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David Brevik’s ‘Diablo’ style superhero fantasia ‘Marvel Heroes’ hits on June 4th

David Brevik and Gazillion's MMO Marvel Heroes will be out on June 4th, almost exactly one year after his main competition, Diablo III, came out.

FTC finds that the video game industry is adept at keeping Mature games out of kids’ hands

Video game retailers came out on top in a new FTC study, with vast majority of retailers blocking the sale of Mature-rated content from being sold to kids.

GDC 2013: Sony puts its money where its mouth is on the indie developer-centric future of the PS4

At GDC 2013, Sony talked about lending a helping hand to indie developers working on the PS3, PS Vita, and PlayStation 4.

Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada steps down as slow sales of games like Hitman: Absolution lead to massive company restructuring

Square-Enix is preparing a reorganization of the company that will cause an extraordinary loss of around $138 million. As a result, CEO Yoichi Wada is stepping down.

GDC 2013: Hate aliens and have an iPad? Firaxis brings UFO defense to iOS with ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a surprise hit in 2012, and now Firaxis and Take-Two are broadening the game's horizons, bringing the game to iPad and iPhone this summer.
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New ‘Ecco the Dolphin’ project heads to Kickstarter without Sega on board

Looking for funding on Kickstarter with Sega nowhere in sight, the 'Ecco the Dolphin' development team is back together to make 'The Big Blue.'

Xbox 360 victorious at end of year-long Microsoft-versus-Motorola patent battle

Microsoft's patent war with Motorola ends, with the judge – who suggested a console sales ban – ruling the Xbox 360 doesn't infringe on Motorola patents.

Gearbox lays out the future of ‘Borderlands 2,’ starting with new character Krieg the Psycho

Three new expansions for Borderlands 2 will come out between April and June, including a new level cap, a new campaign expansion, and new character Krieg the Psycho.

Double Fine details ‘Broken Age,’ its long awaited Kickstarter adventure

Tim Schafer's new point-and-click adventure Broken Age follows the profoundly different, parallel lives of a boy in space and a girl with a sad fate.
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‘Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’ review: Mario’s little brother shines in the darkness

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is Next Level Games' very best work, and one of the best made for Nintendo 3DS.

Jetsetter: Nintendo ends its “After Dark” policy for mature Wii U games in Europe

This week in Jetsetter: An obscure PS3 shooter from Japan may get a shot abroad and Nintendo ends its bizarre age restricted sales in Germany.

‘Duck Tales’ returns! ‘Nuff said

Capcom is looking to reconnect with its audience by announcing DuckTales Remastered, a remake of its NES classic made by fan-favorite studio WayForward.

The Unity engine continues it march towards world domination, this time via the next-gen consoles

The Unity Engine is becoming the development platform of choice for many indie studios, as the tech spreads to new platforms like Sony's PS Vita and PlayStation 4.

The cost of Columbia? Ken Levine denies rumors of BioShock Infinite’s incredible budget

Just how much did it cost to create BioShcok Infinite? $200 million after marketing according to one source, but director Ken Levine says not even close.

Quantic Dream will continue its love affair with Sony after ‘Beyond: Two Souls’

According to the studio's CEO, Quantic Dream's found an ideal partner in Sony. The independent studio will stick with Sony after finishing work on Beyond: Two Souls.

If ‘Torment: Tides of Numenera’ hits $3.5 mil via Kickstarter, it will bring more of the ‘Planescape’ band back together

With $2.9 mil funded, Torment: Tides of Numenera is going for $3.5 million in order to add Planescape: Torment's lead designer Chris Avellone to the team.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate review (Wii U and 3DS): A JRPG that has grown up

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U is the finest of the series to cross the Pacific, though the same game fares less well on 3DS.

ZeniMax staffs up for its push towards free-to-play games

ZeniMax has mostly traded in big budget PC and console games, but its new Austin-based Battlecry Studios is staffing up to take on the free-to-play market.

If you want to play games on the new Xbox, you’ll have to install every game and always be online

Leaked information from new Xbox development tools say that Microsoft's next box blocks used games by forcing you to install every game and always be online.

Nintendo tries to calm retailers who claim that its “silence on strategy is deafening”

UK retailers including GameStop and Amazon dropped the Wii U price by around $75, but sales haven't picked up and now Nintendo has some explaining to do.

Long lost PS Vita and PlayStation 3 action RPG ‘Dragon’s Crown’ rises from the ashes

Atlus is ready to bring Vanillaware's trademark style now that Dragon's Crown finally has a firm release date abroad. Dragon's Crown will hit PS Vita and PlayStation 3 in July.

No extra plundering for Lara Croft as Crystal Dynamics says no single-player DLC for Tomb Raider

Unlike other recent Square-Enix releases like Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Final Fantasy XIII-2, Tomb Raider won't be getting any single-player DLC.

EA returns to defend its title as the “Worst Company in America”

Electronic Arts has ticked off customers with botched releases like SimCity and a growing reliance on microtransaction based games, but is it really the worst company in America?

We speak with Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert about sailing the iOS seas in his new game Scurvy Scallywags

In his latest project, Scurvy Scallywags sees Ron Gilbert return to both his current favorite platform and his old favorite subject matter: iOS and pirates.

‘Katamari Damacy’ creator’s new game tackles “love, hygiene, monsters, and finding discarded erotic magazines in the woods”

Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi is bringing a new multiplayer game to GDC 2013, the teen-courtship game Tenya Wanya Teens.

Square-Enix finally targets the Wii U with Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for Nintendo Wii U introduces a plethora of fixes to the cyberpunk RPG, from overhauled boss fights to better graphics.

After a decade in limbo, could Strider finally return?

Strider Hiryu may get his own game again. Leaked info from Xbox Live and Valve's Steam suggests that Capcom may be preparing a new downloadable Strider 3.

Xbox website hacked, leaking info of thousands of users

The Xbox Entertainment Awards website was hacked this week, leaking the information of 2,892 people, continuing a trend of small scale attacks on the Xbox business.

Square Enix casts remaster! An HD version of ‘Final Fantasy X’ will be joined by ‘FF X-2’

Final Fantasy X HD now comes with Final Fantasy X-2 on the same PlayStation 3 disc. PS Vita owners aren't so lucky as they'll have to buy them separately.

EA’s Origin leaves 10 million customers vulnerable to hacking

Two researchers with a security company found that the EA Origin opens downloaded video games can be easily manipulated to launch malicious apps on users' PCs.

Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello resigns after six years of declines

Electronic Arts value has crumbled over the past six years due to changes in a voltile market, but investors blame CEO John Riccitiello, who will step down on March 30.

Indie smash ‘Fez’ jumps dimensions, shifting to Steam and possibly PS Vita

Fez is making its way to more platforms, starting with a May release on Valve's Steam. Creator Phil Fish is even talking to Sony about a PS Vita edition.

Microsoft shoots down hopes for more Halo on PC and Steam

While there have been hints over the past few weeks that the Xbox 360-only Halo 3 may finally come to PC and Valve's Steam, Microsoft has put that possibility to bed.

Gamers beware: Rockstar fighting a rising tide of Grand Theft Auto V scammers

Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have shut down multiple scam sites claiming to give access to an early version of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V.