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Critical Consensus: Diablo III
The servers are struggling, but what about the game? Has Blizzard delivered a product worthy of a 12 year wait?
Matthew Handrahan (Page 172)
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Facebook closes IPO at $38 a share
Social network will raise $16 billion, company valued at $104 billion
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Hooplo: Usain Bolt, Ronaldo and a Shortcut to Social Discovery
The UK start-up is using star power to achieve niche success in the crowded landscape of social gaming
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Digital Shoreditch to showcase thriving East London dev scene
Bossa Studios, UKIE, King.com, Plumbee and many others to host sessions at two-week festival's Play day
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Apple officially in talks with China Mobile
Deal would make iPhone available to China Mobile's network of 667 million subscribers
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Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 per cent - report
Social network will add 85 million shares, raising potential IPO value to $16 billion
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Capcom changes stance over on-disc DLC
SVP Christian Svensson claims "re-evaluation" has just begun, but Dragon's Dogma will carry on-disc DLC
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Diablo III servers crash under weight of demand
Players experience severe login delays and "Error 37" messages as Blizzard struggles to keep pace
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38 Studios struggles to remain solvent
Local government intervenes to protect $75m loan, admits "tight time-frame" to achieve resolution
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Pachter claims Sony's Jack Tretton supports used games
SCEA president Tretton told analyst that blocking used games is "anti-consumer"
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Perfect World audit dismisses allegations of corruption
Independent audit clears CEO of claims relating to embezzlement and tax evasion
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Robbie Bach puts Xbox success down to Sony's mistakes
Former Xbox exec attributes part of console's current standing to "really, really bad" transition to PlayStation 3
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Square Enix returns to profitability in FY2012
Japanese publisher contemplating mergers and acquisitions to continue growth
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Dutch ISPs ordered to block The Pirate Bay
The Court of the Hague has now ruled that seven ISPs block the popular torrent site
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Konami full-year profits soar thanks to growth in social games
Net income up 80 per cent as social network titles boom, but console game revenue slips
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Square Enix to "set the bar" for pre-order incentives with Hitman: Absolution
Sniper Challenge will be a standalone experience, playable immediately, offering players a "genuine reward"
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3DS dominates Japanese charts in Golden Week
Vita hardware and software under-performs during strong retail period
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Storm8 hits 300m downloads, reaches 100m devices
Independent mobile-social developer sees huge numbers for growing portfolio of RPGs
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Disney Interactive Media Group reduces losses in Q2
Disney CEO Robert Iger claims Group will take a "dramatic step" towards profitability in 2012
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DeNA reports record full year and Q4 revenues
Japanese mobile firm prospers amidst concerns over future of social gaming in the country
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EA stock lowest since 1999, but analysts keep faith in digital
Wedbush and Cowen believe digital business will carry Electronic Arts to far greater success
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Sniper Elite conquers the UK charts for Rebellion
Mortal Kombat tops Vita charts but fails to crack the all-formats top 20
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Capcom's booming mobile division rescues disappointing year
Full year revenues and profits down, but mobile products surge as Smurf's Village hits 56 million downloads
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CCP Games: Embracing the Law of Unintended Consequences
Jon Lander and Kristoffer Touborg on a tumultuous year for EVE Online, and the giddy promise of the year ahead
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King.com plays down IPO talk
Social gaming company says going public is not a focus, claims "high double-digit millions" in revenue