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RUMOR: Microsoft Discontinuing Microsoft Points?

Rumor has it that the virtual currency system will be abandoned by year's end.

According to a source within the company, Microsoft's virtual currency system, Microsoft Points, will be phased out by the end of 2012. This will be implemented for Windows Phone, the Zune Marketplace and, of course, Xbox Live. At the end of 2012, all transactions will be based on each region's respective currency.

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Xbox Live's December Sales Report

Sonic CD and Joe Danger succeeded financially and critically.

December is typically a slow month for video games. After the onslaught of releases during October and November, the last month of the year is usually reserved for buyers to purchase what's available. But some quality titles do continue to be released, and they're usually downloadable titles.

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Xbox Live's House Party Release Dates and Prices Revealed

The recently released promotion gets started after Valentine's Day.

Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) announced on his blog the release dates and prices for the titles collectively known as the Xbox Live Arcade House Party 2012. The post also mentioned that if you purchase all four titles between February 15 and March 13, you'll receive 800 Microsoft Points.

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Xbox House Party 2012 Announced

The promotion includes Alan Wake's American Nightmare and I Am Alive.

Microsoft is promoting a few Xbox Live Arcade titles with its second annual House Party. A trailer for House Party 2012 has been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace and it shows the titles included in this promotion: Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Warp, Nexuiz, and I Am Alive.

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Scarygirl Coming to XBLA, PSN, and PC

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, players can dive into the game in just 2 weeks.

Square Enix announced today that they plan to publish Scarygirl on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC. Appearing as soon as January 18 on XBLA, with a January 24 PSN release to follow, players will be able to action-platform with the titular, tentacle-armed protagonist. Scarygirl is haunted by bad dreams and sets out on a quest to determine their meaning.

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Amy Receives a Release Date

The downloadable survival horror game is due for release in just one week.

Today, Lexis Numérique announced the release date for Amy, their upcoming survival horror game for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. After being delayed and missing its initially scheduled fall 2011 release date, players will be able to take on the unique quest starting January 10 on PSN and January 11 on XBLA.

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Bastion on Sale for 600 Microsoft Points

Plus other deals in the 12 Days of Xbox promotion.

Microsoft's Major Nelson announced today that for the next 12 days, there will be a daily deal on Xbox Live. Called the 12 Days of Xbox Deals, every day will bring a new deal on a different item. However, each deal will only last for one day. The first deal is 50% off Bastion. Normally 1200 Microsoft Points or $15, for today only it will be available for 600 points or $7.50. To keep up with each day's deal, follow Major Nelson on Twitter.

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare Will Be More Action Packed

Remedy talks about the XBLA game, and announces the first game for PC.

Alan Wake was one of those interesting games that had the misfortune of getting released on the same day as a juggernaut (in this case, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption). Even with a protracted development cycle, the cancellation of the PC version, and poor sales, the game garnered enough praise from critics and gamers to warrant a new game for XBLA. Revealed at the Spike TV VGAs, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare looks to be more of the cerebral horror game that the first one was. Or is it?

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Coming Summer 2012

New pro skaters will be included in the game.

Now that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD has been revealed by the man himself, details about the remake are being released. Tony Hawk Ride developer Robomodo is handling the remake, but unlike their work on Ride and Shred, this game will feature standard controls. It's currently scheduled for release summer 2012 with a tentative price of $15 "only on leading consoles."

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Could "American Nightmare" be a New Alan Wake Game?

Or is this just another title for Night Springs?

We’re just two days away from seeing the first trailer of the next chapter in the Alan Wake series on the Spike TV VGAs, but we have some interesting news today for fans of Mr. Wake. Last year’s Xbox 360 exclusive was the culmination of years of development, only to release the same day as Red Dead Redemption and have poor sales. While we know an XBLA game called Alan Wake’s Night Springs is on the way, we got word today that there’s something else Alan Wake related.

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