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Digital Foundry | Android 4.0 coming to Raspberry Pi
Ice Cream Sandwich arrives next month.
Android 4.0 is coming to the Raspberry Pi, giving the ultra-cheap credit-card sized computer a powerful, easy-to-use alternative to the current Linux distribution recommended for use with the system. The news was revealed last night by project director Eben Upton, writing on the Raspberry Pi blog.
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Feature | From GT5 Champ to Racing Pro
A year ago Jann Mardenborough was a shy teen - and now he's standing on the top of the podium.
When Jann Mardenborough arrived at Brands Hatch last May, it was the shy 19-year-old's first trip to a 'proper' race circuit. He had just dropped out of university and was earning his keep by temping in a Next store in Cardiff while he decided whether to sign up for another degree in furniture design.
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors release date announced
Sets sail for September.
Manga-inspired One Piece: Pirate Warriors is coming to Europe on 21st September for PlayStation 3, publisher Namco Bandai has announced.
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Left 4 Dead 2 Cold Stream Xbox 360 release date
Delayed add-on floods in on Friday.
Delayed Left 4 Dead 2 add-on Cold Stream will finally launch for Xbox 360 this Friday, developer Valve has announced.
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Opinion | Lost Humanity 5: Being THEM
Rob Florence imagines what it's like on the other side.
Do you ever wonder what it's like to be one of them?
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The Old Republic goes free-to-play this autumn
Premium subscription option also available. UPDATE: New model will launch in November.
Update: The free-to-play model will launch in November, EA announced during an earnings call.
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EA quarterly report reveals Battlefield 3 Premium service sold over 1.3 million subscriptions
Origin has 21 million users.
Over 1.3 million Battlefield 3 Premium subscriptions have been sold in the scant two months since its launch, EA announced during its most recent quarterly earnings report for fiscal Q1 2013.
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Review | Super Amazing Wagon Adventure Review
Manifold destiny.
There are many great stories told about the American frontier and the bold folks who forged it. War hero and adventurer Davy Crockett. Johnny Appleseed's mission to bring fresh fruit to the pioneers. Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack, and his blue cow sidekick.
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Take-Two: Sales were "lower-than-anticipated" for Max Payne and Spec Ops
Grand Theft Auto 5 is "making substantial progress."
Take-Two Interactive has had a disappointing quarter with its most publicised blockbusters failing to take off as well as expected, the publisher revealed in a recent earnings report.
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Free word-based metroidvania ASCIIvania is really clever
Under its spell.
The aptly titled ASCIIvania by gharding3 contains one of the more novel mechanics in an already burgeoning genre of word games. It's a pseudo-linear 2D platformer where you control various letters that can unlock barriers of text by spelling words.
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Two-button fighting game Divekick finds publisher, cancels Kickstarter
Still rewards backers for their generosity
Minimalist PC fighting game Divekick has cancelled its Kickstarter in spite of reaching its $30,000 goal.
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Skyrim 1.7 update is now available on Steam
Submitted to console manufacturers
Skyrim patch 1.7 that fixes numerous bits and bobs is out now for all Steam users. Previously it was only available in beta form.
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Eurogamer.net Podcast #122: 1986-1992 A History
Two old men alone with their memories.
Ah, the past. Do you remember that? No, not that bit, the bit slightly before that - when ice lollies had jokes on the stick and people used phone boxes to make phone calls rather than taking drugs and urinating.
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Sony's PlayStation Summer Sale starts tomorrow
FIFA 12 on offer for £19.99. Was £54.99.
Whatever the weather outside, on the PlayStation Store it's summer. And Sony has a month of deals to tide gamers through August.
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Firefall dev "checking out" Ouya, casts doubt on Microsoft and Sony's console future
Red 5's Kern personally backs Kickstarter, hopes for dev kit.
Outspoken ex-World of Warcraft lead and CEO of Firefall developer Red 5 Studios Mark Kern has railed against current consoles and remains skeptical of their successors, yet he's interested in developing for Ouya.
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UK 3DS XL sales total almost 10,000 in one day
Steady start, but nowhere near Japanese haul.
Nintendo sold just less than 10,000 3DS XL units in the UK on Saturday.
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Bethesda won't comment on fresh S.T.A.L.K.E.R. acquisition rumour
How would it slot alongside Fallout and Rage?
Bethesda and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? The rumour has surfaced again.
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Excellent iPad puzzler Slydris coming to iPhone, probably not Android
"I've not heard good things about selling through Google Play."
Top-notch iPad game Slydris - today's Eurogamer App of the Day - will soon launch for iPhone.
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Japan chart: 3DS XL launch a bigger success than DSi or DSi XL
New Super Mario Bros. 2 pipes in 430,000 copies.
More than 193,000 3DS XL consoles have been sold in Japan in just two days, chart company Enterbrain has announced.
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Review | App of the Day: Slydris
Lateral damage.
A one-man studio turning out sharp, inventive shooters like Inferno and Super Crossfire with alarming regularity, radiangames - aka former Volition designer Luke Schneider - should be something of an App Store phenomenon by now. He probably would be, in fact, if anyone bothered to buy his games.
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Could PEGI combat the inevitable next-gen "the violence is so real!" media outcry?
"Hopefully, we will have done enough education," says UKIE.
Next generation graphics will be even more believable; violence and gore even more real. If Parliament debates Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 today, then what can we expect tomorrow?
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Square Enix supports Ouya: Final Fantasy 3 at launch
More games to come.
Classic role-player Final Fantasy 3 will be released for the Android-based Ouya console, publisher Square Enix has confirmed.
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Worms Revolution launches on the European PlayStation Store on Wednesday 10th October, developer Team17 has announced.
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Trios of PSN games to be bundled on UMD
PSP packs to reach new audience.
Sony plans to offer trios of PSN games on UMD discs starting this October, ensuring PSP owners throughout the land can lay their mitts on previously download-only content.
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Sony explains discrepancy between US and EU PlayStation Stores
Blame licensing, localisation and QA.
Sony has, finally, gone on the record to explain why some games that launch on the US PlayStation Store don't make it to the EU PlayStation Store.
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Sony: "our primary PSN audience is indeed more adult"
Journey maker Jenova Chen nods head vigorously.
Both Sony and Journey creator Jenova Chen believe, in a completely unbiased way of course, that PlayStation Network has more adult-minded users.
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"Wake your bitch ass up!"
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Grand Theft Auto 3 PS2 Classic PSN release date
That's a bit of a mouthful.
Old game Grand Theft Auto 3 will be released as a PS2 Classic on PlayStation Network this Tuesday, 31st July.
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Sony wants to sell PSN games in UK shops
Could Flower join Killzone 3 on shelves?
Sony wants to make the sale of PlayStation Network games in UK shops a reality.
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PSN freebies could hurt new games
Dev worried Outland will be "old news".
Sony's apologetic PlayStation Network giveaway may cause further harm to studios whose games weren't released while the service was offline.
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