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Dark Souls: Battle hymn of a virtual tiger mother

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
4 min

By now, there have been several articles on the recent hit Dark Souls, a game currently lauded as one of the most difficult ever...

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Console owners are consuming more and more downloadable content (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 19, 2011
1 min

Video game console owners are purchasing more and more downloadable content, according to a survey by market analyst firm EER. More than 51 percent of...

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Crowdpark raises $6M for social betting games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 19, 2011
2 min

Crowdpark has raised $6 million for its social betting games business, it said today. Will Netflix’s CEO get fired? Will the economy tank in 2012? Will...

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Game investments are on track to double fundings of 2010

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 19, 2011
2 min

Investments in game companies have accelerated once again, according to a study of third quarter game investments and acquisitions by Digi-Capital, a boutique game...

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News Blips: Mojang wins vs. Bethesda, Battlefield 3 by the numbers, and no lefty mode for Skyward Sword

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
1 min

I'm starting to think San Francisco's weather dial is permanently set on "whatevs" mode. News Blips: Minecraft developer Mojang wins the legal scrap against...

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Video Blips: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Saints Row: The Third, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
1 min

Ready for another romp through the Library? I am. Thanks to Dark Souls, my TV is already lined with controller-catching pillows. I'm all set!...

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I want to buy intentionally difficult games

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 19, 2011
2 min

As I watched my good friend get effortlessly slaughtered, disemboweled, mauled, and disfigured in many painful ways, I came to the sudden realization that Dark...