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SoulCalibur 5 Preview: Getting Its Edge Back
How Namco's latest could save the series from obsolescence.
It all began 15 years ago, with a lofty voice that proclaimed: "Transcending history and the world, a tale of soul and swords eternally retold!" But after the progressively stifled SoulCalibur 4 - a game whose unique selling point was the clashing of katanas and lightsabers in a Star Destroyer docking bay, with its cameos from Darth Vader and Yoda - it seemed like the curtain had finally fallen on the Stage of History. However, nobody told Project Soul director Daishi Odashima, as by taking the series 17 years into the future and retiring certain members of the cast, he finally gives us a SoulCalibur that shows tangible progression since its days on the Dreamcast.
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Mega Man and Pac-Man PS3/Vita exclusives for Street Fighter x Tekken
But not as you know them.
Mega Man and Pac-Man are playable characters in the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of upcoming fighting game Street Fighter x Tekken, Capcom has announced.
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Activision: why Xbox 360 gets Call of Duty Elite maps first
"Nobody's going to get ripped off."
Some silly old sausages have "convinced themselves" that having a Call of Duty Elite subscription means they are entitled to maps on PC and PlayStation 3 at the same time as on Xbox 360.
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Nintendo Network for Wii U and 3DS revealed
Nintendo's answer to PSN and XBL.
Nintendo has pulled the curtain back on the Wii U's online functions, announcing its new Nintendo Network.
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Those Modern Warfare 3 maps released for Call of Duty Elite subscribers aren't supposed to be locked to one Xbox 360 Gamertag per console.
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Nintendo announces new side-scrolling 3DS Mario game
Out after March 2012 and before April 2013.
Nintendo has announced a new side-scrolling Mario game for 3DS.
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Review | App of the Day: Temple Run
Tomb Runner.
You know, much as we all love them, touch-screens are probably beginning to hold up the evolution of our species.
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Review | App of the Day: Run Roo Run
Kangaroo stew.
What a splendid bunch we gamers are when it comes to our furrier, more fragile friends in the animal kingdom. Lemmings? Not a lot going for them in the way of looks or career prospects to be honest, so might as well toy with their natural inclinations for the betterment of our entertainment. Not even the humble slab of super meat is safe from the excesses of our imaginations, and the less said about hedgehogs the better.
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Review | App of the Day: Breeze
Nectar points.
Breeze is a tilt-sensitive game where you control a gust of wind and blow a virtual flower around a bright sunlit world. It's also nothing like thatgamecompany's Flower.
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Iwata: Nintendo "proved" handheld naysayers were wrong
3DS fastest-selling console ever in Japan.
The uplift in sales of the 3DS have proved those who claimed handhelds were doomed wrong, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said.
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Capcom botches Resident Evil: Revelations packaging
UPDATE: First production run will carry the error.
UPDATE: Capcom has confirmed that the game's first US production run will carry the error.
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Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed until Autumn
Gearbox-developed bug hunt still not ready.
Long-in-the-offing shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines has been delayed from this Spring until some time in the Autumn, Sega has announced.
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Valve announces Steam smartphone app
Chat with friends, view screenshots, keep tabs on sales.
A Steam smartphone app has just entered closed beta, Valve has announced.
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NCsoft attempts to block TERA's launch
Accuses developer of stealing software and artwork.
Guild Wars publisher NCsoft has launched legal action against the developer of forthcoming MMO TERA in an attempt to block its impending US launch.
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THQ confirms new round of lay-offs
Insists its five internal studios are unaffected.
Publisher THQ has confirmed a fresh batch of redundancies.
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Rayman Origins for PC announced
Out in March.
Rayman Origins launches on PC on 30th March, Ubisoft has announced.
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Why Apple doesn't do more to improve Foxconn working conditions - report
"Because the system works for us," says former exec.
Foxconn, the enormous Chinese manufacturer that pieces together products for Nintendo, Microsoft and Apple, among many others, has been the subject of numerous recent reports of atrocious working conditions and employee suicides.
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The Witcher 2 Xbox 360 release date announced
CD Projekt details Enhanced Edition, Dark Edition.
The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition launches worldwide for Xbox 360 on 17th April, developer CD Projekt has announced.
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More detail on LOTRO Riders of Rohan expansion
On mounted combat, and when the game ends.
Lord of the Rings Online's autumn expansion Riders of Rohan was announced yesterday, and Eurogamer galloped after developer Turbine to find out more.
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A Science Fiction Saga Preview: A Modern Adventure
This is just the beginning.
I wonder if David Ostman, the indie developer behind A Science Fiction Saga, has received a call from Futurama's lawyers yet. His upcoming release tells the story of Anderson Kane - an unfortunate chap who finds himself thrust thousands of years into the future after an incident at work. The involvement of pizza and cryogenic freezing is something that's yet to be confirmed.
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Eurogamer.net Podcast #97: Testing Games With Science
Graham McAllister from Player Reseach explains the dark art of biometric usability testing.
Hello faithful listener! This week we are lucky enough to welcome three special guests to the podcast: Graham McAllister, founder of Player Research; superstar freelancer Christian Donlan; and Christian's new and improved beard. It's quite the thing.
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Meet the £100 GameGadget handheld that has own retro download store
Eurogamer quizzes the maker.
Would you buy a GameGadget, a £100 handheld that resembles the bottom-half of a DS/3DS and downloads retro games from an online, platform-specific shop?
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Gotham City Imposters public beta released
On PlayStation Network and Xbox Live today.
A public beta for Gotham City Imposters is now available on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace, publisher Warner Bros. has announced.
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Reckoning dev's biggest concern is you're still playing Skyrim
"I'm not going to pretend that Skyrim doesn't exist."
The biggest concern at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer Big Huge Games right now is you're still playing Skyrim.
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Yoshinori Ono outlines vision for next-gen Street Fighter
Create your own Ryu, rip your opponent's clothes off.
Capcom's Street Fighter maestro Yoshinori Ono has outlined his vision of fighting games on the next generation of consoles.
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LOTRO expansion Riders of Rohan has mounted combat
The Rohan region and a level 85 cap.
A new Riders of Rohan expansion is coming to Lord of the Rings Online this autumn that will raise the level cap to 85 and introduce mounted combat.
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Why Tomb Raider won't release on Wii U
Mac version confirmed.
Crystal Dynamics has explained why PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game Tomb Raider will not release on Wii U.
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Insomniac confirms it won't make more Resistance games
Developer moves on from PlayStation exclusive shooter series.
Insomniac has confirmed it will not make any more Resistance games.
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Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock PC release still planned
Despite PlayStation console exclusivity.
The PC version of Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will still release in Europe despite Sony's announcement of PlayStation exclusivity, BBC Worldwide has confirmed to Eurogamer.
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Boxed version of Alan Wake PC revealed
Includes both Xbox 360 DLCs.
A boxed version of Alan Wake on PC will launch on these shores.
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