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BioWare attempts to calm Mass Effect 3 multiplayer fears
Nothing "walled off" to those who refuse co-op.
Those who refuse to play Mass Effect 3's multiplayer will find there is nothing "walled off" from the single-player campaign, BioWare has insisted.
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Sega lists Sonic Generations release date
Shinobi, Crush 3D, Mario and Sonic dated too.
Sonic Generations' 3DS version will launch in the UK on 25th November, Sega has revealed.
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EA announces major third party Origin support
Warner Bros., Capcom and THQ sign up.
Games from Warner Bros. Interactive, THQ and Capcom will soon be available on Origin, EA's digital PC platform.
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New Forza 4 DLC release date, price
Expand your garage.
The Forza 4 November Speed Pack will be available from 1st November for 560 Microsoft Points.
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Ankama reveals MMO Wakfu release date
Sequel to the incredibly successful Dofus.
Wakfu, sequel to colossal isometric MMO belle Dofus, launches February 2012, Eurogamer can reveal.
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Avalanche scotches Just Cause 3 rumour
"We're not releasing any game in 2012."
Not Just Cause 3 nor any Avalanche Studios game will be released next year, the developer has told Eurogamer.
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Review | Disgaea 4 Review
The toy that never grew up.
Disgaea is about the obsession of two groups of people: Nippon Ichi's obsession with breaking the limits of the strategy RPG, and an audience equally obsessed with doing so. Role-playing shouldn't even be part of the description, really, unless you consider a detached observer of electronic numbers a role. The scientist prodding the rats, perhaps: the man who sends armies to the Item World.
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3DS worldwide sales total 6.68 million
Higher than DS in same timeframe.
Nintendo has announced a new worldwide 3DS sales total of 6.68 million units.
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Nintendo loss big but not gargantuan
Plus: revised lifetime hardware sales.
Nintendo this morning posted a huge financial loss - but it was below the gargantuan prediction made yesterday.
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Clash of Heroes dev unveils Super T.I.M.E Force
Stunning side-scroller next from Capybara.
Super T.I.M.E Force is the next effort from Capybara Games, developer of peerless puzzle RPG Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and iOS pixel art gem Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery.
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Beat Hazard Ultra coming to iPad, iPhone
And the beat goes on…
UPDATE: Beat Hazard Ultra creator Steve Hunt has told Eurogamer that the iPhone and iPad version should be out within the next three or four months. The iPad HD version will probably cost £2.99. "I'll run a discount for a few days when it first comes out to reward early purchasers," he said.
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Sony buys out Ericsson for €1.05 billion
"New worlds of online entertainment".
Sony now fully controls mobile maker Sony Ericsson, following a confirmed €1.05 billion / $1.45 billion buy out.
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Blizzard: F2P not the best model for WOW
Value from a subscription "unmatched".
A free-to-play business model isn't right for gargantuan MMO World of Warcraft right now, Blizzard has said.
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Dungeon Defenders PSN no-show explained
Meanwhile, 200,000 Steam downloads racked up.
UPDATE: Reverb has just been in touch to say it got its numbers wrong. Dungeon Defenders has sold 200,000 on Steam, not 250,000.
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Houser: mobile games too focused on revenue
Quality product comes second, reckons Rockstar VP.
Too many mobile game developers put making cash ahead of crafting enjoyable titles, according to Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser.
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Japan chart: top 10 debuts for Dead Island, FIFA
While 3DS sales continue to soar.
The PlayStation 3 version of zombie FPS Dead Island debuts at number five on this week's Japanese sales chart.
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Uncharted 3 three-hour speed run clocked
That's on Easy, with ninja skills.
A Naughty Dog tester has managed to race through Uncharted 3 from beginning to end in just three hours and eight minutes, according to director Justin Richmond.
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Super Mario 3D Land has SMB3 "at its core"
Miyamoto reveals his contribution to 3DS title.
Whereas New Super Mario Bros. Wii had SNES classic Super Mario World "at its core", Nintendo's forthcoming Super Mario 3D Land deliberately harks back to NES landmark Super Mario Bros. 3, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
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Just Cause 3 in development - report
Sources claim it'll be out next year.
Work on a third installment in Avalanche Studios' Just Cause series is underway, with the finished game due out some time next year, so says Xbox World magazine sources.
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Namco usurps Nintendo in Japan publisher chart
Konami in third, EA misses top 10.
Namco Bandai brought in more revenue in Japan during the first half of fiscal year 2011 than any other publisher, including perennial chart-hog Nintendo.
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Under Defeat HD coming to PS3, Xbox 360
Sega resuscitates Dreamcast shoot 'em up.
A touched-up HD port of Sega arcade shoot 'em up Under Defeat is on its way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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Epic plans to influence next-gen consoles
Capps asks for more power, open content delivery.
Unreal Engine powerhouse Epic Games plans to actively influence how Microsoft and Sony build their new home console systems, according to company president Mike Capps.
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Digital Foundry | Face-Off: Batman: Arkham City
Dark Knight in shining armour.
Following up the excellent Arkham Asylum was always going to be an awesome challenge for UK developer Rocksteady, but given two years of development time and plenty of inspired design choices, Batman: Arkham City is an outstanding experience all round. In terms of gameplay, the biggest change comes with the introduction of Arkham City as the game's 'hub', where main missions and side-quests are accessed.
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Review | Forza Motorsport 4
One from the heart.
The 330 P4 never triumphed at the Circuit de la Sarthe, but it's as if the car was built for Le Mans' Porsche Curves - and it's as if, despite what their name suggests, this extended slither of road was laid down and tarmacked with the express purpose of putting Ferrari's low-slung sports car through its paces, designed expressly to tease out the pleasures of this legendary machine.
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Digital Foundry | Tech Analysis: Forza Motorsport 4
Including a comparison with GT5 2.0.
Turn 10 is back and Forza Motorsport is better than ever before - bigger, newer, shinier and with a whole host of technical achievements to enjoy both in terms of the visuals and the core driving simulation.
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Digital Foundry | Face-Off: Crysis
Can consoles run Crysis? Digital Foundry presents a triple-format analysis.
A few days prior to its XBLA and PSN release, Crytek president and director Cevat Yerli declared with confidence that "when I say the console versions look better than Crysis on PC, I mean that as a factual thing, not in terms of technical specifications."
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Chute to kill.
I'm lost. It's not something I'm proud of, but I have no idea where I need to be going. I'm on the attacking force in a Squad Rush multiplayer game of Battlefield 3 and I'm running around like a headless chicken, trying to work out where those target markers are pointing.
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Review | Battlefield 3 Review
Hell is for heroes.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the folks at Infinity Ward and Treyarch must be feeling pretty special right now. In retooling DICE's military multiplayer favourite as a direct competitor to reigning heavyweight champ Call of Duty, EA has constructed a package that echoes its rival in so many ways it's downright eerie. If Call of Duty is Bridget Fonda, then Battlefield just became Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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Where's Dungeon Defenders PSN?
It is coming, says Sony.
Tower defense/action RPG Dungeon Defenders is still absent from the European PlayStation Store - why?
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Heart of the Swarm multiplayer at BlizzCon
"Completely revamped" Blizzard DOTA, too.
The new multiplayer content of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm will be shown for the first time at BlizzCon this weekend, it's been revealed.
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