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New data reveals surprising results.
Supermarkets are often accused of selling video games at rock bottom prices just to get shoppers into their stores to buy bread and cheese while they're there.
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Review | Dynasty Warriors 7
Death by a thousand cuts.
The Dynasty Warriors series has always had something of an uneasy relationship with historical accuracy. On the one hand, Dynasty Warriors 7 is a game that periodically interrupts its bombastic take on the Wars of the Three Kingdoms to give you a written test on Second Century Chinese history. Questions such as "Which of Xiahou Dun's eyes was shot with an arrow during battle?" and "What colour was Sun Quan's beard?" are categorised as "easy".
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Rare: Voice control the future for Kinect
'Xbox pause' "just the beginning".
For most of us, playing games using motion sensing Xbox 360 add-on Kinect is about waving your arms about and jumping up and down.
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EU PlayStation Store update 13th April
An eggsellent Easter sale.
There's a massive Easter/spring sale on the European PlayStation Store today.
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Evolution recounts MotorStorm launch
"We did the right thing when we delayed it."
MotorStorm: Apocalypse developer Evolution Studios has recounted the PlayStation 3 exclusive's troubled launch following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan.
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BioWare fixes DA: O server failure
Angry gamers point finger at DRM.
Angry gamers have filled BioWare's forum with complaints after the PC version of fantasy role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins became unplayable over the weekend.
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Peter Harrap wants new Monty Mole
Shares future ideas, criticisms of original.
Peter Harrap wants to make a brand new Monty Mole and has shared ideas for the potential game with Eurogamer.
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Capcom: REORC will be Slant 6's best game
"Their games get better and better."
Capcom's Resident Evil producers reckon team-based third-person shooter spin-off Operation Raccoon City will be SOCOM developer Slant 6's best game.
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Go West.
As the hack pack shuffles out of the Dead Rising 2 Off the Record presentation at Capcom's Captivate conference, someone says something which sticks: "Well, that will shut all the haters up."
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Dead Rising 2 dev defends Off the Record
E3 reveals will make complaints "go away".
Gamers have labelled Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, the what if? re-imagining of Dead Rising 2 starring Frank West, as a cynical cash-in - but developer Capcom Vancouver reckons all the complaints will cease after E3.
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PS3 owners "will embrace" Frank West
Off the Record "exciting" for Sony fans.
Dead Rising star Frank West is finally coming to the PlayStation 3 after five years of Xbox 360 exclusivity – and Off the Record developer Capcom Vancouver predicts Sony fans will welcome him with open arms.
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Valve's Half-Life dev hampered by Steam?
Impulse maker Stardock draws parallels.
Steam today represents a billion-dollar operation staffed by hundreds. But has the platform's meteoric rise restricted Valve's capacity to actually create games?
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How Halo's monk chant music came to be
Composer "bitter-sweet" now it's gone.
For millions of Halo fans the series' iconic monk chant introduction music is instantly recognisable – but it almost didn't happen.
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Reboot or revolution?
At first glance, Operation Raccoon City feels like one Hell of a change of direction. But in truth, there's no surprise here. Take a look back and you'll see Resident Evil has been spiralling toward third-person shooter status for years.
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Garry's Mod sets trap for pirates
Clever code names and shames.
Garry Newman set a trap within Garry's Mod to expose people pirating his work.
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Nintendo Wii price drop in May – report
To hit $150 mark in US.
Amid speculation that Nintendo may announce a new home console at the E3 game show in June, a report has claimed that the Wii is set for a price drop in May.
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Michael Jackson! Clash of Heroes HD!
Three million sales later, and Michael Jackson: The Experience finally lands on the exciting platforms: Xbox 360 (Kinect) and PlayStation 3 (Move).
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Fallout: New Vegas patch due before DLC
Should release in next couple of weeks.
Bethesda will patch post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas before it releases the next paid downloadable content – widely rumoured to be called Honest Hearts.
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New Dragon Age II PC patch goes live
PS3, Xbox 360 update due later this month.
A new Dragon Age II patch has gone live for Mac and PC users, BioWare has announced.
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SEGA stamps on Streets of Rage fan reboot
UPDATED: SEGA statement released.
UPDATE: A SEGA spokesperson has given Kotaku the following statement: "SEGA is committed to supporting any fans that take an interest in our games, and where possible we do so by involving them in Beta tests and other development, marketing or research opportunities.
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Tiger Woods 12 breaks series records
First week sales, digital revenues soar.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters carded best ever week one US sales for EA's 14-year-old golf franchise, the publisher has announced.
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Nintendo farms out Ocarina of Time 3DS
Secret of Mana creator takes charge.
As one of gaming's indisputable all-time classic, you'd have thought Nintendo would be handling the forthcoming 3DS remake internally. Well, not so.
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Limbo, Shadow Complex in XBLA sale
Microsoft details April XBL schedule.
Limbo, Shadow Complex and Castle Crashers are among the titles featuring in a one off Xbox Live Arcade sale later this week.
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Ubisoft unveils PowerUp Heroes for Kinect
"Full body combat game" out in June.
Ubisoft has just announced PowerUp Heroes – a "full body combat game" exclusively for Kinect.
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Bilson: Homefront is "not a 71"
THQ exec dismisses Metacritic score.
THQ exec Danny Bilson has shrugged off middling review scores for recent FPS Homefront, insisting the publisher has achieved what it set out to do with the game.
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L.A. Noire has five hours of cutscenes
Plus, BBFC hands out 18 certificate.
L.A. Noire, Rockstar's forthcoming crime epic, features over five hours of cutscenes, according to a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) listing.
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Arcade Edition ends Street Fighter IV
Series hits four million sales.
The Street Fighter IV series ends with this June's launch of the Arcade Edition, Capcom has confirmed.
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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record announced
Frank West stars in "the fan's version".
Capcom will release a "fan's version" of zombie kill-em-up Dead Rising 2 this autumn as a full retail disc release.
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Nintendo dates Ocarina of Time 3DS
Plus, Dragon Quest VI, Dead or Alive, more
The 3DS remake of N64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches in Europe on 17th June, Nintendo has announced.
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Six SF x Tekken characters announced
Liquid motif revealed, PC version confirmed.
Capcom has announced the addition of six characters to the Street Fighter x Tekken roster.
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