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		<title>See You Around, GamePro!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the longest-running magazines about video games has just run out of credit. It&#8217;s just been announced that GamePro magazine, which launched in 1988, will cease publication as a standalone entity next week on December 5. As first reported by IndustryGamers, both the magazine and website are being shut down, with the following text running on<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/see-you-around-gamepro">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/see-you-around-gamepro</link>
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		<title>Old Republic Causes Stock Issues With Activision Blizzard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World of Warcraft has been perched high atop the massively-multiplayer throne for seven years now, but is about to get its first serious dose of competition when the Electronic Arts-published Star Wars: The Old Republic launches. While it&#8217;s not really a shock to learn that some folks have already indicated that they&#8217;ll be leaving Azeroth for a galaxy far, far<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/old-republic-causes-stock-issues-with-activision-blizzard">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/old-republic-causes-stock-issues-with-activision-blizzard</link>
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		<title>Sonic Generations Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A once recognizable mascot for a thriving company, it appeared that Sonic was everywhere at one time. However, when Sega fell apart in the early 2000s it was hard to bring back Sonic into the limelight with a slue of disappointing releases. His games have been hit or miss since his redesign and haven’t brought<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/sonic-generations-review">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/sonic-generations-review</link>
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		<title>Making the Argument: Why we need review scores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve already posted about why the video games industry should do away with review scores and now I’m here to talk about why we should keep them. The industry as a whole has always been about providing gamers the best game possible on the platform of their choice. In this generation and economy we find<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/making-the-argument-why-we-need-review-scores">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/making-the-argument-why-we-need-review-scores</link>
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		<title>PETA Fusses Over Mario&#8217;s Furry Costume</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are at it again. Yes. Again. Are they ever happy? On Monday, the controversial organization issued a press release attacking iconic Nintendo mascot Mario for wearing a &#8216;Tanooki&#8217; suit in his latest adventure, the Nintendo 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land, which hit shelves on Sunday. &#8220;Tanooki<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/nintendo/peta-fusses-over-marios-furry-costume">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/nintendo/peta-fusses-over-marios-furry-costume</link>
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		<title>Making the Argument: Getting rid of review scores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many media outlets from blogs to professional outlets have some sort of rating scale for their reviews. Publishers release games early to these outlets to give them an ample amount of time to conjure their thoughts and post their reviews around the game’s launch date. These reviews often come with a review “score” usually something<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/editorials/making-the-argument-getting-rid-of-review-scores">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/editorials/making-the-argument-getting-rid-of-review-scores</link>
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		<title>Sumthing Else Music releases Saints Row: The Third soundtrack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Featuring an original score, Sumthing Else Music Works has released Saints Row: The Third- soundtrack which was produced and composed by Malcolm Kirby Jr. Here is a little about Malcolm and his inspiration for the soundtrack from the press release. Saints Row: The Third is out now. Composer Malcolm Kirby Jr. &#8220;I am a huge<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/thq/sumthing-else-music-releases-saints-row-the-third-soundtrack">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/thq/sumthing-else-music-releases-saints-row-the-third-soundtrack</link>
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		<title>Assassins Creed: Revelations among other releases out now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Assassins Creed Revelations and Halo: Combat Anniversary highlights our release schedule this week with Assassins Creed: Reveltionas releasing on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with the PC version delayed until November 29th, 2011. Here are some other releases headed to store shelves. Xbox 360: Kung Fu High Impact, Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat, Pictionary:<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-among-other-releases-out-now">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-among-other-releases-out-now</link>
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		<title>Call of Duty: Modern Wafare 3 Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you find yourself asking this year; do I want more Call of Duty? If you have played any of the Call of Duty games before, especially Modern Warfare, then some of you will overwhelmingly say “of course!” Even if you’ve kept up with the series up until now, there will also be some of<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/reviews/call-of-duty-modern-wafare-3-review">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/reviews/call-of-duty-modern-wafare-3-review</link>
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		<title>Call of Duty breaks records in sales once again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever think it wouldn&#8217;t? Activision&#8217;s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 which launched worldwide this past Tuesday has sold more then 6.5 million units in the US and UK alone in 24 hours. It is estimated the game has a sell through of $400 million according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information.<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/mw3-breaks-records-in-sales-once-again">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/mw3-breaks-records-in-sales-once-again</link>
