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Former President Disses Square Enix Merger

Former Square Enix President Hisashi Suzuki has predicted that the merger between the two companies which make up the unified games developer/publisher will fail. Suzuki’s prediction comes via Twitter, where he recently tweeted the following. 時価総額１２４０億円。エニックスと合併前でも１５００億はあった。合併は完全に失敗。未来に対するビジョンが無い。スクエニＨＤ、４～９月最終赤字54億円　開発費が重荷　日本経済新聞 s.nikkei.com/PT5VFz — 鈴木　尚 (@Hisashi_Suzuki) November 6, 2012 Part of which translates as: “Merger will fail completely. There is no...
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Microsoft Refers To ‘Future Xbox Platform’ In Job Ads

There have been constant and consistent rumors of a new Xbox console being on the horizon for the best part of the last year. It seems that once Nintendo announced the Wii U, Microsoft (and to a lesser extent, Sony) decided the time to act had arrived. These aren’t just rumors from third parties. Microsoft...
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5 Key Facts About ‘Grand Theft Auto 5′

A host of new details about GTA V have been revealed in a new feature by print magazine Game Informer. While the new trailer will likely be more interesting than the pages of information, that isn’t coming until Nov. 14, so in the mean time here are five key facts about Grand Theft Auto 5....
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Ultra-Rare Atari 2600 Game Sells For $33k

I must confess to being a little bit of a retro games fan. However, none of the consoles, computers, or games I own are worth much money. At least I assume they’re not. Unlike Air Raid, which is worth somewhere in the region of $33,000. That’s how much a guy from California sold his copy...
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Xbox Kinect Hits 20 Million Units Sold

Microsoft has announced hitting the impressive milestone of having shipped 20 million units of its Xbox Kinect full-body motion control system. And that’s before the 2012 holiday season even kicks in. The announcement came in an interview with Mat Barlow, the general manager of product marketing at Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business. When asked how many...
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Uncharted: Fight For Fortune Leaks Online

It looks as though a new, as-yet-unannounced Uncharted game is on the way. It’s titled Uncharted: Fight For Fortune, but no one seems to know when it’s arriving, what platforms it will be on, or what sort of game it will be. The leak looks to come courtesy of the Australian Classification Board, which lists...
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Halo 5 already in the works for next-gen Xbox

Halo 4 is being released worldwide this week, and Xbox 360 fans will be heading out to stores to pick up their copies. Yes, even the ones who pirated it last month. Probably. However, this could be the last Halo game coming out for the Xbox 360, with Halo 5 being set for the as-yet-unannounced...
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China set to get the PS3, finally

The PlayStation 3 has been available in most parts of the world since Sony released its latest console to the public in 2006. But not China. Because China has had a ban on games consoles in place since the year 2000. Because of reasons known only to the Chinese government, its citizens haven’t been able...
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Ninja Theory Explains ‘DmC: Devil May Cry’ Direction

It’s fair to say DmC: Devil May Cry split opinion when it was first announced. Fans of the series were pleased that a new Devil May Cry game was incoming, but not exactly enamored by the change of direction. DmC takes place in an alternate reality, with Dante reimagined as a young man in a...
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Rockstar: ‘GTA V’ Release Date Is Spring 2013

After literally months of speculation Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 5 will be arriving in Spring 2013. Assuming we’re talking U.S. seasons then that means a GTA V release date between March and June of next year. Rockstar may have been planning on revealing the GTA V release date soon, but they were...
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Rockstar Teases New ‘GTA V’ Release Details

Rockstar is finally ready to reveal all about Grand Theft Auto 5 and the details surrounding the GTA V release… just not right now, but in a month’s time. That’s the beginning and end of the official update posted by the company a few hours ago. All Rockstar is willing to say is, “Lots of...
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Microsoft: 70 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Sold

Microsoft is celebrating the fact that it has sold 70 million Xbox 360s worldwide, revealing the fact as part of its Q1 earnings report. The Xbox 360 has been on the market since 2005, when it replaced the original Xbox. Interestingly the report also demonstrated how much sales of the Xbox 360 have slowed in...
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PETA Claims ‘Pokemon’ Is Animal Cruelty

There was I thinking Pokémon was nothing more than a video game featuring completely made-up fantastical creatures that don’t exist in the real world. Then along came PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to educate me. PETA has launched a new game on its site parodying Pokémon Black and White 2. Titled Pokémon...
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Criterion Promises New ‘Burnout’

The Burnout titles were some of the most entertaining driving games ever released. Built around the concept that crashing and attempting stunts were more fun than non-contact racing, Burnout gained many fans. Unfortunately we haven’t had a Burnout title since Burnout Paradise in 2008, even though that was a commercial and critical success. Does Criterion...
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Halo 4 Leaks Online, Pirates Banned For Life

Imagine your joy at getting to play the much-anticipated Halo 4 weeks before its official release… and then your despair at being banned from Xbox Live for life for doing so. That’s the present reality for several people. Halo 4 leaked online earlier this week, with the ISO files hitting BitTorrent where they were snapped...
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