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June 2012

13 Jun
New Release
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire Coming This Summer

Kalypso Media dates Jagged Alliance: Crossfire for this summer, a standalone add-on with the series' first new story in almost a decade.

12 Jun
Industry
The Secret World Beta Weekend #3: June 15th-17th

The third Secret World beta weekend (June 15-17) adds the Dragon and Illuminati starts and the new Savage Coast area, the fullest public look yet.

12 Jun
New Release Mac PC
KRATER Now Available for PC on Steam

Fatshark's post-apocalyptic squad RPG KRATER, set in a ruined Sweden where death carries real weight, is out now on PC via Steam.

08 Jun
Industry
Nexon Becomes NCSoft’s Biggest Shareholder

Nexon has bought $685 million of NCSoft shares to become its largest shareholder, a major consolidation between two online-gaming heavyweights.

07 Jun
Industry
Will Vivendi Sell Activision Blizzard?

Bloomberg reports Vivendi is weighing a sale of all or part of its 61% stake in Activision Blizzard after a 28% stock slide.

07 Jun
New Release
[E3 2012] Skylanders Giants Trailer and Screenshots

Skylanders Giants, the sequel to the toys-to-life hit, gets an E3 trailer and screenshots, adding new figures, a new story and deeper cross-platform play.

07 Jun
New Release PlayStation Vita
[E3 2012] New Little King’s Story for PS Vita

New Little King's Story brings the cult action-adventure RPG to PS Vita for the first time, with a new trailer and screenshots from E3.

07 Jun
New Release
[E3 2012] Beyond: Two Souls E3 Trailer

The E3 trailer for Quantic Dream's Beyond: Two Souls shows off the cinematic interactive thriller that was one of the show's standouts.

07 Jun
Industry
38 Studios Files for Bankruptcy

38 Studios, the company behind Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, owing creditors roughly $150 million.