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Irrational Games hires BioShock Infinite cosplayer to be game’s mascot

Most people who dress up like video game characters at conventions do it for the love. In the case of one Anna Moleva, dressing up like a BioShock Infinite character actually landed her a job as the game's mascot.
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Microsoft will allow mature games in the Windows 8 Store afterall

The Windows 8 Store's guidelines prevent UK video game publishers from selling many of their most popular games through Microsoft's new service. On the new operating system's launch day, Microsoft said it would ease ratings restrictions, but it may be some time before changes take effect.
Computing News

Microsoft Xbox 360 update comes to all, introducing disruptive changes

Microsoft completed its week long roll out of the new Xbox 360 dashboard on Tuesday, preparing its console business for the Friday release of Windows 8. Changes to the interface might not please users, though.
Computing News

Guillermo del Toro’s horror game Insane finds a new developer

Resident Evil was turned into an action game, Dead Space has co-op, and ZombiU's just got more zombies: Where is all the horror? Guillermo del Toro's bringing the fear back to games with Insane, a game that came back from the dead.
Gaming News

2K Games: No annual sequels for BioShock, Borderlands, or Grand Theft Auto

Do video game series need a new entry every year to thrive? Ubisoft, Activision and others push out new games for series like Call of Duty each year to keep the business running. 2K Games thinks its series like Grand Theft Auto thrive on a slow schedule.
Gaming Guides

With BioShock Infinite’s multiplayer cancelled, 2K Games shows growth

Ken Levine confirmed on Monday that BioShock Infinite will not have multiplayer modes when it comes out in February 2013. While the move should help guarantee additional polish for the game's campaign, it also signals a positive shift in 2K Games' policies.
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Jetsetter: Warface hits 5 million players in Russia, Czech president calls for ArmA III devs’ release

In the Thanksgiving edition of Jetsetter, we look at Crytek's newfound success with Warface in Russia while diplomatic efforts to free Bohemia Interactive developers imprisoned in Greece ramp up. Plus: The R4 era ends in Japan!
Gaming Guides

THQ elaborates on Metro: Last Light developer’s statements about Wii U

Looking to clarify 4A Games' statement that the Wii U's CPU is horrible and slow, THQ provides more context for why developer 4A Games decided not to bring Metro: Last Light to the console, but does not quell the Wii U's growing reputation as a weak console.
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Hitman: Absolution series split between two studios to make more games

Square-Enix aims to speed up production on the Hitman series by splitting the franchise between two studios, much like Activision has done with the Call of Duty series. Who will IO Interactive share its signature series with?
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Nintendo: Wii U profitable if players buy just one game

In the past Nintendo made it a rule to sell its gaming consoles at a profit from day one, but the company admitted in October it would take a loss on each Wii U sold. Now Nintendo says it needs to sell just one game with each console to make a profit.
Gaming News

Composer Gordy Haab wins award for Star Wars Kinect score

Video game composer Gordy Haab wins the award for Best Song at the Hollywood Music in Media awards thanks to his score for Star Wars Kinect.
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What do steep discounts on Wii U games say about Nintendo’s new console?

Retailers like Target are offering huge discounts on Nintendo Wii U games, an unusual move following the release of a brand new gaming console. Are these price cuts say the Wii U's in trouble or is this a sign of a fast-changing business?
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With $6.3 million raised Star Citizen is the highest earning crowd-funded game yet

Star Citizen, an ambitious new space sim from the man behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, is now the highest earning crowd-funded video game project to date with $6.3 million raised. The people have spoken: Bring on the science fiction!
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Electronic Arts named one of the best places to work by LGBT advocacy group

The Human Rights Campaign named Electronic Arts one of the best places to work in the United States this week, thanks to the video game publishers efforts to create an equal work environment for LGBT game professionals.
Gaming Guides

Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer suffers problems on PS3

When millions of people around the world sign on to play a brand new game, technical problems are an inevitability. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is experiencing a handful of technical problems on the PlayStation 3 in its first week.
Gaming News

PS Vita gets PlayStation Plus on Nov. 19. Can it help save the system?

Just in time for the holidays, Sony is updating the PS Vita handheld with support for its PlayStation Plus subscription service. Players will get access to a slate of critically acclaimed games for an annual fee, but will that entire people to actually but the console?
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Head Like a Hole: Trent Reznor writing music for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Trent Reznor takes a break from writing movie soundtracks to knock out a theme song for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II confirmed by U.K. website ahead of U.S. reveal

Hours ahead of its reveal in the United States, Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops II debuts through its U.K. homepage with a trailer showing off its near future setting.
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Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified first details posted on Amazon

Activision and Sony were both quiet about the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified for PlayStation Vita at E3 2012, but Amazon.com has shed light on the portable shooter.
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Will Call of Duty: Black Ops II come to Wii U?

