Activision-Blizzard’s hugely anticipated strategy sequel StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has gone straight in at number one in the UK all-formats chart, becoming the first PC exclusive to occupy the top spot this year. In terms of UK boxed copies, the game sold more in the week of its release than the original did during its entire lifetime

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During a DC Universe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con , DC Comics chief creative officer Geoff Johns revealed plans for a game adaptation of the …. less than well-known Suicide Squad. According to Comics Alliance , Johns revealed as much during a panel on the ever-expanding DC Universe, only saying that the game would be “hardcore violent.” Comics Alliance believes it could be released alongside the film of the same name, currently in-production

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The Rock Band Twitter account has been a real beehive of activity as of late. No wonder, considering Harmonix has slowly been teasing new artists coming to Rock Band 3 . So far, Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard have been confirmed for the game

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Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft is on the verge of announcing a Halo: Reach Xbox 360 hardware bundle. The $399.99 package will contain a silver version of the new Xbox 360 S (equipped with a 250GB hard drive), a copy of the game (of course!) and two wireless controllers.

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While it pains us to report that our hopes for a Predator-infused Ghost Recon game have gone down the drain, it’s not all bad: the ESRB has tossed up a classification for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Predator .

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Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has claimed that his most recent game Fable 2 suffered some critical failings. Speaking today at the Develop conference, he said “Let’s be honest, it had some terribly messy things about it.

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CCP are prepared for upcoming console MMO Dust 514 to not succeed at launch, claiming a long-term audience is the goal. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, CCP’s senior director of business development Yohei Ishii said, “We don’t how subscribe to how current games are created and then launched into the market. We’re very much about the long tail

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GodFinger developer Wonderland says iPhone market is not unique – marketing and PR is crucial to success. Speaking during a Develop panel discussion about trends in iPhone gaming, Wonderland co-founder Matthew Wiggins , downplayed the notion that the App Store is totally different to any other in the game industry. read more

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The Bearded Ladies’ debut PS3 game, Landit Bandit , makes its way to the North American PSN tomorrow for $9.99. While the game looks interesting – taking inspirations from titles like Crazy Taxi and Moonlander – the real story seems to be the development team itself. The team of five is comprised of “two programmers from the auto industry, a janitor, a liquor store salesman, [and] an expedition leader from Nepal” — with no ladies or bearded people to be found.

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