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- Updated Dec 24, 2009 12:52 am GMT
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Top Story THQ locks up WWE for 8 more years
Feuding companies resolve differences over wrestling game license, publisher paying out more than $33 million in next four years as part of court case settlement. continue »
- Posted Dec 23, 2009 1:58 am GMT
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GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Special Achievement Winners
Find out our special achievement winners in the Best of 2009 Awards! Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 7:59 pm GMT
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Billionaire buys up 11% of Take-Two
Carl Icahn increases stake in Grand Theft Auto publisher; news of his interest boosts share price more than 11%, sparks speculation of shareholder revolt. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:29 pm GMT
- 142 Comments
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Final Fantasy XIII day-one sales hit 1 million in Japan
Square Enix's hotly anticipated JRPG busts platinum sales marker in 24 hours on PS3, franchise sales surpass 92 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 6:53 pm GMT
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Take-Two year-end results slip 37%, Borderlands sells 2M
Publisher suffers from GTAIV-less 12-month period as sales slip to $968 million, Q4 gap wider than expected; Spec Ops due before November 2011. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:12 pm GMT
- 104 Comments
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Big in Japan Dec. 7-13: New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo's portly plumber reprises chart-topping performance, Modern Warfare 2 sells nearly 100K on PS3 alone; Wii leads hardware. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:21 pm GMT
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Wii sells 9M in Japan, PS3 hits 4M mark
Enterbrain reports Nintendo's and Sony's consoles achieved multimillion-unit milestones during week ending Dec. 13; New Super Mario Bros. sells 465K in second week. Full Story
- Posted Dec 16, 2009 8:33 pm GMT
- 254 Comments
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Aliens vs. Predator unbanned in Australia
Classification Review Board overturns initial ban due to violent content in Sega, Rebellion's actioner; game will be released down under with no changes. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:24 am GMT
- 410 Comments
Latest Top Stories
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Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Monster Hunter Tri pushed past March
Capcom delays trio of anticipated titles to avoid unusually strong first-quarter competition, lowers financial forecast as a result. Full Story
- Posted Dec 22, 2009 6:56 pm GMT
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Crackdown 2 due first half of 2010
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg includes Ruffian Games' open-world sequel in list of Xbox 360 heavy hitters due before July. Full Story
- Posted Dec 23, 2009 12:16 am GMT
- 137 Comments
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Dark Void Zero goes retro on DSiWare
Capcom prepping downloadable NES-style prequel to upcoming jetpack action game, $5 title set for January release. Full Story
- Posted Dec 22, 2009 7:47 pm GMT
- 55 Comments
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American developer count stalls as Canada's explodes
Census of game makers finds slight growth in US industry for 2009 while northern neighbor's creation community jumps 31%. Full Story
- Posted Dec 22, 2009 9:37 pm GMT
- 76 Comments
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Xbox Avatars to 'encourage exercise'?
Microsoft patent details technology to make 360's avatars have same physical appearance as their real-world counterparts--and thereby promote physical fitness. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 8:13 pm GMT
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Take-Two sells distribution arm, cuts Q1 forecast by $120 million
Publisher cuts annual outlook to $910 million after Jack of All Games subsidiary is scooped up by IT systems distributor Synnex. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 10:53 pm GMT
- 25 Comments
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MAG golden, open beta due Jan. 4
Sony and Zipper Interactive's online-only 256-player military shooter enters mass production in advance of January 26 release on PS3. Full Story
- Posted Dec 22, 2009 12:43 am GMT
- 192 Comments
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'Ghost Recon Future Soldier' trademarked
Ubisoft USPTO filing reveals likely name of next installment in its tactical Tom Clancy shooter series, due out after Q1 2010. Full Story
- Posted Dec 21, 2009 9:06 pm GMT
- 159 Comments
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Billionaire buys up 11% of Take-Two
Carl Icahn increases stake in Grand Theft Auto publisher; news of his interest boosts share price more than 11%, sparks speculation of shareholder revolt. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:29 pm GMT
- 141 Comments
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Final Fantasy XIII day-one sales hit 1 million in Japan
Square Enix's hotly anticipated JRPG busts platinum sales marker in 24 hours on PS3, franchise sales surpass 92 million. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 6:53 pm GMT
- 746 Comments
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2K Sports benching NHL series?
NHL 2K11 absent from Take-Two Interactive release schedule for next year as publisher rethinks its sports lineup. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:46 pm GMT
- 121 Comments
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Big in Japan Dec. 7-13: New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo's portly plumber reprises chart-topping performance, Modern Warfare 2 sells nearly 100K on PS3 alone; Wii leads hardware. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:21 pm GMT
- 70 Comments
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Final Fantasy VIII arises on PSN
PlayStation Store Update: Square Enix's classic JRPG joins Puzzlegeddon on PS3 store, while PSP gets MGS: Portable Ops, Buzz! Quiz World, more. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:43 pm GMT
- 248 Comments
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Aliens vs. Predator unbanned in Australia
Classification Review Board overturns initial ban due to violent content in Sega, Rebellion's actioner; game will be released down under with no changes. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:24 am GMT
- 409 Comments
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Take-Two year-end results slip 37%, Borderlands sells 2M
- Dec 17, 2009 10:12 pm GMT
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Final Fantasy XIV Online beta applications begin
- Dec 17, 2009 6:26 pm GMT
- 263 Comments
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Joe Mauer fronts MLB 10: The Show
- Dec 18, 2009 12:32 am GMT
- 65 Comments
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Mega Man 10 spreads onto XBLA, PSN
- Dec 17, 2009 8:27 pm GMT
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- Dec 24, 2009 12:52 am GMT
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Game releases hold steady in 2009
- Dec 23, 2009 9:48 pm GMT
- 181 Comments
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PSN gets MAG beta, Savage Moon PSP
- Dec 23, 2009 7:29 pm GMT
- 156 Comments
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Shippin' Out December 20-26: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
- Dec 21, 2009 6:55 pm GMT
- 47 Comments
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PS Home gets Sodium One, tank shooter
- Dec 17, 2009 9:17 pm GMT
- 38 Comments
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Hasbro, Atari tangle over D&D rights
- Dec 17, 2009 7:44 pm GMT
- 43 Comments
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PSP Digital Comics store goes live
- Dec 16, 2009 11:18 pm GMT
- 77 Comments
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Battlefield Heroes boasts army of 3 million
- Dec 16, 2009 8:53 pm GMT
- 59 Comments
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Wii sells 9M in Japan, PS3 hits 4M mark
- Dec 16, 2009 8:33 pm GMT
- 253 Comments
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- Dec 16, 2009 8:29 pm GMT
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Game theft nearly quadruples since 2007
- Dec 16, 2009 7:24 pm GMT
- 241 Comments
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Transformers wage War for Cybertron in 2010
- Dec 16, 2009 6:57 pm GMT
- 167 Comments
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Infinity Ward teases PC Modern Warfare 2 mod tools
- Dec 16, 2009 12:01 am GMT
- 172 Comments
The GameSpot Game Charts
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA Ltd for the week ending December 12, 2009.
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Video Games Live plugs into PBS
Video Games Live has had a prolific year, embarking on a global tour that saw the troupe play more than 50 shows. However, for... Read More
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2K Sports benching NHL series?
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