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Sex, blood and rock'n'roll: Suda 51 announces Lollipop Chainsaw

Zombies never really die. Between Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, Dead Horde, Dead Nation and the upcoming Dead Island, the bastards simply won’t go away. That’s not likely to change anytime soon, as Suda51 throws his hat in to the undead

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Sex, blood and rock'n'roll: Suda 51 announces Lollipop Chainsaw

Zombies never really die. Between Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, Dead Horde, Dead Nation and the upcoming Dead Island, the bastards simply won’t go away. That’s not likely to change anytime soon, as Suda51 throws his hat in to the undead

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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Steam power: Cthulu Saves the World thrives on PC

Thanks to my country’s archaic media classification system, Xbox Live Indie Games aren’t available in Australia, but that hasn’t stopped me from observing one important thing: it’s host to a fuckload of games. It’s bad enough that the industry is getting

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Steam power: Cthulu Saves the World thrives on PC

Thanks to my country’s archaic media classification system, Xbox Live Indie Games aren’t available in Australia, but that hasn’t stopped me from observing one important thing: it’s host to a fuckload of games. It’s bad enough that the industry is getting

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Microsoft donate to historical game archive

It’s good to know that while Roger Ebert, the state of California and conservative lobbyists may question the artistic value of video games, there is a concerted effort to preserve the medium’s history. In that spirit, Gamasutra reports that Microsoft

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Microsoft donate to historical game archive

It’s good to know that while Roger Ebert, the state of California and conservative lobbyists may question the artistic value of video games, there is a concerted effort to preserve the medium’s history. In that spirit, Gamasutra reports that Microsoft

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R18+ rating for Australia draws one step closer

After years of delays, disagreements and political circle-jerking, all signs point to Australia finally revamping its classification system and introducing an R18+ rating for video games. Australia’s classification body, the Office of Film and Literature Classification, has long trailed the

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R18+ rating for Australia draws one step closer

After years of delays, disagreements and political circle-jerking, all signs point to Australia finally revamping its classification system and introducing an R18+ rating for video games. Australia’s classification body, the Office of Film and Literature Classification, has long trailed the

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EA warn indie devs against self-publishing

Speaking at this year’s Develop Conference in Brighton, EA executive Roger Walkden advised indie developers against self-publishing, instead them to pursue deals with mobile and Facebook publishers. “Two, three or four years ago there was a lot of buzz about

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EA warn indie devs against self-publishing

Speaking at this year’s Develop Conference in Brighton, EA executive Roger Walkden advised indie developers against self-publishing, instead them to pursue deals with mobile and Facebook publishers. “Two, three or four years ago there was a lot of buzz about

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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Hard Reset has two months to make us care

Marketing video games must be a bitch of a job. In most cases you’re targeting the coveted 18-39 male demographic, and video game culture being what it is, the audience is going to absolutely abhor you should you misrepresent or

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Hard Reset has two months to make us care

Marketing video games must be a bitch of a job. In most cases you’re targeting the coveted 18-39 male demographic, and video game culture being what it is, the audience is going to absolutely abhor you should you misrepresent or

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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Ken Levine wants developers in the media spotlight

Bioshock creator Ken Levine’s been doing the media rounds promoting G4TV’s airing of the E3 Bioshock Infinite demo, and appeared on the Gamers With Jobs podcast to discuss the video, E3 and the difficulty in promoting a game in mainstream

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Ken Levine wants developers in the media spotlight

Bioshock creator Ken Levine’s been doing the media rounds promoting G4TV’s airing of the E3 Bioshock Infinite demo, and appeared on the Gamers With Jobs podcast to discuss the video, E3 and the difficulty in promoting a game in mainstream

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