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What Sort Of Sequel Is Assassin’s Creed II?

9:00AM David Wildgoose | Patrice Desilets is the charming creative director on Assassin’s Creed II. Despite having worked at Ubisoft Montreal for over ten years now, it is the first sequel he’s ever been involved with. Let’s find out how he decided to follow-up one of this console generation’s best-selling games. More »
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Harada: “Fighting Games Aren’t Really Tailored To Online Play”

9:00AM Elly Hart | Tekken 6’s new online features were highly anticipated, but so far it’s turned out to be the game’s biggest weakness. And guess what. Katsuhiro Harada isn’t surprised. More »
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Bioware: What We’ve Learned From Bethesda, And What Makes Us Unique

2:00PM David Wildgoose | The paths of Bioware and Bethesda have followed a similar trajectory. From PC specialists to huge recent success on console, the two studios represent the top tier of western RPG development. I asked Bioware’s Greg Zeschuk to identify the unique strengths of both Bioware and Bethesda. More »
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How Katsuhiro Harada Achieved Game Balance In Tekken 6

10:00AM Elly Hart | Building new characters into an existing story doesn’t happen without considering game balance. So how did Katsuhiro Harada bring it all together in Tekken 6? More »
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Harada Explains: Why Tekken Is Different From Other Fighting Games

10:00AM Elly Hart | It may be at the top of the fighting game genre now, but the Tekken series wasn’t always popular. Katsuhiro Harada (aka Mr. Tekken) explains how Tekken fought its way to the top, and what makes it unique. More »
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Game Informer Magazine Launches Aussie Edition

10:00AM David Wildgoose | Game Informer is the world’s most read games magazine, with over three million subscribers in the US. Now it’s getting an Australian version. More »
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How Disney Epic Mickey Will Challenge Gamers

4:00AM Brian Crecente | When Disney Epic Mickey hits the Wii next fall it won’t rely on the console’s latest technology to deliver its visionary experience. More »
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HipHopGamer Challenges My Old Xbox 360 Doubts

4:40AM Stephen Totilo | Wearing a pro wrestling belt—and with the lust level of Dante’s Inferno behind us (NSFW!)—I recently discussed God of War vs. Dante’s, Xbox 360 ‘09 vs. PS3 ‘09 and some other stuff with the HipHopGamer. More »
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Five Things To Fill In Your Dark Void

12:40PM AJ Glasser | Until yesterday, I’d only just heard of Dark Void. I’d never played it, never seen videos of it — my only attachment to the game at all were the magic words “jet pack”. More »