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Microsoft Xbox 360 update comes to all, introducing disruptive changes

Microsoft completed its week long roll out of the new Xbox 360 dashboard on Tuesday, preparing its console business for the Friday release of Windows 8. Changes to the interface might not please users, though.

Doom 3 BFG Edition bumps the original Doom 3 up to $121 on Steam

In the past, re-releasing a game as a digital download was simple since the original release was only available as an out of print disc or cartridge. Doom 3: BFG Edition demonstrates that the business is trickier when a game was released digitally first.

Lawsuit against Sony over the great PlayStation Network hack of 2011 dismissed

A year and a half after hackers breached Sony security gaining access to user information for 69 million PlayStation Network users, a class action lawsuit against the company has been dismissed by a California judge.

Capcom’s general manager illuminates the company’s “ratings” based development

What happens when a company puts too much stock in chasing the best user metrics in video games and trying appeal to the biggest audience possible? You get a faded company creative giant like Capcom.

Mass Effect 3 Wii U studio prepares a 2013 Square-Enix game for Wii U

Straight Right, the Australian studio hard at work converting BioWare's Mass Effect 3 for the Nintendo Wii U, is working on another port of a triple-A franchise for Nintendo's new tablet controller console. This time, for Square-Enix.

Naughty Dog job listing hints The Last of Us will get a co-op campaign

No game is more missed in Sony's holiday line up than Naughty Dog's promising survival drama The Last of Us. That game's deeply personal experiences can be shared though, as a Naughty Dog job listing suggests a co-op mode is coming.

Electronic Arts accidentally gives away unlimited credit on Origin

Electronic Arts' Origin has played second fiddle to Valve's Steam since it opened last year, with an audience of just 11 million members compared to 35 million. The publisher got an unexpected PR windfall over the weekend when it accidentally gave away unlimited free credit.

Borderlands 2 DLC preview: Captain Scarlett serves up more of Gearbox’s trademark comfort gaming

The first Borderlands 2 DLC campaign, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty, gives players a host of new allies, enemies and quests to enjoy in the shooting dungeon crawler, but a demo made it feel more like a Borderlands B-side than a must play.

Jetsetter: Valve backs Brazil with new Steam pricing while Square completes Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

In Jetsetter for the week ending October 13th, Valve starts supporting the Brazilian Real on Steam, Black creator Stuart Black opens a new studio, and Tetsuya Nomura claims that Square-Enix's studio in Japan has already finished work on Lightning Returns.

Mass Effect 3: Omega will be BioWare’s longest, most expensive expansion yet

Mass Effect 3: Omega, the latest downloadable expansion for BioWare's successful science fiction epic, will be out at the end of November alongside the Trilogy and Wii U editions of the game. It will be the longest DLC yet, but it will also be the most expensive.

Borderlands 2 DLC expansion “Captain Scarlett and Her Pirates Booty” is out on Oct. 16

The first of Borderlands 2's four downloadable expansions will be out on Tuesday, bringing with it a hearty amount of piracy.

Creators of Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment open new studio called The Astronauts

Andrian Chmielarz and other expatriates from the Gears of War: Judgment team have opened a brand new studio in Poland's thriving dev scene.

Sony opens a whole new PlayStation Store on Oct. 17

Sony delivers a redesign of its PlayStation Store after 6 years. How does it fit into the facelift of its overall gaming business?

THQ shuts down its Asia-Pacific publishing business

THQ shuts down another subsidiary as the video game publisher desperately tries to lower costs in the wake of a new NASDAQ delisting.

Borderlands 2′s DLC Mechromancer makes for slick solo play

Gearbox drops Borderlands 2's new Mechromancer Gaige online a week early. Read on for a look at why she might be the ideal character to solo.

BioShock creator Ken Levine helped on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale script

Irrational Games' Ken Levine guaranteed his BioShock characters were perfect in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale by writing their script.

Is Max Payne 3 animation studio working on Grand Theft Auto V?

Rockstar Games signs a new agreement with Max Payne 3 animation studio Technicolor. Is it working on Grand Theft Auto V?

Major Nelson: NBA Live 13 was supposed to be out on XBLA Oct. 3

More details about EA's cancelled NBA Live 13 sneak out as Xbox Live's director confirms it was a downloadable title.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 closes out its run with two new multiplayer modes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 isn't done. There are two new multiplayer modes for the 2011 shooter before Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 arrives.

2K Games recasts XCOM reboot as a downloadable multiplayer shooter

According to a new survey, 2K Games much delayed XCOM reboot has been re-imagined again, this time as a budget-priced, third-person shooter.

With 38 Studios’ goods for sale, who will make Kingdoms of Amalur 2?

When the bones of 38 Studios are picked clean, who will make Kingdoms of Amalur 2, the lost sequel to Curt Schilling's only game?

Metroid Prime studio working on Wii U game engines, but what about Unreal Engine 4?

Retro Studios, the company behind Metroid Prime, is reportedly building the tech that many first and third party Wii U games will run on.

Nintendo Wii U is region locked, keeping Japanese, European games out of US hands

Nintendo Wii U is region locked, continuing Nintendo's long tradition of keeping foreign games off its home consoles in the US.
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Can a PS Vita and PS3 bundle take on Nintendo’s Wii U?

It's hard not to notice that a PS Vita and PlayStation 3 bundle from Sony would make for an impressive Wii U competitor. Sony knows it.

Halo 4 campaign hands-on preview: That old, familiar feeling

Microsoft guided us through an early mission in Master Chief's new war, but this Halo 4 preview felt a whole lot like Chief's old war.
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Jet Set Radio HD review: Anything less than the best is a felony, and JSR is the best

Jet Set Radio HD is not one of the best retro releases of 2012, but one of the best period. Strap on skates, grab a can, and hit the city.

Rez, Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi no longer making games

A rep from Q Entertainment confimed that Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the studio's founder, is no longer working on games for the company.

New Super Mario Bros U preview: An unexpected rush

In our second New Super Mario Bros U preview, we take a look at the Wii U adventure's novel take on co-operative, competitive multiplayer.

Do new colors and PlayStation Plus make up for the lack of a PS Vita price drop?

Sony announces new games, new colors, and PlayStation Plus for its handheld at TGS, but there's still no PS Vita price drop in sight.

Will Sony debut a new PlayStation 3 model at Tokyo Game Show?

More hints from foreign retailers suggest that Sony will unveil a new PlayStation 3 model at Tokyo Game Show this week.

Killer Instinct 3? Trademark renewal hints at a revival for Rare’s fighting series

Rare's return to hardcore gaming may include revisiting its fan favorite Killer Instinct fighting series.

EA confirms Dragon Age III: Inquisition, hinting the game will come to both Xbox 360 and Xbox 720

Dragon Age III: Inquisitor is the official name for the next entry in BioWare's medieval RPG series.

“No More Room in Hell” finds life on Steam Greenlight

NMRiH Dev Team talks Steam Greenlight and the future of Source Engine mods on Valve's Steam store.

Contest winner Dysbosis boldly goes where no shooter has gone before: Your intestines

The Wellcome Trust's Gamify Your PhD competition found its victor, a game that reconsiders old school shooters as educational tools.