Wii U could use a heavy hitter like Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 when it hits shelves this Christmas, but is the publisher planning on supporting Nintendo's machine?
Gaming News

Ubisoft broadens its Wii U support with Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Ubisoft has already bet big on Nintendo's Wii U, developing exclusives for the console like Rayman Legends and ZombiU alongside high profile ports like Assassin's Creed III. GameStop ads suggest Splinter Cell: Blacklist is coming to Wii U next.
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Report: Not many Nintendo Wii U units to go around at launch

The Nintendo Wii U will be a hot commodity this holiday season, not just because it's the first new home console from the company in six years, but because there won't be very many of them to go around.
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Jetsetter: EA battles with BBC over FIFA 13 glitches, Treasure returns

In Jetsetter for the week ending November 3rd, we take a look at Britain and Japan. The BBC and EA got in a tiff over FIFA 13, Q-Games moved its PixelJunk series from PlayStation to PC, and cult developer Treasure comes to Nintendo 3DS.
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Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill writer brings Wolfenstein to the big screen

Roger Avary's been away from movie making for more than five years, but the Pulp Fiction co-writer is returning to theaters with B.J.Blazkowicz in tow. His next project will be a movie adaptation of the Wolfenstein series.
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Rockstar: GTA: Vice City for iOS, Grand Theft Auto V info “next month”

Rockstar Games piles on the nostalgia while whetting appetites for the new. The studio announced a 10th anniversary release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Android and IOS before teasing info about Grand Theft Auto 5.
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Jetsetter: FIFA players vie for Scottish soccer team manager’s job

In Jetsetter for the week ending Oct. 27, FIFA players jockey to become replace the Dunbarton Sons football team manager spot in Scotland, Italy's first video game museum opens in Rome, and Indiagames loses its chief after Disney acquisition.
Gaming News

How will the Mass Effect movie change under its new writer?

Four years after it was optioned and one year after plot details were first discussed, the Mass Effect movie has a new writer. Its new scribe, though, has never has a script produced. How will he change the BioWare adaptation?
Gaming News

Co-op, Not Competition: Nintendo reveals list of worldwide best-selling games of 2012

Nintendo revealed comprehensive lists of the best-selling video games of 2012 to date, shedding significant light on player tastes around the world. What games will publishers be investing in based on current trends?
Gaming Guides

Fix It Later: Resident Evil 6 patch continues 2012 trend of apologizing to fans

Capcom takes a page from the BioWare play book with its upcoming patch for Resident Evil 6. Out in December, the update looks to fix major complaints about how the game is played.
Gaming News

Doom 3 BFG Edition bumps the original Doom 3 up to $121 on Steam

In the past, re-releasing a game as a digital download was simple since the original release was only available as an out of print disc or cartridge. Doom 3: BFG Edition demonstrates that the business is trickier when a game was released digitally first.
Gaming News

Lawsuit against Sony over the great PlayStation Network hack of 2011 dismissed

A year and a half after hackers breached Sony security gaining access to user information for 69 million PlayStation Network users, a class action lawsuit against the company has been dismissed by a California judge.
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Capcom’s general manager illuminates the company’s “ratings” based development

What happens when a company puts too much stock in chasing the best user metrics in video games and trying appeal to the biggest audience possible? You get a faded company creative giant like Capcom.
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Mass Effect 3 Wii U studio prepares a 2013 Square-Enix game for Wii U

Straight Right, the Australian studio hard at work converting BioWare's Mass Effect 3 for the Nintendo Wii U, is working on another port of a triple-A franchise for Nintendo's new tablet controller console. This time, for Square-Enix.
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Naughty Dog job listing hints The Last of Us will get a co-op campaign

No game is more missed in Sony's holiday line up than Naughty Dog's promising survival drama The Last of Us. That game's deeply personal experiences can be shared though, as a Naughty Dog job listing suggests a co-op mode is coming.
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Electronic Arts accidentally gives away unlimited credit on Origin

Electronic Arts' Origin has played second fiddle to Valve's Steam since it opened last year, with an audience of just 11 million members compared to 35 million. The publisher got an unexpected PR windfall over the weekend when it accidentally gave away unlimited free credit.
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Borderlands 2 DLC preview: Captain Scarlett serves up more of Gearbox’s trademark comfort gaming

The first Borderlands 2 DLC campaign, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty, gives players a host of new allies, enemies and quests to enjoy in the shooting dungeon crawler, but a demo made it feel more like a Borderlands B-side than a must play.
Gaming Reviews

Jetsetter: Valve backs Brazil with new Steam pricing while Square completes Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

In Jetsetter for the week ending October 13th, Valve starts supporting the Brazilian Real on Steam, Black creator Stuart Black opens a new studio, and Tetsuya Nomura claims that Square-Enix's studio in Japan has already finished work on Lightning Returns.
Gaming News

Mass Effect 3: Omega will be BioWare’s longest, most expensive expansion yet

Mass Effect 3: Omega, the latest downloadable expansion for BioWare's successful science fiction epic, will be out at the end of November alongside the Trilogy and Wii U editions of the game. It will be the longest DLC yet, but it will also be the most expensive.
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