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Xbox 360 slowly rides into the sunset as shipments drop 35 pct. from 2011

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has lasted longer at retail than most video game consoles, but it's declining fast as shipments drop year-on-year.
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Madden Forever: EA retains exclusive rights to NFL license after lawsuit settlement

After four years, a class-action lawsuit that sought to break EA's exclusive hold on the NFL license in video games has ended with a disappointing settlement.
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch special edition gets more goods thanks to faux-Kickstarter campaign

Namco Bandai takes a page from the Kickstarter handbook and uses bonus goodies as incentive to encourage pre-orders for its new RPG.
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Blizzard CEO promises Diablo III fixes on the way but offers few specifics

Diablo 3 completes two months in the wild and Blizzard's Mike Morhaime says the studio is working on addressing the game's myriad problems.
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Jetsetter: Huebrix debuts in time for India Independence Day and LG brings cloud gaming to Korea

In Jetsetter for the week ending July 20, Sony Japan talks big game reveals for a new PS Vita event, a new game from one of Mumbai's rising studios, and a new cloud gaming service from LG in Korea.
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Sam Raimi drops World of Warcraft proving once and for all that star directors never get game movies finished

Sam Raimi's World of Warcraft joins the ever-growing list of awesome video game movie adaptations that will never get made.
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Gears of War 3 designer’s new studio BitMonster Games signals trend toward non-violent game design

More key developers at AAA studios are giving up guns for new types of play. The latest: former Epic Games designer Lee Perry's BitMonster.
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World War Z video games on the way according to Paramount Pictures trademark filings

Trademark filings from Paramount Pictures suggest that World War Z will get the video game treatment alongside its theatrical debut.
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Earthworm Jim 3 will be made promises Gaikai’s David Perry

David Perry's many years away from his days as a programmer at Shiny Entertainment, but he'll get back to his roots with Earthworm Jim 3.
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Battlefield 4 coming fall 2013, beta invite included with Medal of Honor Warfighter pre-order

Electronic Arts is keeping its Battlefield engine running. The publisher announced on Tuesday that Battlefield 4 is coming in fall 2013.
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Microsoft’s plans for $99 Xbox 360 in Europe cement the Xbox 720’s future as a subscription-based console

The Xbox Europe team is eyeing the sales of Microsoft's $99 subscription-based Xbox 360 in the US, planning when and how to expand service.
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GameStop: Credit cards and consoles will keep physical retail alive

Most still prefer to buy their games as physical goods, but the transition to an all digital business is coming. How will GameStop survive?
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Limbo hit Xbox Live Arcade before PlayStation Network because Sony wanted to keep IP

Why will OUYA succeed? Because console makers now place too many demands on developers as evidenced by Playdead's history trying to get Limbo on the PlayStation Network.
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Metal Gear Solid 4 gets Trophy support ahead of Metal Gear 25th Anniversary celebration in August

Hideo Kojima is still working on Metal Gear Solid 4. The game gets Trophy support in August before a big celebration for the series.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum prequel starring Justice League in development at Rocksteady

Rocksteady is trading in the grim and gritty world of Arkham City for the wild psychedelics of Batman's 1950s adventures in its next game.
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Head Like a Hole: Trent Reznor writing music for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Trent Reznor takes a break from writing movie soundtracks to knock out a theme song for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
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Destiny Meets The Beatles: Bungie working with Paul McCartney on new Activision shooter

Halo studio Bungie has called in some very specialized talent to work on its new MMO shooter series "Destiny." Paul McCartney is on board.
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Call of Duty mobile studio Activision Leeds working on new Pitfall

Activision's new mobile games studio in Leeds is preparing a revamp of David Crane's Atari classic Pitfall as its first game.
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Sega bringing Phantasy Star Online 2 to the U.S. in 2013

Sega will get back in the MMO game in the US next year when it brings out Phantasy Star Online 2.
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In Control: Street Fighter X Tekken [Vita] preview

Street Fighter X Tekken for PlayStation Vita solves the problem that's plagued portable Capcom fighters for years: It's got great controls.
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NiGHTS into dreams… gets the HD remake treatment, signals a solid strategy for Sega going forward

Sega is having one of its worst years ever, but it continues to resurrect some of its most unique classics. The latest: NiGHTS into dreams...
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Jetsetter: Dawnguard skips India and Poland’s game market blows up

In Jetsetter for the week ending July 6, Indian Xbox 360 owners are denied access to the Skyrim expansion Dawnguard, a study finds that 33% of Poland's population is playing games, and THQ sends the rights to Devil's Third back to Japan's Valhalla Game Studios.
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Soul of the Ice: Lost Planet 3 preview

Lost Planet 3, an unlikely sequel to Capcom's least distinguished Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 franchise, is its most exciting upcoming title.
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PSOne Classics come to PlayStation Vita with firmware version 1.8

Sony announced PSOne Classics support for PlayStation Vita at E3 2012 but didn't say when it was coming. New word is that firmware 1.8 will bring 32-bit goodness to the handheld.
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There’s Money in Those Guns: As Battlefield Premium sells 800K, EA prepares for its all-digital future

Electronic Arts sold 800,000 paid subscriptions to Battlefield Premium in just two weeks, nearly half of Call of Duty Elite's paid subscriptions after eight months.
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Grand Theft Auto V making appearance at Gamescom conference in August?

Rockstar may have skipped E3 2012 but that doesn't mean Grand Theft Auto 5 won't make an appearance at a major conference this summer.
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1 in 3 players choose digital downloads over physical games purchased at retail

NPD Group: 1 in 3 players choose digital downloads over physical games purchased at retail

A new survey finds that video game players today still prefer physical media over digital. When will the balance dip towards digital downloads?
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Seth Killian, former face of U.S. Street Fighter community, leaves Capcom for Sony

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale gets a much needed dose of fighting game cred as Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica.
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Vivendi looking to sell stake in Call of Duty, Diablo parent company Activision Blizzard for $8 bil

Vivendi bought up Activision in 2007 for just under $2 billion so it could merge it with Blizzard for maximum profits. Now it's looking to sell the chimera for more than $8 billion.
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spec ops the line creative lead cory davis talks about getting publishers to take risks and why people are tired of violent v

Spec Ops: The Line’s creative lead talks about taking risks, and why people are tired of violent video games

Spec Ops: The Line is out Tuesday and faces the challenge of sticking out in a sea of shooters. Creative lead Cory Davis talks about how to make a shooter mean something.
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Gaikai is up for sale. Who’s buying the cloud gaming service?

Rumors that Sony would acquire streaming video game service Gaikai fell through, but the company is still up for sale according to reports.
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Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut expands ending, available for free on June 26th

Get ready to fight through the final scenes of Mass Effect 3 all over again, as new end game content comes with Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut next Tuesday.
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Nintendo 3DS XL releases in August for $200

Nintendo announces the Nintendo 3DS XL, a significantly larger version of the 3DS that fails to make necessary improvements to the portable console.
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Court case on Tetris IP infringement has wide-reaching implications for App Store clones

A New Jersey court's decision that a Tetris clone was guilty of copyright infringement means that game cloners operating on the App Store could see their business change dramatically.
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