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The impressively named Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers gets a limited edition run

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is coming to the US for the very first time on Apr. 16, and the series diehard fans will get a slick bonus with the first run of the Sega Saturn remake.
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Dishonored developer Arkane Studios sneaks its way towards next gen consoles

The future is bright for Arkane Studios now that it has its first bonafide hit in Dishonored. What's next for the company? Next gen consoles according to a swatch of new job listings with the studio.
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LittleBigPlanet PS Vita dev moves past Sackboy into indie game publishing

Double Eleven is the studio responsible for reconstructing Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet on the PS Vita. Its ambitions have grown, though, as the studio now plans to publish indie studios' and its own games on the PlayStation Network.
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Microsoft’s holiday earnings show the Xbox 360 riding into the sunset

Microsoft didn't have the holiday season it wanted, with earnings flat despite the release of big new products like Windows 8. The quarter also saw the Xbox 360, Microsoft's more reliable commodity in recent years, fading as a consumer force.
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch review: A beautiful but slow world

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an expertly made role-playing game made in the old style, with sumptuous art and music. Excellent as it is, it's missing a central spark that made Level-5's past games so special.
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J.J. Abrams trades phasers for lightsabers in directing Star Wars Episode VII

So much for boldly going where no one has gone before. J.J. Abrams will step into George Lucas' shoes when he directs Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars Episode VII in 2015.
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Logitech heads back to mice and keyboards as it exits the video game console business

Sometimes the best thing a tech company can do is go back to what it's best at. Logitech, one of the biggest names in PC accessories for 30 years, announced on Thursday that it will stop making video game console controllers.
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Red Thread Games sheds light on ‘The Longest Journey’ sequel ‘Dreamfall Chapters’

Seven years after Ragnar Tørnquist first announced Dreamfall Chapters, new studio Red Thread Games shares the first tantalizing glimpse into the sequel to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall.
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As Darksiders studio Vigil Games says goodbye, a hope for its signature series

Vigil Games didn't survive publisher THQ's liquidation on Wednesday, even though the studio was already at work on a brand new series. While the studio is done for, its Darksiders series may find a new home.
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Endgame: Syria creator tackles global warming in Climate Defense

Auroch Digital continued its Game the News project on Wednesday, releasing a game about the growing climate change crisis. Climate Defense borrows the design of tower defense games to discuss how CO2 emissions are crippling the earth.
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Xseed plays coy, but all signs say the publisher will bring Killer is Dead to the US

Japanese game connoisseurs Xseed Games may bring a slice of surrealist action to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer. New domain names registered by the company suggest its bringing over Suda 51's new game, Killer is Dead.
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Nintendo Wii U updates speed up the console and connect Miiverse to your smartphone

When you begin your new Nintendo Wii U fitness regime with Wii Fit U this spring, you're going to be able to chat about your progress on Miiverse from the comfort of your smartphone touch screen. That and more is coming with the next Wii U update.
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Wii U preserves the past with Virtual Console and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

In addition to a cavalcade of new Wii U games, Nintendo also announced how it plans to preserve its old games on its first HD console.
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Nintendo announces new games in most of its franchises for Wii U, including Zelda, Yoshi, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, and more

Nintendo Wii U owners starting to wonder when they'll get to play something new got a piping hot plate of new game announcements on Wednesday's Nintendo Direct, with new Yoshi, Fire Emblem, and Xenoblade games announced alongside plenty more.
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Kickstarter may not bring back King’s Quest and Space Quest, but it will bring back their music

Ken Allen's songs were burned into players' minds back in the early '90s through classic Sierra adventure game series Space Quest and King's Quest. The composer is now raising funds for a new album of those songs.
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StarCraft 2 producer promises that MOBA Blizzard All-Stars is still in the works

Blizzard All-Stars, a MOBA mod for StarCraft 2, was announced all the way back in 2010. The Diablo, StarCraft, and Warcraft studio is known for taking its sweet time, though, and this game is no different. The studio says it's "actively working" on it.
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Ubisoft discusses how to make multiplayer scary in ZombiU 2

Ubisoft's ZombiU is one of the few truly original titles made for the Nintendo Wii U. The game's creators are discussing what they'd like to explore in a sequel. First up: Multiplayer.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth rights go up for auction in THQ’s fire sale

