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November 19, 2009 (Thursday)

Starcraft II gets website update
Today starcraft II got new website updates including information on player campaigns of Tychus Findlay, Zeratul, and Jim Raynor, and new units. Read more


November 18, 2009 (Wednesday)

How much did Modern Warfare 2 cost to produce?
The LA times reports that cost $40 million to $50 million to produce and the game has been in development in five years. Read more


November 14, 2009 (Wednesday)

Final Fantasy XIII Dated for North America and Europe
Square Enix announced today that both the US and Europe release dates for Final Fantasy XIII will be March 9, 2010. Read more



Halo 3 ODST sells 2 million
Since its launch on September 22, Halo 3 ODST has sold 3 million copies Read more



November 4, 2009 (Wednesday)

Japan gets five new PSP Bundles
In December Japan will get five new PSP bundles which come in different colors. There will also be a Monster Hunter Portable package. Read more


October 19, 2009 (Monday)

Halo 3: ODST tops September sales
The sales numbers for video games for September has came out and Halo 3:ODST the number top seller sold 1.5 million copies in its debut month. It is followed by Wii Sports Resort and Madden NFL 10. Read more


October 16, 2009 (Friday)

250GB PS3 Slim Dated for North America
November 3 will be the day that the 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim will be sold at $349.99. Read more


October 6, 2009 (Tuesday)

Jack Thompson sues facebook
Jack Thompson sues Facebook for 120 million dollars for the I hate Jack Thompson page which Jack claims that it cause him emotional distress. Read more



October 2, 2009 (Friday)

Super Street Fighter IV trailer
Capcom recently release their trailer for Super Street fighter IV which features characters such as Juri, Dee Jay and T. Hawk Read more



September 28, 2009 (Monday)

Final Fantasy XIII Debuts trailer at TGS
Today Square Enix debuts a japanese FF13 trailer at the Tokyo Game Show. Read more



Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy
A hour long fan made Metal Gear Movie was shown at the TGS titled Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy. It is a non-for-profit production and has CG graphics. Read more


September 23, 2009 (Wednesday)

Swastika gets Wolfenstein pulled from Germany
Not surprising, Wolfenstein gets pulled from the German gaming market again for having swastikas in the game. Read more



September 11, 2009 (Friday)

Colorware taking orders to color PS3
So far the PS3 slim is only coming in black. But Colorware announced that they are taking orders to color them. Read more



September 9, 2009 (Monday)

2D Sonic game announced
Sega has started to develop a new sonic game titled "Project Needlemouse". It will be a 2D sonic game set for release in 2010 Read more



September 4, 2009 (Friday)

Halo 3: ODST trailer
Halo 3: ODST gets a live action trailer. The trailer features a ODST solider in a funeral, in training, and in the battlefield. Read more


September 1, 2009 (Tuesday)

Hot Coffee Lawsuit settled
Take Two has paid $20 million to settle their hot coffee lawsuit with allegations that they knowingly put hidden sexual content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Their insurance will pay off $15,200,000. Read more



August 23, 2009 (Monday)

Tricia Helfer will voice Sarah Kerrigan in Starcraft II
Today Blizzard announces that Tricia Helfer will replace Glynnis Talken Campbell as the voice actor for Sarah Kerrigan. Helfer has done voice acting for Spider-Man Web: Of Shadows and Halo 3: ODST. She has also acted in the FMV for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Read more


August 22, 2009 (Saturday)

Diablo III and StarCraft II may have LAN play after all
Shacknews reports that Blizzard is working on a mode that allows play over a LAN, however, for copy-protection reasons, players will still have to authenticate over battle.net before playing any multiplayer matches. Read more



August 21, 2009 (Friday)

Diablo III characters classes
The official Korean Diablo III site reveals a fourth character class today: the Monk, which joins the Barbarian, Witchdoctor and Wizard classes revealed earlier. Read more



