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EMA speaks up on Newtown shooting
Retail trade group tells VP Biden violent media not the cause of school shootings
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PCs will replace consoles, says Ben Cousins
Ex-Sony dev sees hardcore gamer crowd moving to desktops after death of dedicated gaming boxes
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US bankruptcy court clarifies bidding on THQ assets
Updated: Electronic Arts named as another interested party as publisher opens up to being sold piecemeal
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Ninja Gaiden 3 director defends Wii U
Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi dismisses notion that Nintendo's latest is hampered by "horrible, slow" CPU
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Activision 007 games pulled from digital stores
Recently released 007 Legends among those titles no longer downloadable
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Wii U launch disappoints, says analyst
Sterne Agee industry watcher says Nintendo's latest hasn't lived up to already-low expectations
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THQ creditors, US Trustee object to quick sale
Groups take issue with proposed expedited bidding process, refusal to sell off specific series and assets
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US has more Internet devices than people
NPD report says 425 million Web-connected pieces of tech can be found in American homes, including 39 million consoles
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Sony patent would "suppress" second-hand sales
PlayStation maker's application details use of RF tags to prohibit playing used games, even offline
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Free-to-play SW:TOR switch postponed same-sex options
Executive producer apologizes for the wait, says features were pushed back to focus on change in business model
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Connecticut town gathering, destroying violent games
Southington, CT group says giving up gory games is "an action of responsible citizenship"
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Metacritic sees fewer great games in 2012
Aggregator reports drop in 90+ review averages as downloadable games prove to be the best-received exclusives
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Capcom avoiding late Wii U ports
Publisher to pass on bringing belated versions of existing titles to Nintendo's newest
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Edwards lays out IGDA agenda
Localization specialist says top priority is to emphasize developer group's global status
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NRA blames games in wake of shooting
US gun lobby blasts "callous, corrupt shadow industry" as part of culture of violence, says the media encourages shootings
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Working With Borrowed Brands
Devil May Cry, The Hunger Games, and the universal challenges with creativity based on someone else's property
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Black Isle crowdfunding new game
Interplay studio asking for money to build forums, prototype for Project V13
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Hunger Games dev: "We are changing the way Hollywood does business"
CEO of Facebook tie-in studio says free-to-play model is "the ultimate marketing tool"
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Project Godus Kickstarter reaches funding goal
22 Cans' spiritual successor to Populous surpasses £450,000 in backing with less than two days left in campaign
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Bill would study effect of violent games on kids
Sen. Jay Rockefeller introduces measure, saying industry makes billions selling violent games to children
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THQ files for bankruptcy protection, arranges sale
Publisher will continue operations uninterrupted as it plans to sell "substantially all" of its assets; Clearlake Capital Group offers $60 million package
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Kickstarter made Double Fine "unafraid of being open"
Tim Schafer has come to realize "there's nothing to be afraid of" in letting gamers see how the sausage is made
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Newtown shooting reignites violent games debate
Lieberman, Axelrod and others raise questions about violent entertainment in wake of mass shootings
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Nintendo TVii tunes in December 20
Wii U video aggregation feature goes live in US and Canada tomorrow; TiVo and Netflix integration pushed to 2013
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News of the Year - Part Two
A couple of booms, a couple of busts, and a whole lot of outrage round out our top 10 stories of 2012