THQ is selling off its remaining assets on Tuesday, including the publishing rights to South Park: The Stick of Truth. South Park's creators are none too happy about it and are looking to block the sale.
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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon lets you hunt ghosts with friends in new multiplayer mode

Nearly two years after the game debuted at E3, Nintendo will release Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon in March. Turns out the game will offer fans of the long dormant series the chance to play together.
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Out of credits, Atari files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Foundational video game maker Atari has struggled for decades to find the financial footing that made it an industry trailblazer in the 1970s, but after a period of consolidation, the company plans to sell its assets after filing for bankruptcy.
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Ryu vs. Space Channel 5: Project X Zone for Nintendo 3DS gets an unlikely US release

Sega, Namco, and Capcom's mascot smorgasbord RPG for Nintendo 3DS, Project X Zone, is making the trip from Japan to the world market this summer, letting people from all over the world make Mega Man fight the cast of Virtua Fighter.
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Jetsetter: The PlayStation 2 will never die! Sony’s console survives abroad

Reports of the PlayStation 2's death have been greatly exaggerated, as the console lives on for another year abroad. We cover that and more in this week's Jetsetter, Digital Trends' weekly look at the international gaming scene.
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EA finds out how fast you can destroy a city in one hour SimCity beta tests

SimCity won't be out for another couple of months, but virtual civil engineers can get an early crack at Maxis' simulator starting on Jan. 25. Electronic Arts is now accepting applications to participate in beta tests for the game.
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Square-Enix explains why Final Fantasy games cost so much on iOS

Most iPhone games cost just 99-cents, but if you want to play one of the illustrious Square-Enix's games, you'll have to shell out more than that. The developers of Final Fantasy Dimensions explain why their RPGs cost what they do.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. creators map out their post-apocalyptic survival plans with new MMO Suvarium

Vostok Games pulled itself by the irradiated bootstraps after losing years of work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, starting afresh with a brand new apocalyptic MMO. The studio recently laid out its plan for its new project Suvarium.
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The minds behind Castle Crashers are back with BattleBlock Theater, and it begins beta testing this February

It's been a long five years since The Behemoth released Castle Crashers but the long wait for its follow up, BattleBlock Theater, is nearly over. The Behemoth is accepting applications for a closed beta test of the game.
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Investment in social gaming drops by $1 billion in 2012

As recently as 2011, the expectation was that the social gaming industry was the future of big money in video games. Companies like Zynga were valued in the billions. In 2013? Not so much. Investment in social game companies dropped by $1 billion in 2012.
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Nintendo delays the majority of its launch window titles

Nintendo still isn't committing to firm release dates for many of its announced Wii U games like Pikmin 3 and Wii Fit U. It has confirmed, though, that Platinum's Wii U original The Wonderful 101 will be out sometime by June.
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Halo 2 says goodbye in February (but not for good)

Yesterday's record-breaker is today's ignored multiplayer game. After more than eight years, Halo 2 is finally going offline as players on PC dwindle to a trickle. Rumor is Halo 2 will only stay away for another year, though.
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Sony says Star Wars 1313 is coming to PlayStation 3, Lucasarts says slow down

One of the "next-gen" games that made headlines in 2012 may make it to the current generation of video game consoles after all as Sony's German office claims that Star Wars 1313 is coming to PlayStation 3.
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Valve wants Team Fortress 2 to dominate your sense through virtual reality

Valve's Joe Ludwig will give a particularly intriguing talk at this year's Game Developers Conference, providing insight not just their development process but the future of their growing hardware business.
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A method for success: Guild Wars 2 sells 3 million copies in a changing MMO market

The Secret World, Tera, and Star Wars: The Old Republic are just three of the high profile MMOs that have had to drop subscription fees to stay alive. Guild Wars 2's impressive sales prove that the way to win the MMO market is to forego subscriptions entirely.
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Missouri proposes tax on violent video games like Dance Central 3

Missouri Rep. Diane Franklin proposes that the best way to curb the sale of violent video games is through sales tax. What is a violent video game you ask? Anything rated T for Teen and up by the ESRB, including games like You Don't Know Jack.
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Suda 51 returns to the surreal world of ‘Killer 7’ and ‘No More Heroes’ with ‘Killer is Dead’

Goichi Suda hasn't directed a game in his Assassin series since 2008. Now Grasshopper Manufacture's iconic creator is going back to the well with Killer is Dead, a new action game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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