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		<title>Editorial / Why nostalgia is so important to me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past four years or so, one of my favourite pastimes has been booting up the latest iteration of the Gears of War, going online and entering the fray backed by a &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/12/editorial-why-nostalgia-is-so-important-to-me/</link>
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		<title>S&amp;P report downgrades Sony&#8217;s credit ratings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the bad news just won’t stop rolling in for Sony. On the back of a $2 billion loss, and lackluster sales of the PlayStation Vita, Sony have now had their &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/12/sp-report-downgrades-sonys-credit-ratings/</link>
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		<title>Reports make for an iPad 3 launch in March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports suggest that Apple will be announcing its next iPad come early March, during one of its special events in San Francisco. Sources say the new iPads will boast a much faster chip &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/12/reports-make-for-an-ipad-3-launch-in-march/</link>
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		<title>5 more prestiges being added to MW3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Bowling, Creative Strategist at Infinity Ward has announced on Twitter that 5 new prestiges and 400 levels had been added to PC version of Modern Warfare 3, with the console update coming &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/12/5-more-prestiges-being-added-to-mw3/</link>
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		<title>The Last Guardian making &#8220;slow progess&#8221; &#8212; Sony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think about it. Had everything gone according to plan, we&#8217;d have played The Last Guardian back at the end of 2011. As it stands we&#8217;re two months into 2012 and the game still &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/11/the-last-guardian-making-slow-progess-sony/</link>
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		<title>Warhorse licenses Crytek&#8217;s CryENGINE 3 for its RPG</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warhorse Studios, founded in 2011, is yet to release its first game. Looking at some of the team members&#8217; past projects, we see games such as Mafia (first and second), the Operation Flashpoint &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/11/warhorse-licenses-cryteks-cryengine-3-for-its-rpg/</link>
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		<title>Gabe Newell provides update on Steam security intrusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last November, we learned of a security breach to Steam, Valve&#8217;s digital distribution service, where unknown intruders gained access to the service&#8217;s forums and database, potentially snagging users&#8217; personal information in the process. &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/11/gabe-newell-provides-update-on-steam-security-intrusion/</link>
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		<title>Blizzard and Valve fight over DOTA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the industry&#8217;s most loved, well-known developers are heading for a legal battle over the Defense of the Ancients name. Ancients, or DOTA as it&#8217;s come to be known as, started out as a &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/blizzard-and-valve-fight-over-dota/</link>
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		<title>Ghost Recon Online gunning for beta in March</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/ghost-recon-online-gunning-for-beta-in-march/</link>
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		<title>LittleBigPlanet Karting, now confirmed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, rumors and reports of a LittleBigPlanet racing spin-off made the rounds and it would seem that in the end, the only thing missing was for Sony to deliver the official &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/littlebigplanet-karting-now-confirmed/</link>
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		<title>Namco Bandai forms brings key devs, franchises into one studio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Namco Bandai has announced the formation of a new development studio, Namco Bandai Studio. Key Namco franchises like SoulCalibur, Tekken, Tales and Gundam will now all be developed under this banner, as well &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/namco-bandai-forms-brings-key-devs-franchises-into-one-studio/</link>
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		<title>COD Elite &#8220;2.0&#8243; this year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it&#8217;s time to update your Call of Duty Elite subscription later this year, there&#8217;ll be something fresh to look forward to; Activision&#8217;s revealed it&#8217;s working on the service&#8217;s &#8220;2.0&#8243; version, due out &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/cod-elite-2-0-this-year/</link>
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		<title>Going back to school with Twisted Metal</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/going-back-to-school-with-twisted-metal/</link>
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		<title>FemShep reinstated — New Mass Effect 3 trailer</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/femshep-reinstated-%e2%80%94-new-mass-effect-3-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Alan Wake&#8217;s American Nightmare &#8212; dev diary 2</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/alan-wakes-american-nightmare-dev-diary-2/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in Alan Wake&#8217;s PC Collector&#8217;s Edition?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The contents of the Collector&#8217;s Edition for the PC release of Alan Wake &#8211; due out next week &#8211; have been revealed, and it packs plenty of goodies for those yet to get &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/whats-in-alan-wakes-pc-collectors-edition/</link>
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		<title>Firefall dev diary talks release strategy, beta</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/firefall-dev-diary-talks-release-strategy-beta/</link>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 3 is January&#8217;s top-selling game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big shock, right? Activision&#8217;s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topped NPD sales charts in the US last month, followed by another unsurprising addition of Just Dance 3 in second. Bethesda&#8217;s Skyrim rounded &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/modern-warfare-3-is-januarys-top-selling-game/</link>
