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Feeling lonely in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 15, 2011
2 min

I've written before on the influence that Halo: Combat Evolved had on my experience as a gamer, so when Microsoft announced a remake, I was thrilled. I imagined...

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Korean game startup Pangalore targets HTML5 games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 15, 2011
2 min

More and more game companies are turning to the HTML5 web format to create cross-platform games. The latest is Pangalore, a social and mobile...

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The making of the Xbox: How Microsoft unleashed a video game revolution (part 1)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 14, 2011
36 min

Update: This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle for your reading comfort. Editor’s note: This story is the...

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Review: Rayman Origins deserves your attention in this crowded month

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 14, 2011
5 min

Rayman Origins is a contender for the title of the best 2D platforming game of this generation, and that’s no small feat. Everything leading...

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Zynga launches CastleVille social game and new FarmVille plush toys

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 14, 2011
3 min

Social game maker Zynga formally launched CastleVille as part of its accelerated release schedule for games in advance of its planned initial public offering....

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Hundreds of Battlefield 3 players banned for glitch exploit

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 14, 2011
1 min

Swedish developer DICE announced over Twitter this weekend that it has banned “hundreds of offending accounts” for cheating in its military shooter Battlefield 3....

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Review: Ezio’s not the only thing getting old in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 14, 2011
11 min

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is the fourth title in Ubisoft’s award-winning, multi-platinum franchise. Developed by multiple internal studios around the globe and spanning more than...