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Money to be used to fund newe adventure game.

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Studio chief denies rumors.

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Activision announces Giant Skylanders, new line of figures

Meet what your kids will be begging you for.

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Studio to lay off undisclosed amount of workers.

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Notch willing to pay to make cult sequel a reality.

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Blip:Star Wars Kinect gets a release date. For real this time

Special Edition console releasing on same date.

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Before there was The Last of Us, there was a Jak and Daxter 4

Plans for sequel scrapped.

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Report: First game from Respawn Entertainment due in 2013

Leaked EA calendar holds hint.

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The Tester’s third season premieres on PlayStation this week

Get bugs dumped on your head for a job testing games?

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Now that’s protesting we can get behind.

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Watch how Naughty Dog made trailer for The Last of Us

An apocalypse in the making.

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Punch Pac-Man and fat Mega Man in the mush in Street Fighter X Tekken

Capcom unveils Sony platform exclusives.

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Is Nintendo planning to rename the Wii U?

Nintendo learns from troubled 3DS launch.

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The Adventures of TinTin review: Charming and flawed

Is TinTin’s gaming debut as good as the movie?

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Computer Games

Serious Sam 3 BFE review: Refreshingly retro

Serious Sam returns

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Skyward Sword review: Reinventing a legend

Link’s latest adventure is his best yet.

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Reviews

Jurassic Park review: Dino droppings

You’re going to want the T-Rex to eat you.

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PlayStation 3

Saints Row: The Third review: a coming of age tale

Three games in, and Saints Row finally has its own identity.

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PlayStation 3

Need for Speed The Run review: Running right into a brick wall

A step back for the franchise.

The Rock returns and delivers a Rock Bottom to Cena.
Features

WWE ’12 review: Boots to asses

WWE relaunches their video game brand with impressive results.

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PlayStation 2

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus review: A powerful blast of nostalgia

Two of history’s most impressive games get the HD treatment.

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Kinect Disneyland Adventures review: Pirates and pixie dust

A charming yet flawed Kinect experience.

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Skyrim review: Goin’ dragon hunting

Say goodbye to your life.

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Modern Warfare 3 review: The spoils of war

Call of Duty returns. Should you reenlist?

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3DS

Super Mario 3D Land review: A brave new dimension

The 3DS finally has its first must have game.

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All Access Uncharted 3: Bigger, badder and more intimate

Naughty Dog’s Justin Richmond sits down with Blast.

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All Access: Madden NFL 2012

Madden’s creative director Mike Young sits down with Blast.

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Take a gander and have a listen to YouTube user Mart0zz and friends as they belt out the classic Legend of Zelda theme on a marimba and a few other instruments. (via Geeks are Sexy)

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