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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 13, 2012
3 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

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The Art of Blizzard collects 20+ years of skulls, mushroom clouds, and giant wyrms (images)

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 13, 2012
1 min

Three exclusive images from Blizzard's upcoming epic art book.

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Spelunky, Sony buys Gaikai, and the Walking Dead

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July 6, 2012
2 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

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Blizzard recognizes Diablo III’s lack of endgame content

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July 5, 2012
2 min

Blizzard admits Diablo III lacks sufficient end-game content for retaining a strong community.

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Despite huge Diablo III launch, May video game sales fall 28 percent

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

Video game sales fell 28 percent in May, with total industry sales falling to $516.5 million from $718.9 million a year ago, according to consumer market research firm NPD Group.

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GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 25, 2012
2 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

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Diablo III sets launch-day record

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 23, 2012
1 min

Despite a rough launch, Diablo III sold more than 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time, according to publisher Blizzard Entertainment.

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Gamers rip Diablo III a new hellhole on Metacritic

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 16, 2012
1 min

Launch-day issues with Diablo III have driven many gamers to take out their frustrations the only way available to them: the User Reviews section of Metacritic.

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Diablo III servers down for “emergency maintenance” on launch day (updated)

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2012
3 min

The long-awaited Diablo III from Blizzard Entertainment has suffered severe technical issues upon its official launch at 12:01 a.m. earlier this morning. Thousands of...

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Diablo III’s “Error 37” sends the Internet into a meme-making tizzy

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2012
1 min

"Error 37" got you down, Diablo III fans? Check out some of the Internet's more amusing memes about the game's disastrous launch.

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