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Thursday, July 2nd
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Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi says the studio's lack of interest in the PlayStation 3 is primarily a matter of choice and that it won't actively support the console until it can assemble a dedicated PS3 team.

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Midway's sale to Warner Bros. has been approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court, which also noted that objections to the sale, including a lawsuit filed by Mortal Kombat film producer Lawrence Kasanoff, have been "resolved."

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Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada says the concept of unlockable characters in fighting games made sense in the past but is "outdated" in the modern videogame market.

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Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed - in a surprising development sure to shock millions - that the new Legend of Zelda teased at E3 won't deviate too sharply from the series' roots.

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Winning a custom Xbox 360 signed by Peter Molyneux sounds like a pretty good prize right? Wrong.

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Good news, cinemaphiles! The wait is almost over! Universal Pictures has secured the rights to develop a movie based on the 1979 arcade classic Asteroids!

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No More Heroes creator Suda51 has expressed his interest in Microsoft's Project Natal.

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Microsoft plans to bring interactive ads to Xbox Live within the year but Major Nelson says users don't need to worry about a "huge influx of ads" cluttering up the dashboard.

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Feel like playing Team Fortress 2 but don't have the Internet - and do have a set of pen-and-paper dice lying around? A pair of enterprising (and bored) fans have created a tabletop ruleset for Valve's multiplayer FPS.

Wednesday, July 1st
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Another day, another teaser site. This time it's Capcom's turn, and all signs are pointing to a new entry in its Onimusha franchise.

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PC behemoth Blizzard seems to be rather taken with the word "Cataclysm," having filed no less than three trademarks concerning the name. Cue wild speculation from the masses.

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Team Ninja is cutting down on some on the over-the-top gore for their PS3 version of Ninja Gaiden 2, but in exchange for the blood, gamers will be getting more girls.

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This may very well be the most awesome piece of gaming swag ever: The GT by Citroën, a supercar developed through a collaboration between the French car maker Citroën and Gran Turismo studio Polyphony Digital.

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The new owners of The Pirate Bay have an interesting plan to attract and keep users: They're going to offer people money to use the service.

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Can we expect to sit through 20-minute cutscenes in between whipping vampires in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow? In a recent interview Hideo Kojima explained his level of involvement in the new 3D Castlevania reboot.