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Zynga’s downward spiral continues as it shutters four more games

In 2010, Zynga was more valuable than Madden NFL maker Electronic Arts. Not anymore. Zynga is closing even more social network games as earnings disappoint.

Capcom talks canceled games as well as its future on both consoles and smartphones

The future is wide open for Capcom since it announced that its canceled a number of games, most of which made up its March 2014 to 2015 schedule.

Leaked box art pegs the next CoD game as Call of Duty: Ghosts

There will be a new Call of Duty in 2013 as sure as the sun will rise, but it may not be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as expected. Here comes Call of Duty: Ghosts.

‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ may end Rocksteady Games’ no multiplayer policy

Batman: Arkham Origins may be changing up the series in more ways the one. The prequel may also let players team up in multiplayer for the first time in the series.

Unity abandons Flash support after questioning Adobe’s commitment

Unity Technologies has branched out to support a huge number of new platforms recently, from Wii to PS4. It's abandoning at least one: Adobe Flash Player.

Wii U sells 31 percent fewer consoles than expected

Nintendo reported earnings for the fiscal year on Wednesday, and Wii U sales have been revealed in all their disappointing glory.
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The next generation of game developers may begin with the Girl Scouts

A new collaboration with Women in Games International and the Girl Scouts has scouts earning a new proficiency patch in video game design.

The big winner of the THQ auction is Nordic Games, but don’t count Crytek out yet

When THQ was forced to declare bankruptcy and sell off its myriad holdings earlier this year, that looked like the end of Darksiders 3. Now Nordic Games has saved the series.

Harmonix shows more signs that it’s getting into adventure games

Harmonix spent eight years making video games about playing music on fake plastic instruments. Now it's doing something different, hiring new staff to make story-based adventures.
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Sony and Insomniac go to the movies with a big screen version of ‘Ratchet & Clank’

Spyro the Dragon put developer Insomniac Games on the map but it was Ratchet & Clank that made them an institution. Now it's working on a big screen adaptation due in 2015.
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Nintendo’s president may be in trouble as the company posts its second annual loss in history

Nintendo will report its earnings for fiscal 2013 on Wednesday. With months of dire Wii U sales and slow software sales, its expected to report its second ever annual loss.

Nintendo 3DS XL gets its very own Circle Pad Pro, but no word on what upcoming games you can use it on

Nintendo 3DS XL has been available in the US for eight months, but the Circle Pad Pro add-on is only now making it out, ready to help new Monster Hunter fans.

‘Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded’ puts Larry back on the prowl in June

Replay Games and Al Lowe's HD remake of Larry Laffer's seminal adventure, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, is out in June after nearly two years of development.

THQ’s leftovers (including Darksiders and Red Faction) raise $7 million at auction

Darskiders, Red Faction, and the Homeworld series were auctioned among the other remnants of THQ's game publishing business this month, raising around $7 million.

Research finds that video games hold both risks and rewards for children with Autism

New research on how children with Autism Spectrum Disorders interact with video games has revealed opportunities for teaching social skill, but potential risks too.

Jetsetter: Capcom comes home and the last of the Wii exclusives

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Injustice: Gods Among Us review

Monster Hunter finally gets an MMO… in China

Capcom and Tencent are making a new MMO for the famous Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Online, but US gamers are out of luck as the game's only for China.

Resident Evil’s creator reveals ‘The Evil Within,’ his “pure survival horror” game

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami is returning to the genre, survival horror games, that skyrocketed his career in the mid-'90s with The Enemy Within.

Recent results give Microsoft a compelling defense for the always-online Next Xbox

The most impressive data in Microsoft's spring earnings report is the growth of Xbox Live. Membership has grown from 25 million members in 2010, to 46 million today.

The Unity Engine designer unveils his first title, ‘Static Sky’

Unity Technologies co-founder Nicholas Francis and his new studio Framebunker are making their first game, a sci-fi tactical shooter for tablets called Static Sky.

‘L.A. Noire’ developer Team Bondi sleeps with the fishes, but the ‘Whore of the Orient’ may live on

Sources claim that L.A. Noire studio Team Bondi has finally reached the end of the road, laid off by the production company KMM that's still trying to make Whore of the Orient.

Microsoft refuses to let Japan go and gives the Xbox 360 one final push

Microsoft has never quite given up on the Japanese market despite years of failure, and it's giving the Xbox 360 one more marketing push before rolling out the Next Xbox.

Capcom sees Japan as its future, blames outsourcing for losses

Capcom is planning a return to internal development after half a decade of outsourcing titles like DmC, Bionic Commando, and others to Western developers.

Everyone hold your breath! ‘Final Fantasy Versus XIII’ may soon be revealed

Square-Enix lost a lot of money in the past few years, which isn't surprising since it's been working on titles like Final Fantasy Versus XIII for close to a decade.

EA talks ‘FIFA Soccer 14’ features, but stays silent about a few important details

EA announced a plethora of new features due in this fall's FIFA Soccer 14, but the company conspicuously avoided announcing the game for machines like Wii U, PS4, and the next Xbox.
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Nintendo learns a lesson from the Wii U’s faults, and unleashes a torrent of new 3DS titles

The Nintendo 3DS' momentum isn't slowing as Nintendo announces a plethora of games like Yoshi's Island 3DS that recall the company's Super Nintendo heyday.

Nintendo brings back cult classics like ‘Earthbound’ with Wii U Virtual Console, but still lags behind

Nintendo will finally bring a classic game store to its new console on April 24th with the new Wii U Virtual Console. Cult favorites like Earthbound will follow.

After two decades, ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2’ is confirmed – but the developer remains a mystery

More than two decades later, Nintendo is returning to Link's Super Nintendo adventure with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2 on Nintendo 3DS.

Facebook claims that just because EA is running, gaming isn’t dead on the social network

Facebook insists that its network is still a booming market for game makers despite Electronic Arts' big closures. What's the truth? It depends on your perspective.

Declines in Gears of War and God of War sales may mark the end of the Xbox 360 and PS3 era

March offered new evidence of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fatigue, as those consoles' marquee franchises Gears of War and God of War declined in sales as well.

‘Titan’ may be the first new game for Respawn Entertainment and the creators of ‘Call of Duty’

A new trademark suggests that the very first game from Respawn Entertainment, the new studio staffed by many of the creators behind the Call of Duty series, will be Titan.

Even a price drop may not be enough to save the Wii U

Will a Wii U price drop turn things around for Nintendo's console? Not unless Nintendo completely overhauls the way it handles digital distribution on the machine.

Frontier Developments comes to Wii U, but not with the games you might be hoping for

Elite: Dangerous developer Frontier Developments is making its first Wii U game. It isn't Lost Winds 3, though, but a version of its iOS game Coaster Crazy.