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		<title>LucasArts working on &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; online system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A job advertisement for LucasArts, spotted by NowGamer, suggests that the company has some big plans for online gaming in the next few years. The ad reads: &#8221;LucasArts is building a large scale online &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/lucasarts-working-on-revolutionary-online-system/</link>
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		<title>Skyrim a success story at IAAs awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As usual the Annual Interactive Achievement Awards took place at the D.I.C.E. summit in Las Vegas this year, one of the few awards ceremonies to be held in high esteem in the gaming &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/skyrim-a-success-story-at-iaas-awards/</link>
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		<title>This year&#8217;s Call of Duty to bring &#8216;meaningful genre innovations&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That Activision will release yet another Call of Duty this year will come as no surprise. But would you raise an eyebrow if they were to say that they were working on &#8220;meaningful &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/this-years-call-of-duty-to-bring-meaningful-genre-innovations/</link>
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		<title>Remedy not putting out Alan Wake&#8217;s light yet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alan Wake has been out on the Xbox 360 for a while. In the next few days, the PC crowd will be receiving the same attention when the same game releases for the &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/remedy-not-putting-out-alan-wakes-light-yet/</link>
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		<title>Square Enix&#8217;s Rebellion Overdrive is a social game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, that trademark that Square Enix filed for the title Rebellion Overdrive? Turns out it&#8217;s actually a new episode of the social game Knights of the Crystals. Rebellion Overdrive is, at this time, &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/square-enixs-rebellion-overdrive-is-a-social-game/</link>
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		<title>Arkham City multiplayer tested, not worthy of inclusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s always pressure whenever a developer decides not to include multiplayer in any given game. But thankfully, some just won&#8217;t give in to demands and won&#8217;t budge on their decision of making so. &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/arkham-city-multiplayer-tested-not-worthy-of-inclusion/</link>
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		<title>Double Fine breaks records for Kickstarter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Double Fine&#8217;s Kickstarter campaign that was reported on earlier is garnering more support than anyone could have imagined. The campaign, which started February 8, met its goal of $400,000 in a little over &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/double-fine-breaks-records-for-kickstarter/</link>
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		<title>Mass Effect: Infiltrator gets first shots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EA&#8217;s released the first images from the recently announced iPad and iPhone-bound Mass Effect: Infiltrator. There are only three shots total, but they give a nice in-game look at what to expect.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/mass-effect-infiltrator-gets-first-shots/</link>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 3 finds more online players, Activision has another good year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And it keeps going up; when comparing the games&#8217; first two months of availability, last year&#8217;s Modern Warfare 3 has seen a 12 percent rise in unique players when compared to 2010&#8242;s Black &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/modern-warfare-3-more-online-players-activision-has-another-good-year/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ll see Unreal Engine 4 this year &#8212; Epic&#8217;s Rein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unreal Engine 4 is in for a reveal before the year&#8217;s out, Epic Games&#8217; vice president Mark Rein has said. &#8220;People are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/well-see-unreal-engine-4-this-year-epics-rein/</link>
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		<title>Diablo III in Q2 2012; &#8220;multiple&#8221; releases in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No surprised faces now; Diablo III has been delayed. Again. The news comes from Activision Blizzard&#8217;s earnings call where, instead of the previously assigned &#8220;early 2012,&#8221; the game was given a &#8220;Q2 2012&#8243; &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/diablo-iii-in-q2-2012-multiple-releases-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>Mass Effect 3 videos aplenty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BioWare has relaunched the official Mass Effect 3 website, offering up a handful of videos among the changes as well. Have a look at all five below. This is just days ahead of &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/10/mass-effect-3-videos-aplenty/</link>
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		<title>Battleship game teases with trailer</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/battleship-game-teases-with-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Skyrim played for 75h on average</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was evident when it became the fastest-selling game on Steam ever and topped the most-played charts on the service, blowing past &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/skyrim-played-for-75h-on-average/</link>
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		<title>Spec Ops: The Line &#8212; lead writer video interview</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/spec-ops-the-line-lead-writer-video-interview/</link>
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		<title>SSX &#8212; Himalayas trailer</title>
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		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/ssx-himalayas-trailer/</link>
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		<title>The Last of Us sheds light on its story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The reveal trailer for Naughty Dog&#8217;s The Last of Us was equal parts beautiful, thrilling and mysterious. A bunch of questions arose from the short trailer, most of which regarded the game&#8217;s story. Now &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/the-last-of-us-sheds-light-on-its-story/</link>
