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Sony’s Puppet Game Puts a Pumpkin on Your Head

PlayStation’s upcoming Puppeteer takes you to Hallowee Ville. A love of Tim Burton’s gothic aesthetic inspired the latest video release for PlayStation’s puzzle ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorNovember 1, 2012

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Halo 4 Conquers European Principality

Liechtenstein, one of the smallest nations in Europe, became a Halo 4 theme park for a day. It’s difficult to imagine what Liechtenstein’s ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 31, 2012

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Square Enix September Profits Forecast Slashed

“Sales of a major HD game title” – Sleeping Dogs, in other words – are to blame for Square Enix’s lost profits. Square ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 31, 2012

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Halo 4 Sexism Earns You a Lifetime Ban

Halo 4 executive producer Kiki Wolfkill and 343i head Bonnie Ross decry Xbox Live sexism. “There are always going to be jerks out ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 31, 2012

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Quantum Conundrum Developer Introduces New iOS Title

Pixld, Airtight Games’ new puzzler, will turn your world blue if you let it. Airtight Games, the folks who made Quantum Conundrum, and ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2012

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Habbo Hotel Restructure Costs 60 Jobs

Child-focused social game Habbo Hotel wants to refocus on its core strengths. 60 jobs will be lost in the next six weeks, as ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2012

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Ghost Recon Commander Cancellation Kills Development Jobs

Loot Drop co-founder Brenda Romero wants to find jobs for the developers she had to let go. Loot Drop was forced to announce ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2012

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Indie Developer Complains Console Sales Don’t Justify Cost

Introversion Software says Microsoft’s development fees make indie games an impossible sell on consoles. Introversion Software has been working on its latest title ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 29, 2012

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Anonymous Warns Zynga Will Burn

Anonymous says it’s targeting Zynga because the social game maker is outsourcing jobs to India. When Zynga announced it was going to downsize ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 29, 2012

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Zelda Could Move to Texas Studio

Shigeru Miyamoto is upbeat about Retro Studios’ work, but says communication with Texas would be a problem. Shigeru Miyamoto, the game design genius ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 29, 2012

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Jack Lumber‘s Debut Sets Lumberjacks to Singing

Don’t hit the beaver, developer Owlchemy Labs advises; the beaver is your friend. Playtesting your game to death is the path to success, ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2012

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Zombie Army Threatens Mann vs Machine‘s Halloween

Team Fortress 2 offers two new Halloween achievements, for those willing to battle a wizard’s ghost. It wouldn’t be Halloween without Team Fortress ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2012

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