic Arts and Activision both lay off workers.
You’ll also find reviews for Crysis 3, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Serious Sam Double D XXL.
PlayStation 4
- The DeanBeat: Sorting through the significance of Sony’s PlayStation 4 revelation
- The biggest PlayStation 4 disappointments
- Grading the PlayStation 4 rumors
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is officially a next-gen title for PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 4: Sony impresses analysts — but others are not convinced the next Xbox won’t overshadow it
- Sony ‘not ready to talk about’ The Last Guardian — waiting for the ‘right time’
- Sony’s Shu Yoshida talks PlayStation 4: PS3/PSN compatibility, microtransactions, and more
- PlayStation 4: Reactions from around the Internet
- Used games will work on the PlayStation 4, says Sony
- Everything you need to know about the PlayStation 4 (so far)
- GamesBeat’s complete coverage of Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement
- Here’s what a chip expert says about the PlayStation 4′s potential
- Ubisoft announces Watch Dogs for the PlayStation 4
- Blizzard announces Diablo III for PlayStation 4 (and PS3)
- Indie darling Jonathan Blow’s The Witness is headed to the PlayStation 4
- Sucker Punch reveals Infamous: Second Son as a PlayStation 4 exclusive
- Sony’s Evolution Studios reveals social racing Drive Club for PlayStation 4
- PlayStation Cloud streaming tech the ‘fastest gaming network in the world’ — and promises PS4 games on Vita
- Sony unveils Killzone: Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4
- Knack is the first game confirmed for the PlayStation 4 (and it looks like a Pixar movie)
- Sony finally reveals the PlayStation 4 for holiday 2013 — but not the console or price
- A play-by-play of Sony’s big PlayStation 4 reveal
News
- Nevada governor signs online gambling bill into law
- More layoffs: Electronic Arts cuts jobs in L.A. and Montreal
- After buying IGN, Ziff Davis is shutting down UGO, 1UP, and GameSpy
- This week in the Nintendo Download: Monster Hunter, F-Zero, and Etrian Odyssey
- That PlayStation Vita price cut isn’t coming to North America
- King.com localizing 2 of its hugely popular free-to-play games for Japan and Korea
- Thanks for the #PlayStationMemories: The industry tweets Sony’s legacy
- Hey, devs, PaeDae’s Bartr turns advertising into a free service
- 2K Sports is the new publisher of WWE wrestling games — Yuke’s returns to develop
- New Torment game from developer InXile gets a subtitle and official webpage
- Total U.S. game market grew 39 percent in January if you count all segments
- What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals
- PlayStation Meeting: Six disappointing scenarios that aren’t PlayStation 4
- House GOP majority leader Eric Cantor calls publicly funded research into video games a ‘waste’
- Cmune raises funding for first-person shooters on mobile and Facebook
- Ubisoft releasing Rayman Legend’s online challenge mode on Wii U eShop for free this April
- Activision cuts around 30 jobs — expect fewer licensed games for 2013
- Poker Smash developer asking for $7.5K on Kickstarter to release PC version
- Agawi reveals new True Cloud gaming architecture
- Ubisoft welcomes third-party games on its Uplay digital distribution portal
- Fresh Gears of War: Judgment video details the game’s multiplayer modes
- Hotline Miami headed to PlayStation 3 and Vita this spring
- Irrational teases the powerful abilities of BioShock Infinite’s Elizabeth
- Tilera unveils 72-core processor chip for data networks and infrastructure
- Ascension developers might not need all 10 days of this gutsy Kickstarter
- Half the Sky Facebook game to create awareness about sex slave trafficking
- Farewell, rhythm genre: Rock Band downloadable content comes to an end in April
- Sony whacks the price of the PlayStation Vita in Japan
- Destiny revealed: The creators of Halo unveil their newest game
- Analyst: Wii U a ‘mistake’ for Nintendo — what the company needs to do to recover
Mobile News
- 2012 a very good year for casual game developer Wooga: It’s finally profitable
- Dedicated handheld consoles took a beating from iOS and Android during Q4 2012
- User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 2)
- Shufflepix creator goes from zero to published iOS game in nine months
- Nvidia announces Tegra 4i with integrated LTE, enabling awesome smartphones
- User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 1)
Reviews
- Crysis 3 is a thrilling hunt through the ravaged streets of New York (review)
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance unsheathes an action-packed, yet imperfect, experience (review)
- Serious Sam Double D XXL is an old-school concept full of newfangled ideas (review)
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