New Expansion for World of Warcraft
Today at Blizzcon Blizzard revealed an image for their third expansion for World of Warcraft titled World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Read more


August 20, 2009 (Thursday)

Resident Evil: Afterlife gets new release date
The release of Resident Evil: Afterlife starring Milla Jovovich has been pushed up to August 27, 2010 Read more


August 18, 2009 (Tuesday)

New PS3 slim coming September
Sony announced today that they will be releasing a slim PS3 this September. The unit will have 120GB and no backwards comparability. It will cost $299 Read more



August 14, 2009 (Friday)

ARMA II gets Expansion
ARMA II gets a new expansion moments after its release. ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead, the expansion, will take place on a new map with new missions Read more


August 13, 2009 (Thursday)

Pathfinder RPG Launches at Gen Con
A development process that began about a year and a half ago culminated in the release of a product that breathes new life into the 3.5 Dungeons & Dragons rule set.

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August 5, 2009 (Wednesday)

Starcraft II Delayed
Due to the Battle.net service upgrades, Activision Blizzard announced that Starcraft II will be delayed until early 2010 Read more


August 4, 2009 (Tuesday)

World of Warcraft gets patch 3.2
Today Blizzard releases patch 3.2 which changes many aspects of the game including raids, mounts, and leveling Read more



August 3, 2009 (Monday)

Pathfinder RPG Sold Out
Ten days before the launch of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Paizo Publishing announces demand for their product has far surpassed their already-ambitious expectations.

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July 30, 2009 (Friday)

Nintendo Sales Down 40 Percent
Nintendo has released their Q4 financial reports and it shows that sales were down by 40% compared to last year. Read more



July 24, 2009 (Friday)

Pathfinder RPG Begins Shipping
Paizo Publishing announces that it has begun shipping its Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, scheduled for release August 13, 2009.

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July 16, 2009 (Thursday)

Marvel VS Capcom 2 PS3 Coming In August
It has been announced that Marvel VS Capcom 2 will be available for the PS3 on August 13. This is several days later than the Xbox 360 date of July 29. Read more



July 14, 2009 (Tuesday)

DNF gets developers again
Take Two has allowed Gearbox Software to pick up development of Duke Nukem Forever, which is now titled Duke Begins. It was said to be dated for 2010 Read more



June 24, 2009 (Wednesday)

BioWare and Mythic to merge
EA is merging their two top role-playing game developers, BioWare and Mythic, into one massive RPG group, with BioWare's co-founder Ray Muzyka taking the lead and Mythic's Mark Jacobs leaving. Read more



Bethesda's parent company now owns id Software as well
ZeniMax, the parent company of Fallout 3 developer, Bethesda Softworks, has just purchased id Software. In their press release, ZeniMax has stated that they expect id Software to continue operating as before, and don't expect any management turnover. Read more



June 16, 2009 (Tuesday)

British Government selects PEGI
After pondering the matter for over a year, the British Government has selected the PEGI rating system over the BBFC for game ratings. This means that PEGI is now the official ratings standard in the United Kingdom. Read more



June 2, 2009 (Tuesday)

E3 2009
Today Nintendo had a conference announcing Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M which will be developed by Team Ninja instead of Retro Studios. This was followed by Sony's conference which showed off God of War III and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP Read more



Ethics Organization of Computer Software Bans Rape games
Since feminist in western countries were complaining about Illusion's Rapelay 3 years after it's release, Japan's Ethics Organization of Computer Software has banned rape based games. Rapelay was released legally on the Japanese market. The group is beginning to help companies ease the transition into production of other erotic games. Unlicensed rape games are still legal. Read more



June 1, 2009 (Monday)

E3 2009
E3 2009 had a big Assassin's Creed 2 poster in front of the building. Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed 2 will be out in November. Microsoft announced a new xbox 360 controller called Natal which has motion control. Kojima productions showed off their new game Metal Gear Solid: Rising, featuring Raiden. Bungie showed off its new game Halo: Reach being released in 2010 Read more