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Facebook IPO: $100bn self worth, and other interesting tidbits
FarmVille maker Zynga contributed $444 million last year.
Facebook's going public, and the $5 billion (£3.16 billion) IPO filing has revealed all sorts of juicy tid-bits about the colossal online social network.
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THQ announces UFC Undisputed 3 Season Pass
Pre-purchase DLC at a reduced price.
THQ has announced a Season Pass for UFC Undisputed 3 and outlined a hefty DLC schedule for the game.
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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record "faring well"
Capcom income falls nearly 50%.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record are "faring well", Capcom said today.
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Lightning, Snow and Sazh FF 13-2 DLC episodes teased
Character specific volumes to extend story.
Square Enix has teased character specific Final Fantasy 13-2 DLC episodes.
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Sony makes gargantuan £1.3 billion loss during third quarter
Good luck, Kaz.
Sony made a gargantuan £1.3 billion loss during October to December 2011.
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Ghost Trick prepares to haunt iPhone
Ace Attorney man's latest goes mobile.
Forthcoming DS puzzle adventure Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is being ported to the iPhone, publisher Capcom has announced.
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective haunts App Store
Capcom's acclaimed DS adventure out tomorrow.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the rather brilliant DS adventure from the same Capcom team behind the Ace Attorney series, gets an iOS release tomorrow.
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Game Gear Shinobi, Sonic headed to 3DS
ESRB rating outs downloadable launches.
The first two Game Gear titles to launch on the 3DS eShop will likely be Shinobi and Sonic Triple Trouble.
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The Simpsons Arcade XBLA release date confirmed
Five days before delayed PSN version.
The Simpsons Arcade re-release lands on Xbox Live Arcade on 3rd February, publisher Konami has announced.
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Disney acquires El Shaddai, Quarrel publisher
UTV Ignition now owned by House of Mouse.
Disney has bought a controlling stake in UTV, the Indian media conglomerate that owns UK games publisher UTV Ignition.
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First Final Fantasy 13-2 DLC announced
Story-based extensions incoming.
The first batch of Final Fantasy 13-2 DLC launches on Xbox Live on 7th February and PlayStation Network the day after, publisher Square Enix has announced.
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Grateful dad attempts 24-hour solo SingStar record
As thanks to Great Ormond Street for helping his daughter.
A grateful father is attempting a 24-hour non-stop solo SingStar marathon this April to raise cash for the hospital that helped save his infant daughter.
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240 jobs cut in THQ "restructuring plan"
Plus, CEO Brian Farrell takes a 50% pay cut.
THQ has confirmed a round of job cuts following rumours circulating earlier today. However, the extent of the redundancies is considerably greater than the 170 initially suggested.
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EA concerned at financial health of "major European retail partner"
Riccitiello fears "bad debt and lost sales".
EA boss John Riccitiello has voiced concerns about the financial health of a "major European retail partner".
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EA claims 1.7m active Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers
Plus, Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 both pass the 10m mark.
Star Wars: The Old Republic currently has 1.7 million active subscribers, publisher EA has announced.
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Japan chart: Vita finally outsells the PSP
Big debuts for Resident Evil: Revelations, Armored Core.
From Software's mech battler Armored Core 5 and Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations both scored big debuts on this week's Japanese sales chart.
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BioWare to hold Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit
Studio wants to explain design decisions, get player feedback.
Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare has invited guild leaders from around the world to its Texas base to harvest some player feedback and discuss future plans for the game.
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Skyrim update 1.4 now live on Steam
Console versions being submitted this week.
PC update 1.4 for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is now available to download from Steam, Bethesda has announced.
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Shogun 2: Fall Of The Samurai Preview: Gunpowder vs. The Sword
Creative Assembly offers an old-school expansion pack with all-new toys.
Jan 27th, 1868. A snowy plain just outside of Kyoto. The battle of Toba-Fushimi is about to take place. A small battalion of Imperial soldiers shiver as they face down a force of the Shogun's finest warriors advancing across a handful of rivers, hopelessly ineffectual at preventing the samurai from their coming attack. Hundreds of these majestic samurai warriors riding on noble horseback are drawing near. Playing as the Imperials, I'm hopelessly outnumbered. Traditionally, I wouldn't stand a chance. But these are hardly traditional times.
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Lumines: Electronic Symphony tracklist revealed
Underworld, Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers for Vita title.
The full tracklist for Ubisoft's forthcoming Vita music puzzler Lumines: Electronic Symphony has been announced.
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Starbreeze "in constant fear" Syndicate is too hard
Will take 50 hours to unlock everything in co-op.
Syndicate is supposed to offer a hardcore experience, one in keeping with the old school strategy games upon which the shooter is based - but that hasn't stopped developer Starbreeze from worrying it's gone too far.
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Syndicate Preview: Need a Reboot?
Starbreeze's game concerns and delights in equal measure.
You come to Syndicate with expectations. It's unavoidable. Your eyes can't help but flit over the screen, desperate to find nostalgia that's survived unscathed. Occasionally they succeed. The fabled Eurocorp corporation, that jagged and efficient-looking world map, the spotlight street lamps and the cold and business-like mission run-downs all trickle cold fire through your synapses.
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No Online Pass for Syndicate, EA confirms
"It's about encouraging people to play it."
Syndicate will not use the controversial Online Pass, EA has confirmed.
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Gotham City Imposters has a new release date.
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Play Bit.Trip Complete, Saga before UK release
Nintendisco.
Gamers can play the latest two Bit.Trip releases over a month before their UK release.
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Rift endless free trial arrives under a year after launch
Capped at level 20 - Telara your friends.
It's taken MMO Rift 11 months to introduce an effectively endless free trial.
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Forza 4 February American Le Mans Series Pack detailed
Exhaustive details on the 10 new cars.
Forza 4 developer Turn 10 has detailed February's America Le Mans Series Pack, the latest slice of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 racer.
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Twisted Metal, Syndicate, Gotham City demos hit EU PlayStation Store
But where is Trine 2?
Demo versions of Twisted Metal, Syndicate and Pixeljunk Sidescroller launch today on the EU PlayStation Store.
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World's first eye-controlled arcade game playable now in London
The tip of the eyes-berg?
There exists a futuristic arcade game that you can control with your eyes. Its name, EyeAsteroids, its location, London's Trocadero (until 17th February).
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Review | App of the Day: Quiz Climber Rivals
Gaming vertical.
How big is your brain? Testing your mental prowess is nothing new in gaming, given that legions of Nintendo DS owners have already consulted a pixellated Professor Kawashima to calculate their cranial capacity, but in an era of global leaderboards and Achievements, even on handheld devices, the ability to simply do something is now only part of the fun.
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