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Today at PAX 2010, 2K Games revealed that Duke Nukem Forever--a game first announced in April 1997--is currently in development at Gearbox Software for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Gearbox had previously been at the center of a rumor involving the game's development in the past.
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<score 8.0> Influenced by games like God of War and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Darksiders offers an expansive world to explore, with satisfying combat and intriguing puzzles to solve peppered throughout. Though it falls prey to a poorly fleshed-out story and overly complex controls that don't always work the way they should, Darksiders is nonetheless a thoroughly fun and visually engaging adventure that manages to take some old ideas and make them feel fresh once again.
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Sales for the quarter were led by "Red Dead Redemption," which launched in May and has sold more than 6.9 million units. The company also said that catalog sales helped the period, including sales from its blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto" and "NBA 2K"
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Everyone knows how popular StarCraft II is and it seems these numbers will convince you all the more. In one month alone, Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly sold over 3 million copies of the latest real-time strategy game taking the world by storm. Analysts expect StarCraft II to hit 7 million copies this year. And from the first month sales alone, it wouldn't be surprising if the game goes over that forecast.
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Here are the first images from Batman: Arkham City. You get a glimpse at two new villains, Two-Face and Catwoman, as well as an updated Harley Quinn.
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In a recent interview with MTV, Rob Pardo, the Executive Vice President of Game Design at Blizzard, revealed the status of the next installment of StarCraft II, "Heart of the Swarm." Unfortunately, he didn't cough up any clues as to when gamers should expect the sequel. He also reassured gamers that it won't be more of the same in "Heart of the Swarm," indicating that the single-player's campaign structure in "Wings of Liberty" would be difficult to recreate using the game's other races.
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And if all goes well, Hellerman will be releasing this curious iPhone app called the StarCraft II Gameboard. Of course, this doesn't really mean you can play the full StarCraft II game on your iPhone. Rather, the StarCraft II Gameboard is an app that allows StarCraft II addicts to use the iPhone as a controller of sorts. In case Blizzard doesn't end up shutting down the said app, the StarCraft II Gameboard should be out by next month.
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Coming this fall, Microsoft will release a new, re-designed Xbox 360 wireless controller that features a transforming d-pad and different colored buttons.
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According to a post on Major Nelson's blog, after eight years' of Xbox Live at the $50 a year price point, the service is finally seeing a price hike. Starting on November 1, a year Gold subscription to Xbox Live will run $59.99, versus the current price of $49.99. One month subscriptions will jump from $7.99 to $9.99, while three month subs will rise from $19.99 to $24.99.
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Starting Sept. 12 Nintendo will be dropping the price of the DSi to $150 and the price of the DSi XL to $170. The DS Lite will remain $130.
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