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Daniel has been an avid gamer for over 20 years, and his passion for gaming and the industry behind it inspired him to write about his favorite hobby five years ago. After starting his own website, Daniel moved on to work for popular fighting game website iPlayWinner before settling down with The Inquisitr, where he writes on gaming and other topics. Email: DanielM@Inquisitr.com


‘StarCaft II: Heart of the Swarm’ Opening Cinematic Released

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is a little under two months out from its March 12 release date, and Blizzard is getting players ready by releasing the game’s opening cinematic. Blizzard hasn’t been one to skimp on its cinematics, and that isn’t looking to change one bit in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm…. Read more »

‘League of Legends’ Getting New Ranking System For Season 3

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League of Legends, Riot Games’ wildly popular free-to-play MOBA, will be getting a new ranking system alongside the launch of season 3, the developer recently announced. The new “League” system, as Riot is calling it, aims to offer players a deeper sense of progression. After you’ve played your placement matches, the League system will place… Read more »

‘BioShock Infinite’ PC Details Are Promising

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Last month, PC gamers let out a sigh of relief as Irrational Games confirmed that BioShock Infinite will not be using Games for Windows Live nor the dreaded SecuROM DRM. As it turns out, that wasn’t the only good news the developer had up its sleeve. Speaking with IGN, Chris Kline, technical director at Irrational,… Read more »

Asteroid 2012 Da14 To Make Close Pass By Earth February 15-16

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Asteroid 2012 Da14 generated quite a lot of buzz when it was discovered last year, and next month it’s set to make its eerily close pass by Earth. Initially, there were fears that 2012 Da14 might come a little too close to Earth, enough to possibly impact. Fortunately for all of us, astronomers said at… Read more »

THQ Sale Denied As More Potential Investors Line Up

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When troubled publisher THQ announced that it was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy late last year, the company stood to get off relatively easy if the “stalking horse” bid from private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group was allowed to go through. Unfortunately for THQ, it won’t. Yesterday, we reported that the companies THQ owes money… Read more »

Microsoft Offering Compensation For Xbox Live Cloud Save Outage

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Over the weekend, many of you likely fired up your Xbox 360 and put in your game of choice only to find out that Microsoft’s Cloud Save feature wasn’t working. For at least some of you, that meant you couldn’t access your save at all. Reports of errors when trying to access save files stored… Read more »

‘Tomb Raider’ Multiplayer Confirmed, Details Coming Soon

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A day after Christmas, a listing from UK retailer GAME surfaced on the ‘net, claiming that Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider reboot would include some form of multiplayer mode. Surprisingly, it turned out to be true. In an attempt to put speculation to rest, Crystal Dynamics global brand director Karl Stewart confirmed that Tomb Raider will,… Read more »

‘Dead Space 3′ Demo Coming To Xbox Live, PlayStation Network Next Month

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Considering that Dead Space 3 introduces a number of new gameplay mechanics to the third-person shooter / survival horror franchise, some of you might want to give the game a try before throwing down your hard-earned money when the game releases this February. Starting next month, you can. This morning, Electronic Arts and developer Visceral… Read more »

‘BioShock Infinite’ Won’t Use Games For Windows Live, SecuROM

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The first two BioShock games received PC ports that were, at best, unremarkable. At their worst, they were downright broken and/or lacking in essential features. Fortunately, 2K and developer Irrational Games don’t plan on allowing that to happen again with BioShock Infinite. In a recent “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit, lead developer Ken Levine… Read more »

‘StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm’ Beta Extended To Pre-Orders

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Bummed out that you still haven’t been given an invite to the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm multiplayer beta? Starting today, you have some new options. First off, Blizzard announced today that they will be “expanding” the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm beta. What this means for you is that, if you aren’t… Read more »

THQ Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Sell Assets

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Embattled video game publisher THQ announced Wednesday that the company has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the state of Delaware, and that “substantially all” of its assets are to be sold off. Investment firm Clearlake Capital Group has stepped up with a “stalking horse” offer, putting a minimum price on THQ’s assets at $60… Read more »

‘The War Z’ Steam Launch Met With Controversy

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The War Z managed to climb atop the Steam sales charts after it was released on the platform yesterday, but it wasn’t before long that developer Hammerpoint Interactive was on the receiving end of accusations of fraud, false advertising, and blatant money-grabbing. In a post on Reddit, one gamer called Hammerpoint out on the list… Read more »

TVii To Launch In North America Tomorrow

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When the Wii U launched in North America, Europe, and Australia back in November, it launched without what was one of its most appealing features, the TVii. Fortunately, the wait didn’t turn out to be very long. Wednesday morning, Nintendo sent out a bit of a surprise press release announcing that the TVii feature is… Read more »