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Superman and Aquaman

Everybody hates Aquaman: Justice League movie roster drops to five heroes

When the Justice League movie debuts, the titular superhero team will only feature five members.
Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

First jOBS footage: Watch one minute of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

We've got the first footage of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs from the upcoming biopic jOBS, and it's not nearly as terrible as we'd feared.
The Last of Us

The Last of Us demo hitches a ride to retail with God of War: Ascension

When God of War: Ascension debuts on March 12, it will bring with it not just the latest sequel in Sony's flagship action franchise but also a demo for the upcoming, heavily-anticipated survival horror title The Last of Us.
Homefront

THQ may be bankrupt, but Crytek is still working on Homefront 2

The ongoing saga of THQ's fiscal collapse rolls on, but Crytek says it won't have any major affect on the development or eventual quality of Homefront 2.
Star Wars: The Old Republic -- Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion

To finance my ‘Vette: BioWare details pricing on Star Wars: The Old Republic’s first ‘Digital Expansion’

Rise of the Hutt Cartel, the first major expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, boasts a ton of new content, and we now have word on how much these novel concepts will cost players.
South Park: The Stick of Truth

Ubisoft acquires THQ Montreal, South Park: The Stick of Truth will survive

Owing to the ongoing collapse of THQ, the upcoming, heavily-anticipated South Park: The Stick of Truth will continue development under French mega-publisher Ubisoft.
THQ sold

I’ll buy that for a dollar: THQ’s assets divided, auctioned to highest bidder

Following the recent rejection of its bankruptcy plan, THQ's assets have been auctioned piecemeal to whomever could offer the flailing games publisher the most cash.
Crysis 3

Bow hunting season starts next week with debut of Crysis 3 multiplayer beta

Crysis 3's multiplayer beta test begins in a mere six days, offering prospective players their first opportunity to shoot one another among the game's gorgeously rendered dystopian landscapes.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen arrives April 23, fans stunned by reasonable pricing

Capcom's follow up to the underappreciated Dragon's Dogma is hardly a sequel, but it certainly offers a ton of content at a very attractive price.
Resident Evil: Revelations -- Xbox 360

Night of the living cash grab: Resident Evil Revelations coming to PC, home consoles

Capcom is bringing Resident Evil: Revelations to PCs and home consoles, with a host of new features and, as you'd expect, an increased price tag over its Nintendo 3DS predecessor.
Terminator 2

Arnold Schwarzenegger: I’ll be back for Terminator 5

As if there was ever any doubt, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear in the next Terminator sequel.
Gunpowder

Microsoft’s ‘Gunpowder’ has something to do with gaming… we just don’t know what yet

A new trademark application reveals a mysterious Microsoft project dubbed "Gunpowder." It's a piece of software, has something to do with online gaming, and we know little else about it.
Ralph Nader

Electronic child molesters: Ralph Nader attacks Obama’s media violence strategy

Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader sees major issues with our government. Our politicians are crooks, he claims, and violent video games are more dangerous than they've ever been.
Saints Row The Third

THQ Mega Pack demonstrates positives of bankruptcy, offers 19 games for $25 total

THQ's attempts to rebuild itself after a catastrophic financial collapse prove a positive for players as almost everything the company has published over the last decade can now be yours for only $25.
Jet Set Radio

Sony’s 13 For ’13 Sale begins Tuesday, offers quarter-priced game downloads

The PlayStation Network is about to host another big sale and this time both major games and films can be had for up to 75 percent off of their regular retail price.
Tekken Card Tournament

King of the Iron Flush: Namco Bandai announces Tekken Card Tournament

In the newly-revealed Tekken Card Tournament, Namco Bandai's flagship pugilists will once again trade in kicks and punches for a stack of playing cards.
SFxMM Akuma

Free patch draws a new challenger to Street Fighter X Mega Man

Street Fighter X Mega Man v2 is now available, and alongside a handful of bug fixes and balance changes, the update also brings with it a whole new Street Fighter character to battle against.
The War Z

