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    Sony denies PSN details offered for sale

    Plus, clarifies password encryption details.

    Sony has denied reports that a group has attempted to sell back users' credit card numbers stolen during the recent PSN security breach.

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    Dyack plans to finish Too Human trilogy

    Sequel for Silicon Knights' troubled epic?

    A sequel to much hyped but under-performing Xbox 360 fantasy epic Too Human could be on the cards, according to creator Denis Dyack.

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    Nintendo explains Vitality Sensor delay

    Wii add-on suffers "difficult" development.

    Nintendo has revealed that the Wii Vitality Sensor peripheral, first announced in 2009, is still in the works but a number of problems are delaying its launch.

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    Digital Foundry | PSN: The Security Scandal

    "One of the biggest security breaches of the internet age."

    "If Sony is watching this channel they should know that running an older version of Apache on a Red Hat server with known vulnerabilities is not wise, especially when that server freely reports its version and it's the auth server."

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    Ubisoft launches movie-making division

    French publisher eyes up Hollywood.

    Ubisoft is launching a new movie-making division to develop films and TV shows based on its franchises.

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    Canned Sonic skating game footage leaks

    Sonic Extreme destined for original Xbox.

    Footage of what appears to be an unreleased Sonic hoverboarding game for the original Xbox has found its way onto the web.

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    Microsoft planning "AAA" Kinect shooter?

    MGS Vancouver developing core title.

    Microsoft Game Studios is working on a AAA shooter that uses the Kinect peripheral, if a developer resumé is to be believed.

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    Nintendo not ready to abandon buttons

    Touch screen-only controls dismissed.

    Nintendo has suggested it has no intention of abandoning traditional D-pad and button controls in favour of touch screen-only inputs for future consoles.

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    Invite friends into Gears of War 3 beta

    "Buddy tokens" being handed out this week.

    Been enjoying the Gears of War 3 beta? Got jealous chums who want in? Well, Microsoft has just announced a scheme that will let beta key holders invite friends to share the fun.

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    SOE's Station.com taken offline

    MMO hub is PSN hack's latest casualty.

    Sony Online Entertainment has temporarily shut down Station.com, its online gaming service, following new concerns raised by the PlayStation Network security breach.

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    Review | Mobile Games Roundup

    Coin! Pitfall! Splinter! Nightjar! Prose!

    Another day, another Bank Holiday. Seriously, how many bloody holidays do these banks need? How about actually taking less than a week to clear a cheque. That would be nice, wouldn't it?

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    Review | Steel Diver

    Holy diver, soul survivor.

    I had a friend who spent about three months aboard a submarine, back in his Navy days. He told me how they operated on 18 hour days, had no personal space, and the condensed air prematurely aged you. It sounded like the last thing in the world I'd like to do. As Winston Churchill said, "Of all the branches of men in the forces there is none which shows more devotion and faces grimmer perils than the submariners."

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    Space Marine's greatest potential banana skin was always going to be the timing of its release. In a year that will see no shortage of epic, cinematic action shooters, it faces a tough gig to stand out from the crowd while conforming to expectations.

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    PSN: Sony outlines "Welcome Back" gifts

    "We have learned lessons," says Hirai.

    At a Tokyo press conference this morning Sony executives apologised for the PlayStation Network outage that has seen the theft of millions of gamers' personal data - possibly even credit cards.

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    Digital Foundry | Digital Foundry vs. iPad 2

    Why you should upgrade and how the A5 tech could power a new home console.

    While most reviews of Apple's iPad 2 dismiss the revised hardware as an accomplished, if underwhelming successor to the original, a technical breakdown of the new A5 processor reveals something quite different - an unprecedented leap in mobile games-playing power that could conceivably herald the arrival of a new home games console.

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    Cliffy B wanted Master Chief in Gears 3

    But Microsoft "a little squeamish".

    Epic asked Microsoft to allow Halo hero Master Chief to cameo in Gears of War 3, lead designer Cliff Bleszinksi has revealed.

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    Free Portal 2 DLC detailed

    New test chambers, challenge mode due.

    Acclaimed first-person puzzler Portal 2 gets new DLC "this summer", developer Valve has announced, and you won't have to pay a penny for it.

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    PopCap helps leukemia patient make game

    Teams with 9-year-old for Allied Star Police.

    PopCap Games, the casual gaming gurus behind Bejeweled and Peggle, have helped a nine-year-old leukemia patient fulfill his dream of making his very own video game.

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    Back to the Future episode 4 out today

    PC/Mac users can grab Double Visions now.

    The fourth episode of Telltale Games' five part Back to the Future saga is up for download on PC and Mac today, the developer has announced.

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    Bethesda has urged users to decline the latest Xbox 360 update for Fallout: New Vegas following reports yesterday that it was causing system crashes and rendering game saves unplayable.

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    Cave Story 3D release date announced

    First gameplay screens shown.

    The 3DS revamp of cult indie platformer Cave Story tunnels its way into European stores this September, publisher NIS has announced.

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    EA announces Need for Speed: The Run

    Black Box racing for November launch.

    EA has announced the next entry in its long-running driving series Need for Speed.

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    Culture Club, Faith No More for Rock Band

    Next round of DLC confirmed.

    '80s pop icons Culture Club and gonzo metallers Faith No More are among the acts heading to Rock Band in new DLC due next week.

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    Bit.Trip Saga announced for 3DS

    Hit indie series bundled up for retail.

    All six games in the Bit.Trip series are being compiled onto one 3DS retail cart, publisher Aksys Games has announced.

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    PSN hysteria "a lot of wind and p**s"

    Gravity Crash dev unfazed by hack.

    Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray has described the hysteria surrounding the PlayStation Network hack as "a lot of wind and p**s".

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    Digital Foundry | Real Racing 2 HD: 1080p comes to iOS

    iPad 2 establishes a new mobile benchmark.

    A fever pitch of speculation surrounded the recent launch of iPad 2, with Apple managing to keep a tight lid on the technical make-up of the new device right up to the launch event. There we saw Epic Games' excellent Infinity Blade showcased with a level of performance and graphical finesse that outstripped the same game running on the original version of Apple's tablet.

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    Review | Virtua Tennis 4

    Without fault?

    It's the Tetris problem. Occasionally a game maker happens upon a flawless recipe on the first attempt, a kind of perfection that would be compromised if any of the ingredients were added to or taken away from. So it is with Sega AM3's Virtua Tennis, an arcade game that translated the stretch-and-dive drama of professional tennis with such assured brilliance that, aside from a conspicuous lack of female players, precluded a sequel.

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    JAW revives Oddworld: Hand of Odd

    RTS spin-off due out next year.

    Just Add Water is remaking shelved nineties game Oddworld: Hand of Odd for launch next year, Eurogamer can reveal.

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    PSN friends lists, trophies to remain

    Download history, PS+ cloud saves, too.

    PlayStation 3 gamers' download history, friends lists and settings are unaffected by the PlayStation Network outage, Sony has confirmed.

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    Review | Download Games Roundup

    Big! Jump! Tower! Secrets! Witches!

    It's probably just as well there's a Royal Wedding going on right now, if only to drown out the media hubbub surrounding Sony's monumental PSN security breach.

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