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Xbox Live updated with HBO GO, XFINITY TV, and MLB.TV

Xbox Live Gold members now have even fewer reasons to leave the couch this spring. Today, Microsoft’s Major Nelson announced the arrival of three new entertainment apps for its Xbox 360 online service: HBO GO, Comcast Xfinity, and MLB.TV. The apps, available now, offer a steady stream of television shows, …

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Resistance: Burning Skies trailer is equal parts story, gameplay and alien-gore

Sony’s just released a new story trailer for Resistance: Burning Skies, Nihilistic Software’s Vita-bound addition to the popular alt-history FPS series. The trailer’s narrated from the POV of the game’s protagonist, Staten Island firefighter Tom Riley, single-handedly fighting off the Chimera Invasion with a variety of increasingly non-standard-issue weaponry – …

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Wasteland 2 Kickstarter eclipses $1M in opening days

In February, Interplay founder Brian Fargo announced he’d be following in Double Fine’s footsteps and setting up a Kickstarter campaign to fund a sequel to his 1988 end-of-days RPG Wasteland. Now, less than one month later, Fargo’s crowdfunding experiment is proving to be a massive success, generating over $1 million …

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Alan Moore Talks Before Watchmen, Internet Explodes

It was only a matter of time before Alan Moore let the world know exactly what he though about DC’s Before Watchmen prequels , and in an interview with comics writer Kurt Amacker for publisher Seraphemera Books , he’s done just that. Letting rip in a lengthy interview that makes …

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BioShock Infinites Handyman takes spotlight in trailer

Irrational Games has unveiled the next “Heavy Hitter” scheduled to make life a little harder for Booker and Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite. Remember how last week we said the Motorized Patriot was Columbia’s Big Daddy? Looks like we spoke too soon… The Handyman enemy type gets its moniker from its …

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Ex-Sony boss Phil Harrison joining Microsoft as Peter Molyneux exits

Update: Microsoft has confirmed Phil Harrison’s appointment is not a direct result of Peter Molyneux’s departure, but in fact a unrelated coincidence. The company also announced Lionhead COO Mark Webley would be taking over Molyneux’s role at Lionhead, while the Microsoft Studios Europe Creative Director position will be left vacant …

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