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Sony announces S1 and S2 tablets
One has one screen, one has two.
Sony is taking on Apple's iPad with its own tablets - and they run PlayStation games.
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PSN outage caused by credit card scam?
Sony pulled plug to stop piracy – report.
The current PlayStation Network outage started when Sony pulled the plug on the service to thwart hackers who had found a way to steal content using faked credit card numbers, according to a new report.
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Al Qaeda used SEGA carts as explosives
Sonic boom.
Al Qaeda extremists plotted terrorist attacks in 2002 using explosives and detonators hidden in SEGA cartridges, according to a new Wikileaks report.
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PSN outage extends inFamous 2 beta
"Your outcry has been heard."
Developer Sucker Punch has extended inFamous 2's UGC beta test following the widely-publicised PlayStation Network outage.
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Crysis 2 modding tools due "early Summer"
Free CryENGINE SDK follows in August.
Modding tools for the PC version of Crysis 2 are on their way, developer Crytek has announced.
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Square trademarks Hitman: Absolution
Official Hitman 5 title revealed?
The forthcoming Hitman sequel reportedly in development at IO Interactive could be called Hitman: Absolution, judging by a new trademark listing filed by publisher Square Enix.
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Is Portal 2 Valve's last single-player game?
Multiplayer-focused future hinted at.
Portal 2 is Valve's final dedicated single-player game, according to comments allegedly made by the studio to GameTrailer TV's Geoff Keighley.
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Mario Kart 3DS release confirmed for 2011
Star Fox 64 remake, Flipnote Studio also due.
Mario Kart 3DS goes on sale before the end of the year, Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed.
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Chrono Trigger coming to PS3, PSP
Square's RPG classic outed by ESRB.
Square's beloved SNES RPG classic Chrono Trigger is on its way to PlayStation Network as a PSone Classic, according to an ESRB listing.
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EA Sports subscription service planned?
Exclusive DLC and early access detailed.
A paid EA Sports subscription service that offers members exclusive DLC and early access to new titles is in the works, according to an alleged memo from the publisher.
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Sony is "rebuilding" PSN following hack
Microsoft "takes no joy" in rival's woe.
Sony is rebuilding PlayStation Network following a security breach that has kept the system offline for nearly five days now.
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Nintendo 3DS off to a "smooth start"
Global sales just over 3.6 million.
Nintendo has sold just over 3.6 million 3DS units to date.
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Nintendo announces new home console
Confirms 2012 launch.
Nintendo has announced its plan to launch a Wii successor system next year.
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Review | Mobile Games Roundup
Atari! Racing! Mercs! Backstab! More Atari!
You lot owe me big time. While most of you have been outside enjoying this unfeasibly unseasonal hot weather, I've been slaving away over hot gadgets to seek out all that's important in the world of mobile gaming. It's a dirty job, but someone's go to do it.
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Interview | Portal 2: "Let's make Caddyshack"
Erik Wolpaw on writing the great video game comedy.
SPOILER WARNING! This interview is about the plot, characters and script of Portal 2, so it necessarily contains spoilers right through to the game's ending. You should wait until you've completed the game to read it (which is why we've held publication back until today).
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Review | Michael Jackson: The Experience
PS3 vs. 360 face-off.
Oh, Michael. How you are missed. You had so much to give, just like your dear friend Princess Diana, who taught us that it's OK to devote your life to landmines and homelessness and own a wardrobe full of £10,000 frocks.
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Digital Foundry | Face-Off: Portal 2
Through the looking glass.
A wave of incredulity and knowing laughter rippled across the audience of last year's Sony E3 press conference as Valve's Gabe Newell appeared on-stage to announce that Portal 2 was coming to PlayStation 3.
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Feature | Going, Going, Gone
PSPgo is laid to rest. Weeping is unlikely at this funeral.
Published as part of our sister-site GamesIndustry.biz's widely-read weekly newsletter, the GamesIndustry.biz Editorial, is a weekly dissection of an issue weighing on the minds of the people at the top of the games business. It appears on Eurogamer after it goes out to GI.biz newsletter subscribers.
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Eurogamer bank holiday updates!
Portal 2 face-off! RAGE! Jacko! Wrestling!
First things first: congratulations to everyone in the UK who booked next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday off work, scoring an uninterrupted sequence of 11 days to sit around in your pants playing Portal 2.
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Review | Download Games Roundup
Starzzle! Dodo! Pants! Yars! Twist!
Now that there's several years worth of quality download content in the respective archives of Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft – not to mention the various PC and Mac services – it's harder than ever to make a substantial impact.
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Feature | Hearts and Minds
Why the games industry could learn something from WWE All Stars.
"I got the opportunity to work with Shawn Michaels, but guys like that are your heroes. I like to keep them at arm's length, because you don't want to find out they're not how you thought."
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Review | RAGE
Angry nerds.
When RAGE was announced a few years ago, the common consensus was that it was another big, dumb shooter (but this time with cars); another id Software game where the technology was in the driving seat and the game logic and creativity were riding double-barrelled shotgun.
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Shadows of the Damned pushed back
Mikami/Suda horror gets two week delay.
Shadows of the Damned, EA's forthcoming action horror romp, has had its release date pushed back by a fortnight.
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No PS3 Child of Eden until September?
Ubisoft working on Move support.
Child of Eden, Tetsuya Mizuguchi's forthcoming synaesthetic shooter, will launch on PlayStation 3 in September, according to IGN.
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Hector: Badge of Carnage release date
Telltale's crime caper due next week.
The first episode of Telltale's Hector: Badge of Carnage revamp arrives on PC, Mac and iPad on 27th April.
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PSN could be down for next 48 hours
Sony engineers still working on a fix.
PlayStation Network could remain out of action for the next two days, Sony corporate communication boss Patrick Seybold has announced.
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Nintendo: Mario 3DS is Galaxy meets SM64
Raccoon suit confirmed.
The forthcoming 3DS Super Mario title is a cross between Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 64, so says creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
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Gearbox dismisses Borderlands 2 talk
"If we haven't announced it, it doesn't exist."
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has poured water on speculation that a Borderlands 2 reveal is imminent.
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Mega Man Legends 3 kicks off 3DS eShop
Prototype Version is download launch title.
Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will be a 3DS eShop launch title when the service goes live next month, Capcom has announced.
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GAME runs out of Gears 3 beta codes
More due from Microsoft next week.
Many customers who were expecting to receive Gears of War 3 beta keys this week thanks to their GAME pre-order have been left disappointed, with the UK retailer running out of access codes.
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