Penny Arcade Enters Greenhouse |
| Is it getting hot in here or is it just me? The men behind the Penny Arcade franchise are now launching a new website to deliver online digital games across PC, Mac and Linux based systems. |
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Monster Hunter Freedom 2G Ships 1 Million in Japan |
| The Monster Hunter franchise continues its successful run in Japan. The series has sold the vast majority of its 6.3 million units in Japan, as it struggles to catch on in the U.S. and Europe. |
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Study: Violent Online Gaming Relaxes People |
| Need to relax? Play some World of Warcraft. A new study in the U.K. has found that playing online violent games actually reduces anger and relaxes gamers. |
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Stormfront Dies Down |
| Bay Area-based developer appears to have folded. Stormfront's work includes the recent Spiderwick Chronicles and the classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights. |
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Ubisoft Embraces Steam |
| Led by Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft is bringing more titles to Valve's digital distribution service than any other publisher or developer. |
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GTA IV Rated for U.K. Release |
| Receiving an "18" certificate, it's just business as usual. Rockstar is no doubt thankful that there won't be a Manhunt 2-like fiasco with their premiere franchise. |
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Ubisoft Calls in Emergency Heroes |
| Putting a light face on personal emergencies, Emergency Heroes will have players racing around the town of San Alto trying to correct the various disasters that happen to strike. |
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Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Sells 2 Million; Ubi Raises Guidance |
| Thanks to strong performances from Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft has raised its full-year guidance. Sales are expected to top $1.5 billion. |
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PlayStation Store Revamp Coming to U.S. in April |
| Sony's PlayStation Store hasn't been the most elegant storefront to navigate compared to Xbox Live, but Sony is giving the service a facelift in April. |
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Report: Crackdown Developer Gets $50M in Funding |
| Grand Theft Auto creator David Jones has landed $50 million in funding for his studio Realtime Worlds, according to one source. |
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Capcom Acquires K2, Developers of Tenchu |
| While players might be excited about a revamped Tenchu or Valhalla Knights, K2 has likely been acquired to help with more mundane development duties on Capcom franchises. |
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Sony Downplays GTA IV Episodic Content |
| SCEA's Scott Steinberg tells GameDaily BIZ that only a very small percentage of gamers will even buy the episodic content for which MS "spent the GNP of several small Latin American countries." |
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Kane Actor Says Games Not Culturally Influential |
| Joe Kucan, famous for his role as Kane in Command & Conquer, has weighed in on the cultural influence of games, and apparently he doesn't think they have much influence. |
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EA Brings You Zubo |
| EA wants to remind you that Zubo is a completely original IP and is not ripping off Patapon or Pikimin in any way, with its musical plant life driving the Zubos into battle. |
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EA Amends Take-Two Offer, Extends Deadline |
| In its continued to effort to acquire Take-Two and the GTA IP, EA has moved the expiration date for its tender offer back by about a week. The company also does not seem happy about the stock purchase rights Take-Two recently adopted. |
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Madden 09 Dated, Gets Special Edition |
| Madden NFL Football is entering its twentieth year and EA wants to celebrate two decades of gaming football and increasing profits with Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition. |
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Master Chief Makes PS3 Appearance |
| One might think the fan made model of Master Chief in Unreal Tournment III for PS3 would cause a conniption fit for Microsoft's lawyers, but it was just laughs and high-fives all around. |
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Rockstar Invites You into its Social Club |
| In an effort to extend the experience of GTA IV and all future games, Rockstar is launching a special website with leaderboards, competitions, awards and more. |
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Flagship Financed by Comerica Bank |
| The creators of Hellgate: London are in financing heaven after they concluded a deal with Comerica Bank. Using these resources they have created a multi-million dollar facility. |
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Take-Two Hints at Possible BioShock, Civ MMOs |
| Countering the argument that they're little more than a GTA publisher, Take-Two has said that they could potentially leverage their BioShock or Civilization IPs in the MMO space. |
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