Videogame news headlines for Thursday, 23rd February 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

Guerilla co-founder Brussee leaves for mystery EA/Visceral project   GamesRadar - 23:57
SSX: “Wingsuit Race” trailer finally makes good on Deadly Descents' initial promise   GamesRadar - 23:57
Gotham City Impostors tops Xbox Live Arcade charts   VG247 - 23:49
Adam Saltsman on making a game out of The Hunger Games   Joystiq - 23:45
The Amazing Spider-Man due in late June   VG247 - 23:35
Borderlands 2 to be less picky about which weapon you use   VG247 - 23:19
Rovio CEO's grandparents remortgaged flat to save Angry Birds   Eurogamer.net - 23:19
Tretton hoping for half-million PS Vita sales in first three weeks of US launch   Joystiq - 23:15
EscapeVektor coming to 3DS, Vita in 2012   VG247 - 23:01
Blizzard working on a free-to-play title - report   Eurogamer.net - 22:58
Serious Sam Complete Pack launched, 66% off this weekend   VG247 - 22:47
Report: Killzone studio head moves to Dead Space dev house   Joystiq - 22:45
Infinity Ward and Treyarch share CoD feedback “as a franchise as a whole”   VG247 - 22:36
Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft hiring for upcoming 3DS project   Pocket Gamer - 22:31
Retailer lists God of War 4 for February 2013 release   VG247 - 22:17
EA's next basketball sim is NBA Live 13   Joystiq - 22:15
Bungie co-founder forms mobile dev for the core gamer   CVG - 22:12
Valve: Fill out a survey, play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive early   GamesRadar - 22:07
Yakuza creator “committed” to Sony, but feels consoles are on the way out   VG247 - 22:01
Using 3G Vita abroad: How much does it cost?   CVG - 22:00
Retailer taking pre-orders for God of War 4   Joystiq - 21:55
Capcom seeking patents for Dragon’s Dogma character customization tech   VG247 - 21:47
Sega teases Jet Set Radio as its next PSN/XBLA Dreamcast port   GamesRadar - 21:47
SOE responds to player concerns over ProSiebenSat.1 and Alaplaya EU deal   VG247 - 21:43
AT&T’s Vita 3G SIMs can roam internationally   VG247 - 21:42
Shoot Many Robots out March 13 on PSN   CVG - 21:40
GDC Play adds Facebook gardening, Game of Thrones   VG247 - 21:38
EA to bring back NBA Live   VG247 - 21:32
City of Heroes Player Summit 2012 hits Palo Alto in April   VG247 - 21:31
Sonic 4: Episode 2 gameplay trailer released   CVG - 21:26
Indie Royale's current bundle is complete in alpha edition   Joystiq - 21:20
Final Fantasy Tactics gets iPad release   Eurogamer.net - 21:17
“Not to preserve [video game] history would be a crime,” says Spector   VG247 - 21:09
EA Tiburon vets form PixelFoundry, reveal first game   Gamespot - 21:07
NBA Live will return in 2012   Gamespot - 21:05
Ghost Recon is just like real life, demonstrates Future Soldier trailer   CVG - 21:02
Sony explains lack of UMD-to-Vita transfer   Gamespot - 21:01
Fill out a survey, get beta access to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive   Joystiq - 20:50
Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer takes you for a ride   CVG - 20:46
Midway Arcade App now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch   VG247 - 20:40
New releases facing a tough market in the UK   VG247 - 20:32
Medal of Honor: Warfighter revealed, taking on Call of Duty in 2012   GamesRadar - 20:32
PSN downtime scheduled next week   CVG - 20:32
SSX gameplay video trades boards for wing suits   CVG - 20:23
Midway Arcade launches on iOS with Joust, Spy Hunter, more   Joystiq - 20:20
Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer pimps pre-order incentives   GamesRadar - 20:07
Sine Mora release date announced   Eurogamer.net - 20:07
Rhino revealed in latest Amazing Spider-Man trailer   VG247 - 20:02
Medal of Honor: Warfighter arriving in October - Report   Gamespot - 19:59
PSN down this Thursday from 4:00pm until 7:00am GMT   VG247 - 19:52
Your guide to Mass Effect 3's Kinect voice commands   Joystiq - 19:50
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and more reduced on Windows Live   VG247 - 19:49
Shoot Many Robots to launch on March 14   VG247 - 19:46
Xbox Live: Gotham City Impostors tops sales   CVG - 19:36
Warfighter out this October - report   Eurogamer.net - 19:35
Analyst predicts Vita will sell 12.4 million units this year   VG247 - 19:29
Medal of Honor Warfighter breaks cover   CVG - 19:21
Report: Medal of Honor: Warfighter is Danger Close's next MoH, hits retail this October   Joystiq - 19:20
Playdom's hidden object game Gardens of Time updated into an universal app   Pocket Gamer - 19:18
Medal of Honor: Warfighter releasing in October   VG247 - 19:17
Blizzard prepping new free-to-play game?   Gamespot - 19:17
Jet Set Radio port teased for XBL, PSN   Gamespot - 19:12
PS Vita sales to top 12.4 million with price cut - Research firm   Gamespot - 19:12
Fallen Earth F2P now available through Steam   VG247 - 19:01
Shoot Many Robots starting March 13   Joystiq - 19:00
US Nintendo downloads: Dillon's Rolling Western   CVG - 18:52
SEGA teases Jet Set Radio HD for PSN and XBL   VG247 - 18:51
Lego-ized animation of 2011's biggest games   Joystiq - 18:40
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier wants you to Believe in Ghosts   VG247 - 18:37
NintendoWare Weekly: Nintendogs + Cats demo, 2 Fast 4 Gnomz   Joystiq - 18:20
Gameplay trailer released for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2   VG247 - 18:19
Bungie co-founder sets up new studio   Eurogamer.net - 18:15
News round-up: GAME woes continue, 'portables to dominate next-gen', Jet Set Radio HD teased   CVG - 18:14
Angry Birds Space gets a second teaser, official word coming March 8   VG247 - 18:10
Mass Effect 3 space promotion is a go, equipment used donated to Texas A&M   VG247 - 18:05
Yes, there is a Del Taco / Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet crosspromo   Joystiq - 18:00

