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Last week's announcement that "Grand Theft Auto" probably won't produce a sequel in 2010 hasn't gone unnoticed by Take-Two's shareholders, and at least one vocal game industry analyst has stepped in to the conversation with skepticism over the company's transparency and planning.

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Tags grand theft auto, rockstar games, Take-Two Interactive

Everyone's seen the cast members of Hideo Kojima's next "Metal Gear" game for the PSP, and now the street date for "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" is public information as well. Japan still gets the earliest chance to play on March 18th, and the UK gets it May 28th, but U.S. gamers will get a three-day head start on May 25th.

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Tags kojima productions, konami, metal gear, metal gear solid, metal gear solid peace walker

I've played a lot of "Tetris." Really, who hasn't? But have you ever wondered the source of those fated blocks which appear on the horizon like hellish meteors or saintly clouds (depending on your current predicament)? College Humor has:

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Tony Hawk tried something new this year with his annual skateboarding game. "Tony Hawk: Ride" introduced a physical skateboard controller, which you actually have to stand on and interact with in order to play the game. We found it, well, not fun, in our review of "Tony Hawk: Ride", and the sub-50 MetaCritic average seems to agree. Hawk, however, isn't convinced that his game isn't fun, and is willing to talk about why everyone seems to have it wrong.

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Tags activision, Tony Hawk, tony hawk ride

If that LinkedIn job listing a few months ago wasn't enough to convince you that "Dead Space 2" was in development, maybe an official press release sent out this morning will be. The announcement doesn't come with a date, but it does provide story details.

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Tags dead space, dead space 2, ea, visceral games

"Assassin's Creed 2" was one of my favorite games of the year, but it's not without its problems. Apart from the head-scratching ending, it seems that there's a glitch that will bring Ezio's progress to a screaming halt, corrupting a valuable save game in the process.

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Tags assassin's creed, assassin's creed 2, ubisoft, ubisoft montreal

Michael Jackson's keyboardist, Brad Buxer, confirmed with French-language magazine, "Black & White," that he and the King of Pop contributed to the soundtrack of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3." His involvement has long been rumored but never before confirmed by an inside party. Here's the quote from Buxer, discussing it, translation courtesy of VGMDB:

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Tags michael jackson, sonic the hedgehog

"Borderlands" may be expanding its borders in its next incarnation, depending on how Gearbox decides to use a title they've trademarked. "Borderworlds" has actually been theirs to use for a couple of years but doesn't show up in "Borderlands" or any of its DLC yet, which opens the filing up for speculation, particularly since Gearbox wants to hang on to it.

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Tags borderlands, borderworlds, gearbox

The "Empire Strikes Back"-style sequel to "Mass Effect" has now officially swelled to two discs -- and third if you count the extra content in the Collector's edition. Bioware didn't clarify exactly what made "Mass Effect 2" get so big, but they did offer a few details.

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Tags bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2

Even if Rockstar Games selects a city for "Grand Theft Auto 5," the game probably won't be ready in 2010. Publisher Take-Two Interactive doesn't see that as being a problem, however, saying that GTA as a franchise doesn't necessarily need to provide annual releases.

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Tags grand theft auto, grand theft auto 5, Take-Two Interactive