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News Blips for Wednesday, March 07, 2012

News Blips for Monday, March 5, 2012: Assassin's Creed 3 will wall-run on the Wii U; EA creates a new studio to develop "new generation" games; and Valve drops cross-platform play in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 29, 2012: Blizzard cuts 600 employees from its workforce; Nintendo doesn't want The Binding of Isaac for religious reasons; and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gets its first map pack on March 20.

Rhythm Heaven Fever may look like a casual music game, but the amount of skill it requires makes it much more than that.

News Blips for Monday, February 27, 2012: Pokemon Black and White 2 gets a release window; Nintendo throws in a free art book for Xenoblade Chronicles pre-orders; and the Shank dev reveals its next game.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 22, 2012: BioWare designed the Mass Effect 3 game cover to be reversible in order to feature female Shepard on the other side; Sony went with proprietary cards for the anti-piracy; and Nintendo is working on a new Brain Age-style game.

News Blips for Monday, February 20, 2012: The Idle Thumbs podcast looks to return with help from a Kickstarter fund drive; the 3DS sells five million units in Japan; and Seaman could return on the Nintendo handheld.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 15, 2012: Ubisoft remembers which number comes after two in the Assassin's Creed series; Double Fine says the Kickstarter-funded adventure game will be DRM-free; PAX East will be in Boston for the foreseeable future; and more.

News Blips for Monday, February 13, 2012: Blizzard is working with Hasbro to create WOW Monopoly and StarCraft Risk; Sega gives a date to the Binary Domain demo; and Sony reveals the free game for data-activated PlayStation Vita 3Gs.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 8, 2012: Gaikai is powering a streaming demo for The Darkness 2; EFF encourages supporters to help legalize Linux on the PS3; and Jetpack Joyride is more profitable since going free-to-play.

News Blips for Monday, February 6, 2012: Indie mech shooter Hawken gets a release date; Volition design director wants a console that doesn't play used games; Apple removes blatant game knockoffs in the App Store; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 1, 2012: THQ's CEO halves his salary in the wake of layoffs at the publishing company; EA topped the Apple App Store in December; the ESRB rates two Game Gear games bound for the 3DS; and more.

News Blips for Monday, January 30, 2012: Studio founder Curt Schilling defends the decision to lock some Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning content behind an online pass; two builds of the canceled Resident Evil remake for Game Boy Color could be uploaded online; and a hate group chides BioWare for including same-sex relationships in The Old Republic.

News Blips for Wednesday, January 25, 2012: Minecraft developer Mojang wants your opinion about letting them track usage data; The Old Republic's game director discusses the "limited" audience for subscription-based MMOs; and BioWare has more DLC bonuses tied to Mass Effect 3 merchandise.

News Blips for Monday, January 23, 2012: Square Enix registers a trademark for Final Fantasy Dimensions; Ubisoft dates Rayman Origins for the 3DS; the Star Trek game gets delayed into 2013; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, January 18, 2012: EA will drop the Mass Effect 3 demo on Valentine's Day; BioWare releases a "Better with Kinect" video for Mass Effect 3; the 3DS gets the Resident Evil: Revelations demo tomorrow; and more.

News Blips for Monday, January 16, 2012: THQ refutes claim that it has canceled its 2014 lineup of games; Dead Rising 2 dev working on a new property for Capcom; and Mass Effect 3 won't be available on Steam.

News Blips for Wednesday, January 11, 2012: BioWare and 38 Studios are planning a cross-over promotion for Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning; Sony won't reveal a PlayStation 4 at E3; and a Gaikai executive thinks that Sony or Microsoft will drop out of the console race.

News Blips for Monday, January 9, 2012: First details for XCOM: Enemy Unknown; AT&T details pricing for PlayStation Vita 3G data; Call of Duty Elite's mobile apps are just about ready; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, January 4, 2012: BioWare details the Mass Effect 3 pre-order bonuses; Epic Mickey 2 is in development and is going multiplatform; dancing in The Old Republic gets relegated to Dance Zones; and more.