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		<title>Ridge Racer Unbounded gets Day One edition, pre-order goodies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we close in on the release of Ridge Racer Unbounded, developer Bugbear Entertainment and publisher Namco Bandai have announced a Day One edition and pre-order incentives to be handed out to those &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/ridge-racer-unbounded-gets-day-one-edition-pre-order-goodies/</link>
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		<title>BAFTA reveals public-voted award shortlist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s nearly time for the GAME BAFTA awards again in the UK. As such the organisation has revealed the shortlist for this year&#8217;s BAFTA GAME award, the only publicly-voted category of the lot. &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/bafta-reveals-public-voted-award-shortlist/</link>
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		<title>Super Meat Boy could head to iOS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Meat still won&#8217;t bring the much-loved Super Meat Boy to PS3, but there is a chance that it could instead jump over to iOS. The developer&#8217;s Twitter account today revealed plans for &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/super-meat-boy-could-head-to-ios/</link>
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		<title>Dirt 3 getting Complete Edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dirt 3 is set for another lap around the track this year as Codemasters have announced a Complete Edition for the critically acclaimed racer. We guess if you already bought the game it &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/dirt-3-getting-complete-edition/</link>
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		<title>Arkham City at six million shipped</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warner Brothers Interactive&#8217;s Batman: Arkham City has gone on to do the kind of business that would make Wayne Enterprises proud. The publisher has revealed in its annual financial report that the critically &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/arkham-city-at-six-million-shipped/</link>
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		<title>Square&#8217;s next is Rebellion Overdrive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Square Enix trademark filing has revealed something called Rebellion Overdrive. Could this be a new IP from the publisher? As Siliconera reports, the trademark was filed in Japan, suggesting that this is &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/squares-next-is-rebellion-overdrive/</link>
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		<title>Social games to see &#8220;huge visual evoltuion&#8221; &#8211; Insomniac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the developers behind the visually stunning Resistance 3 and Ratchet and Clank series, Insomniac Games knows a thing or two about great graphics. And now with Insomniac Click working away on new &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/social-games-to-see-huge-visual-evoltuion-insomniac/</link>
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		<title>Ridge Racer Vita will have free DLC on day one</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Ridge Racer launched on Vita in Japan along with the system last year there were complaints that, despite the lowered price of the game, it didn&#8217;t offer nearly enough content to be &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/ridge-racer-vita-will-have-free-dlc-on-day-one/</link>
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		<title>PS3 firmware update v4.10 adds Dropbox support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[System software update version 4.10 is officially live for all U.S. and European PS3 owners, mostly bringing along some minor changes to the PS&#8230;err&#8230;SEN. Along with the aforementioned name change, 4.10 reportedly brings &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/ps3-firmware-update-v4-10-adds-dropbox-support/</link>
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		<title>Skyrim 1.4 patch coming to XBL today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skyrim is a wonderful game, despite all the bugs; hopefully, the 1.4 patch that is due out early February 9, also known as today, will make it even better. This report comes straight &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/skyrim-1-4-patch-coming-to-xbl-today/</link>
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		<title>Asura&#8217;s Wrath delayed in UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Capcom has delayed its Asura&#8217;s Wrath somewhat. Instead of arriving later in the month as previously planned, the bonkers actioner is now on for March 9th in the UK instead, according to an &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/asuras-wrath-delayed-in-uk/</link>
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		<title>Epic&#8217;s iOS game challenge based on Fighting Fantasy IP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Epic Games, developer of Gears of War and upcoming Fortnite, has acquired the rights to use the Fighting Fantasy role-playing gamebook series to use as basis and inspiration for apps to be developed &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/epics-ios-game-challenge-based-on-fighting-fantasy-ip/</link>
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		<title>Fruits and jetpacks catapult Halfbrick to success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you make a good game on iOS and charge for it, people will pay to play it and you get some dough. If you make a great game and still charge for &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/fruits-and-jetpacks-catapult-halfbrick-to-success/</link>
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		<title>EA loses chief financial officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 4-year EA veteran, CFO Eric Brown&#8217;s unexpected exit from the company has been announced. He&#8217;ll be joining the ranks at communications firm Polycom. The news comes from a press release welcoming the man &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/ea-loses-chief-financial-officer/</link>
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		<title>Howard presents a few Skyrim DLC ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During his DICE keynote last night, Bethesda&#8217;s Todd Howard mentioned a few ways Skyrim could change in the future. Following a studio-wide creative session, a Skyrim Game Jam, a number of rather interesting &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/02/09/howard-presents-a-few-skyrim-dlc-ideas/</link>
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