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Microsoft acknowledges colour issues with Xbox 360 update
Says it's working on a fix.
Microsoft has acknowledged a problem with colour output in video playback following the recent Xbox 360 dashboard update.
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Resident Evil 6 logo leaked - report
Claims November release date.
Shots of what purport to be promotional displays for Resident Evil 6 have found their way onto the internet.
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Harmonix announces Dance Central 2 Dance*Cam
Free app lets you create personalised music videos.
Harmonix has unveiled Dance Central 2 Dance*Cam, a free app for iOS and Android devices that lets you create personalised music videos.
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Feature | Trends of 2012: The Rise of the Smart TV
Will Apple change everything... again?
Who needs a home console if your new TV already has one built-in? A new breed of gogglebox will emerge this year offering much of the functionality of current smartphones and tablets, with streaming Cloud gaming supported too. If rumours are to be believed, Apple will be launching its own Smart TV too - and who'd want to bet against their product being anything other than a unmitigated success?
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Minecraft developer Mojang is prepping its angular open world for the arrival of dense, misty jungles.
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BioWare fixes Old Republic Valor exploit
Will take action against players "who took extreme advantage".
BioWare has patched the problem in Star Wars: The Old Republic's open-world player-versus-player zone, Ilum, that allowed players to farm huge amounts of Valor points.
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Alienware unveils its first small and cheap gaming PC, the X51
"This is something that has never been done before."
Alienware enters the small and (relatively) cheap PC market today with a new computer, the X51.
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PopCap to shut down Baking Life
Dozen it seem a shame?
Casual culinary game Baking Life will close its oven doors for the last time on 31st January, owner PopCap has announced.
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Sony: 3DS proves that people want gaming handhelds
Andrew House salutes Nintendo's recent success.
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House has pointed to sales of Nintendo 3DS as proof that there's a market for dedicated gaming handhelds.
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Anno 2070's weirdo DRM is working as intended
Three activations, doesn't like you changing graphics card.
Ubisoft has said that seemingly overzealous DRM in its PC strategy title Anno 2070 is working as intended and claimed most players won't ever fall foul of it.
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Microsoft sells 8.2 million Xbox 360s in Q2
Entertainment and Devices revenue up 15 per cent.
Microsoft sold 8.2 million Xbox 360 consoles during the last three months of 2011.
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VideoGamesPlus.ca hacked, 21,000 users' details stolen
Update: VGP now "investigating a security issue".
Update: VideoGamesPlus.ca has begun emailing customers to inform them of the site's apparent security breach.
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US government shuts down Megaupload.com
Accuses owners of criminal copyright infringement.
Move over Wikileaks, because this week's internet site that the US government loves to hate is Megaupload.com - or at least it was until the FBI and US Department of Justice shut it down yesterday and arrested most of the people running it.
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Capcom announces Resident Evil 6
Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy star, trailer within.
Resident Evil 6 launches on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 20th November 2012, with a PC version to follow later, publisher Capcom has announced.
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More SWTOR controversy as unsubscribe tab disappears
UPDATE: BioWare responds, confirms fix incoming.
UPDATE: BioWare just issued Eurogamer with the following statement:
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Skyrim update 1.4 detailed in full
PS3 lag fix incoming, PC Creation Kit also due.
Bethesda has detailed what players can expect from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim update 1.4, due out on all platforms soon.
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Ed Boon reveals Mortal Kombat Vita features
Touch screen fatalities, new Challenge Tower detailed.
Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has revealed a few of the exclusive features you can expect to find in the forthcoming PlayStation Vita version of last year's revamped brawler.
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Sony considered ditching Vita analogue sticks
Hardware designer reveals what might have been.
Sony toyed with removing the Vita's twin analogue sticks entirely while prototyping the device, the platform holder has revealed.
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PSP JRPG Fate/EXTRA to get European release
Ghostlight to localise latest from Luminous Arc dev.
JRPG Fate/EXTRA is to get a European release later this year, courtesy of publisher Ghostlight.
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41% of laid-off UK developers have left the country - report
Full extent of brain drain detailed.
41 per cent of all UK developers made redundant over the last three years have since gone overseas in search of work, according to a new survey published by games industry trade association TIGA.
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Achievement list leaks
Co-op shooter heavy on multiplayer awards.
The Achievement list for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City has leaked online, courtesy of Xbox360Achievements. PlayStation 3 Trophies are, presumably, the same.
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Sony Ericsson posts €247 million loss
Xperia Play fails to revive its fortunes.
Sony Ericsson has posted a painful €247 million pre-tax loss for the fourth quarter of 2011.
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Sonic games, DLC release on PC today
Catch up.
Three dollops of Sonic the Hedgehog content will be available to download on PC from today, following the release of Sonic Generations last month, Sega has announced.
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Shank 2 release date announced
Sequel to EA's stab 'em up out next month.
Shank 2, the follow-up to the OTT 2010 action platformer, launches on PC on 7th February and PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on 8th February, publisher EA has announced.
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Feature | Developers' Games of 2011
Levine! Molyneux! Jaffe! Garriott!
We've had our say. You've had your say. But what about the people who made the games? What were their favourites of the year just ended? Yes, it's that time of year again, when we pester our favourite creators for their reflections and then watch them show us up with their witty and insightful explanations.
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Feature | Developers' Most Anticipated Games of 2012
Ken Levine, Peter Molyneux, David Jaffe and friends look to the future.
With 2011 finally consigned to memory, it's time to look ahead to what the next 12 months might hold in store. On paper, 2012 is a tantalising prospect - fat with the promise of new hardware and, mercifully, relatively thin on zombie FPS sequels.
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From Dust/Beyond Good and Evil/Outland triple pack spotted
Trio of Ubisoft downloadables getting disc release.
UK retailer Play.com is listing something called the Ubisoft Triple Pack, a disc-based release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 which contains downloadable games From Dust, Beyond Good & Evil HD and Outland.
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Feature | Trends of 2012: What the Analysts Say
Four top future-gazers make predictions for the year ahead.
Who could have predicted that 77 million PlayStation Network accounts would have been compromised last April? Who could have known that 3DS would at first struggle, then fly? Who could have guessed what the Wii U would be? Why, an analyst of course!
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Fan feedback prompts BioShock Infinite 1999 Mode
A more "demanding" experience with "irreversible" choices.
BioShock Infinite will include "1999 Mode", a harder version of the game where your characters' choices have "irreversible implications", developer Irrational Games has announced.
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New Trials Evolution video shows multiplayer and track editor
"It's a great 'get the mates over and have a few pints' kind of game."
Inside Xbox has released a new video interview with Jason Bates, director of marketing and public relations at RedLynx. As well as showing off the track-editing features of the long-awaited Trials Evolution, Bates talks about the introduction of four-player racing.
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