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Why Guardians of Middle-earth (wisely) chooses not to compete with PC games like League of Legends (interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 25, 2012
10 min

Can Lord of the Rings compete with League of Legends? Does it have to?

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Google’s search data reveals how the digital era has changed video game launches

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 24, 2012
2 min

In a report dubbed "Understanding the Modern Gamer," Google researchers say that players are planning, researching, and considering their video games a lot earlier.

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The top 10 games of ‘Pitch us in one Tweet’ (#10: Oh Snap!)

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2012
2 min

We asked indie developers to pitch us a game in one Tweet. Here are the 10 best submissions, starting with #10.

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BYOT Episode 4: Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2012
1 min

Our host and guests celebrate Street Fighter's 25th anniversary in the latest episode of our Bring Your Own Topic podcast.

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Laid-off Sony PR employee: ‘You have to wonder what the hell’ Sony was thinking

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2012
2 min

Sony recently closed its San Diego public-relations department, and one of the employees who lost his job has some tough words for the gaming-hardware...

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What’s in the box?! World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2012
1 min

It's double the price of the regular edition, but it's worth it if you're a committed World of Warcraft player.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s hits and misses (hands-on preview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2012
5 min

Firaxis' update to the classic X-Com: UFO Defense brings new innovations -- including mission variety, the two-action system, and sticky-cover indicators -- to the series while unfortunately leaving at least three others at the door.