Videogame news headlines for Friday, 13th July 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

Street Fighter live-action series announced by director of SF: Legacy   GamesRadar - 23:55
Overheard@Comic-con: A nerd walks into a video game store...   Joystiq - 23:55
Pocket Gamer iPhone gaming podcast: Episode 183 - Amazing Alex, AR glasses, Duel of Champions, Tiny Wings   Pocket Gamer - 23:39
Judgment release date confirmed for March   Eurogamer.net - 23:32
Epic Mickey 2 also coming to PC and Mac on Nov. 18   Joystiq - 23:25
New PS3 model pics surface   Gamespot - 23:02
Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer: Domination and Wolfpack modes   Joystiq - 22:55
Gears of War Judgment release date announced at Comic-Con   GamesRadar - 22:50
Gears of War: Judgement release date confirmed   CVG - 22:44
Wii U 'definitely more powerful than 360/PS3' - 5th Cell   CVG - 22:34
Fill your head with Brain Training info in next Nintendo Direct   Joystiq - 22:25
Is this the new PS3? - First photo   CVG - 22:15
Diablo 3 gets gold trading   CVG - 21:56
Zombi U gameplay footage is actually pretty scary   GamesRadar - 21:55
Beyond: Two Souls - New video features Ellen Page filming her part in Quantic Dream's new game   GamesRadar - 21:55
Rumor: New PS3 model photographed   Joystiq - 21:55
ZombiU: Two sweet gameplay trailers for your eyes   CVG - 21:39
Larger investment pool caused Jaffe to move over to social and mobile games   VG247 - 21:34
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate whips up new screens   Joystiq - 21:30
Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist live-action series announced by Capcom   VG247 - 21:16
Battlefield 3 lead designer resigns   CVG - 21:11
Report – Vivendi may have sell Activision shares on the open market   VG247 - 21:01
This year's PAX 10: JS Joust, Offspring Fling!, Puzzlejuice and more   Joystiq - 21:00
Huge Minecraft Xbox update adds sheep shaving   CVG - 20:57
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost anime trailer has lots of exploding neon   GamesRadar - 20:50
DOTA 2 patch welcomes the Templar Assassin, better bots   VG247 - 20:45
PAX 10 selection revealed   Eurogamer.net - 20:45
Super Joystiq Podcast 010: EVO 2012, The Secret World, Dyad, Ouya   Joystiq - 20:30
Vivendi struggling to find Activision buyer - report   CVG - 20:26
Subway Surfers receives update, and five new characters to unlock   Pocket Gamer - 20:13
Billy Goat announces Chain Reaction Cycles: Pro-Cycling due out for iOS next week   Pocket Gamer - 20:11
Additional details on Gameloft's upcoming The Dark Knight Rises surface   Pocket Gamer - 20:09
Arkane provides a look at Dishonored’s UI options   VG247 - 20:06
Russian hacker suggests he can get CSR Racing and Temple Run's IAP free without jailbreaking your iPhone   Pocket Gamer - 20:05
Activision Blizzard finding few potential buyers - Report   Gamespot - 20:02
Steam Summer Sale includes cheap Max Payne 3, Space Marine, more   Joystiq - 20:00
ZombiU footage will terrify U   Joystiq - 19:50
Pendulo Studios' crowdsourcing "satire with a conscience" Day One   Eurogamer.net - 19:45
Steam Summer Sale day two offers Max Payne 3, Sonic Generations   CVG - 19:43
Spellbound back from insolvency as Black Forest Games   VG247 - 19:38
Quick quotes – Wii U is “definitely more powerful than 360 and PS3,” says 5th Cell   VG247 - 19:24
Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2 lead designer David Goldfarb exits DICE   Joystiq - 19:20
ZombiU videos show zombies being shot, obviously   VG247 - 19:15
NVIDIA hackers steal usernames and emails   CVG - 19:15
American muscle cars and trucks highlighted in latest NFS: Most Wanted shots   VG247 - 19:08
Assassin's Creed III - Watch Connor kill his way through Boston in developer walkthrough   GamesRadar - 19:00
Steam Summer Sale Day 2 has Tom Raider, Space Marine, more for cheap   VG247 - 18:54
Modern Warfare 3's July content for Elite PS3 and Xbox 360 subscribers   Joystiq - 18:50
Valve responds to Steam sales criticism   Gamespot - 18:30
Valve responds to Origin director’s Steam sales critcism   Gamespot - 18:30
Mirror’s Edge 2 is “on the list,” says EA labels boss   VG247 - 18:28
Here's what a Mass Effect 3 anime looks like   Joystiq - 18:20
Warner to produce Hawken web-based series   VG247 - 18:14

