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Ms ‘Splosion Man To Splode On Xbox Live Arcade In July

6:20AM June 24, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Twisted Pixel’s sequel to 2009 explosive action-platformer ‘Splosion Man, the more feminine Ms ‘Splosion Man, comes to Xbox Live Arcade on July 13, boasting 50 all-new singleplayer levels, 50 multiplayer levels and a “2 Girls 1 Controller” mode.

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40% Of Xbox Activity Now Non-Game Related

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11:30AM June 14, 2011 | Seamus Byrne

This stat got a passing mention in a recent pre-E3 story on Microsoft’s Xbox strategy, but it’s such a juicy stat it deserves a headline. Are you using Xbox (or even Playstation) for much more than games? More »

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Mortal Kombat Adds Klassic Costumes, Klassic Fatalities, Skarlet With Its First DLK

11:00AM May 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The first batch of downloadable content for NetherRealm Studios’ new Mortal Kombat keeps it “klassic” with fancy, old-school ninja duds, fondly remembered fatalities and at least one new character, red ninja girl Skarlet. More »

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Looks Like More Mass Effect 2 Is Coming With ‘Arrival’

1:30PM February 22, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Plans for even more downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 is hardly surprising, given BioWare’s post-launch support for the role-playing game. Somewhat surprising is how we’ve learned about Arrival, via a patch for the PlayStation 3 version. More »

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A Million Demo Downloads Unlocks Dragon Age II Prizes

7:20AM February 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

If one million players download the Dragon Age II demo in the week following its February 22 release on the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, magic artifacts will be theirs for the taking. BioWare issues its Dragon Age II Call to Arms. More »

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Mass Effect 2 For PlayStation 3 Is Also A Download

8:40AM January 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

It may be a little late, but Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 is doing something seriously right. In addition to coming on good old reliable Blu-ray discs next week, it’s also coming to Sony’s PlayStation Network. More »

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One Pirated Software Licence Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

2:00AM December 8, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million. More »

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30 Million Accounts And Other Impressive Steam Numbers

3:20AM October 19, 2010 | Mike Fahey

What’s Steam been doing in the nine months since Valve last released detailed statistics? Adding another five million users and more than 200 new games, for starters. More »

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Amazon Casually Launches Digital Game Downloads

12:00AM February 4, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Amazon.com has officially launched the beta version of their Game Downloads section this morning, offering more than 600 casual titles for digital download, each under US$10.

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iPhone Accounts for 14 Percent of All Mobile Game Downloads

5:00AM February 3, 2009 | Brian Crecente

iPhone appears to be one of the main drivers behind mobile gaming growth, according to the comScore report released on Friday.

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