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Article	Tags	Website
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Sunday, October 21
Team Meat Announces Their in Title, Mew-Genics	PC, Team Meat	EdmundM
The Walking Dead: The Game Retail Bundle Details Confirmed	360, PS3	IGN
First WiiU TV advert	WiiU	YouTube
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Monday, October 22
A New Atari 2600 Pac-Man Remade, With New and Better Features on the Original Console	Indie Games	IndieGames
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Tuesday, October 23
Zynga closing multiple studios, laying off 5 percent of staff, shutting down 13 games	Zynga	Gamasutra
Square Enix becomes first publicly confirmed Unreal Engine 4 licensee	Square Enix	JoyStiq
XCOM to Have Upcoming DLC	XCOM	GameSpy
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Wednesday, October 24
Zynga reports $52.7 million loss for third quarter	Zynga	Polygon
SimCity Release Delayed by a Month	PC, SimCity	Gameranx
Nintendo slashes annual profit forecast by 70% to $75 million	Nintendo	The Next Web
Nintendo: Wii U exceeds pre-order expectations, 250,000 U.S. customers on wait list	WiiU	Polygon
Nintendo Will Sell Wii U at a Loss	Wii U, Nintendo	IGN
SimCity release date set for March 5, 2013	PC, SimCity	PC Gamer
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Thursday, October 25
Steam Put Up Official Group for Linux Beta Access	Linux	Steam Community
Top-selling console games of 2012 revealed for Europe, US and Japan	Consoles	Computer and Video Games
Bethesda reveals raw details on Dishonored Chaos and stealth detection mechanics	360, PS3, PC	PC Gamer
StarCraft 2 beta getting multiplayer XP progression system	StarCraft 2	JoyStiq
Halo 4 is Microsoft's Most Expensive Game	360, Halo 4	JoyStiq
Adventure Time 3DS Goes Gold	3DS	GamesRadar
Stealth Bastard Deluxe will sneak onto Steam next month	Steam	Gamer 4 EVE
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Friday, October 26
G4 ending X-Play, Attack of the Show	G4	JoyStiq
Mature Games, With a Rating of 18+, Will No Longer be Banned From the European Windows 8 Store	Windows 8 Store	BBC - UK
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Coming to Mobile	Mobile	Rockstar Game
The Halloween Bundle form Indie Royale Has Been Relased	PC, Indie Royale	IndieRoyale
EVE Online player loses ship and cargo valued over $6,400	EVE	PC Gamer
Super Mario 64 mod adds online co-op to the 16 year old classic	PC	EuroGamer
Do You Want To Be Featured In Remember Me?		GameInformer
Lucius released: play as the Devil’s six-year-old son, murder your family	PC	PC Gamer
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Saturday, October 27
Rumor: PS3 hacked yet again, may be one that Sony can't stop	PS3	JoyStiq

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New Releases

Game	Platform	Release Date	Reviews	AVG/Metascore
Street Fighter X Tekken	PS Vita	10/23	Machinima	★★★★☆ (86)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz	PS Vita	10/23	Hardcore Gamer - Push Square - The Sixth Axis - EuroGamer	★★★☆☆ (70)
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward	PS Vita	10/23	Hardcore Gamer - IGN - EGM Now - GameInformer - GameSpot	★★★★★ (90)
Orgarhythm	PS Vita	10/23	Destructoid - Hardcore Gamer	N/A (N/A)
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!	3DS	10/23		N/A (N/A)
Medal of Honor: Warfighter	PC, 360, PS3	10/23	GameTrailers - GameSpot - GameInformer - Destructoid - IGN	★☆☆☆☆ (50)
Forza Horizon	360	10/23	Giant Bomb - GameTrailers - IGN - EuroGamer - Destructoid	★★★★☆ (86)
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss	360, PS3	10/23		N/A (N/A)
Unfinished Swan	PS3	10/23	Push Square - IGN - GamesRadar - JoyStiq - Destructoid	★★★☆☆ (78)
Hotline Miami	PC	10/23	EuroGamer - IGN - Polygon - Hardcore Gamer - Destructoid	★★★★☆ (87)
Liberation Maiden	3DS	10/25	GameSpot - Nintendo Gamer - EuroGamer - Edge Online	★★☆☆☆ (67)
NightSky	3DS	10/25	Destructoid - Nintendo Life - Gaming Age	★★★☆☆ (79)

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