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Ouya showing its growing pains, delays launch to June 25

The retail release date for Ouya slips to June 25, 2013 even as the company secures $15 million in investment capital and adds Bing Gordon to its board.
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Why are gamers drooling for the $100 Ouya? Because game developers are, too

Ouya's year-long hype sprint comes to an end on March 28, when the $99 Android-powered console ships to backers. But how did the little box manage to snowball so much hype from gamers, and can it possibly deliver?
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‘Uncharted’ movie could have been written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

'This Is The End' writer/directors Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen confirm that they've been approached by Naughty Dog multiple times about the possibility of writing the film script for 'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'.
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‘Persona’ publisher Atlus in danger as parent company nears bankruptcy

Noted JRPG publisher Atlus faces an uncertain future as parent company Index approaches bankruptcy and begins the process of restructuring under Japan's Civil Rehabilitation Law.
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Put down the pitchforks: Microsoft relents, reverses maligned Xbox One policies

Microsoft reverses its controversial policies on Internet connectivity requirements and used games/game sharing on the recently announced Xbox One console.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes to iOS with minimal baggage, maximum fun

2K China deliver an exceptional iOS port of Firaxis Games' 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' that more than earns its "premium" $20 price tag despite a handful of performance hitches and feature absences.
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‘BioShock’ creator Ken Levine to script Hollywood’s ‘Logan’s Run’ remake

BioShock creator Ken Levine returns to his screenwriting roots with the long-in-development remake of Logan's Run. Warner Bros. brings in the Irrational Games creative director to develop a fresh take.
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Kevin Smith on Superman’s shaving habits and the death of TV

Digital Trends chats with filmmaker Kevin Smith about his participation in Gillette's "How does Superman shave?" campaign and the realities of growing and maintaining an audience in a digitally connected world.
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Exploring the dark art of sonic sorcery in Fantasia: Music Evolved

Disney and Harmonix team up for Fantasia: Music Evolved, a Kinect-exclusive spiritual successor to the 1940 film that casts players in the role of a musical sorcerer's apprentice capable of shaping worlds through sound.
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Alienware X51 refresh powers up with Intel’s new Haswell chip

Dell refreshes its line of console-sized Alienware X51 gaming PCs for a new generation, with Haswell i5- and i7-equipped machines that play nice with Nvidia's GTX 670 GPUs.
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Microsoft answers some of the most asked questions about the Xbox One: Used games, always-on, and privacy

Microsoft attempts to answer many of the unaddressed questions about the Xbox One's online connectivity needs, Kinect requirements, and game license transfers in a series of updates on its official website.
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‘Fables’ movie plans move forward with new writer and director

Bill Willingham's DC/Vertigo comic book series 'Fables' is once again due for a film adaptation, this time with Nikolaj Arcel and Jeremy Slater writing and directing, respectively, under the oversight of 'Harry Potter' producer Heyday Films.
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Zynga lays off 18-percent of its staff [updated]

Zynga confirms plans to shut down three of its studios, in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas, and cut its workforce by 18 percent - amounting to more than 500 lost jobs - between now and August 2013.
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Wikipad’s Android gaming tablet set for release on June 11 for $250

Wikipad, Inc. confirms a June 11, 2013 launch for its Android v4.1 Jelly Bean-powered Wikipad tablet. The portable gaming device comes in two pieces: the 7-inch tablet at the heart of it and a separate twin-thumbstick gamepad dock.
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Halo: Spartan Assault comes to Windows 8 devices in July 2013

Microsoft reveals Halo: Spartan Assault, a top-down action game that will be coming to Windows 8 devices -- including smartphones, tablets, and Win 8 PCs -- in July 2013. Dark Horse Comics will also be released a three-part tie-in miniseries called Halo: Initiation.
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‘Harry Potter’ director in talks to adapt ‘Pixels’ short film [updated]

Plans to adapt Patrick Jean's inventive 2010 short film Pixels into a feature-length Hollywood production move forward as Happy Madison Productions and Columbia Pictures enter into talks to have Chris Columbus direct.
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‘El Shaddai’ set to return as director secures IP rights

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron director Sawaki Takeyasu recovers the intellectual property rights to the game from Ignition Entertainment, clearing the way for more adventures through the beautiful, Old Testament-inspired world.
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Finding your way in ‘Fuse’: A guide to surviving Insomniac’s co-op fragfest

We run through some basic strategies for getting the most out of Insomniac Games' co-op shooter Fuse, including rundowns of each of the four playable characters and how to get the most out of them.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown makes a confident leap to touchscreens

We check out the upcoming iOS port of Firaxis' and 2K Games' 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' and like what we see.
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Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 770 for $400, boasts 65 percent upgrade from 2011’s GTX 570

