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Steam game sharing feature appears in client code   VG247 - 08:46

In the last hour

Destiny: match-making, public areas and social interaction discussed by Bungie   VG247 - 08:25
Pipe Trouble releases after being cleared of eco-terrorism accusations   VG247 - 08:08

In the last 4 hours

Nintendo CEO accepts blame for disappointing Wii U sales   CVG - 06:58
“We are to blame” for poor Wii U sales, says Nintendo CEO   VG247 - 06:45
Warrior’s Orochi 3 Ultimate headed to PS3, Vita   VG247 - 06:18
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition PC requirements released   VG247 - 06:08
Nordic Games still chasing THQ assets   VG247 - 05:54
38 Studios: Rhode Island budget approves bond repayment   VG247 - 05:33
Oculus Rift venture funds used to expand staff, no new platforms planned   VG247 - 05:21
Suda 51 is using Unreal Engine 4 for next-gen games   CVG - 05:15
PS3 firmware update 4.45 locking up some consoles - Report   Gamespot - 05:14
PS3 firmware update 4.45 bricking consoles   GamesRadar - 05:10

In the last 8 hours

Guilty Gear Xrd considered for next-gen platforms next year   Gamespot - 04:56
PSA: PS3 users reporting 'bricked' systems after 4.45 firmware update   Joystiq - 04:55
PlayStation 3 firmware update allows trophy notification toggling   CVG - 04:38
3DS update adds four purchasable Mii Plaza games, save data backup   Joystiq - 04:00
Fist Puncher cracking down on Steam June 21   Joystiq - 03:59
PlayStation 3 firmware update allows for trophy notification opt-out   VG247 - 03:54
Grasshopper Manufacture “heavily relying” on Unreal Engine 4   VG247 - 03:48
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara four pack available on Steam   VG247 - 03:32
Mass Effect, Dragon Age staff going to San Diego Comic Con   VG247 - 03:24
Nintendo's new Steel Diver game to be free-to-play   Gamespot - 03:20
Everquest 2 EU services transfer to ProSieben this week   VG247 - 03:12
Nintendo: 'We are to blame' for poor Wii U sales   Gamespot - 03:00
Oculus Rift using its millions to hire more staff   Joystiq - 03:00
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z isn’t just Ninja Gaiden meets Dead Rising   VG247 - 02:59
3DS colours limited by western retail approach   VG247 - 02:30
Gunpoint success allows dev to become independent, Mac and Linux ports on the way   Joystiq - 02:30
Youkai Watch video demonstrates battles, ghost hunting   VG247 - 02:18
Report: Jason West left Respawn due to internal feud   CVG - 02:14
Escape Goat 2 will have joined rooms, new puzzle components   VG247 - 02:02
Nintendo's first free-to-play game is a Steel Diver   GamesRadar - 02:00
Suda 51 and Grasshopper are using Unreal Engine 4 'heavily'   Joystiq - 02:00
Deadpool also includes an appearance from Rogue   VG247 - 01:52
PlayStation boss pushing more “immediacy” for downloaded games   VG247 - 01:35
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets 'Vengeance' DLC map pack July 2   Joystiq - 01:30
Star Wars: the Old Republic hosting double XP weekends   VG247 - 01:23
Gunpoint recovered development costs in 64 seconds   VG247 - 01:17
Ken Levine reportedly working on Logan's Run screenplay   CVG - 01:15
Pinball FX2 offers free table to Steam users   VG247 - 01:02
Combo Crew lets you beat 'em up with two fingers   Joystiq - 01:00

In the last 12 hours

Battlefield 4 PC will be optimised for AMD components   VG247 - 00:40
Nvidia to license GPU tech to other companies   VG247 - 00:34
Destiny's online battlegrounds explained by Bungie   Joystiq - 00:30
Max Payne 3 arrives on Mac this week   VG247 - 00:24
PS4 first-party games to RRP at $59.99   VG247 - 00:17
More layoffs at EA - Report   Gamespot - 00:11
Skulls of the Shogun heads to Steam next month, beta available now   Joystiq - 00:00

