Videogame news headlines for Thursday, 12th July 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

June NPD: Lego Batman 2 on top, hardware and software sales still down year over year   Joystiq - 23:31
Dyad dated for PSN   Eurogamer.net - 23:15
Steam Summer Sale is live - Portal 2 for $4.99   CVG - 23:03
Final Fantasy III one of the top five highest-grossing Android games of the week   Pocket Gamer - 23:02
3DS has sold over 5 million in US to date   Joystiq - 23:00
US Nintendo downloads: Kirby's Pinball Land   CVG - 22:55
Pure Chess getting free DLC this summer, Twitter contest to celebrate   Pocket Gamer - 22:53
ZTE to unveil 'advanced gaming smartphone' on July 18th   Pocket Gamer - 22:50
Cage nixes Willem Dafoe rumor for Beyond: Two Souls   VG247 - 22:48
New Pokémon Black & White 2 trailer explores Unova   CVG - 22:44
Dishonored’s owes its existence to years of pre-production, says Arkane   VG247 - 22:41
Awesomenauts free DLC characters are coming soon, shown off in new screens   GamesRadar - 22:40
New Super Mario Bros 2 trailer stars gold Tanooki Mario   CVG - 22:39
Willem Dafoe not starring in Beyond: Two Souls, Kadeem Hardison is   Joystiq - 22:30
Zombie HQ downloaded 1 million times in 10 days   VG247 - 22:26
3DS has sold 5 million units in the US   VG247 - 22:18
Minecraft not confirmed for Ouya, says Mojang   CVG - 22:18
Selling Shiny Entertainment to Atari was “the worst mistake I ever made,” says Perry   VG247 - 22:14
See Cyborg and Nightwing in Injustice: Gods Among Us   Joystiq - 22:00
Strike Suit Zero – first developer diary released   VG247 - 21:46
Iwata says not to expect CoD-like games from Nintendo   VG247 - 21:34
Spy a trailer and first details for Spy vs. Spy on iOS   Joystiq - 21:30
Ouya release game survey as Kickstarter nears $4.2 million in funding   VG247 - 21:25
New Fortnite screenshots go on the scavenge   CVG - 21:23
Valve launches new 'Steam Badges' feature   CVG - 21:12
Minecraft 360 and Trials Evolution get free Summer of Arcade content   Eurogamer.net - 21:04
Bleszinski: Fortnite on PC 'primary and first,' other platforms not ruled out   Joystiq - 21:00
Coco Nebulon stars in latest batch of Awesomenauts screens   VG247 - 20:55
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed gets official release date in new trailer   GamesRadar - 20:50
Indie Game: The Movie on sale for 50% off   VG247 - 20:41
Next set of MW3 content drops arrive on Xbox 360 July 17   VG247 - 20:37
Epic's Fortnite is a 'fresh and bubbly' co-op survival sandbox game   Joystiq - 20:30
Earth Defense Forces 4 announced via teaser site   VG247 - 20:26
Anomaly Warzone Earth coming this summer to a PSN account near you   VG247 - 20:23
Fortnite using Unreal Engine 4   Gamespot - 20:17
Fortnight to debut Unreal Engine 4   Eurogamer.net - 20:12
Steam Summer Sale goes live   Gamespot - 20:04
Minecraft XBLA gets pistons, much more in tomorrow's 1.73 update   Joystiq - 20:00
Fortnite details revealed by Epic Games at Comic-Con: PC-exclusive, running on Unreal Engine 4   GamesRadar - 19:55
Mutant Mudds: Grannie Edition coming soon to PC, says Renegade Kid   VG247 - 19:54
Third developer diary released for Deadlight   VG247 - 19:54
Minecraft Xbox 360 update 1.7.3 lands tomorrow   VG247 - 19:54
Fortnite – PC exclusive uses Unreal Engine 4, releases in 2013   VG247 - 19:54
Fortnite is Epic's first Unreal Engine 4 title   CVG - 19:52
New Super Mario Bros 2 trailer full of coins, still free to watch   Joystiq - 19:40
Video: Xbox 720 rumour roundup   CVG - 19:29
Fortnite to be PC-exclusive, running on Unreal Engine 4   GamesRadar - 19:20
Far Cry 2 creative lead Clint Hocking now working for Valve   Joystiq - 19:20
Earth Defense Forces 4 announced   Eurogamer.net - 19:11
Fortnite is Epic's first Unreal Engine 4 game, heading exclusively to PC   Joystiq - 19:00
Mirror's Edge writer penning Tomb Raider   Gamespot - 18:48
Anomaly Warzone Earth comes to PS3 this Summer   Eurogamer.net - 18:43
FIFA 13 video shows off Arsenal’s new away kit   VG247 - 18:35
Steam Summer Sale goes live today   GamesRadar - 18:35
Jump at the chance for a real Portal 2 jumpsuit   Joystiq - 18:30
Tomb Raider lead writer revealed as Rhianna Pratchett   GamesRadar - 18:15
Steam Summer Sale is live   VG247 - 18:07
Valve launches Steam Badges on the service   VG247 - 18:07
Steam Summer Sale is officially on   Joystiq - 18:04

