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Six months after Prince of Persia Zero screens leak, Ubisoft says the series is “paused”

After a botched film adaptation and a lackluster sequel in 2010, the Prince of Persia series is primed for a refresh. Despite leaked screens suggesting otherwise, Ubisoft says that it's put the famous franchise on hold.
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GungHo Online Entertainment acquires No More Heroes studio Grasshopper Manufacture

GungHo Online Entertainment bought up yet another of Japan's remaining independent video game development studios on Wednesday, acquiring Grasshopper Manufacture, the idiosyncratic studio behind No More Heroes, Killer 7, and 2013's Killer is Dead.
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Twitch brings its video game broadcasting tools to consoles with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

eSports broadcasting company Twitch has seen its viewership grow to 23 million people per month since it opened in 2011, and that's just thanks to PC games. Now its broadcasting tools are available on consoles in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
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Kinect creator leaves Microsoft to join Sony’s PlayStation EyeToy studio in London

Kameo: Elements of Power directo and key Kinect developer George Andreas has left Microsoft and Rare after sixteen years with the studio. Who lured him away? None other than Sony's motion controller studio, Sony London.
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The tank maker that would be king: Wargaming.net eyes the console after acquiring Day 1 Studios

Wargaming.net is one of the biggest gaming companies out there by audience size, with 45 million World of Tanks players in its stable. Now it wants in on the console market, acquiring MechAssault and F.E.A.R. developer Day 1 Studios.
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Disney closes Warren Spector’s studio after Epic Mickey 2 disappoints

Disney is reinventing its gaming business in 2013, releasing new products like Disney Infinity. Part of the process is closing old studios, though, and sadly Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios it shutting down after Epic Mickey 2 failed to find an audience.
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Former Wipeout developers strike out on their own to form new studio Sawfly

With Sony Liverpool closed, the future of the PlayStation-centric Wiepout series is in question, but some of the creators from that series already have a new home. Sawfly is a new indie studio from four of the creators of Wipeout Pulse.
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Darksiders may be dead, but its developers will live on as the newly formed Crytek USA

Crytek continues its global expansion, this time with a new studio in Austin, Texas. Crytek USA isn't just a new branch, though, it's a second chance for key staff members from Vigil Games, the Darksiders studio set adrift by THQ.
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Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls composer Normand Corbeil dies of cancer

Quantic Dream collaborator and composer Normand Corbeil passed away last week, leaving behind a legacy of spectacular scores in games like Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain.
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As China’s gaming industry nears $10 bil, the country may lift ban on video game consoles after thirteen years

The Chinese government banned video game consoles in 2000 because they corrupted the country's young people. Thirteen years later, the Chinese gaming industry is worth nearly $10 billion and the Ministry of Culture is reconsidering its console ban.
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Disney vows to monitor its video game business for excessive violence

With Washington backing new studies into the link between violence and violent video games, major corporations in the industry like Disney are promising to do due diligence in curbing violent content in their products.
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keeping nintendo wii and sony psp alive an interview with xseed games ken berry the last story

Xseed Games’ Ken Berry explains why it continues to support the Wii and PSP even though Nintendo and Sony don’t

Xseed Games is known for bringing niche Japanese games to English-speaking audiences, but it's also got a habit of putting out games for seemingly dead platforms. Xseed VP Ken Berry talks with Digital Trends about how to keep consoles alive.
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Pres. Obama, Republican and Democrat senators back new study into the effects of violent video games on children

West Virginia Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller introduced the Violent Content Research Act of 2013 on Thursday as part of President Barack Obama's legislative push to combat gun violence. Will the NAS study find something previous studies into the link between games and aggression did not?
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half life meets star wars at dice 2013 as gabe newell and j abrams host opening keynote

Half-Life meets Star Wars at DICE 2013 as Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams open the show

Two of the most watched creators in entertainment will co-host the opening keynote address at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science's DICE Summit next week: Star Wars Episode VII director J.J. Abrams and Valve president Gabe Newell.
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Jetsetter: Ubisoft now owns 1666, the brand new franchise from the director of Assassin’s Creed

In this week's Jetsetter, we look at how the French publisher Ubisoft just brought one of its key creators back into the fold by acquiring THQ Montreal. That studio's lead is Patirce Desilets, director of Assassin's Creed, and creator of the new 1666.
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I Am Legend producer brings Robotech out of the ’80s into movie theaters

The stockpile of 1980s cartoon, toy, fantasy and science fiction properties is starting to run dry as producers Tobey Mcguire and Akiva Goldsman pick up Robotech for a film adaptation.
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The impressively named Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers gets a limited edition run

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is coming to the US for the very first time on Apr. 16, and the series diehard fans will get a slick bonus with the first run of the Sega Saturn remake.
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Dishonored developer Arkane Studios sneaks its way towards next gen consoles

The future is bright for Arkane Studios now that it has its first bonafide hit in Dishonored. What's next for the company? Next gen consoles according to a swatch of new job listings with the studio.
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LittleBigPlanet PS Vita dev moves past Sackboy into indie game publishing

