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The Death of a Titan

What the cancellation of Project Titan means to Blizzard and us.

After seven years of development, Blizzard decided to officially pull the plug on their mysterious Project Titan; what many assumed was to be the successor to the king of all MMORPGs, World of Warcraft. Since Titan was never officially announced, it’s doubtful that the game ever made it past the conceptual state, though we will likely never know how many resources had been dedicated to the project, or if it was ever even close to becoming anything more than vaporware.

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Rayman Legends Review

One of the best modern day platformers.

Two years ago, Rayman hit the scene with one of his most inspired adventures yet. It took series staples and wove them into one of the most beautiful and interesting platformers I’d ever seen. Well, Rayman Legends is now here and it somehow manages to surpass Rayman Origins in every way imaginable. It applies the same great platforming to gorgeous new inspired worlds and even manages to make it enjoyable for more than one concurrent player this time around.

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Rayman Legends - Developer Diary with Michel Ancel

The creator of the Rayman series talks about the creative, and development process for Rayman Legends.

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MLB 2K Series Canceled

MLB 2K12 will be the last entry in the long running sports franchise.

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K Sports, has confirmed the discontinuation of its annual MLB series of games. "Our legacy Major League Baseball agreement will sunset in fiscal 2013," a Take-Two spokesman said. "MLB 2K12 is our last offering under that agreement. At this time, we have no further comment."

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Prey 2 Delayed But Not Canceled

Despite swirling rumors of the game's cancellation, Prey 2 is assured to still be in development.

At the end of March, rumors began to surface that Prey 2, the upcoming sequel to 2006's Prey, had been canceled by publisher Bethesda. Up until now, neither Bethesda nor developer Human Head had made a statement to disprove the rumored events. When programmer Brian Karis announced via Twitter that Prey 2 would not be shown at GDC 2012 as originally planned, the rumors appeared to have some validity. Today, Bethesda issued a statement reassuring fans that Prey 2 has not been canceled, but delayed to 2013.

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Sega Cutting Staff, Canceling Games

The US and Europe divisions will be affected.

Sega's forecasts for the fiscal year, which ends March 31, have been lowered. As expected, net income is down 47.4% and Sega Sammy's board of directors has enacted a drastic plan to reduce its operating costs in the future. This means that Sega will be 'restructuring' its operations in the US and Europe.

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Rayman Origins Review

Ubisoft delivers a near perfect port of a near perfect game.

Stunning animations and gorgeous art design make this 2D platformer a must see for all gamers. The visuals aren’t the only trick up up Ubisoft’s sleeve though. The game’s top-notch controls and level design will assure you that the flashy visuals are merely the icing on a gameplay-focused cake.

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Netflix Cancels Game Rental Plans

The news was revealed in an investor meeting.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told a Q4 investor meeting yesterday that Netflix has no plans to offer a video games rental service. Hastings didn't offer more details as to why the company scrapped its plans, nor did he say whether or not they have plans to do so in the far future.

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