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Konami: why PES is like a fighting game
Creator talks footie franchise's history.
The similarities might not be immediately obvious, but one of the key figures behind the long-running Pro Evolution Soccer franchise insists the core gameplay concept is essentially the same as in a fighting game.
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Kinect features, tire tech detailed.
Forthcoming racing sim sequel Forza Motorsport 4 is looking to give Gran Turismo 5 a serious run for its money in the realism stakes, judging by new details direct from developer Turn 10.
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Valve: Portal 2 does not support Move
Faliszek comments clarified.
Earlier today we reported that the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will have full Move support, based on comments from Valve's Chet Faliszek. However, the developer has since got in touch to confirm that this will not in fact be the case.
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Halo: Reach matchmaking goes down
UPDATE: It's back online.
UPDATE: All fixed. According to a post on Bungie.net, "The online team tells me the source of the problem was rooted out, physically destroyed, and tossed into a dumpster. Again, apologies for the early morning hiccups."
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Warren Spector to pen Duck Tales comics
A-whoo-hoo.
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has unveiled his first post-Epic Mickey project: a new series of Duck Tales comics.
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Mirror's Edge still "important" for EA
Publisher won't confirm sequel cancellation.
EA has refused to confirm recent reports that development of a Mirror's Edge sequel has been stopped, insisting the free-running FPS franchise is still in its thoughts.
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New Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood DLC
The Da Vinci Disappearance out in March.
More Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood downloadable content is on the way – but this time you'll have to pay for it.
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Techland's Dead Island resurrected
Zombies. Action. Melee. Co-op. RPG.
Dead Island, a zombie survival game by Call of Juarez studio Techland, is back on the map.
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What Team17 founder Brown did next
Worms his way into another job.
In early February, Martyn Brown made the shock announcement that he was leaving the studio he founded and ran for 20 years, Team17.
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Review | Xperia Play
The other PlayStation in your pocket?
At a London soiree yesterday, mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson invited UK press to see its new range of Xperia smartphones. They're running the Google Android operating system, great rival to Apple's iOS.
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit DLC confirmed
Three packs in the works.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit developer Criterion will launch three DLC packs for the blistering racer over the next month, it's announced.
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Mike Patton signed for The Darkness 2
Reprises his voice role as The Darkness.
Faith No More front man Mike Patton will voice The Darkness in The Darkness 2.
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Starbreeze signs Unreal Engine 3 deal
Will Syndicate reboot use Epic's tech?
Starbreeze, maker of The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness - and the developer rumoured to be behind EA's unconfirmed Syndicate revival, has signed a long-term licensing deal to use Gears of War engine Unreal Engine 3.
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Suited and booted.
This is a strange situation. I'm writing a preview of a single level in Crysis 2 at the same time a leaked version of the entire game is filtering into thousands of hard-drives around the globe.
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Banhammer falls on PS3 hackers
Sony making good on its threat.
Reports are flooding in that Sony has sent warning emails to those suspected of hacking their PlayStation 3 consoles – and in some cases PlayStation Network access has been suspended.
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Crysis 2 to unravel Crysis mysteries
Explains events, provides more information.
Upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 will unravel some of the mysteries left dangling at the end of 2007 FPS Crysis, Crytek has teased.
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Killzone 3 post-launch patch revealed
Multiplayer beta sparks improvements.
Guerrilla Games will improve the multiplayer portion of upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Killzone 3 with a patch set for release shortly after the game.
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Portal 2 to have "complete" Move support
But it's not "fully integrated" yet.
Portal 2 will have "complete PlayStation Move support", Valve has declared, although the feature "isn't fully integrated yet".
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Speedball 2: Evolution release date
Ice cream with delight.
Jon Hare's new iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch game Speedball 2 Evolution will be released on 24th February - a week from today.
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Kinect game Gunstringer for XBLA?
Would be a first for a Western dev.
Kinect game The Gunstringer may be an Xbox Live Arcade release - a first for a Western developer.
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Nintendo 3DS Seeing is Believing tour
Glasses free 3D in UK shopping centres.
Nintendo is taking its upcoming handheld the 3DS on tour so gamers can check out the glasses free visuals up close and personal.
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Castlevania Reverie DLC delayed to March
Yeah, fangs.
The Reverie add-on for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has been pushed back from February to March.
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Back to the Future Episode 2 out now
Get Tannen!
The second episode of Telltale Games' Back to the Future series is out now – but if you want it, you have to buy the full five episode series.
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Chancellor backs games - Livingstone
"Osborne wants to work with us."
Chancellor George Osborne offered his support for the UK games industry at a private meeting of senior media and entertainment executives earlier this month.
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Bungie doing Destiny MMO for Activision?
It's "WOW in space" - report.
Halo creator Bungie is making a first-person MMO for Activision that will be called Destiny, according to a new report.
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Valve announces more Left 4 Dead 2 DLC
Out after Portal 2.
Co-op zombie kill-em-up Left 4 Dead 2 will enjoy new downloadable content, Valve has announced – but there's a twist.
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Sony "not even debating near-future PS4"
"The PS3 will continue to rise," says Hirai.
We're nearly five years into the life of the PlayStation 3, but gamers shouldn't hold their breath as they wait for news on the PlayStation 4 - Sony hasn't even begun debating it yet.
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Review | Dear Esther
Uncharted terrain.
Plenty of revered games started their lives as mods for existing titles. Counter-Strike began as an inordinately successful Half-Life mod, while Killing Floor and The Ball both tagged onto the back of Unreal Tournament installments.
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3DS launch game hits compost heap.
Proposed 3DS launch title My Garden has been canned, publisher EA has announced.
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Report: PlayStation tablet detailed
$600 S1 to follow Xperia Play's lead?
First details have emerged about Sony's upcoming gaming tablet, if an Engadget report is to be believed.
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