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Xbox 360 victorious at end of year-long Microsoft-versus-Motorola patent battle

Microsoft's patent war with Motorola ends, with the judge – who suggested a console sales ban – ruling the Xbox 360 doesn't infringe on Motorola patents.

Gearbox lays out the future of ‘Borderlands 2,’ starting with new character Krieg the Psycho

Three new expansions for Borderlands 2 will come out between April and June, including a new level cap, a new campaign expansion, and new character Krieg the Psycho.

Double Fine details ‘Broken Age,’ its long awaited Kickstarter adventure

Tim Schafer's new point-and-click adventure Broken Age follows the profoundly different, parallel lives of a boy in space and a girl with a sad fate.
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‘Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’ review: Mario’s little brother shines in the darkness

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is Next Level Games' very best work, and one of the best made for Nintendo 3DS.

Jetsetter: Nintendo ends its “After Dark” policy for mature Wii U games in Europe

This week in Jetsetter: An obscure PS3 shooter from Japan may get a shot abroad and Nintendo ends its bizarre age restricted sales in Germany.

‘Duck Tales’ returns! ‘Nuff said

Capcom is looking to reconnect with its audience by announcing DuckTales Remastered, a remake of its NES classic made by fan-favorite studio WayForward.

The Unity engine continues it march towards world domination, this time via the next-gen consoles

The Unity Engine is becoming the development platform of choice for many indie studios, as the tech spreads to new platforms like Sony's PS Vita and PlayStation 4.

Quantic Dream will continue its love affair with Sony after ‘Beyond: Two Souls’

According to the studio's CEO, Quantic Dream's found an ideal partner in Sony. The independent studio will stick with Sony after finishing work on Beyond: Two Souls.

If ‘Torment: Tides of Numenera’ hits $3.5 mil via Kickstarter, it will bring more of the ‘Planescape’ band back together

With $2.9 mil funded, Torment: Tides of Numenera is going for $3.5 million in order to add Planescape: Torment's lead designer Chris Avellone to the team.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate review (Wii U and 3DS): A JRPG that has grown up

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U is the finest of the series to cross the Pacific, though the same game fares less well on 3DS.

ZeniMax staffs up for its push towards free-to-play games

ZeniMax has mostly traded in big budget PC and console games, but its new Austin-based Battlecry Studios is staffing up to take on the free-to-play market.

If you want to play games on the new Xbox, you’ll have to install every game and always be online

Leaked information from new Xbox development tools say that Microsoft's next box blocks used games by forcing you to install every game and always be online.

Nintendo tries to calm retailers who claim that its “silence on strategy is deafening”

UK retailers including GameStop and Amazon dropped the Wii U price by around $75, but sales haven't picked up and now Nintendo has some explaining to do.

Long lost PS Vita and PlayStation 3 action RPG ‘Dragon’s Crown’ rises from the ashes

Atlus is ready to bring Vanillaware's trademark style now that Dragon's Crown finally has a firm release date abroad. Dragon's Crown will hit PS Vita and PlayStation 3 in July.

No extra plundering for Lara Croft as Crystal Dynamics says no single-player DLC for Tomb Raider

Unlike other recent Square-Enix releases like Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Final Fantasy XIII-2, Tomb Raider won't be getting any single-player DLC.

EA returns to defend its title as the “Worst Company in America”

Electronic Arts has ticked off customers with botched releases like SimCity and a growing reliance on microtransaction based games, but is it really the worst company in America?

We speak with Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert about sailing the iOS seas in his new game Scurvy Scallywags

In his latest project, Scurvy Scallywags sees Ron Gilbert return to both his current favorite platform and his old favorite subject matter: iOS and pirates.

‘Katamari Damacy’ creator’s new game tackles “love, hygiene, monsters, and finding discarded erotic magazines in the woods”

Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi is bringing a new multiplayer game to GDC 2013, the teen-courtship game Tenya Wanya Teens.

Square-Enix finally targets the Wii U with Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for Nintendo Wii U introduces a plethora of fixes to the cyberpunk RPG, from overhauled boss fights to better graphics.

Xbox website hacked, leaking info of thousands of users

The Xbox Entertainment Awards website was hacked this week, leaking the information of 2,892 people, continuing a trend of small scale attacks on the Xbox business.

Square Enix casts remaster! An HD version of ‘Final Fantasy X’ will be joined by ‘FF X-2’

Final Fantasy X HD now comes with Final Fantasy X-2 on the same PlayStation 3 disc. PS Vita owners aren't so lucky as they'll have to buy them separately.

EA’s Origin leaves 10 million customers vulnerable to hacking

Two researchers with a security company found that the EA Origin opens downloaded video games can be easily manipulated to launch malicious apps on users' PCs.

Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello resigns after six years of declines

Electronic Arts value has crumbled over the past six years due to changes in a voltile market, but investors blame CEO John Riccitiello, who will step down on March 30.

Indie smash ‘Fez’ jumps dimensions, shifting to Steam and possibly PS Vita

Fez is making its way to more platforms, starting with a May release on Valve's Steam. Creator Phil Fish is even talking to Sony about a PS Vita edition.

Microsoft shoots down hopes for more Halo on PC and Steam

While there have been hints over the past few weeks that the Xbox 360-only Halo 3 may finally come to PC and Valve's Steam, Microsoft has put that possibility to bed.

Gamers beware: Rockstar fighting a rising tide of Grand Theft Auto V scammers

Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have shut down multiple scam sites claiming to give access to an early version of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V.

Disgruntled SimCity players may find the game they’re looking for in classrooms

SimCityEDU is a website tool and community for teachers using the new SimCity as part of their course work, and the tool may support different versions of the new game.

Jetsetter: After all these years, Final Fantasy Versus XIII turns into Final Fantasy XV

This week in Jetsetter: The Swedish studio working on what may be Metal Gear Solid 5 has an inhuman chief. Also: The first compelling evidence of Final Fantasy XV.

‘Lego City Undercover’ highlights another problem for the Wii U

The Nintendo Wii U's small internal memory is causing problems, as games like Lego City Undercover are too big to download without an external hard drive.

Capcom turns to Valve and ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ to rescue ‘Resident Evil 6’ on PC

apcom's calling in some help to boost the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 on PC. The game will feature downloadable characters from Valve's Left 4 Dead 2.

‘Saints Row IV’ rises from THQ’s ashes for an August release

New series owner Deep Silver announced that Saints Row IV will be out in August, but there's no word on how it may continue players' stories from The Third.

Monthly Nintendo Wii U sales lower than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales at any point in the last seven years

Wii U allegedly sold just 57,000 consoles in the first month of the year, worse than any month in the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3's histories. February was no better.

TimeSplitters returns! But maybe not in the way you would think

Despite persistent rumors that TimeSplitters 4 was in development, Crytek has instead committed to backing the ambitious fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind.

‘Sound Shapes’ DLC review: The painful sweetness of the single

A brand new free update and a $2 downloadable expansion extend the spectacular Sound Shapes campaign, but the best parts are almost painfully brief.