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Epic Baltimore formed from remains of Amalur studio.

Last month, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer Big Huge Games was suddenly and unceremoniously shut down after their parent company 38 Games missed a loan payment to the state of Rhode Island.  Just like that around 80 employees were out of work.  While some former employees were able to secure work with other area developers such as Zynga East and ZeniMax Online, a vast majority were still unemployed.  Until Epic Games stepped in, that is.

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It looks more than a little familiar and it comes in black too!

The main focus of Nintendo’s pre-E3 video presentation may have been on the newly dubbed Wii U GamePad and some of the online functionalities, but there were a couple of other surprising details slipped in as well – chief among these being the revelation of yet another Wii U controller called, the Wii U Pro Controller.

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Nintendo showcased the redesigned controller for the upcoming Wii U.

Today at Nintendo's Direct Pre-E3 presentation, the company formally introduced the redesigned Wii U tablet controller, dubbed the Wii U GamePad. Furthermore, Nintendo talked about various features the controller's touch screen will have as well as its functionality.

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One stop shopping for all your E3 conference needs.

E3 is a hectic event.  With so much going on, it’s very easy to miss something.  That’s why we here at PixlBit have put together this little guide to the events at this year’s expo.  Below you’ll find the dates, times and viewing information on the many press conferences which are sure to host a plethora of mind blowing announcements.

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