DayZ creator attacks undead clone The WarZ as lazy, unnecessary

Dean "Rocket" Hall created the hit zombie survival game DayZ in his spare time. Is it any surprise then that he's upset at Hammerpoint Interactive for swiping the same concept for its exceedingly similar title, The War Z?
Too Human

Silicon Knights’ troubles continue as Too Human mysteriously vanishes from Xbox Live

Silicon Knights' action title Too Human has disappeared from the Xbox Live Marketplace along with all of its related content. The reason is unclear, though we suspect it's the result of the developer's ongoing legal problems.
Dragonborn DLC

Better late than never: Skyrim DLC hits the PlayStation 3 this February

Bethesda promised that the PlayStation 3 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would eventually see the same DLC as the Xbox 360 game.
Curt Schilling's bloody sock

38 Studios debt to be paid in blood; Curt Schilling auctions 2004 World Series sock

Curt Schilling battled through a gory foot injury to win the second game of the 2004 World Series. Schilling is now selling the bloody sock he wore that day to help offset the massive debt of 38 Studios.
Fallout: New Vegas

Bethesda may bring the apocalypse home with a Fallout TV series

Bethesda Softworks hopes to create a television series based on the long-running, fan favorite Fallout franchise of post-apocalyptic roleplaying games, assuming you believe the records of the US Patent and Trademark Office.
ESRB ratings logos

Rated P for Politics: Proposed bill would make ESRB ratings legally binding

Representative Jim Matheson has proposed a new bill to Congress that would make the current video games ratings system administered by the ESRB a legally binding set of guidelines that could land you in jail.
The Terminator

The future will be written: Writers found for next Terminator movie

As promised, the Terminator will be back, thanks to writers Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier.
Assassin's Creed III

Halo 4 trumps Walking Dead: Writers Guild of America unveils best games writing nominees

The Writers Guild of America has compiled a list of nominees of what it considers the most well written video games of 2012 using criteria that somehow placed Halo 4 and 007 Legends on the list.
Skype logo

Microsoft may look to Skype to power voice chat on the next Xbox

After spending $8.5 billion acquiring voice over IP giant Skype in 2011, Microsoft may hope to see a return on its investment by tasking the firm with control of voice chat in the successor to the Xbox 360.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Splinter Cell: Blacklist debut quietly sneaks to August 20

Despite Ubisoft's promises that Splinter Cell: Blacklist would hit retail shelves this Spring, a new trailer for the game reveals its release date to be August 20, 2013.
Epic Mickey 2

Trouble in the Magic Kingdom: Epic Mickey 2 bombs at retail

Disney doesn't fail often but as sales of the recent Epic Mickey 2 demonstrate, when the House of Mouse stumbles it stumbles in a very big way.
Barack Obama

President Obama calls for gun restrictions, more research into violent media

In a press conference held this morning, President Barack Obama called for Congress to fund improved research into the effects that violent media can have on a person's mind.
The Witcher 3 teaser image

Sex, herbs and Geralt: CD Projekt RED hints at The Witcher 3

Will The Witcher 3 be announced shortly? Based on a few coy hints, that seems like an increasingly likely possibility.
The Cave (Double Fine)

Price, release date details climb out of Double Fine’s The Cave

The Cave is a game created by Ron Gilbert, a designer best known for his work on Maniac Mansion and the Monkey Island series. This morning we received word on when the game would hit retail and how much it will cost.
Injustice Battle Edition

Injustice: Gods Among Us: Batman beats Superman on April 16

NetherRealm Studios' upcoming DC Comics fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us now has a release date and a special, limited Battle Edition variant.
Dead Island Riptide Live Bait Edition

Dismembered statue lands Dead Island Riptide publisher in hot water

A gruesome addition to the Europe and Australia-exclusive Live Bait Edition of Dead Island Riptide has stirred controversy, forcing publisher Deep Silver to publicly apologize.
Xbox 360 vs Wii

Report: Strong 2012 performance suggests Xbox 360 may beat Wii overall

Microsoft had a phenomenal holiday season, and that's convinced analysts at DFC Intelligence that the Xbox 360 might very well be the best-selling console of its generation.