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XBLA Sees Strong Sales in 2011

Brick and mortar stores have plenty to fear from last year’s growth of digital sales.

Digitally distributed game sales have continued to blossom on Xbox Live Arcade according to analyst firm FADE.  In 2011, sales of games on XBLA increased 18% over the previous year, with From Dust bringing in the most money.  Fruit Ninja Kinect had the best showing for a Kinect game, ranking third in the number of copies sold. 

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PixlTalk Episode 51: Gaming Communities

Looks like these heroes are here to slay a few trolls.

What is that sweet nectar permeating into my earlobes? Is it an Angel? No – it’s Esteban Cuevas! Listen this week, as Esteban not only serenades you with his serene singing talents, but also introduces our new name … Hell Block Heroes. Being newly appointed “heroes of the hell blocks” we decided to take on a topic that is often disregarded: gaming communities.

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Lightning Will be Playable in Final Fantasy XIII 2, For a Price

The previous FF XIII leading lady will only be playable through DLC.

According to an article posted at Andriasang, Final Fantasy XIII’s previous heroine, Lightning, can be acquired as a playable character in the upcoming sequel, provided you purchase the DLC.

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The Witcher 2 Xbox 360 Release Date Announced

King killing console style.

Good news for Xbox 360 console owners out there. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, one of the most acclaimed PC games of 2011, is being made available for the Microsoft console. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and CD Projekt RED announced that the game will be made available for the Xbox 360 console on April 17th.

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Wii U Launching This Holiday, Name Change Rumored

A name change and a release window may have been revealed.

Reuters is reporting that Nintendo's successor, the Wii U, will be released at the end of this year. However, it may be released with a different name according to CVG. Come E3 2012 this June, it is rumored that Nintendo will rebrand the Wii's successor.

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California to Pay ESA For Failed Games Bill

ESA's legal fees for Brown v. EMA will be on California.

Joystiq is reporting that the State of California has agreed to reimburse the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) $950,000 in legal fees for fighting Brown v. EMA up to the Supreme Court. Originally, $1.1 million was requested. This includes reimbursements for the 2008 case, which the state already paid. California has paid the ESA more than $1,327,000.

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Insomniac Bids Adieu to the Chimera

The studio that birthed Spyro and Ratchet & Clank is done with Resistance.

Resistance 3 was a great game and a fitting end to a trilogy that Insomniac started with the launch of the PlayStation 3.  While it was a critical darling, the shooter wasn’t as successful at the register, selling roughly half the copies of its predecessor.  Low sales aren’t keeping Sony from having developer Nihilistic Software bring the series to the PlayStation Vita in the form of Resistance: Burning Skies, but as far as Insomniac is concerned they’re done with the franchise.

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Rayman Origins Coming to PC

Pre-ordering will nab you a free copy of Rayman 2.

Ubisoft revealed today that Rayman Origins will released on PC on March 29, 2012. The title was originally released on the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last November and will also see a release on the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.

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SoulCalibur V Preview

Seems like the soul still burns with this latest installment in the Soul series.

It’s been four years since the last SoulCalibur was released and a lot has changed. The fighting genre has seen a revival and the market is a lot more crowded than before. So when the sixth installment was announced in May 2011, fans of the series knew that business as usual would no longer be enough. The new SoulCalibur V would have to make substantial changes in order to differentiate itself from the other big titles in the fighting genre as well as evolve from its previous iterations in the series.

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Netflix Cancels Game Rental Plans

The news was revealed in an investor meeting.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told a Q4 investor meeting yesterday that Netflix has no plans to offer a video games rental service. Hastings didn't offer more details as to why the company scrapped its plans, nor did he say whether or not they have plans to do so in the far future.

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