Nvidia adds one more to its desktop GPU line with the release of the GeForce GTX 770, a $400 graphics card that bests the performance of 2012's GTX 680.
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Blizzard’s ‘Titan’ MMO undergoes ‘large design and technology changes’

Blizzard Entertainment's long-in-development MMORPG, codenamed 'Tita,' is to be torn down and rebuilt as the size of the development is pared down and release hopes reportedly slip to 2016 or beyond.
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Humble Indie Bundle 8 offers ‘Hotline Miami’ and ‘Proteus’ as bonuses

The latest and eight Humble Indie Bundle serves up five games - Awesomenauts, Capsized, Dear Esther, Little Inferno, and Thomas Was Alone - along with Hotline Miami and Proteus as bonuses for those who pay the average selling price.
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Tiny Tina hosts an epic tabletop RPG showdown in the fourth Borderlands 2 DLC

Gearbox Software's Anthony Burch and Paul Hellquist discuss Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, the fourth and final DLC of the "season" for Borderlands 2.
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L.A. Noire devs form new indie, Intuitive Game Studios

Former Team Bondi developers Alex Carlyle and Kelly Baigent for Intuitive Game Studios, a Sydney-based indie. There's no word yet on what the studio is working on, but Carlyle intends to build his initial team using contractors.
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The more things change: Microsoft, Xbox One, and the pitfalls of the status quo

As gamers prepare to upgrade for a new console generation, the pressure is on Microsoft to change up some of its old ways on the Xbox One before dissatisfied fans start to abandon ship.
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Turtle Beach partners with Microsoft for Xbox One gaming headsets

Turtle Beach partners with Microsoft to deliver a lineup of licensed gaming headset for the newly announced Xbox One gaming console. More details are set to be revealed at E3 2013 in June.
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Unanswered questions from the Xbox One launch

Microsoft's Xbox One announcement not surprisingly leaves many questions in its wake. We can't answer them all just yet, but we can run through the big ones that fans are looking for answers to.
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Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 780 and ShadowPlay software-based game capture

Nvidia is ready to reveal its next Kepler card: the GeForce GTX 780. Available today, the card sits between the GeForce GTX Titan and GeForce GTX 680.
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The ‘Console War’ is so last decade: How everyone wins with Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Microsoft and Sony roll out different messaging in the next generation gaming console announcements only to meet in the middle with the industry's most balanced gaming hardware showdown in years.
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Xbox One game lineup highlighted by ‘Forza Motorsport 5,’ four from EA Sports

Microsoft reveals early details on some of the first games that will be available for its just-announced Xbox One console, including Forza Motorsport 5, Quantum Break from Remedy Entertainment, and four EA Sports games, all powered by the new Ignite engine.
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Xbox ‘One’ pushes boundaries in hardware, graphics, and user experience

Microsoft finally unveils its next-gen gaming console, the Xbox One. Read on for a detailed rundown of the hardware and the basic facts released so far.
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Star Wars returns to TV with the animated ‘Star Wars: Rebels’

Lucasfilm offers an early glimpse of what to expect from the new CG animated series from Star Wars: The Clone Wars lead creative, Dave Filoni. Star Wars: Rebels is set to debut in fall 2013.
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Everything you need to know before Microsoft announces the next Xbox tomorrow

With one day left until Microsoft unveils its new Xbox, we look back over the facts, rumors, and speculation concerning the next-gen console.
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‘Metro 2033’ author shares his vision for redefining fan-driven fiction

Dmitry Glukhosvky, the author of Metro 2033 and writer of 4A Games' Metro: Last Light, shares his unique perspective on building a franchise that gives fans the opportunity to take ownership of the fictional universe.
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Filling Civilization V’s Brave New World with all sorts of pretty things

We build the Moroccan Empire up into a global superpower for culture that embraces freedom in Firaxis' latest expansion for Civilization V: Brave New World.
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Nvidia Shield pre-orders start May 17, ships in June 2013 [updated]

Nvidia opens advance pre-orders for the Android-powered Project Shield portable gaming device. Pre-orders start on May 20 and shipping following next month.
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EA eliminates Online Pass from future games, citing customer feedback

Electronic Arts senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirms that the publisher is bringing its controversial Online Pass program to an end. Online-enabled games will no require players to enter a one-time use code to access multiplayer content.
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It’s official: Google Play Games adds in-game chat, achievements, cloud saves, and more

A peek into the latest Google Play Services APK reveals that Android will soon support features like achievements, game chat, cloud saves, leaderboards, and more. This so-called Google Play Games appears to be an answer to services like Apple's own Game Center.
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