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Digital Blend: E3 2012 brings a Skyrim DLC trailer and a slew of game announcements

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Digital Blend: GameFly steps into the mobile publishing arena, plans Android store launch in fall 2012

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Digital Blend: Minecraft arrives on Xbox Live Arcade in all of its blocky glory

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Digital Blend: Awesomenauts channels the Saturday mornings of your childhood

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Digital Blend: The Walking Dead – Episode One finally shambles into release

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Digital Blend: Fez is a game that anyone with a 360 can play–finally

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Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time hands-on preview

We go hands-on with a few different sections of game and newly added abilities in Sanzaru Games' upcoming PlayStation 3-exclusive sequel, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.

Digital Blend: The new iPad arrives and, with it, a flood of updated games

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Digital Blend: The new iPad, GDC 2012 and a sequel for Flight Control

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Hands-on preview with the creator of Portal’s next game, Quantum Conundrum

We go hands-on with Quantum Conundrum, the upcoming release from Airtight Games and Portal creator Kim Swift.

Sins of a Dark Age preview

We take a look at Ironclad Games' upcoming first crack at offering a free-to-play experience, the RTS/action-RPG mash-up, Sins of a Dark Age.

Mass Effect 3: Getting a handle on what’s new, and what you need to know

Fans of BioWare's Mass Effect series should feel right at home with the gameplay in Mass Effect 3, but there are a few changes you may not have noticed.

GDC 2012: Lollipop Chainsaw hands-on preview

Suda 51's latest epic adventure, Lollipop Chainsaw, involves zombies, an undead-hunting cheerleader armed with a chainsaw, an abundance of ridiculous one-liners and a script from the ever-talented James Gunn.

Max Payne 3 hands-on preview

We go hands-on with Rockstar Games' upcoming return to the "cinematic shooter" in Max Payne 3.
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Spec Ops: The Line hands-on preview

Yager Developments is shooting to tell a video game story in Spec Ops: The Line that has a little more meaning and impact than gamers might typically expect.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Season begins January 24 with two multiplayer maps

Activision confirms some more of its release plans for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Season, with at least 20 "content drops" planned for subscribed Call of Duty Elite Premium membres.

Ghost Recon: Future Solider delayed to May 22, console beta starts in April

Ubisoft confirms a delay for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, with the Tom Clancy shooter now not arriving in the U.S. until May 22, with a console beta set to launch in April.

Belkin Advance N900 DB router is a friend to online gamers

Belkin unveils the Advance N900 DB wireless router, which features two USB ports for network devices and built-in IntelliStream QoS to help maintain a lag-free connection with video and gaming streams.

HP Envy Spectre ultrabook teased again as CES descends

HP releases a new teaser video for its Envy Spectre, a 14-inch ultrabook that is set to make its first public appearance this week at CES in Las Vegas.

YouTube brings in talent to develop content-specific channel programming

A new profile in The New Yorker takes a close look at the history of YouTube and a planned future built around the concept of audience-specific content channels created by known talents and featuring focused ad placement.

Christmas-themed Google Doodle wishes you Happy Holidays

As expected, Google updates its search page in celebration of Christmas Day with a musical holiday-themed Google Doodle.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare was born out of the Fight Till Dawn arcade mode

Alan Wake's American Nightmare may tell more of the story that kicked off in Remedy's 2010 Xbox 360 release, but the upcoming XBLA game was actually spawned from a post-release testing room that turned out to be fun to play.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare preview

Remedy Entertainment offers an early look at the story in Alan Wake's American Nightmare and hands-on with the XBLA exclusive title's new survival-focused Fight Till Dawn mode.

Uncharted dev Naughty Dog unveils “The Last of Us”

Sony and Naughty Dog debut the first trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 3-exclusive release, The Last of Us.
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Spike VGAs trailer brings the cyborg ninja action

Hideo Kojima shares a new trailer and the new title for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the cyborg ninja-starring Metal Gear game being developed by Platinum Games.

Spec Ops: The Line Has Big Choices, Bigger Narrative Ambitions

We sit down with some of the key members of the dev team at Yager Developments and 2K Games to dig into the reasoning behind Spec Ops: The Line's huge narrative ambitions.

Apple may build West Coast data center near newly opened Facebook server farm

Apple is reportedly weighing an option to purchase 160 acres of land in Oregon, located right near Facebook's recently established server farm, for use as a data center.

Apple fails to block Samsung tablet and smartphone sales in the U.S.

A U.S. district court judge denied Apple's request that Samsung be ordered to halt sales of certain Android-powered smartphones and tablets as the patent battle between the two companies continues.

Console jailbreaking may follow smartphone jailbreaking as a legally acceptable practice

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a request for new DMCA exemptions with the U.S. Copyright Office, seeking protection for those who wish to run unsupported software on their gaming consoles, among other things.

Electronic Arts acquires social dev KlickNation, turns it into BioWare Social

Electronic Arts acquires social games developer KlickNation and renames it BioWare Social, with the focus on creating social RPG experiences.

Minecraft gets a new lead developer as Notch steps away to prepare his next trick

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson steps down from his role as lead developer on the recently released world-building game, handing the reins over to Mojang's Jens Bergensten.

South Park RPG from Fallout: New Vegas developer coming in 2012

Next month's issue of Game Informer will be bringing the first details on Obsidian Entertainment's South Park RPG, which the studio is working on with help from series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

The Last Guardian creative lead reportedly quits Sony, continues work as freelancer

Team Ico creative lead and Ico/Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda reportedly leaves Sony to continue temporarily as a freelancer, with plans to pursue personal projects once work on The Last Guardian is finished.

Dragon Age reportedly embracing multiplayer gaming, with playable dragons

An unnamed Electronic Arts insider reveals that the BioWare dev team is working on building an online multiplayer offering set in the Dragon Age universe.

Steam services render piracy a ‘non-issue’ for Valve, Newell says

Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell speaks frankly about piracy, calling it a "non-issue" for the company's Steam digital delivery service thanks to the added-value features it offers and the way that they're implemented.

Xbox 360 To Stream 26 Verizon FiOS Channels For Subscribers

Verizon will be bringing streaming FiOS cable TV service to the Xbox 360, with 26 channels available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers who are also FiOS Internet and cable subscribers.

Next-generation Kinect will reportedly read lips, rely on non-USB data transfers

An anonymous industry insider reveals that Microsoft's next-generation Kinect will be able to read lips and accurately capture player movements and emotional states thanks to an improved data transfer connection between peripheral and console.

Droid 4 specs and images leak, launch reportedly set for December 8 on Verizon

Leaked images and tech specs reveal that Motorola is just about ready to release the Droid 4, which will be able to access Verizon's 4G LTE network.