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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 is coming to Mac
Over one-and-a-half years late.
One year, seven months and 21 days late, Cold War romp Call of Duty: Black Ops has been announced for Mac.
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F1 Online: The Game open beta gets green light
Test button.
Free-to-play browser-based racer F1 Online: The Game has entered its open beta phase.
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Diablo 3 hotfix ups Hell/Inferno high-end loot drop-rates across the board
We inferno judgement.
Inferno monsters across all Diablo 3 Acts, and Hell-difficulty monsters in Act 3 and 4, now have a greater chance of dropping high-end loot.
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PES dev slams FIFA 13's aesthetic changes
"Maybe EA thinks it has gone far enough with gameplay."
Pro Evolution Soccer developer Konami has criticised rival EA's emphasis on aesthetic tweaks for FIFA 2013.
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Ghost Recon and ShootMania developer sessions at Rezzed
Ubisoft Singapore and Nadeo join packed schedule.
Not content with Peter Molyneux, Randy Pitchford, Dean Hall and Paul Wedgwood (plus all the others), we're happy to announce today that Ghost Recon Online and ShootMania Storm will also be on next week's Rezzed developer session schedule.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC was "a mistake", says dev
Reverie and Resurrection were "never planned" and "rushed".
The Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC add-ons Reverie and Resurrection were "a mistake", developer MercurySteam has now admitted.
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Review | London 2012 Review
A sporting chance?
Are you looking forward to the London Olympics? I've tried my best to stay chipper about it all. I gamely tolerated the shambolic tickets lottery in the earnest hope of getting to see some track and field - and ended up with swimming, the sporting equivalent of watching a dreary shade of paint that never dries.
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Skulls of the Shogun to feature cross-platform play
First Xbox 360 game with asynchronous multiplayer.
Upcoming turn-based strategy title Skulls of the Shogun will feature cross-platform play across Xbox 360, Windows 8 PCs, Windows Phone and Windows 8 tablets like the Surface, developer 17-Bit - formerly Haunted Temple Studios - has announced.
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Watch Dogs promotion gives out real users' e-mail addresses
PR stunt or mistake?
Watch Dogs - an upcoming technothriller about paranoia and data distribution - has raised a few eyebrows with a recent promotion that leaked countless fans' actual e-mail addresses.
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Gears of War 3 writer Karen Traviss not working on Judgment
Extra Lives author Tom Bissell steps up.
Gears of War: Judgment is being written by Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter author Tom Bissell and Rob Auten, replacing sci-fi author Karen Traviss who penned the series' third installment.
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007 Legends to feature On Her Majesty's Secret Service mission
Lazenby's legacy in the limelight.
007 Legends will feature a chapter inspired by On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Activision has confirmed to IGN.
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Activision closes down Prototype studio
Radical's franchise "did not find a broad commercial audience".
Activision has shut down Radical Entertainment - the Vancouver-based studio behind the Prototype series.
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Indie shoot 'em up Symphony builds levels around your music
Murder on the dancefloor.
Forthcoming indie shoot 'em up Symphony promises an interesting twist on the rhythm action genre - it takes your favourite music and turns the tunes into levels.
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EVO introduces pay-per-view HD Stream
I Wanna Be the Guy creator's latest shown off too.
Competitive gaming tournament EVO is introducing a pay-per-view option for the first time at this year's event, taking place from 6th to 8th July at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
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Act 1 restriction on new Diablo 3 players lifted
Blizzard fixes 72-hour level cap bug.
New players picking up Diablo 3 via Blizzard's online store can now advance beyond Act 1 and lv. 13, the developer has announced.
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A Flipping Good Time devs bring us bullet-hell plane-jacking game, Man vs. The World
An army of one.
A Flipping Good Time creators Mike's Plumbing and Tile: Media Arts Division has announced its next game, Man vs. The World.
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The Expendables 2 game tie-in announced
Ubisoft brings tinnitus-inducing action flick to PC, PSN, XBLA.
A video game version of daft, deafening action movie sequel The Expendables 2 is on its way to PC, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, publisher Ubisoft has announced.
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First Company of Heroes 2 trailer goes over the top
Welcome to the Eastern Front.
The first trailer for hotly-anticipated RTS sequel Company of Heroes 2 has just marched out of the THQ barracks.
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Quantum Conundrum live-action game show is a thing
Hosted by ex-G4 personality Kevin Pereira
Quantum Conundrum, the cartoonish first-person puzzler by Portal designer Kim Swift, is set to become a live action game show.
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Your Dishonored death toll affects ending and "other little story bits"
Two long gameplay videos contrast muffled and muscled approach.
The endings of Dishonored are derived by how violently - how murderously - you rip through the campaign, Arkane Studios has revealed.
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Carmen Sandiego movie in the works
Jennifer Lopez eyeing starring role.
Anyone out there remember Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Go on, dig deep.
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Might and Magic Clash of Heroes announced for iOS, Android
Fantasy tactics.
Sublime role-playing puzzle game Might & Magic Clash of Heroes will be magicked onto mobile platforms, publisher Ubisoft has announced.
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Portal in 2D: Gateways by The Adventures of Shuggy dev out now on PC
Indie platformer channels Valve, P.B. Winterbottom, Metroid.
Gateways, the latest offering from The Adventures of Shuggy creator Smudged Cat Games, uses the conceit of a 2D Portal as a jumping off point for plenty of puzzle/platforming madness. It's out now on PC for $10, with an XBLIG release planned for later this year.
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Sega sacrificing Euro/Oz operations to focus on four core IPs
Aliens. Sonic. Total War. Football Manager.
Sega will sacrifice operations in Europe and Australia to laser-focus on four key brands: Aliens, Sonic, Total War, Football Manager.
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DirectX 11 3DMark trailer gives hints of next-gen
After Unreal Engine 4 and the Final Fantasy tech demo, another look at what the future may hold.
Real-time footage from a new 3DMark DirectX 11 tech demo has surfaced, giving another glimpse at what the future of console gaming may offer.
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XBLA hot-prospect Deadlight has its story explained
"Told through the eyes, thoughts and diary entries of Randall Wayne."
Deadlight could be this year's Limbo, this year's Shadow Complex - this year's Summer of Xbox Live Arcade stand-out hit.
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Rift's first expansion Storm Legion includes full original game
Trion "would like to" do an expansion every year.
Rift's first paid expansion Storm Legion includes the entire Rift game, Trion told Eurogamer at E3.
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Bite-sized gameplay begone: Carrier Command campaigns can take a month
But there's a story mode for the weaklings, too.
Keep your bite-sized, coffee break gameplay - some Carrier Command: Gaea Mission campaigns take the best part of a month to finish, developer Bohemia Interactive has revealed.
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Guild Wars 2 release date announced
UPDATE: Final Beta Weekend Event dates revealed.
Sharp intake of breath - the Guild Wars 2 release date has been announced! It's 28th August 2012, NCsoft has bellowed.
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Feature | Error 37: The future of always-online
Eurogamer asks the games industry whether it plans to follow Diablo 3's lead.
It's fair to say that Diablo 3's launch did not go to plan. Had it gone smoothly, Blizzard's always-online Trojan Horse would surely have snuck quietly by, with few gamers batting an eyelid. As it stands, its horribly botched release has invited a furious consumer backlash, igniting serious debate on the ethics of demanding players maintain a permanent internet connection, even if they're attempting to enjoy a seemingly solo, offline gameplay experience.
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