12:00 to 18:00

Steam Summer Sale continues with new daily deals   Eurogamer.net - 17:54
How Ellen Page is transported into Beyond: Two Souls   Joystiq - 17:50
Total War on consoles is a question of “power,” not controls says Creative Assembly   VG247 - 17:41
Mortal Kombat dev wants to make non-fighting game   Gamespot - 17:39
Street Fighter live-action series announced   CVG - 17:28
It wasn’t wise of THQ to take on CoD with Homefront, says Pitchford   VG247 - 17:26
Rumor: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition out in Japan this December   Joystiq - 17:20
Assassin’s Creed III screens show Wolf Pack multiplayer mode   VG247 - 17:09
Minecraft 1.7.3 update is out now   Eurogamer.net - 17:03
Zone of the Enders HD Collection: New trailer and 15 screens   CVG - 16:54
Borderlands boasts 'highest DLC attach-rate on 360'   CVG - 16:51
Quick shots – July Modern Warfare 3 content drop gets screened   VG247 - 16:50
Injustice's two newest fighters pulverize (and get pulverized) in Comic-Con trailer   Joystiq - 16:50
Get a 30% trade bonus at GameStop when you fund your Steam Wallet   VG247 - 16:43
Gears of War: Judgment official launch window revealed by Epic   GamesRadar - 16:40
Dead or Alive 5 babes laid bare in bunny bikinis – new shots   Videogamer.com - 16:36
Halo 4 320GB Xbox bundle spotted   Gamespot - 16:25
Take a guided tour through the Boston of Assassin's Creed 3   Joystiq - 16:20
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations has shipped over 1 million units   VG247 - 16:18
Silent Hill: Book of Memories Comic-Con screens   CVG - 16:15
QuakeCon 2012 Tournament Lineup announced   VG247 - 16:06
Gone Home creator on the rise of non-combat first-person games   Eurogamer.net - 16:02
Quick shots – Zone of the Enders HD Collection hovers into view   VG247 - 15:58
WoW server blade auction raises $330,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital   VG247 - 15:58
Call of Duty Elite Xbox 360, PS3 July content drops detailed   Eurogamer.net - 15:56
Borderlands 2: Shooting and slicing with Axton and Zero   Joystiq - 15:50
The Secret World: First content update detailed   CVG - 15:47
Ellen Page discusses her role in Beyond: Two Souls Comic Con panel   VG247 - 15:45
Gears of War: Judgment arriving March 19   Gamespot - 15:42
Gears of War: Judgment arriving March 2013   Gamespot - 15:42
Quick shots – Castlevania: Mirror of Fate is dark and moody   VG247 - 15:39
Borderlands DLC has “highest attach rate of anything this generation,” says Pitchford   VG247 - 15:36
The future of Total War   Eurogamer.net - 15:31
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed set to blast onto PS Vita and 3DS on November 16th   Pocket Gamer - 15:30
EA says it would “love” to the publishing partner for a Reckoning sequel   VG247 - 15:22
GameStop offering bonus trade-in credit toward Steam gift cards   Joystiq - 15:20
Tim Schafer on Kickstarter, freemium and well-off fans   VG247 - 15:17
Yakuza 1&2 HD Edition pops up on SEGA release schedule   VG247 - 15:15
BF3 and Bad Company 2 lead designer exits DICE   VG247 - 15:10
Sega release schedule outs Yakuza 1 & 2 HD   CVG - 15:08
Halo 4 Xbox 360 bundle revealed in Microsoft online store   GamesRadar - 15:00
How much would you pay to play Angry Birds on your console? Because this is how much Activision will be charging...   GamesRadar - 15:00
EA wants to publish Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2   Gamespot - 14:58
Silver Award-winning iOS game Major Mayhem receives massive update   Pocket Gamer - 14:57