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THQ will be auctioning off its assets in just a few days. When the time comes, Double Fine could join in on the bidding.

Distressed Debt Investing wrote on Twitter that “Double Fine has requested the bankruptcy filings in the THQ case”. Now, Double Fine probably won’t be going after IPs such as Darksiders, but perhaps the company could be interested in smaller franchises such as Costume Quest. Double Fine teamed up with THQ for the title back in 2010.

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Nintendo has posted another round of character art and details from Fire Emblem: Awakening. The latest information covers Miriel and Vaike. A rundown of each character is below, along with art.

Miriel

Miriel from Fire Emblem Awakening is a Shepherd who adores her research and obsesses over her studies. She’s quiet and organized but can be tough towards people who are careless.

Vaike

A Shepherd who considers himself Chrom’s rival, Vaike has a loud personality and more confidence than his ability warrants.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software received an offer to make a Call of Duty title. The studio decided against going through with it, however.

Pitchford said that making a Call of Duty “wouldn’t move us forward”, nor would there be a “significant challenge that would be gratifying to overcome.”

A translated portion of Pitchford’s German KGN interview reads:

“I don’t think there’s anything to accomplish there. I think if I was only in it for the money I would’ve done that.[…] I think to do ‘Call of Duty’ right you need to do what needs to be done and there are a lot of people who can do that. For us it wouldn’t add to our credibility, it wouldn’t move us forward. There would be no significant challenge that would be gratifying to overcome.”

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Capcom is continuing to highlight creatures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest, Plesioth, is a Piscine Wyvern in the game.

Plesioth screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.

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The Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle is in fact coming to North America. NOA tweeted a confirmation earlier today.

A high-quality photo shows that the package will come with a special 3DS system and Awakening pre-installed.

Nintendo of America wrote on Twitter:

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3DS piracy has started to become a hot topic as of late. With rumors circulating that hackers are coming to close to breaking the system open, such a result could impact the market significantly.

Piracy was a monstrous problem on the DS. It eventually became so troublesome that publishers were hesitant to release games for the portable, and would sometimes pass on titles completely – like original IP.

DreamRift co-founder Peter Ong discussed the negative impacts of DS piracy on both his studio and publishers’ mindsets while speaking with Gamasutra:

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