12:00 to 18:00

Steam Summer Sale is now live   Eurogamer.net - 17:58
Nintendo: We must 'differentiate' to survive against smartphones, tablets   Gamespot - 17:55
Perry would prefer Sony “focus on gaming” with its consoles   VG247 - 17:51
NintendoWare Weekly: Kirby's Pinball Land, Ace Mathician, Mighty Switch Force sale   Joystiq - 17:45
Infinity Blade was “a rehash of an idea,” Chair Entertainment had for Kinect, says Epic   VG247 - 17:40
Sesame Street TV to be released in a “multitude of different ways”   VG247 - 17:28
Ubisoft announces The Hip Hop Dance Experience   CVG - 17:24
Hip Hop Dance Experience coming to Kinect and Wii this November   Videogamer.com - 17:21
Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, F2P RPG announced by Bioware   GamesRadar - 17:20
The Hip Hop Dance Experience announced for Kinect and Wii   VG247 - 17:17
Make your friends play Metal Slug 3 on a phone   Joystiq - 17:15
Absolution 17 minute dev walkthrough   Eurogamer.net - 17:10
Full opening intro released for Persona 4 Arena   VG247 - 17:05
ShootMania Storm trailer shows off pre-order incentives   VG247 - 17:01
Iwata: 3DS XL to be sold at a profit, 3D likely a 'minor element' in future Nintendo devices   Joystiq - 16:45
Sniper Elite dev brings free-to-play Sinbad game to the App Store   Pocket Gamer - 16:41
Ragnarok Online publisher Gravity Europe brings match-3 puzzler Angel Poring to iOS   Pocket Gamer - 16:35
Hitman Absolution: 17-minute video shows off new level   CVG - 16:26
A Machine For Pigs slips into 2013   Eurogamer.net - 16:22
Agent 47 takes out the Cougars in this E3 Hitman demo   VG247 - 16:22
Miniclip bringing Rat Fishing to iOS on July 19th   Pocket Gamer - 16:19
Dinobots and Insecticons coming to Transformers: Fall of Cybertron's multiplayer as downloadable content   GamesRadar - 16:15
GTA 5: New screens, Los Santos looks huge, development is "going well"   GamesRadar - 16:15
Agent 47 takes a careful, murderous walk through Hitman: Absolution's 'Hope'   Joystiq - 16:15
Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw on SimCity, Facebook and why always-on DRM will be worth it   Videogamer.com - 16:14
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed dated with new trailer   CVG - 16:14
Gaikai should be added to current generation of Sony consoles and PlayStation 4   Eurogamer.net - 16:03
New Grand Theft Auto V screens as Rockstar apologizes for long dev cycles   Gamespot - 15:56
Rockstar apologizes for long dev cycles   Gamespot - 15:56
Iwata: Future Nintendo consoles will have 3D, but it will be a 'minor element'   Pocket Gamer - 15:53
UKIE ups its game for start-ups and established businesses   VG247 - 15:47
D3 Publisher reveals Earth Defense Forces 4 with Japanese teaser page   Joystiq - 15:45
Infinity Blade a 'rehash' of Kinect idea - Mark Rein   Gamespot - 15:43
Mark Rein: Infinity Blade a 'rehash' of Kinect idea   Gamespot - 15:43
GTA 5 gets two new screens   Videogamer.com - 15:42
Thomas Jane's Bad Planet comic book series gets a video game Kickstarter   Videogamer.com - 15:39
Rockstar won't be in a position to show more GTA 5 footage 'for a while yet'   CVG - 15:36
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed releases November 16   VG247 - 15:33
World of Retro Computer Games to be re-released on iPhone and iPad next weekend   Pocket Gamer - 15:31
Mirror's Edge author Rhianna Pratchett revealed as Tomb Raider scribe   Videogamer.com - 15:25
Unreal Engine 4 games could be ported to Wii U - Epic   Videogamer.com - 15:18
Borderlands 2 footage features creatures   Eurogamer.net - 15:18
Steal a glance at two Grand Theft Auto 5 screens   Joystiq - 15:15
GTA 5: 2 new screenshots released   CVG - 15:11
Plan your nostalgia with Theatrhythm DLC schedule   Joystiq - 15:10
Rockstar releases two GTA V screenshots   VG247 - 15:08
A magician gets ball-gagged in this live-action Magicka video   VG247 - 15:07
Rhianna Pratchett is lead writer for Tomb Raider reboot   VG247 - 15:04
Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms - debut trailer   CVG - 15:03
Sweden’s Consolidate eSports event adds more prizes, MW3 to slate   VG247 - 14:55