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Epic up for a Gears of War Facebook game
"From a theory perspective, absolutely."
Epic Games is in theory up for following in BioWare and Ubisoft's footsteps with the release of a Facebook game designed to tie-in with a triple-A game.
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Homefront MP "outstripped expectations"
More dedicated servers soon.
Homefront hasn't flopped - the official Twitter claims multiplayer demand has "outstripped expectations".
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Epic: Gears Maria scene made players cry
"We've reached some people, clearly."
The Gears of War series is known for its blockbuster action and buckets of gore, but developer Epic reckons it spins a decent yarn, too.
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Kinect Doodle Jump game announced
iPhone MP patch "soon", iPad DJ exists.
Mobile mega-hit Doodle Jump is heading to Kinect and Xbox Live Arcade.
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Gears of War 3 beta unlocks fuel "egos"
How Epic will get meaningful feedback.
Epic has described the exclusive items unlocked by playing the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta as "carrots" designed to entice gamers to play it long enough for the development team to gain proper feedback.
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EA sees Wii as PS2: a "legacy" console
Nintendo will return "with a second act".
EA believes the Wii has "faded away" and become a "legacy platform" like PS2. To EA, the Wii prospect is "not very competitive" when compared to PS3, Xbox 360.
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Review | Yakuza 4
Sleeping with the sushi.
For the video game sightseer drawn to urban breadth and spectacle, nothing yet beats Grand Theft Auto's Liberty City. It's a sprawling virtual capital with distinct districts, diverse architectural influences and landmarks that imprint the memory.
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EA: WOW is like "doing a shopping list"
Talks up more story-driven SWTOR.
Playing hugely successful MMO World of Warcraft is like making a shopping list, reckons EA Games boss Frank Gibeau.
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Halo: Reach hits Games on Demand
Only £50.
Bungie's blockbuster FPS Halo: Reach is the latest title to be added to Xbox Live's Games on Demand service, Microsoft has announced.
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Indie Hip Hop pack detailed.
The next round of DJ Hero 2 DLC brings a bevy of indie hip hop names to the mixing desk, publisher Activision has announced.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 Teacher Pack unveiled
Sackboy to hijack National Curriculum?
LittleBigPlanet 2 developer Media Molecule is readying a new Teacher Pack that it hopes will inspire schools to use its DIY platformer as a learning aid, publisher Sony has announced.
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Ubisoft bringing Cubic Ninja to 3DS
Square up to oddball platformer.
Ubisoft has just announced plans to localise cute 2D platformer Cubic Ninja for the 3DS.
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Homefront scores cause THQ stock crash
Share price falls 20% in 24 hours.
THQ's share price has fallen 20 per cent in the past 24 hours, with pundits blaming the mixed review scores for its Homefront FPS which hit the web today.
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Capcom gives SFIV profits to quake relief
Plus, donates ¥100 million lump sum.
Capcom has slashed the price of the iOS version of Street Fighter IV to 59p, with all proceeds to be donated to the relief effort following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan last week.
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Full Xbox Live March timetable revealed.
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot, a sequel to the vintage Konami platformer, launches on Xbox Live Arcade on 23rd March, Microsoft has announced.
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Pokémon Black/White nets 1m Euro sales
UK tally tops 150k in just two days.
Nintendo's DS RPG double act Pokémon Black/White shifted over a million copies in Europe in their first 10 days on sale.
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BBFC rates Duke Nukem Forever 18
Ditto Shadows of the Damned.
Duke Nukem Forever and Shadows of the Damned have been rated 18 by the BBFC.
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Multiplayer online action adventure.
SEGA has announced a new multiplayer online action adventure game called Spiral Knights.
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Brink UK pre-order deals revealed
Fallout, DOOM, Spec Ops, Psycho packs.
The pre-order deals for Splash Damage shooter Brink are out.
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GAME cancels all MotorStorm pre-orders
HMV won't sell the game Friday either.
All online pre-orders of MotorStorm Apocalypse on GAME and Gamestation have been cancelled as the shop "rapidly" adjusts to Sony's last minute delay, Eurogamer can reveal.
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Review | MotoGP 10/11
Back on track.
The Superbike World Championship season is already underway and MotoGP is set to follow this weekend. It's time to see if our 2011 predictions turn out to be insightful musings or wishful thinking. Will Rossi secure his seventh MotoGP Championship on a Ducati? Does Cal Crutchlow have what it takes to run with the best? Win, lose or crash, the stage is set for a very interesting season.
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Shogun 2! Homefront! Yakuza 4!
You can tell we're getting close to April because there are loads of games coming out. This Friday and next marks the last opportunity for many publishers to lift that bottom line out of the red and into the black just before the end of the financial year – and hopefully put a smile on shareholders as a result.
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MS to declare end of Zune hardware?
Focus will be on software - report.
Microsoft will make no new versions of the portable Zune player because of "tepid demand" - effectively conceding defeat to Apple's all-conquering iPod.
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Twisted Metal began life as a PSN game
Sony marketing sparked Blu-ray release.
Upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive vehicle kill-em-up Twisted Metal was conceived as a multiplayer-only PlayStation Network download game.
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Call of Duty No Russian actors "tearful"
"Sometimes we become desensitised."
The voice over actors who played the terrorists in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's controversial No Russian level were "tearful" as they delivered lines, one of the developers has revealed.
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Sony: 3D "could become the norm"
But predicts a "long haul to get there".
Many believe stereoscopic 3D TVs are too expensive and having to wear glasses to use the tech is a pain – but Sony reckons 3D "could become the norm" in just a few short years.
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"It wasn't really an option."
Prey 2 does use id Tech but doesn't use id Tech 5.
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Harrison: Iwata "wrong" on casual games
Social networks "here to stay".
Former president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Phil Harrison reckons Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata's anti social game stance "is wrong".
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Castlevania Reverie DLC release date
Features "breathtaking" plot twist.
The first downloadable content for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow launches on 30th March, Konami has announced.
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Main L.A. Noire story 25-30 hours long
Without side-quests, DLC.
The main L.A. Noire story lasts 25 to 30 hours, Rockstar has revealed.
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