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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...

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Video Blips: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Batman: Arkham City, Halo Anniversary, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 26, 2011
2 min

I normally avoid espousing pre-order campaigns, but all bets are off once the words "Star Wars" flashes across my screen. Now if you'll excuse...

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Call it GlobalVille: Zynga to launch version of CityVille on Tencent’s network in China

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 26, 2011
2 min

In its biggest diversification beyond Facebook to date, game maker Zynga is announcing today that it has partnered with social network Tencent in China and...

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Consumers spend average of $14 per transaction in iPhone and Android freemium games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 25, 2011
2 min

Not everyone buys virtual goods in mobile games. But among those who do, the average purchase price is pretty big: $14. That’s a pretty...

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Updated: Amazon flags Nintendo 3DS for inventory issues

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 25, 2011
2 min

[Update: Amazon has responded to VentureBeat.] Online retailer Amazon.com has flagged the Nintendo 3DS and placed the handheld gaming console under review until further...

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Updated: New signs suggest Diablo 3 release date coming soon

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 25, 2011
3 min

[Updated: We’ve added additional comments from Billy Pidgeon, a senior analyst at game research firm M2 Research.] World of Warcraft and Diablo developer Blizzard...

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Qualcomm grabs motion-sensing patents in GestureTek deal

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 25, 2011
1 min

Mobile chipset maker Qualcomm has acquired some Kinect-like gesture-recognition technology from pioneer GestureTek, the company said today. Under the deal, Qualcomm will own intellectual properties related...