Videogame news headlines for Monday, 2nd July 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

NPD estimates $3.40B in game sales in Q1 2012   Joystiq - 23:30
Amazon July Game Sale has Spec Ops: The Line for $25 and other amazing deals   VG247 - 23:17
Club Nintendo July deals are now live   VG247 - 23:15
Assassin's Creed 3 Limited Edition detailed   Eurogamer.net - 23:07
Ex-Visceral team's first iOS title, Catch the Ark, is suspiciously happy   Joystiq - 23:00
NISA's Niikawa confirms eventual Disgaea 5   Joystiq - 22:30
Secret World studio CEO steps down on eve of game's release   Gamespot - 22:28
Transformers dev working on Marvel game?   Gamespot - 22:10
Now Playing: July 2 - 8, 2012   Joystiq - 22:00
Mighty Switch Force HD is Wii U launch title   CVG - 21:57
BloodRayne 2 bound for PSN   CVG - 21:46
Resident Evil 6 Leon gameplay shows off subway zombie killing   GamesRadar - 21:45
Swift Stitch collects shinies on iOS this week via Nicalis   Joystiq - 21:30
Max Payne 3 'Local Justice' maps: Overhead images and tips   CVG - 21:24
EA: Going 100% digital is 'inevitable'   CVG - 21:14
EA going '100 percent digital' in near future   CVG - 21:14
Get overprepared for Max Payne 3's DLC with these previews   Joystiq - 21:00
Cloud already a 'key strategy' for Xbox, says Microsoft   CVG - 20:41
3DS XL unboxing video - See what comes with the redesigned system   GamesRadar - 20:35
Watch Leon watch a lady get eaten in Resident Evil 6   Joystiq - 20:30
PlayStation 4 in development since 2010?   Gamespot - 20:23
Limbo: Special Edition arrives in US shops with 3D glasses today   CVG - 20:18
KOTOR Bundle Pack coming to PC   Eurogamer.net - 20:05
Kirby's Dream Collection hits US in September   CVG - 20:01
Razer, DC Entertainment and Athene raise over $1 million for African hunger relief   Joystiq - 20:00
Battlefield 3 players get double XP this week   Joystiq - 19:30
Limited boxed edition of Limbo out now   VG247 - 19:22
PlayStation 4 development underway since mid-2010 - dev CV   CVG - 19:16
THQ stays off NASDAQ delisting   Eurogamer.net - 19:10
Fez creator Phil Fish working on two new games   Joystiq - 19:00
EA looking at more DLC subscription deals   Gamespot - 18:59
Seth Killian on joining Sony, PlayStation All-Stars, and Divekick   Gamespot - 18:52
Nintendo 3DS XL unboxing video   CVG - 18:41
Sony working on PlayStation 4 since August 2010, says CV   VG247 - 18:31
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy review: More fun to play than to say   Joystiq - 18:30
Former Capcom man Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica   VG247 - 18:28
EA will be 100 percent digital, says exec   Gamespot - 18:17
Disgaea 5 outed by producer   Eurogamer.net - 18:14
Tilt to Live studio's next game Outwitters launches July 5   Joystiq - 18:00

12:00 to 18:00

Gaikai deal a “strategic move” to sell more TVs by Sony, feels Pachter   VG247 - 17:49
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection trailer shows what not to do in a zombie apocalypse   VG247 - 17:30
Total War: Rome 2 officially announced by Creative Assembly   GamesRadar - 17:30
Sony has been developing PlayStation 4 since August 2010   Videogamer.com - 17:28
Street Fighter's Seth Killian is now lead game designer at Sony Santa Monica   Joystiq - 17:25
Seth Killian joins Sony, will work on All-Star Battle Royale   CVG - 17:23
Kirby’s Dream Collection to release on September 16 in US   VG247 - 17:22
Limbo Special Edition might make you buy Limbo all over again   GamesRadar - 17:20
New countdown looks Call of Duty related   Videogamer.com - 17:16
Left 4 Dead 2 Cold Stream DLC emerges this month   Eurogamer.net - 17:13
Rome II: Total War's upgraded engine to have same minimum spec of Shogun 2   Videogamer.com - 17:08
iPad Mini to launch in October, predicts new report   CVG - 17:07
Rumour: Sony Xperia S successor on the way?   Pocket Gamer - 17:01
Limbo now available in physical, goodie-filled special edition   Joystiq - 17:00
Apple to release iPad mini in October, says analyst   Videogamer.com - 16:55
Assassin's Creed 3 Limited Edition details, 'Fourth of July' trailer released   GamesRadar - 16:55
New Left 4 Dead 2 DLC hits July 24   Gamespot - 16:52
Samsung files appeal against Apple's recently granted Galaxy Nexus injunction   Pocket Gamer - 16:47
Here's some wonderful Smash Bros. whiteboard art from Sakurai's team   Joystiq - 16:40
Limbo Special Edition out now   Eurogamer.net - 16:25
Shadowgun, Samurai II: Vengeance for Android and iOS down to 69p in Madfinger sale   Pocket Gamer - 16:21
THQ reshuffles stock to avoid Nasdaq delisting   CVG - 16:11
Black Ops II preorders get Nuketown 2025 map   Gamespot - 16:03
Crytek's Fibble updated with new levels, iCloud support, and more   Pocket Gamer - 16:00
You can almost see Master Chief in this Halo 4 live action teaser   Joystiq - 16:00
Capcom, Namco Bandai, and Sega working on Project X Zone for Nintendo 3DS   Pocket Gamer - 15:58
Assassin’s Creed III Limited Edition announced for North America   VG247 - 15:58
Play as Benjamin Franklin and other historical figures in Scribblenauts Remix for iOS   Pocket Gamer - 15:55
Good at sniping? Want to win stuff? GamesRadar's UK Hitman Absolution Sniper Challenge is coming   GamesRadar - 15:40
THQ retains NASDAQ listing as board approves reverse stock split   Joystiq - 15:30
Historical Figures pack out now for Scribblenauts Remix   Videogamer.com - 15:25
Rock, Paper, Shotgun doing "panel game quiz show thing" at Rezzed   Eurogamer.net - 15:24
Assassin's Creed III $120 LE packs a statue   Gamespot - 15:05
THQ consolidates stock in NASDAQ delisting dodge   VG247 - 15:00
Black Ops 2 takes pre-orderers back to Nuketown   Joystiq - 15:00
Gaikai deal 'a strategic move to sell more Sony TVs,' says Pachter   CVG - 14:55
GTA 5 to be at gamescom 2012?   Videogamer.com - 14:48
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection spotted for PC, out July 17   VG247 - 14:39
Silver Award-winning iOS sports title Speedball 2 Evolution rolls onto Android   Pocket Gamer - 14:33
Activision confirms Black Ops 2 Nuketown map   CVG - 14:32
Assassin's Creed 3 gets Limited Edition in North America, with colonial flag, statue, and more   Joystiq - 14:30
THQ consolidates stock in bid to stay on NASDAQ   Gamespot - 14:18
Total War: Rome II coming in 2013   Gamespot - 14:04