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Doom Is Back Up On Xbox Live

1:30PM January 19, 2012 | Owen Good

Doom, one of the progenitors of the first-person shooter genre, has returned to the Xbox Live Marketplace after a mysterious three-month hiatus. The classic PC title is available for 400 Microsoft Points ($5). More »

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Soccer And 48 Pop Idols Show Rage Who’s The Boss In Japan

9:40AM October 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

It was a big week for two very different video games in Japan. One, Konami’s World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (a series you may know as Pro Evo), topped the charts overseas, selling more than a quarter million copies in its first week. More »

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The Legend Of Heroes & Dynasty Warriors Take Down Dark Souls

7:40AM October 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

After debuting strongly in first place in Japan a couple weeks back, PlayStation 3 role-playing game Dark Souls has been defeated. Taking its first place position is another role-playing game, the latest in Falcom’s Legend of Heroes line. More »

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PlayStation Gamers Choose Dark Souls Over Rage… At Kmart

3:08AM October 6, 2011 | Mike Fahey

According to a surprised American Kmart Gamer, the avatar of all things gaming and Kmart-related, the PlayStation 3 version of Dark Souls outsold Rage on the PS3 yesterday, defying expectations, while Rage reigned supreme on the Xbox 360. [Twitter]

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Dark Souls Slays The Competition In Japan

6:30AM September 29, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

More than a quarter million masochists in Japan have snapped up a copy of Dark Souls for the PlayStation 3, making From Software’s punishing role-playing game the country’s best-selling game. More »

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uTorrent Lets You Drag-And-Drop Videos To Consoles and Phones

6:00AM September 25, 2011 | Adam Dachis

The latest alpha version of uTorrent for Windows (sorry Mac users) has a great new feature: you can drag and drop media downloads onto your Xbox 360, PS3 or Android/iPhone mobile. Currently it won’t convert the files to a playable format, but that’s expected alongside the upcoming premium release of uTorrent Pro. More »

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RPGs, ‘REmakes’ And Resistance 3 Are So Hot In Japan Right Now

7:30AM September 20, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

One PlayStation 3 title just did some serious business in Japan. Tales of Xillia, the latest in Namco’s long-running Tales of series, has already moved a half-million overseas. That’s a pretty damn good start for a PS3 game. More »

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In Japan, Grand Knights History Rules And Black Ops Cools

8:30AM September 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Last week’s software champ, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver, had to settle for a second place showing in Japan this week, thanks to the warm reception of the latest Vanillaware and marvellous Entertainment game Grand Knights History. More »

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Well, Of Course The Latest Monster Hunter Is Killing It In Japan

12:40PM September 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Japan loves it some Monster Hunter. Take the latest version, the PSP to PlayStation 3 port — or if you prefer “PSP Remaster” — Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version. It’s Japan’s hottest game right now. More »

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Gearbox Pulls An Oprah, Gives Away Borderlands 2 To Everyone In Raucous Crowd

10:10AM August 29, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

You get a Borderlands 2! You get a Borderlands 2! This is Randy Pitchford and other top people from Gearbox Software giving away a copy of Borderlands 2 to every one of the 900 people who showed up at their community panel at PAX. Everyone got a card that includes a redemption code for the game (redeemable when the game launches.) More »