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Dead Space 3 gets Kinect voice controls
Visceral Games' upcoming action shooter will feature Kinect functionality for voice commands on Xbox 360.  Dead Space 3 for Xbox 360 will feature Kinect voice controls, publisher Electronic Arts announced today. Players will be able to use simpl...
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. rights disputed
GSC Game World claims it is the sole owner of the IP rights to game series, challenging bitComposer's assertion.  Yesterday, bitComposer Entertainment announced it had acquired the worldwide exclusive rights to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Now, th...
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Arma III delayed
Bohemia Interactive postpones release of military shooter into 2013; extra development time will help game "reach its full potential."  Arma III has been delayed. Bohemia Interactive today announced that its military shooter will now release in ...
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Metro: Last Light Wii U canceled early on
THQ rep says "some work" was done on Wii U version of upcoming shooter, but decision to cancel the game was made "fairly early on."  The Wii U version of Metro: Last Light was canceled early on in development, THQ head of global communications ...
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Mass Effect 4 in 2014 or 2015 – Report
[UPDATE] Entire original interview pulled, information provided was "deemed to be obtained from an inaccurate source." [UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, GamerSyndrome removed the entire interview, saying the information provided was...
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GLaDOS voice appears in Pacific Rim trailer
First trailer for Guillermo del Toro's monster action movie features voicework of Ellen McLain as a roboto AI.  The first trailer for Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro's new film Pacific Rim has been revealed, and it featur...
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Nominations open for 2013 Game Developers Choice Awards
Industry professionals now able to nominate titles for 13th annual awards show; special Audience Award voting begins February 4.  Nominations for the 13th annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been opened, with submissions able to be sent i...
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Diablo III a top Google search in 2012
Searches for Blizzard's dungeon-crawler topped only by iPad 3, Hurricane Sandy, Gangnam Style, and Whitney Houston.  Google today published its annual Zeitgeist 2012 results, revealing Diablo III landed at the number five position for trending s...
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Valve launches Steam Market
New market for buying and selling items enters beta, only available for Team Fortress 2; 15 percent transaction fee, game-specific surcharge attached to all sales.  Valve today launched the Steam Community Market, currently in beta and compatib...
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Duke Nukem 3D free on GOG
Atomic Edition of 1996 shooter free until Friday through Good Old Games.  As part of Good Old Games' holiday promotion, 1996 shooter Duke Nukem 3D is free through the digital distribution service. The "Atomic Edition" is up for grabs, and is av...
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