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The 3DS library gets a little weirder with these quirky eShop games (preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
December 17, 2012
3 min

A physics puzzler with magical water droplets, a brave squid, and a truly inexplicable game about throwing people in Tokyo give 3DS owners a diverse eShop lineup to look forward to.

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Is cloud gaming viable? Myth vs reality

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 17, 2012
6 min

At the 2009 Game Developers Conference, I watched a demo of OnLive’s cloud gaming solution and scoffed at the premise and performance of what I saw. As an ardent technology fan and industry veteran, it was impossible for me to believe that streaming games via the cloud could be a workable solution for modern gaming.

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Arktos Entertainment acquires majority stake in game studio Hammerpoint Interactive (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 17, 2012
2 min

Arktos is on the acquisition path, adding a second major investment in a year.

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Applorer’s new update turns mobile game discovery into a social experience

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
December 17, 2012
2 min

The free recommendation app for Android devices adds a slew of new social features, including community "circles" where you can discuss specific games or genres with other Applorer users.

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Digital Chocolate launches web racing game exclusively on Spil Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 17, 2012
2 min

Spil Games is closing in on Facebook's 251 million monthly active gamers.

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Why Google predicts Microsoft’s next game console will beat Sony’s

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 15, 2012
1 min

Google Trends doesn't lie. It predicts the Xbox 720 will beat the PlayStation 4.

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Ho, ho, how about some holiday skins for Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 14, 2012
1 min

All I want for Christmas is a snowman made out of Minecraft blocks.

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Developer id Software releases Rage add-on next week

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 14, 2012
1 min

The first-person shooter gets six new areas for fans to blast through.

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Game videos giant Machinima lays off 10 percent of staff

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 14, 2012
1 min

The core games slowdown may also have affected Machinima.

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 14, 2012
3 min

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

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