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No more surprises

Pokemon Blue may in fact be one of the most influential games of my childhood. It is a series that has worked hard to create a massive world of its own inhabited by fascinating creatures known as Pokemon. As a

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No more surprises

Pokemon Blue may in fact be one of the most influential games of my childhood. It is a series that has worked hard to create a massive world of its own inhabited by fascinating creatures known as Pokemon. As a

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After Skyward Sword the Legend of Zelda 'cannot go back to button controls'

The motion controls tailored for the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword were generally well received, but not everyone was happy with them. Bad news for them, Nintendo plans on sticking with these controls for generations to come! “I honestly think

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After Skyward Sword the Legend of Zelda 'cannot go back to button controls'

The motion controls tailored for the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword were generally well received, but not everyone was happy with them. Bad news for them, Nintendo plans on sticking with these controls for generations to come! “I honestly think

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Naughty Dog goes survival horror with The Last Of Us

Tonight at the VGAs Naughty Dog let loose the first trailer of their new survival horror game, The Last Of Us. The trailer shows us the two main characters, a gruff man named Joel (voiced by Troy Baker) and a

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Naughty Dog goes survival horror with The Last Of Us

Tonight at the VGAs Naughty Dog let loose the first trailer of their new survival horror game, The Last Of Us. The trailer shows us the two main characters, a gruff man named Joel (voiced by Troy Baker) and a

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Serious Sam 3's amazing Immortal Scorpion DRM

The DRM Croteam has placed into Serious Sam 3: BFE may just be the best yet. As you can see, pirated copies of the game contain an Immortal Scorpion foe that will constantly follow you throughout the game. You can

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Serious Sam 3's amazing Immortal Scorpion DRM

The DRM Croteam has placed into Serious Sam 3: BFE may just be the best yet. As you can see, pirated copies of the game contain an Immortal Scorpion foe that will constantly follow you throughout the game. You can

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Shigeru Miyamoto retires from current position at Nintendo (not really)

Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the greatest minds behind Nintendo, will be stepping down from his authoritative position so he can “be in the forefront of game development once again”. Don’t panic! He’s not leaving Nintendo, he just won’t be working

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Shigeru Miyamoto retires from current position at Nintendo (not really)

Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the greatest minds behind Nintendo, will be stepping down from his authoritative position so he can “be in the forefront of game development once again”. Don’t panic! He’s not leaving Nintendo, he just won’t be working

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Nintendo officially confirms Xenoblade Chronicles for North America

This morning a mysterious image of Gamestop’s release schedule featuring Xenoblade Chronicles, as a Gamestop exclusive to boot, popped up. Later Nintendo themselves confirmed that the long awaited Wii JRPG is finally coming to North America in April 2012! Nintendo

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Nintendo officially confirms Xenoblade Chronicles for North America

This morning a mysterious image of Gamestop’s release schedule featuring Xenoblade Chronicles, as a Gamestop exclusive to boot, popped up. Later Nintendo themselves confirmed that the long awaited Wii JRPG is finally coming to North America in April 2012! Nintendo

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No fixed prices for Playstation Vita titles

To counter the mobile game market, Sony plans to ditch the standard of set prices on most systems in favor of “a more tailored approach”. This way smaller third party titles can be sold at lower prices compared to first

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No fixed prices for Playstation Vita titles

To counter the mobile game market, Sony plans to ditch the standard of set prices on most systems in favor of “a more tailored approach”. This way smaller third party titles can be sold at lower prices compared to first

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Possibility of a Final Fantasy first-person shooter

In Destructoid’s interview with Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama, two of the most influential figures behind the Final Fantasy series, an unexpected possibility was brought up. Final Fantasy XIII was supposedly inspired by first-person shooters, so Kitase was questioned if

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Possibility of a Final Fantasy first-person shooter

In Destructoid’s interview with Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama, two of the most influential figures behind the Final Fantasy series, an unexpected possibility was brought up. Final Fantasy XIII was supposedly inspired by first-person shooters, so Kitase was questioned if

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Black Friday 2011 extravaganza

It’s that time of the year again, the time where sales run rampant across all our favorite gaming outlets. Black Friday is back to haunt our wallets once again! As expected there are dozens of deals abound for both video

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Black Friday 2011 extravaganza

It’s that time of the year again, the time where sales run rampant across all our favorite gaming outlets. Black Friday is back to haunt our wallets once again! As expected there are dozens of deals abound for both video

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Cave Story+ air dashes onto Steam

The 2004 indie hit Cave Story has had a streak of success ever since Nicalis published the WiiWare version in 2010. Now Cave Story is the indie gaming sensation sweeping the nation, it is literally everywhere. The cute Metroidvania has

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Cave Story+ air dashes onto Steam

The 2004 indie hit Cave Story has had a streak of success ever since Nicalis published the WiiWare version in 2010. Now Cave Story is the indie gaming sensation sweeping the nation, it is literally everywhere. The cute Metroidvania has

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