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Nerd fight! Video games and comic books are both embraced by the lovable geeks of the world, so it makes sense that the two mediums can’t seem to stay apart. This year continues the tradition with games like Injustice: Gods Among Us, Deadpool, and the newly-announced Batman: Arkham Origins. While …

They used to be so good Nowadays, we’ve been trained to be distrustful of licensed movie tie-ins. We’ve seen too many sloppy, half-finished games, assembled at the last minute to turn a profit on gullible moviegoers. Sure, the Lego games are alright, and there have been a few film spin-offs …

Call the Little Sisters, because the BioShock film is dead. How can we be so sure in the convoluted world of film contracts, where at any given time a dozen game adaptations thrash about in development hell? BioShock creator Ken Levine killed it. He killed it because he could, he …

Aliens: Colonial Marines has shot its way to the top of the UK all formats chart. Retail monitor Chart-Track said the title recorded the biggest launch of 2013 to date and the second highest week one sales for an Alien franchise game, behind Sega’s Aliens vs Predator, which also launched …

The THQ fallout is over: everything that could be auctioned off was, and everything else has either been downsized or left to mire in bankruptcy proceedings. Former president Jason Rubin told MCV that THQ was largely responsible for its own undoing. “I think it is incorrect to attribute THQ’s predicament …

Electronic Arts is “taking Medal of Honor out of the rotation” after its poor critical and commercial performance, the company announced today. Overall, the company saw net losses of $45 million through its third quarter which ended December 31, 2012, though that’s much improved from the $205 million loss reported …

Junction Point Studios, the developer of Disney Epic Mickey and its sequel, has shut down. Disney released a statement to Kotaku confirming that the Austin, Texas developer led by System Shock and Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has been shuttered: “It was with much sadness that we informed our teams …

The auction for THQ’s assets concluded today, and most–but not all–of its major studios and properties found new homes. Kotaku has posted a letter from THQ’s executive leadership to employees which outlines the changes, which we’ll summarize here along with purchase prices revealed by court spectator Distressed Debt Investing. Volition …

The Connecticut town which planned to collect violent games from parents in exchange for entertainment vouchers on Saturday has called off the initiative. Polygon reports community organization SouthingtonSOS said itsucceededin sparking conversation and consideration of violent media after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in nearby Newtown. “Our mission was …

Ubisoft is giving some serious thought to scooping up THQ’s assets, according to reports in industry magazine MCV. Unnamed sources told MCV that Ubisoft has had lengthy discussions with THQ and investment firm Clearlake Capital Capital group about acquiring the company. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot admitted last month that his …