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Atari Files for Bankruptcy, Separates from French Parent Co.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Vince Berry

In a story broken by Ben Fritz of the L.A. Times, it was reported late last night that legendary game developer Atari Inc. has filed for bankruptcy. The initial report suggests that U.S. operations will cease while the company attempts … Continue reading →

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Wii U Sells 400,000 in First Week

Posted on November 27, 2012 by John Carle

At a minimum of $300 a pop, hitting sales of 400,000 units is nothing to sneeze at. That means that in the first week Nintendo was able to earn a MINIMUM of $120,000,000 in sales off the newly launched Wii … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Nintendo’s Wii U

Posted on November 26, 2012 by John Carle

Because of the time it takes to really get to know a system and being limited by only those few games at launch, it wouldn’t be fair to give a full and formal review of the Wii U console just … Continue reading →

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Movie Tie-In Game Gets a Teaser Trailer

Posted on October 18, 2012 by John Carle

There are two known facts about The Flickcast’s gaming division (a.k.a. the Bitcast): 1. WallE and I love video games. 2. WallE and I cannot wait until Wreck-It Ralph hits theaters. So it only makes sense that we would be … Continue reading →

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Latest ‘Transformers Prime: The Game’ Trailer for Wii U Revealed

Posted on October 10, 2012 by John Carle

Now it’s no secret that the Flickcast team are fans of the original G1 Transformers as well as Highmoon Studios’ work on the franchise with Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. And when we have all seen … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Wii U Launch Update – Launch Date Games Revealed!

Posted on September 27, 2012 by John Carle

At the Nintendo press conference two weeks ago, tons of new details were given about the Wii U including the bundles the system would be packaged in and the games being put into the launch window. Yesterday, even more details … Continue reading →

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Wii U Coming Nov. 18th – Full Details Revealed

Posted on September 14, 2012 by John Carle

Thursday morning, Nintendo had a press conference in New York City where they revealed the important details that everyone has been waiting for about the Wii U. Let’s cut to the chase and talk about the most important details. The … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Might Be Launching The Wii U The Week Of Black Friday

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Black Friday, the biggest shopping bonanza of the year. Virtually everyone has the day off and with retail stores doing sales on top of sales, going out to the store can be a mad house, especially if rumors are to be believed. … Continue reading →