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Originally Posted by wraggster

Every time the Mass Effect franchise leaps to a new console, it loses a chunk of Commander Shepard's history. Mass Effect 3 on Wii U, which has no previous games on which to build its galaxy-shaking conclusion, will include a new version of the "Genesis" interactive graphic novel by Dark Horse Comics. The stylized recap has been extended to include the events of both Mass Effect 1and Mass

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Poker is a huge competitive sport right now, and StarCraft II is becoming more popular every day. To Playhem co-founder Keith Swan, he sees synergies between poker played online and competitive online StarCraft II.
"A big initiative that we're currently working on is bringing poker into the e-sports world and changing the way online poker is experienced," said Swan. "We think of online poker as much closer to a real-time strategy video game than we do to a physical game of table

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The game will be headed for Valve's Steam later this year
Apogee Software

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Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment have announced at QuakeCon that the classic first-person shooter, Rise of the Triad, is returning to PC. The game will be powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3 and includes a full single-player and multiplayer experience. Interceptor Entertainment will be handling the game's development.
"We were seeking a strong, independent,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mike Morhaime admits players "took break" from WoW to play Diablo III
Blizzard Entertainment

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One of the standout data points from Activision'searnings announcement today was that the company's subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have fallen by more than a million in just the last three months. WoW now stands at just 9.1 million subs, but that isn't making Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime nervous.
Morhaime said on the investors call

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Creative Assembly wants the next Total War to be more than just a strategy game – it wants to create Spielberg levels of drama.
The developer promised Total War: Rome II will feature more units on screen at any one time fighting across more detailed environments and terrain.
And the studio drew inspiration from the acclaimed Saving Private Ryan to make players care about those soldiers.
"We've got naval battle and land battles interacting for the first time, so

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