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Digital Foundry | Demo Analysis: Halo Anniversary
Is the remastered game sub-HD?
The recent release of new Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary footage allows us to get our first good look at how the game really looks and performs, and puts into focus just how much of a good job Saber and 343 Industries have done in visually revitalising the title that many see as the coming of age of first person shooters on console.
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Chinese couple sells kids to play games
Another troubling tale hits headlines.
A Chinese couple sold their three children for cash to play video games, according to a local report.
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EA Sports: "Absolutely a time" for subs
Consumers "drive" time and place.
There will "absolutely" come a time when you'll want "access" to EA Sports content via monthly or annual subscriptions, label vice president Andrew Wilson predicted to Eurogamer.
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320GB Star Wars Xbox 360 costs £350
Expensive, it is.
The Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle console announced last week costs £350.
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Review | Mobile Games Roundup
Quiz Climber! Galaga! Tentacles!
If last week's Develop conference down in Brighton was any indication, an awful lot of Brit studios are putting their faith in the mobile (and downloadable) gaming market right now.
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Ganon not in Zelda: Skyward Sword
Master Sword-forging plotline revealed.
Iconic villain Ganondorf will not be in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the series' head honcho has revealed.
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Rockstar's Housers in MediaGuardian 100
L.A. Noire helps brothers to 27th.
Brothers Sam and Dan Houser, the founders of Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar, have climbed The Guardian's annual list of the 100 "most powerful people in television, radio, newspapers, magazines, digital media, media business, advertising, marketing and PR".
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Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition
Infinity Ward releases first image.
There will be a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition.
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Halo 4 in development for two years
Anniversary extras star Guilty Spark.
Microsoft's 343 Industries has been working on Halo 4 for two years.
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UK top 40: Zumba's ninth week on top
Call of Juarez Cartel and Cars 2 chart.
4/10 exercise-dance game Zumba Fitness has topped the UK video game charts for a sixth consecutive week and ninth overall week.
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Gears of War 3 casual mode revealed
Get your aim assist on in multiplayer.
Gears of War 3 features a casual mode designed to help newcomers ease into the third-person shooter's multiplayer portion.
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The beginning of the end.
Addictive Tekken Tag Tournament mini-game Tekken Bowl has been ported to iOS and is available for free from the App Store.
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Insomniac announces Global Resistance
Unlock exclusive Resistance 3 items.
Resistance 3 developer Insomniac Games has announced Global Resistance, a free-to-play online strategy game.
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Two Worlds II iPad game gains 3D-ET
Castle Defense gets eye tracking.
TopWare and Reality Pump have added 3D eye tracking to iPad game Two Worlds II: Castle Defense.
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Kinect "most accurate" analogue input
Beats analogue stick, mouse, says Braben.
Ten million selling Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on Kinect is the most accurate analogue input device gamers have ever had, Elite creator David Braben has said.
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Mass Effect 3: vote on default Femshep
What will pre-built Shepard look like?
BioWare wants fan input on what the default pre-set appearance of the female Shepard should be.
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Interview | David Braben: Taking Kinect to Disneyland
The Elite creator is the controller.
UK game developer legend David Braben is known for creating Elite, one of the most influential games of all time. But these days he's one of the brightest minds in Kinect game development.
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New Soulcalibur V characters announced
Ivy, Natsu, Zwei.
Project Soul has announced three new characters for upcoming fighting game Soulcalibur V.
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DR2 save unlock for Off the Record
Start with Chuck Greene's jacket.
If you have a Dead Rising 2 save file you'll unlock a free virtual goodie for use in upcoming spin-off Off the Record.
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Digital Foundry | Face-Off: EDF: Insect Armageddon
Sony Defense Force.
Never mind the graphics, it's all about the gameplay. Just like its predecessors, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon eschews the traditional technological arms race associated with contemporary console shooters in favour of a unique approach to the genre: overwhelm players through the sheer numbers of enemies on-screen at any given point, and satisfy the senses with an orgy of all-out destruction.
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Epic: we've neglected Unreal series
Admits sequel would be good for business.
Epic has admitted to neglecting its best-selling Unreal franchise in recent years.
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Bulletstorm "didn't make money"
But Epic has no regrets.
OTT shooter Bulletstorm failed to turn a profit for Epic, president Mike Capps has admitted.
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Mystery AC: Revelations cinematic appears
Clip shows grisly surgery on undead patient.
A mysterious, and rather stylish, cinematic has popped online purporting to relate to Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
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Games coming to Google+ - report
New social network to take on Facebook?
Recently launched social networking service Google+ is soon to get gaming features, according to the site's help pages.
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Why Kinect Sports is Rare's priority
And first-person shooters aren't.
Rare boss Scott Henson has explained why the Microsoft-owned UK developer is squarely focused on the Kinect Sports franchise and not hardcore genres such as first-person shooters.
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Elite IV is happening, but "very slowly"
The Outsider "will come out", says Braben.
Elite IV is happening, Frontier boss David Braben has confirmed, but "very slowly".
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The Gunstringer release date announced
Fruit Ninja Kinect bundled in for free.
Colourful Kinect marionette shooter The Gunstringer arrives in UK stores on 16th September, developer Twisted Pixel has announced.
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Average price of XBLA games increasing
MS is "gratified" people are willing to pay.
The average price of an Xbox Live Arcade game has crept up in recent years, Microsoft has admitted.
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Boon explains Mortal Kombat Krueger DLC
Jason, Myers, Leatherface also discussed.
Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has explained the decision to offer horror icon Freddy Krueger as a DLC fighter.
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"Cynical attempt to generate sympathy."
Mobigame CEO David Papazian has responded via Eurogamer to the statement made last night by Edge Corp., the company run by Tim Langdell.
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