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‘The Walking Dead: 400 Days’ coming to PS Vita this summer

Still chomping at the bit for more of Telltale Games riveting The Walking Dead adventure series? Season 2 is on the way but you can play a sidestory on PS Vita this summer.
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Electronic Arts unveils its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One army with 11 games

Electronic Arts was focused on one thing at E3 2013: Next-gen consoles. The company didn't mention any of its mobile, social, or free-to-play PC titles, opting only for Xbox One and PS4.
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Microsoft keeps the Xbox 360 with new games and a redesigned console

Microsoft made sure its audience remembered the old Xbox 360 at E3 2013, trotting out new games like a consolized World of Tanks and a redesigned console.

Jetsetter: Konami’s PES skips the next-gen, and kite fighting is apparently a thing

This week in Jetsetter, Konami decides to let Electronic Arts make the first move in next-gen console football, keeping its new Pro Evolution Soccer 14 on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Grid 2 review

Like every other big console racing game released in 2010's, Grid 2 is glossy and indistinct. Beneath the hood hides a thoughtful attempt to make a racing game that's as simple as an arcade racer, but demanding as a sim.

Jetsetter: Xbox One may be region locked, but there’s still hope for import gamers

This week in Jetsetter, we look at back at Xbox consoles' troubled history with import games and why region-locking the Xbox One isn't the end of the world.
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Jetsetter: How used games work on Xbox One according to UK retailers

This week in Jetsetter, Digital Trends looks to the United Kingdom for details on just how used games will be sold and played on Microsoft's new Xbox One.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D review

Nintendo's ridiculous insistence on tacking motion controls on every Nintendo Wii game hobbled Donkey Kong Country Returns. Can the Nintendo 3DS save a broken game? Monster Games' remake of the original loses none of the good and fixes every problem with the original release.
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Resident Evil: Revelations HD review

Resident Evil: Revelations was roundly ignored when it came out in Nintendo 3DS back at the beginning of 2012, but Capcom's giving its horror game another shot. With an HD facelift, the game proves a solid entry in the Wii U library and a palette cleanser after Resident Evil 6.

Jetsetter: World of Tanks creator goes to war over Chinese copycat

This week in Jetsetter, World of Tanks creator Wargaming.net sets it sights on Chinese game developer over what it calls "disturbingly similar" Project Tank.

Jetsetter: Amazon.com unleashes a dramatic Nintendo Wii U price drop in the UK

In Jetsetter this week, we look at the insane Nintendo Wii U price drop that's sweeping across UK retailers from Asda all the way to Amazon.com and others.
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Soul Sacrifice review

Keiji Inafune is down in the dumps since leaving Capcom if Soul Sacrifice, his oppressive and often moving RPG for PS Vita, is anything to go by. This debut game from Inafune's new studio Comcept looks like Monster Hunter but plays like something else entirely.

‘Defiance’ Most Wanted contest bridges the gap between MMO and TV show

Defiance will deliver on its cross media promise with a newly announced contest that promises to bring player avatars into the show.

BioShock Infinite DLC could bring in new companion character

BioShock Infinite has DLC on the way, and it may bring with it more than just new weapons and powers, based on one 2K staffer's LinkedIn resume.

Gears of War movie scriptwriting gig goes to the producer of Ted, Battleship

Epic Games is ready to try bringing Gears of War to the silver screen again, this time with Battleship producer Scott Stuber penning the script.

Wii U hack means that mod chips and headaches for Nintendo are incoming

Wii mod chip maker Wiikey enters Nintendo's next-gen with a cracked Wii U, reverse engineering the system's guts and opening the door for pirated games.

‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ drops longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy has been the voice of Batman in the Arkham games since 2009, but Warner Bros. is going with a younger actor for this year's Batman: Arkhem Origins.

Nintendo pushes past GameStop in an effort to sell cheap, used Nintendo 3DS handhelds

Nintendo is not known for affordable hardware prices anymore, but now that the company is getting into used console sales, it's aggressively lowering the price of a Nintendo 3DS.

Microsoft invades your walls with the Next Xbox and IllumiRoom

Considering how slow to unveil its Next Xbox Mirosoft has been over the past year, it's been remarkably forthcoming about the technologies, like IllumiRoom, that work with it.

Jetsetter: Summer 2013 brings a brand new game to the Sega Dreamcast

This week in Jetsetter, Germany's NG.DEV.TEAM bangs out NEO XYX, yet another old school shooter built for the Sega Dreamcast and SNK's ancient Neo-Geo console.

Starbreeze’s CEO discusses the rebirth of the studio

The Starbreeze of CEO Mikael Nemark is devoted to making original games like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons rather than the licensed games that made the studio's name.

Director Josef Fares takes a break from Hollywood to try something new (and old), with ‘Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons’

Director Josef Fares has spent most of his career telling stories about families on the silver screen. Now he's lending his style to Starbreeze with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.
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Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Review

2012's Dragon's Dogma was overshadowed by similar looking peers like Dark Souls and Skyrim, but Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is something more than a second chance. It's a perfected version of the original game, with a second, decidedly different adventure built alongside it.

Wii U update brings classic games to the eShop

As promised, Nintendo released a major update to the Wii U console this week, improving the machine's notoriously long loading times and introducing a wealth of other changes.

Finally! Square-Enix brings back ‘Final Fantasy Tactics’… but as a social game

It's been six long years since Square-Enix released Final Fantasy Tactics A2 for Nintendo DS, and it's finally bringing the series back... as a Mobage-made social game.

From the ashes of Liverpool studio closures comes a new PS Vita exclusive

Born from the ashes of Bizarre Creations, Lucid Games is embarking on its breakout year, and it may be returning to its signature series with Project Gotham Racing 5.
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The DC Universe gets drawn to life in superhero themed ‘Scribblenauts Unmasked’

Fresh off their rated M for Mature battle royale in Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman and company are showing up in Scribblenauts.

Leisure Suit Larry’s creator tells us what’s next for the hapless lothario

Al Lowe swore he'd retired just a couple years back but with the rebirth of his signature creation, Leisure Suit Larry, he's back in the game design business.

Sony doubles its profit forecast after last year’s record losses

Kax Hirai started his tenure as Sony CEO after the company recorded a record breaking annual loss of $5.7 billion. Now it expects better than planned profits for fiscal 2013.

Nintendo cancels its E3 press conference

Highs like the first Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess trailer and terrifying lows of Wii Music demos are over, as Nintendo is skipping its E3 press conference.

Nintendo’s Wii U social network Miiverse is now accessible in your web browser

Nintendo has always been a little Internet-phobic, but that attitude may be changing with the Wii U social network Miiverse now accessible on the web.

Electronic Arts reportedly shutting down its EA Partners label

Electronic Arts has yet to formally confirm anything, but multiple unnamed sources confirm that the publisher will shut down its EA Partners label.

Zynga’s downward spiral continues as it shutters four more games

In 2010, Zynga was more valuable than Madden NFL maker Electronic Arts. Not anymore. Zynga is closing even more social network games as earnings disappoint.

Capcom talks canceled games as well as its future on both consoles and smartphones

The future is wide open for Capcom since it announced that its canceled a number of games, most of which made up its March 2014 to 2015 schedule.