This week, THQ reported less than stellar numbers and hired a firm to “evaluate strategic alternatives,” Rockstar revealed details about Grand Theft Auto V, and the Wreck It Ralph film crew discusses movie development.
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- October NPD: Dishonored charts high while XCOM fails to chart at all
- The good and, yes, the bad from today’s Grand Theft Auto V reveal
- Nexon to publish Dota 2 in Japan and Korea
- Mechs never looked so pretty as AirMech launches open beta on Steam
- Get BioShock for free on GameFly’s just released PC client
- This week in the Nintendo Download: Paper Mario, Epic Mickey, and a Pokédex
- You can live stream Call of Duty: Black Ops II directly to YouTube from your console
- Activision: ‘Spectacular innovation’ will prevent Skylanders from fizzling like Guitar Hero
- What’s in the box? Nintendo Wii U Deluxe Edition and Pro Controller
- The Wii U’s online service is an ‘empathy network’ — what the heck is that?
- PlayStation 3 passes Chinese bureaucratic inspection but ban on consoles remains
- Give Epic Mickey 2 a whirl in Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 demo
- The Last Guardian developer still has ‘nothing concrete’EA celebrates Battlefield 1942′s 10th anniversary by giving it away for free
MMO news:
- Star Wars: The Old Republic set for free-to-play debut
- First gameplay footage of The Elder Scrolls Online
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sees 1 million concurrent players in China
- Jordan Mechner launches Karateka remake on digital gaming platforms
- DeNA invests in its golden goose, taking 20 percent stake in Cygames for $92M
- Obama is the overwhelming favorite in Nexon’s MapleStory online game (exclusive)
Mobile news:
- Yahoo and Japan’s DeNA expand PC social gaming alliance to mobile devices
- Nvidia CEO: Consumers realize a great tablet is better than a cheap PC
- Sword & Sworcery EP finally comes to Android in the latest Humble Bundle
- Angry Birds Star Wars is out now, and it’s kinda cool
- Once focused on 2D mobile games, Machine Zone hires a 3D graphics expert
- Best day to launch your mobile game? Chartboost says it’s Monday through Wednesday
- Kabam launches The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth mobile game
- Execution Labs raises $1.4M to incubate indie mobile game studios in Canada
- Budge makes a mobile game out of charitable giving
- New mobile game hopes to trick players into learning an anti-drug lesson
- Mobile games winning the war for your attention
- Apple still hasn’t made Game Center interesting
- Fourth-generation iPad smashes PlayStation Vita in raw graphics power
- Microsoft rolls out new Xbox SmartGlass iOS app
- The hidden truth of enigmatic experimental game Curiosity
- Xbox Surface: Microsoft’s 7-inch gaming tablet is still happening
Earnings:
- Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard beats earnings estimates and raises guidance
- Ubisoft posts a six-month loss — but Assassin’s Creed is riding to the rescue
- THQ’s stock crashes 47 percent as it faces cash crunch
- Mobile gaming has its giant: DeNA posts $627M in quarterly revenue
- Desperate for cash, THQ hires firm to ‘evaluate strategic alternatives’ (It’s up for sale)
- THQ reports smaller loss than expected but pushes back South Park, Metro, and Company of Heroes 2
Interviews:
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- Is Gree really spending money on user acquisition like there’s no tomorrow? (interview)
- Wreck-It Ralph’s film crew discusses bad guys, cameos, and portals inside toilets (interview)
- Why Ubisoft has eight games coming for the Wii U (interview)
- Silent Hill: Revelations 3D director on respecting the source material, immersion, and secret UFO endings (exclusive)
- Guitar Hero co-creator unveils startup with a plan to mobilize the living room (exclusive interview)
- Tapjoy’s ad network now reaches a billion mobile devices (interview)
Reviews:
- What’s in the box?! Ragnarok Odyssey Mercenary Edition (review)
- What’s in the box?! Halo 4 Limited Edition (review)
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star fails to justify its gimmick (review)
- LittleBigPlanet Karting shows off Sackboy’s serious driving skills (review)
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