FIFA and Battlefield are EA's most profitable franchises

EA has revealed that its digital revenue has grown by 40 percent in its second fiscal quarter since the same period last year, thanks in large part to the content downloads offered for FIFA 13, Madden NFL 13, and Battlefield 3. This week, the publisher...

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Halo 4 devs speak out against sexism

Halo 4 executive producer Kiki Wolfkill and 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross have denounced sexist behavior on Xbox Live, revealing that Microsoft does its best to monitor and ban players who abuse others over the network. Speaking to GameSpot, Ross...

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Split Attention in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

October 29, 2012 5:16PM PDT Get the first details on this somber fairy tale that puts you in simultaneous control of two adventuring brothers. How well can you multitask? If you've ever had trouble scratching your head while patting your stomach,...

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AU ShippinÂ’ Out October 31-November 2: AssassinÂ’s Creed III, 007 Legends

Everybody has a chance to assume a double identity this week, with the release of Assassin's Creed III and 007 Legends. Will you be donning an assassin's cloak and revisiting the American Revolution, or do your preferences demand the subtle suaveness...

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PS Move Racing Wheel works with any game - Report

A PlayStation 3 user has reportedly discovered a hidden benefit to Sony's PlayStation Move Racing Wheel peripheral. According to Albert Chen, whose discovery was reported on iWaggle 3D, the peripheral appears to add motion control to any game, even...

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This Week in Games: October 27, 2012

Halo 4, Assassin's Creed and GTA news, plus G4 ditching its games programming, Zynga's downsizing, games media hissy fits, and more Meat. Also: Minecraft and League of Legends dominate, still. Assassin's Creed III ships next week with bonkers, lofty...

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Field Trip: Contests & EyeCandy

October 27, 2012 3:15PM PDT This week's Field Trip is packed with Halloween themed activities, contests, and information about the latest game industry community news along with ways to find free stuff or discounts on games. Many game industry...

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GTA V posters show spring 2013 release?

October 28, 2012 4:49PM PDT Photos of what appears to be a promotional poster for Rockstar's upcoming title suggests the game will be out early next year; Xbox 360 and PS3 are the only platforms listed. A Polish fan site has posted...

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Video Review - Medal of Honor: Warfighter

 picho86 Right...semantics, any forumite's favorite thing. Added, deducted, awarded, penalized, or just a magic number pulled out of the subjective arse - it's all the same. A game gets a lower score for it's RELATIVE merits. Maybe being...

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter Review

Upon completing Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign, you are met with a heartfelt dedication impressing upon you the heroism of the men in uniform the game depicts. The attempt at sincere emotion is commendable--but it rings hollow, coming as it does...

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter Review

Upon completing Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign, you are met with a heartfelt dedication impressing upon you the heroism of the men in uniform the game depicts. The attempt at sincere emotion is commendable--but it rings hollow, coming as it does...

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Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Review

Adventure games are making something of a resurgence lately, thanks in part to the new input methods appearing on consoles and handhelds. Interest in adventure games has also been driven by a number of somewhat less traditional entries in the genre,...

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Arctic Combat open beta begins this December

October 24, 2012 8:16PM PDT Upcoming military FPS shooter adopts free-to-play model; beta opening in North America and Europe. Webzen has announced the North American and European open beta for the upcoming shooter Arctic Combat, known...

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Happy Wars Review

Free-to-play games are nothing new if you're a PC gamer, but console players haven't had a lot of options in that venue. Previous free offerings, including Aegis Wing and Yaris, have disappointed players despite costing them nothing. Happy Wars, a full-on...

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Guild Wars 2: Living in the Shadow of the The Mad King

With Shadow of the Mad King, Guild Wars 2 expands with new events, new mini dungeons, and much more. When you've made the best online role-playing game in years, what's the obvious next step for a busy development team? Why, make it better, of course....

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The OzSpot 23/10/12: Dishonored, BioShock Infinite

October 22, 2012 8:16PM PDT Listen in for our thoughts on Dishonored, BioShock Infinite's latest trailer, and what's grinding our gears about the just-released Dragon Age 3 details. On this week's show: our thoughts on Dishonored, the profits...

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PAX Australia confirmed for Melbourne

The previously-announced Penny Arcade Expo Australia will be coming to Melbourne in 2013 and 2014 with the support of the Victorian government. The news was announced today by Victorian Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher...

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Nostalgic Game Design Can't Be Just Skin Deep

Carolyn Petit examines the very different ways in which two games go about celebrating the NES era. I imagine that when I look back on the games of 2012 in the future, it won't be any of this year's big commercial hits that stand out most. Great as...

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Mugen Souls Review

There's a lot to appreciate about the anime-style trappings seen in many Japanese role-playing games. The influence of Japan's rich history of cartoon and comic art can translate to colorful environments, outlandish characters, and even some offbeat...

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Taking the Neo Geo X for a Test Drive

God that Peter Brown is HOT!!! The handheld looks cool as well. Neo Geo will always hold a special place in the heart of those Genesis and SNES fans like myself who couldnt afford a system and played Magician Lord in the arcade with tears in our eyes...

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Diablo III 1.0.5 Patch

?In Inferno at Monster Power 1 or greater, monsters in every Act will also be bumped up to level 63 and share the same high-end item drop rates,? Johnson explains. ?This means that no matter which act you're progressing through, the monsters in that...

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IGN up for auction - Report

IGN could be going up for auction, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The paper reported that News Corp. is working with investment bank Allen & Co. on an auction to sell IGN's network of video game and entertainment sites, following...

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Warlords Review

Remaking or reimagining a classic game can present a unique challenge. On the one hand, many games from the Atari 2600 era are too simple or too primitive to seem particularly engaging in this day and age. On the other hand, some of those classics are...

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Telltale confirms Fables game

Episodic adventure game specialist Telltale Games has confirmed that it will be adapting Bill Willingham's comic book series Fables, published under DC Comics' Vertigo label. According to the studio, Telltale is partnering with both Warner Bros and...

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Project Eternity most-funded video game in Kickstarter

Obsidian Entertainment's recent Kickstarter project, titled Project Eternity, is now the highest-funded video game on the crowd-source funding platform. According to its Kickstarter page (via Polygon), it has surpassed Double Fine Adventure's Kickstarter...

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Hawken closed beta set for later this month

October 14, 2012 8:38PM PDT Session to last for four days, from October 26 to October 29. Publisher Meteor Entertainment has announced the closed beta dates for its upcoming free-to-play mech shooter Hawken. The game will be in closed-beta...

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Recovering lost memory in Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta

October 14, 2012 8:58PM PDT We spent five hours on Falcom's definitive reiteration of Ys IV. The past few weeks have been a joyous one for connoisseurs of the action RPG genre thanks to Torchlight 2 and Borderlands 2. Gamers who don't mind...

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Taipei Assassins win League of Legends Season 2 championships

The winning team for the multi-million dollar League of Legends Season 2 championship finals has been decided: the Taipei Assassins. The Taiwanese team defeated Korean team Azubu Frost, earning them the title of Season 2 world champions and $1 million...

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