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		<title>Saints&#8217; Row 3 getting season pass for DLC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THQ has announced that the upcoming release of Saints Row: The Third will be getting a &#8216;Season Pass&#8217; for its upcoming downloadable content. The season pass will set you back 1600 MSP/$20 and is a 15% discount on the regular price. It will include 3 mission packs and 1 content pack. Genkibowl VII (January 2012)<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/saints-row-3-getting-season-pass-for-dlc">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/saints-row-3-getting-season-pass-for-dlc</link>
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		<title>Gotham City Imposters release date set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking forward to battling it out as either the epic Joker or Batman gangs in Gotham City Imposters? Warner Bros Games has officially revealed the release date. The game will launch on January 10, 2012 on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Windows PC.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/gotham-city-imposters-release-date-set</link>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 3 Developer Begs For A Better Score</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sledgehammer Games&#8217; Glen Schofield has&#160;taken to Twitter&#160;to ask Call of Duty fans to support&#160;Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3on Metacritic. &#8220;I don&#8217;t usually do this but, if u like MW3 go 2 Metacritic.com &#38; help our user score,&#8221; writes Schofield. &#8220;It&#8217;s suspiciously low. Be honest but help if u agree.&#8221; Modern Warfare 3 is attracting<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/modern-warfare-3-developer-begs-for-a-better-score">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/modern-warfare-3-developer-begs-for-a-better-score</link>
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		<title>World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blizzard&#8217;s World of Warcraft MMO has shed 1.1 million subscribers in the past six months, the developer has announced. As revealed in an investor call earlier today and reported by Massively, player numbers have fallen 10 per cent to 10.3 million compared to 11.4 million in May this year. CEO Mike Morhaime explained that most of that decline<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/world-of-warcraft-loses-1-million-subscribers">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/industry-news/world-of-warcraft-loses-1-million-subscribers</link>
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		<title>Another Assassin&#8217;s Creed in the Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Ubisoft confirmed what many probably already knew. Another Assassin&#8217;s Creed title is planned for 2012. Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot, reassured shareholders there would be plenty of Desmond in our lives. &#8220;There will be another great full-fledged Assassin&#8217;s Creed title next year,&#8221; Guillemot said. &#8220;It will be another major release and we will be communicating more about it<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/another-assassins-creed-in-the-works">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/xbox-360/another-assassins-creed-in-the-works</link>
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		<title>Uncharted 3: Drake&#8217;s Deception Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2 years after Uncharted 2: Among Thieves wowed us with spectacular set pieces, an unrivaled introduction and balanced gameplay, Naughty Dog has returned with Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Uncharted 3 brings the franchise full circle while reuniting characters, and story elements from the original title back in 2007. All of this while bridging together a<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/reviews/uncharted-3-drakes-deception-review">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/reviews/uncharted-3-drakes-deception-review</link>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t make it to a UK MW3 launch event?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See it streamed live via Youtube. If you&#8217;re in the UK and can&#8217;t make it to tonight&#8217;s midnight launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, then you can head on over to Youtube to watch a live stream. Here is some information so you can be informed of the event. The high voltage action<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/cant-make-it-to-a-uk-mw3-launch-event">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/cant-make-it-to-a-uk-mw3-launch-event</link>
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		<title>Back to Karkand trailer envisions more destruction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While Back To Karkand isn&#8217;t arriving until December, DICE decided to throw a new trailer our way to help us visualize what it will be like to compete and play on some classic Battlefield maps. If you purchased the Limited Edition of Battlefield 3 at release, you&#8217;ll get these maps at no extra charge which<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/back-to-karkand-trailer-envisions-more-destruction">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/back-to-karkand-trailer-envisions-more-destruction</link>
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		<title>MLB 2k12 cover guy is Justin Verlander</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2k Sports announced today that the new cover guy for next years MLB 2k12 release is Detroit Tigers pitcher, Justin Verlander. Justin Verlander is a leading candidate for the Cy Young Award as well as the American League MVP after this past season. “It’s a dream come true to be on the cover of Major<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/news/mlb-2k12-cover-guy-is-justin-verlander">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/news/mlb-2k12-cover-guy-is-justin-verlander</link>
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		<title>The Black Eyed Peas Experience tracklist trailer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ubisoft has sent us a new trailer showing of the latest tracks that you&#8217;ll find in the upcoming release of The Black Eyed Peas Experience for Xbox 360 Kinect and Nintendo Wii. You can help name the tracks on the games Facebook page or on Twitter with #BEPEXPERIENCE. The Black Eyed Peas Experience will launch<a class="rmore" href="http://www.thenpcs.com/video/the-black-eyed-peas-experience-tracklist-trailer">&#160;&#160; Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenpcs.com/video/the-black-eyed-peas-experience-tracklist-trailer</link>
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