Defiance and the challenges of transmedia storytelling

We speak to Syfy's Mark Stern and Trion Worlds' Nicholas Beliaeff about the upcoming MMO shooter and the accompanying TV series. On April 2, Rift developer Trion Worlds will launch a new project five years in the making, an open world, multiplatform...

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Sound Byte: Meet The Composer - Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

We chat with Peter McConnell, a music-composing veteran whose latest work is on the recent Sly Cooper entry on the PS3. If you were a fan of LucasArt's '90s adventure games like Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Full Throttle, chances are you've heard...

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THQ to sell remainder of intellectual properties

THQ has announced that it will sell the remainder of its intellectual properties in a court-supervised sale. The publisher has already sold the majority of its studios and games following news of its bankruptcy last month. THQ will now accept bids...

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The Emotional Price of Making Video Games

Making games can be a grueling, all-consuming process. John Davison talks to developers about the significant emotional challenges of this creative and commercial endeavor. When you fire up a new video game, some elements are easy to appreciate immediately....

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Gaming Meme History - Lost In Translation

@tempertress @Renunciation @IamTakkun  Oh, I wasn't complaining about you over-or-under -enunciating!   I admit that I did find you a bit difficult to hear at times, however -- especially when you were speaking directly towards...

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AU Shippin' Out February 25 – March 1: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Platinum Games' hack-and-slash action game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is officially released this week. A spinoff title based on the Metal Gear universe, the game features cyborg ninja Raiden as he takes on a private military company known as Desperado...

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Kojima says MGS: Ground Zeroes may be too 'risky' to release

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes may be too "risky" to ever see release. Designer Hideo Kojima explained in a roundtable interview session attended by Videogamer that the game's focus on mature and taboo themes may make it too controversial to sell, even...

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The PlayStation Meeting: Under the Microscope

Kevin VanOrd and Martin Gaston go head to head on whether or not the PlayStation 4 announcement was a success. "Cautious optimism." It's a phrase I believe in, and it's the state of mind I embraced in anticipation of Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement....

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New Releases: February 24th - March 2nd

This week we check out Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Crysis 3, Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire and Capcom Arcade Cabinet. Beats provided by DJ VInroc. Posted Feb 15, 2013...

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New Releases: February 24th - March 2nd

This week we check out the Halo 4: Majestic Map Pack, Might & Magic Heroes VI - Shades of Darkness, Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, Brutal Legend, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus, Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Revolution and more. Posted Feb 22, 2013 | 2:58...

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Firefall second public beta jumpstarts this weekend

February 21, 2013 8:57PM PST Red 5 Studio also hosting airborne moments video contest for participants to enter. Red 5 Studio has announced that it will be hosting another round of public beta testing for its upcoming shooter Firefall....

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GameSpot Writers Round Table - Meet the Justicars

Introducing the newest ranking GameSpot volunteers. The few, the proud, the prolific, the Justicars! You might be asking yourself what exactly is a Justicar? First and foremost they are the authority of the GameSpot Writers Round Table, a union...

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Daily Digest - PlayStation Rumor Mill

February 19, 2013 4:19PM PST Remember to tune in tomorrow for Sony's big announcement! To-Do List - TUNE IN Super Awesome PlayStation Announcement!- WELCOME The GameSpot Justicars- WATCH Escape from Mount Stupid - PlayStation 3- JOIN...

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Rock Band weekly DLC ends in April

After 275 consecutive weeks of new content, publisher Harmonix has announced Rock Band DLC will cease on April 2. "In recent months we've scaled production down as we've transitioned resources onto other projects," wrote Harmonix on its blog. "With...

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Bungie's Destiny not coming out in 2013, says Activision

Activision has warned not to expect Bungie's Destiny in 2013. "Although Bungie's amazing new world was revealed today, Activision has not included the launch in its 2013 outlook and there should be no speculation or expectation of a different result,"...

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Destiny Unveiled: What Bungie's Next Game Is (And Isn't) All About

The wait is over. It's time to dig into Bungie's ambitious successor to Halo. The cat is out of the bag. After years of silence, Bungie has finally begun to open up about its long-awaited (and occasionally leaked) successor to Halo. The new franchise,...

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Bungie's Destiny a 'shared-world' shooter

After years of secrecy, Bungie today officially announced Destiny , its first post-Halo project. A first-person shooter for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with elements of open-world sandbox and persistent world, Destiny is described as the world's first...

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Destiny ViDoc - Pathways out of Darkness

Our weekly video game news discussion show with John Davison, Brendan Sinclair, and Tom Mc Shea. Topics: Activision calls for Destiny in 2013, Street Fighter's opportunistic 25th Anniversary bundle, and more on this week's Quoted for Truth. Posted May...

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AZUBU Collegiate Champions Grand Finals

February 16, 2013 1:57PM PST Watch as the Grand Finals makes it way to Los Angeles on February 16th-17th for both StarCraft II and League of Legends. THE AZUBU Collegiate Champions Grand Finals is finally here and will start on Saturday,...

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Sony teases PlayStation 4 reveal with Evolution video

Sony has updated its site for PlayStation Meeting 2013--the February 20 New York event where the company is widely expected to formally announce the PlayStation 4--with a new video, titled PlayStation Evolution. The two-and-a-half minute video potentially...

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Blacklight: Retribution Onslaught! - FPS Friday

Hey guys, great show and thanks for the codes, really looking forward to the anniversary update.But a little feedback is in order:You shouldn't stage the DM/TDM matches in favor of the person playing, just because the person is on TV/Live-Stream. Yes,...

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Valve responds to layoffs

Valve cofounder Gabe Newell has responded to the reports of layoffs at the Half-Life and Counter-Strike developer today. In a statement sent to Engadget, Newell said the developer is not canceling any ongoing projects or changing its priorities. "We...

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Take-Two acquires WWE license

The rumors were right. Bloomberg reports today that Take-Two has agreed to acquire the World Wrestling Entertainment license for video games following THQ's bankruptcy last month. According to the documents, Take-Two's acquisition of the license will...

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Anodyne Review

Few games spend as little time hiding their inspirations as Sean Hogan and Jonathan Kittaka's Anodyne. Mere minutes in, you can see its obvious debts to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening in the design of the trees that adorn the top-down environment,...

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Showdown Effect Caption Contest

February 12, 2013 4:22PM PST The Showdown Effect beta key caption contest. Fight to the death or die trying. We are giving away beta keys for Showdown Effect, the new multiplayer action game from Arrowhead Game Studios. This quirky shooter...

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GameSpot GamePlay Episode 28: Eat My Dead Skin

February 12, 2013 4:34PM PST Destructoid reviews editor Jim Sterling stops by for a nice long talk about Killzone, Kinect, and how much he hates being called "nugget." This one's a doozy. Destructoid's Jim Sterling stops by again to get...

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Australian retail games industry slips 23% in 2012

Industry organisation the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) today announced that Australian game sales achieved A$1.161 billion during 2012. The number represents a 23 percent decline on the previous year, according to market research...

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Gaming Meme History: Leeroy Jenkins

I was hoping that this was a video about all the gaming memes that have sprung up over the years but it was a good video, I guess ;)And yes, Leroy Jenkins is classic and forever will be - whether you like/liked WoW or not, that raid video was so funny...

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With Connor Gone, Where Could Assassin's Creed Go Next?

February 9, 2013 9:52AM PST Martin picks out the places he wants to travel to in the next Assassin's Creed. As Assassin's Creed III ended, Connor's storyline felt like it had come to a fairly natural close. But Ratonhnhaké:ton's time as the...

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