Yesterday

EverQuest Next confirmed as official title of new MMORPG   VG247 - 23:59
Max Payne 3 hits Mac on June 20   CVG - 23:54
Space Nomads alpha demo available now   VG247 - 23:52
Max Payne 3 headed to Mac this week   Gamespot - 23:48
AI War fifth expansion out now, four year anniversary edition available   VG247 - 23:46
Steel Diver to be resurrected as Nintendo’s first F2P release   VG247 - 23:35
PSN Tuesday: Dungeons & Dragons, Giana Sisters, Jak & Daxters   Joystiq - 23:30
League of Legends player MegaZero joins Complexity   Gamespot - 23:26
Steel Diver is Nintendo's incoming free-to-play title   CVG - 23:24
Activision has doubled its licensees list in one year   VG247 - 23:16
Humble Bundle for Android 6 includes Stealth Bastard Deluxe   VG247 - 23:05
Max Payne 3 makes the slow-mo leap to Mac on June 20   Joystiq - 23:00
Deep Down is not a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma   VG247 - 22:55
The Wonderful 101 is about 20 hours long   VG247 - 22:44
CoD: Black Ops 2 'Vengeance' DLC out July - trailer   CVG - 22:38
CoD: Black Ops 2 'Vengeance' DLC revealed, out July   CVG - 22:38
Move-controlled screenless dueling game QuickDraw slated for PS3 and PS4   Eurogamer.net - 22:35
D&D: Chronicles of Mystara gets enhanced PS3 retail release in Japan   Joystiq - 22:30
Nintendo will use free-to-play to introduce new IP   CVG - 22:18
Steel Diver is Nintendo's first free-to-play game   Joystiq - 22:00
US PS Store update, June 18: Uncharted 3: Ancient Multiplayer DLC, Chronicles of Mystara, more   VG247 - 21:57
Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva announced for 3DS   VG247 - 21:51
Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition now available for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android   VG247 - 21:34
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl is a friendlier remake   Joystiq - 21:30
Next Mass Effect: BioWare "borrowing" many game systems from Dragon Age III   Gamespot - 21:29
$400 PS4 'puts no pressure on Wii U at all', says Nintendo exec   CVG - 21:27
Gunpoint cost $30 to develop, then made enough that its creator can quit "jobs, as a concept"   Eurogamer.net - 21:19
Black Ops II Vengeance DLC launching July 2   Gamespot - 21:06
Bethesda says Prey 2 still isn't worth talking about   GamesRadar - 21:05
Humble Bundle 6 adds Android to PC lineup: Aquaria, Stealth Bastard   Joystiq - 21:00
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s open-world is “pretty ambitious,” says BioWare GM   VG247 - 20:57
Deep Down 'nothing to do with Dragon's Dogma', clarifies Capcom   CVG - 20:54
EA lays-off internal analysis and reviews team   VG247 - 20:43
Sakurai says Smash Bros. roster selection stressful "almost to the brink of death"   Gamespot - 20:33
'Shadowrun Returns' on July 25   Joystiq - 20:30
Soul Sacrifice Wild Wheels and Apparition DLC screens, trailers released   VG247 - 20:28
Former Playfish boss feels next-gen consoles are “a distraction” from largest growth area   VG247 - 20:19
Batman: Arkham Origins – “people have the right to be cynical,” says WB Montreal   VG247 - 20:07
Ridiculous Fishing creator reeling from Apple Design Award, talks TU   Joystiq - 20:00
Jak and Daxter Collection out today on Vita   VG247 - 19:57
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition announced for Steam   VG247 - 19:53
Bleszinski: "More developers need to be known"   Gamespot - 19:52
Nintendo: Delays happen but quality is paramount   CVG - 19:50
'We could have done more with Zelda II,' Miyamoto says   GamesRadar - 19:45
Endless Space: Disharmony settles on June 26   Joystiq - 19:30
Hands on with AiRace Speed for the 3DS   Pocket Gamer - 19:29
Ken Levine writing script for Logan's Run remake - Report   Gamespot - 19:25
Prey 2: “when we have more info on it, we’ll be happy to talk about it,” – Bethesda   VG247 - 19:07
Earth Defense Force 2025 adds another cheesy chapter to D3's bug book   Joystiq - 19:00
Castlevania dev has next-gen "in mind" for next game   Gamespot - 18:53
Kemco rolls a critical saving throw vs. retail price, drops RPG Alphadia 2 and Dark Gate to 99c / 69p on iOS   Pocket Gamer - 18:46
Ken Levine writing Logan’s Run script for Warner Bros. Pictures – report   VG247 - 18:45
Endless Space expansion Disharmony out next week, new screens released   VG247 - 18:31
Crimson Dragon is Panzer Dragoon with a side of laser-gravy   Joystiq - 18:30
Navy publication blasts Xbox One   Gamespot - 18:28
Black Ops 2: Vengeance Map Pack out in July, teaser video released   VG247 - 18:20
NPD: 3DS and Injustice top May sales   GamesRadar - 18:15
Miyamoto would liked to have “done more” with Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link   VG247 - 18:12
The Chosen 2 Bundle from Indie Royale is live   VG247 - 18:03
Six more games passed through Steam Greenlight   VG247 - 17:57
3DS StreetPass crashes being reported after applying system update   VG247 - 17:50
Phantasy Star Online 2 still delayed in the west   VG247 - 17:43
Steam Greenlight sneaks out six more games, one more app   Joystiq - 17:30
Mad Max wasn’t the project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog was working on at Avalanche   VG247 - 17:19
Crytek demos iOS tactical action game The Collectibles   CVG - 17:13
Put your wallet away, son: Random Heroes 2 is free for a limited time   Pocket Gamer - 17:06
Teslagrad puzzler platformer announced for Wii U release   VG247 - 17:00
Mad Max not Barlog's rumored project, says Avalanche CEO   Joystiq - 17:00
WB defends Batman: Arkham Origins   Gamespot - 16:56
Nintendo 'investigating' 3DS' StreetPass DLC crashes   Gamespot - 16:53
Infamous: Second Son rumored to have multiplayer, dev likes working on one thing at a time   VG247 - 16:46