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SOE announces free-to-play shooter, Bullet Run…which sounds a lot like Super Monday Night Combat

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 22, 2012
1 min

Sony Online Entertainment has announced Bullet Run, a new free-to-play shooter for PC. The game is set in a futuristic reality TV show where contestants shoot kill each other, instantly reincarnate, and kill each other again all in the name of fame.

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What does a game “producer” do, exactly? (exclusive)

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2012
4 min

"Being a producer on TERA is full of challenges, but one of the most surprising challenges is describing exactly what it is that I do."

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Activision reacts to fan response to Call of Duty: Black Ops II (video interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2012
2 min

Call of Duty fans have voiced a lot of concern about the daring leap to the future that Activision is taking with the 2025...

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Firaxis previews XCOM: Enemy Unknown details and launch date

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2012
4 min

Aliens are coming. Rather, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a re-imagining of the acclaimed PC strategy title X-Com: UFO Defense, should be invading stores on Oct....

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BioWare lays off staff on Star Wars: The Old Republic, EA to shift employees [updated]

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2012
2 min

BioWare Austin, a division of Electronic Arts (EA), is cutting staff.

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Jon Radoff takes Game Of Thrones to Facebook (exclusive interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2012
4 min

When you think of Game of Thrones, you might think of the HBO series, now in its second season. You might think of the...

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Swrve’s analytics let you test what your users want (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2012
2 min

Swrve debuted its analytics program last year to give developers real-time feedback on the behavior of gamers. Now it is launching a way to...

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Lost Planet 3 preview: Get ready for more big boss fights (hands-on)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2012
3 min

Lost Planet 3, a video game prequel coming in early 2013, will continue the tradition of putting a player in front of impossibly big...

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The Dark Knight is back in slapstick Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2012
2 min

The Dark Knight is returning to the video game world, in block form, for Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. This family friendly adventure...

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Trion’s Defiance is one story told in an online game and SyFy TV show (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2012
4 min

Trion Worlds’ Defiance is one of the most ambitious transmedia projects, a story that stretches across multiple media, ever made. Debuting in April 2013,...

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