12:00 to 18:00

Guerrilla Games co-founder joins Dead Space dev   Gamespot - 17:59
BioWare explains “From Ashes” launch day DLC   GamesRadar - 17:57
Aion free-to-play changeover dated   Eurogamer.net - 17:55
SEGA teases Jet Set Radio for XBLA and PSN   Videogamer.com - 17:46
Dreamcast's Jet Set Radio coming to XBLA/PSN   Joystiq - 17:45
Taco Bell denying prizes in PS Vita promotion, blames hackers   GamesRadar - 17:37
Gotham City Impostors tops XBLA chart   Eurogamer.net - 17:34
Sega teases Jet Set Radio on PSN and XBLA   Eurogamer.net - 17:31
Assassin's Creed: Revelation's Subject 16 DLC detailed   GamesRadar - 17:27
Jet Set Radio HD teased for XBLA, PSN   CVG - 17:27
Blizzard reportedly making a free-to-play game   CVG - 17:22
Blizzard reportedly making free-to-play game   CVG - 17:22
The Lost Archive and Ottoman Edition details outed for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations   VG247 - 17:21
PlayStation 4 powered by AMD - Report   Gamespot - 17:12
Shoot Many Robots out mid-March   Videogamer.com - 17:10
Alpha demo and pre-order now available for Fray   VG247 - 17:03
AC: Revelations' 'Lost Archive' DLC dives into the life of Subject 16   Joystiq - 17:00
Shoot Many Robots release date, price details   Eurogamer.net - 17:00
PlayStation Network down for maintenance next week   Eurogamer.net - 16:56
Meganoid developer OrangePixel brings old skool side-scrolling shooter Neoteria to Android   Pocket Gamer - 16:43
DICE details next big Battlefield 3 fix list   Joystiq - 16:30
Pre-order Ridge Racer Unbounded and get upgraded to limited edition   VG247 - 16:27
First Max Payne 3 PC screenshots shoot in   CVG - 16:21
Major patch coming to Battlefield 3   Gamespot - 16:20
New Screenshots added for Doom 4 (test)   Joystiq - 16:13
Asura's Wrath review round-up: Bonkers anime game looks a winner   CVG - 16:13
Alpha Collection #1 is newest Indie Royale bundle   VG247 - 16:12
Ex-Disney game studios boss co-founds Industrial Toys   VG247 - 16:07
Free download of the rare Shiny Larvitar Pokémon at the 2012 National Championships   Videogamer.com - 16:03
Angry Birds-inspired Rocket Weasel blasts onto App Store   Pocket Gamer - 16:01
First Max Payne 3 PC screens show hairless beauty   VG247 - 15:59
Nintendo downloads, February 23 – Dillon’s Rolling Western, nintendogs + cats demo   VG247 - 15:55
PC gamers get playable Arma 3 build post-E3   Eurogamer.net - 15:49
Guerrilla co-founder leaves for Visceral   CVG - 15:45
BBC making a Jane Austen game for Facebook   Videogamer.com - 15:43
Counter Strike: GO beta applications open to survey-takers   Gamespot - 15:40
Rumor – Blizzard’s working on a free-to-play title   VG247 - 15:40
New ARMA III screens put the real back in real   VG247 - 15:33
Sine Mora shoots up XBLA on March 21   Joystiq - 15:30
New Xbox 360 update “behind the scenes stuff” for Xbox Live   VG247 - 15:28
Failed Supreme Court battle cost California $1.8M - Report   Gamespot - 15:22
GAME confirms it won't be stocking The Last Story   Videogamer.com - 15:20
EA reveals new weekly Inside DICE Battlefield 3 community blog   Eurogamer.net - 15:18