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Digital Foundry | In Theory: PlayStation 4 in 2012
Can Sony's new console really launch next year?
DigiTimes is citing Taiwanese manufacturing sources that suggest that Sony is actively working on PlayStation 4 and that the new console is set to be released in 2012 with an initial shipment of "at least" 20 million consoles. Amazingly, the report suggests that manufacturing will begin this year.
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SSFIV: Arcade Edition PC out this week
On Steam. In shops next Friday.
The PC version of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition launches on Steam this Friday, Capcom has told Eurogamer.
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Crytek discussed going MS first-party
Has "fallen in love" with Kinect.
Microsoft and Crytek discussed the possibility of the Crysis 2 developer going first-party just after the launch of Far Cry.
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Feature | The Pokemon Masters
A gathering of monsters at the National Championships.
From our lofty vantage point in the hardcore gaming tree house, with its hand drawn "no gurls allowed" sign, stacks of dog-eared games magazines and lingering aroma of sour musk and Doritos, we tend to have a limited idea of what competitive gaming can be.
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Review | Mobile Games Roundup
Agent! Tower! Continuity! Angry! Zombies! Sonic! geoDefense!
It would probably get boring for you lot if every week was filled with top-rated games. In fact, I know that a lot of you kind of glaze over at some of the scores, and some outright moan that mobile games get routinely over-rated ("9/10? Better than Halo? ROFL")
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EU Nintendo eShop update 7th July
Fortified Zone! QIX! Dragon's Lair II!
Fortified Zone heads this Thursday's Nintendo eShop update.
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Capcom: Resi Evil save system a one-off
US boss doubts we'll see it repeated.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D's lack of a save data reset function is probably a one-off, Capcom has insisted.
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Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception: Beta Impressions
Indiana pwns.
There's a twinge of disappointment when you first start up Uncharted 3's multiplayer mode. It's the feeling of over-familiarity: the layout of the menus, the experience bar marking the progression of your ascent through the ranks of your online career and the emblem editor. It's the perk (sorry, booster) slots in which you assign upgrade bonuses that decrease your character's sprint recovery time or allow him to run silently in order to avoid detection and so on.
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Kojima will never be completely satisfied
Would give up making games if he was.
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will never be completely satisfied by the games he makes.
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Warhammer 40k Space Marine EU date
Action shooter slips to September.
PC and console action shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be released in Europe on 9th September, THQ has revealed.
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Edge's Langdell returns with Edgebobby2
Trademark hound resorting to game making?
Notorious Edge video game trademark troll Tim Langdell appears to have returned.
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PlayStation 4 in 2012, report claims
Includes Kinect-like tech built in.
The PlayStation 4 will launch next year and feature Kinect-like motion control, according to a new report.
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Why Xperia Play isn't the next N-Gage
Target consumer a "very cool, young person".
The Xperia Play will avoid the N-Gage's fate, Sony Ericsson has insisted.
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Resi 3DS and UFC fitness game struggle.
Best-selling dance fitness game Zumba Fitness has conquered the UK all-formats chart again, spending a third consecutive week up top.
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Hunters: Episode One updated to ver 1.1
Achievements, leaderboards, new content.
iPhone and iPad science-fiction turn-based strategy game Hunters: Episode One has been updated to version 1.1.
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Eve Online: Emergency summit reports
CSM "offended and disgusted" by email.
The extraordinary meeting of Eve Online's Council of Stellar Management (CSM), called in the wake of recent player unrest, has concluded with statements being issued by both developer CCP and the council.
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Epic combating leaked Gears of War 3
Working to "address the situation".
Epic Games is investigating the leak of an unfinished version of Gears of War 3 onto the internet.
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Feature | Retro: The Good Old Naughty Days
Putting the seedy into CD-Rom.
Throughout modern history a dedicated band of men have held a candle, or indeed anything cylindrical, for ladies who don't wear clothes. Or were dressed like a sexy cowgirl or something. I can only assume that it's a common complaint among young gentlemen even today, otherwise all the pretty Babestation ladies talking on phones would be displaying clear signs of mental illness.
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Minecraft passes 10 million users
Another milestone Notched up.
PC indie phenomenon Minecraft now has in excess of 10 million registered users, creator Markus 'Notch' Persson's has revealed in his blog.
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Microsoft to merge GFW and Xbox.com
UPDATE: Microsoft confirms date, details.
UPDATE: The merge will happen on 11th July, Microsoft has confirmed to Eurogamer.
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FarmVille dev reveals secrets of its success.
Zynga, the social gaming juggernaut responsible for FarmVille and its ilk, believes that games should be free to all.
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Online PC scrapper due next year.
Ixion Saga, a new online multiplayer combat game, launches on PC next year, publisher Capcom has announced.
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Codemasters working on new racing IP
DiRT/GRID publisher branching out.
It seems Codemasters is doing its utmost to keep the UK games industry's racing heritage on track following the recent demise of Bizarre and Black Rock, with the announcement that it has a new IP in the works.
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Final Fantasy Tactics iOS delayed
War of the Lions pushed to July.
The iOS port of ace PSP strategy epic Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions has been delayed back to next month.
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FIFA 12 pre-order swag detailed
Pay up now, get Ultimate Team packs.
Those willing to stump up for a FIFA 12 pre-order will net themselves some complimentary Ultimate Team packs, EA has announced.
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DC Universe adds micro-transactions
The first timid steps towards free-to-play?
DC Universe Online has taken one red-booted stride down the free-to-play highway by introducing micro-transactions in a Marketplace store.
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First Crysis coming to consoles – report
Korean Ratings Board lists impending port.
The first Crysis game is coming to Xbox 360, judging by a Korean Ratings Board listing spotted by Kotaku.
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Split/Second dev Black Rock to close
Remaining 40 staff made redundant.
Update: Disney has confirmed the Black Rock Studios closure.
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Black Rock's final project revealed
F2P Champions Alliance was 6 months away.
Split/Second developer Black Rock was working on a free-to-play game provisionally titled Champions Alliance when Disney pulled the plug on the studio this week, according to a source close to the Brighton-based outfit.
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Nintendo to spend £127m on R&D facility
An eight-floor investment in the future.
Nintendo will spend more than £127m (¥16.5 billion) on a snazzy new research and design facility in Kyoto, Japan.
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