Double Eleven is the studio responsible for reconstructing Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet on the PS Vita. Its ambitions have grown, though, as the studio now plans to publish indie studios' and its own games on the PlayStation Network.
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Microsoft’s holiday earnings show the Xbox 360 riding into the sunset

Microsoft didn't have the holiday season it wanted, with earnings flat despite the release of big new products like Windows 8. The quarter also saw the Xbox 360, Microsoft's more reliable commodity in recent years, fading as a consumer force.
Computing News

J.J. Abrams trades phasers for lightsabers in directing Star Wars Episode VII

So much for boldly going where no one has gone before. J.J. Abrams will step into George Lucas' shoes when he directs Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars Episode VII in 2015.
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Logitech heads back to mice and keyboards as it exits the video game console business

Sometimes the best thing a tech company can do is go back to what it's best at. Logitech, one of the biggest names in PC accessories for 30 years, announced on Thursday that it will stop making video game console controllers.
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As Darksiders studio Vigil Games says goodbye, a hope for its signature series

Vigil Games didn't survive publisher THQ's liquidation on Wednesday, even though the studio was already at work on a brand new series. While the studio is done for, its Darksiders series may find a new home.
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Endgame: Syria creator tackles global warming in Climate Defense

Auroch Digital continued its Game the News project on Wednesday, releasing a game about the growing climate change crisis. Climate Defense borrows the design of tower defense games to discuss how CO2 emissions are crippling the earth.
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Xseed plays coy, but all signs say the publisher will bring Killer is Dead to the US

Japanese game connoisseurs Xseed Games may bring a slice of surrealist action to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer. New domain names registered by the company suggest its bringing over Suda 51's new game, Killer is Dead.
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Nintendo Wii U updates speed up the console and connect Miiverse to your smartphone

When you begin your new Nintendo Wii U fitness regime with Wii Fit U this spring, you're going to be able to chat about your progress on Miiverse from the comfort of your smartphone touch screen. That and more is coming with the next Wii U update.
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Wii U preserves the past with Virtual Console and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

In addition to a cavalcade of new Wii U games, Nintendo also announced how it plans to preserve its old games on its first HD console.
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Nintendo announces new games in most of its franchises for Wii U, including Zelda, Yoshi, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, and more

Nintendo Wii U owners starting to wonder when they'll get to play something new got a piping hot plate of new game announcements on Wednesday's Nintendo Direct, with new Yoshi, Fire Emblem, and Xenoblade games announced alongside plenty more.
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Kickstarter may not bring back King’s Quest and Space Quest, but it will bring back their music

Ken Allen's songs were burned into players' minds back in the early '90s through classic Sierra adventure game series Space Quest and King's Quest. The composer is now raising funds for a new album of those songs.
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StarCraft 2 producer promises that MOBA Blizzard All-Stars is still in the works

Blizzard All-Stars, a MOBA mod for StarCraft 2, was announced all the way back in 2010. The Diablo, StarCraft, and Warcraft studio is known for taking its sweet time, though, and this game is no different. The studio says it's "actively working" on it.
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Ubisoft discusses how to make multiplayer scary in ZombiU 2

Ubisoft's ZombiU is one of the few truly original titles made for the Nintendo Wii U. The game's creators are discussing what they'd like to explore in a sequel. First up: Multiplayer.
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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon lets you hunt ghosts with friends in new multiplayer mode

Nearly two years after the game debuted at E3, Nintendo will release Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon in March. Turns out the game will offer fans of the long dormant series the chance to play together.
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Out of credits, Atari files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Foundational video game maker Atari has struggled for decades to find the financial footing that made it an industry trailblazer in the 1970s, but after a period of consolidation, the company plans to sell its assets after filing for bankruptcy.
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Ryu vs. Space Channel 5: Project X Zone for Nintendo 3DS gets an unlikely US release

Sega, Namco, and Capcom's mascot smorgasbord RPG for Nintendo 3DS, Project X Zone, is making the trip from Japan to the world market this summer, letting people from all over the world make Mega Man fight the cast of Virtua Fighter.
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Jetsetter: The PlayStation 2 will never die! Sony’s console survives abroad

Reports of the PlayStation 2's death have been greatly exaggerated, as the console lives on for another year abroad. We cover that and more in this week's Jetsetter, Digital Trends' weekly look at the international gaming scene.
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EA finds out how fast you can destroy a city in one hour SimCity beta tests

SimCity won't be out for another couple of months, but virtual civil engineers can get an early crack at Maxis' simulator starting on Jan. 25. Electronic Arts is now accepting applications to participate in beta tests for the game.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. creators map out their post-apocalyptic survival plans with new MMO Suvarium

Vostok Games pulled itself by the irradiated bootstraps after losing years of work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, starting afresh with a brand new apocalyptic MMO. The studio recently laid out its plan for its new project Suvarium.
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The minds behind Castle Crashers are back with BattleBlock Theater, and it begins beta testing this February

It's been a long five years since The Behemoth released Castle Crashers but the long wait for its follow up, BattleBlock Theater, is nearly over. The Behemoth is accepting applications for a closed beta test of the game.
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