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Dec PS Plus adds huge BF1943 sale
Also, huge discounts on Neo Geo gems.
No PlayStation Plus is not a waste of money because look, this month you're offered 40 per cent off the price of Battlefield 1943! And that's a good game!
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PS3 gets Music Unlimited sub service
Powered by Qriocity.
Turn on your PlayStation 3, have a nosey under the Music tab, and you'll discover Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity.
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Interview | Eurogamer meets Monty Python
Terries Jones and Gilliam talk games.
Usually when we interview celebrities about videogames, they claim to like them. Gemma Atkinson told us she enjoys playing while on the toilet, for example, while Konnie Huq declared herself to be a fan of SimAnimals.
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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale revealed
PC, XBLA and PSN in spring 2011.
Atari has announced a new Dungeons & Dragons game, a PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network title called Daggerdale.
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Sony: Virtual item sales keep Home free
Microtransactions its "bread and butter".
Why is PlayStation 3's virtual world Home free? Because you lot keep buying virtual items.
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Civilization V leader leaves Firaxis
What now?
What happens now that the lead designer and lead gameplay programmer of Civilization V has walked away, leaving Firaxis and the iconic settlement-building behind? Will the series noticeably change?
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Mass Effect's Citadel "like Manhattan"
Ripe for thousands of stories, says BioWare.
BioWare's gargantuan science fiction Mass Effect universe was designed from the beginning to provide opportunities to tell spin-off tales in comics and novels – but one area in particular could be ripe for further investigation: the Citadel.
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Miyamoto: New Wii Zelda is half finished
Skyward Sword heads into the clouds.
That new Zelda Wii game we've been waiting years for? Well, according to Shigeru Miyamoto, it's only half finished - comments that undermine plans for an early 2011 release.
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EA slams Activision's "PR play"
$400m damages claim "filled with pettiness".
Electronic Arts has dismissed Activision's attempt to seek a whopping $400 million in damages over the sacking of ex-Infinity Ward stars Vince Zampella and Jason West as nothing more than a "PR play".
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Feature | Are Facebook games getting better?
Move over, FarmVille.
The biggest gaming platform in the world has 500 million users and zero respect. Traditional gamers and developers bemoan the lack of complexity of Facebook games and the shady business practices of those who create them. It's not uncommon to hear the word "evil" tossed around during discussions of social gaming giant Zynga. But that's changing.
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DC Universe Online UK pricing confirmed
Pound the opposition.
It'll cost UK PC and PlayStation 3 gamers £9.99 a month to play superhero MMO DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed to Eurogamer.
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Feature | Fingers on the pulse
Which games get your heart racing the most?
Like many people, I've been been playing a lot of Black Ops lately. A little too much, perhaps. When you smear yourself in camo paint and start looking for decent camping spots on your way to the bus stop, you know you're overdoing it.
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Activision sues EA for $400 million
Challenge everything.
Activision has filed suit against Electronic Arts seeking $400 million in damages as part of its ongoing litigation against two former Infinity Ward executives.
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StarCraft II finally gets PC demo
Blizzard offers up first three missions.
A demo version of Blizzard's blockbusting PC RTS StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is now available to help coax sceptics off the fence.
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EA: Acti has made "horrific mistakes"
Riccitiello doesn't "feel sorry" for Kotick.
EA boss John Riccitiello feels no sympathy for Activision CEO and games industry piñata Bobby Kotick, insisting that the Call of Duty publisher has made "really horrific mistakes".
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Kojima/Suda collaboration still alive
Mystery game is "about 1%" complete.
Earlier this year, some rather tantalising news seeped out that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was teaming up with No More Heroes lunatic Suda51 for a mysterious adventure title.
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EA: Brand PlayStation beats brand Xbox
But Xbox Live is the "gold standard".
In the US, brand Xbox is the clear winner in the battle of the high definition consoles. But globally, PlayStation has an insurmountable lead.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 date confirmed
Plus: new trailer, demo tomorrow.
LittleBigPlanet 2 will be available on 19th January across Europe and on 21st January in the UK and Ireland, publisher Sony has confirmed.
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Assassin's Creed strategy title planned?
World in Conflict team joins the franchise.
As any self-respecting cash-cow knows, you ain't nothing without a few spin-off titles under your belt. Duly, it seems Ubisoft might be looking to expand the Assassin's Creed franchise beyond its well-established third person foundations.
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AC: Brotherhood update announced
Patch fixes Animus bug, Trophy issues.
A new Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood patch is on its way, promising to plug a number of game-breaking glitches.
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Sony launches GT5 Mercedes comp
Signature Ed. owners: now's your chance.
Sony has just announced details of how to enter the competition included in the Signature Edition of Gran Turismo 5 to win a £150,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
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Black Ops sales top $1 billion
COD rewrites "the rules of entertainment".
Call of Duty: Black Ops has now netted more than $1 billion in sales since its November launch, publisher Activision has confirmed.
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PlayStation Phone called Xperia Play?
Sony logs trademark and domain names.
The much-rumoured PlayStation Phone might just have got itself a name. Sony Ericsson has just logged an EU trademark for something called the Xperia Play.
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Plumber limbers up for February launch.
Mario Sports Mix will leave the locker room on 4th February in Europe and 7th February in the US, Nintendo has confirmed.
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Over 1.5m Windows Phone 7s shipped
MS: We're off to a "promising start".
Over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 units have been shipped to shops since Microsoft launched the iPhone rival in October – a start the US giant today described as "promising".
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KISS, Linkin Park for Guitar Hero, DJH2
It's KISS-mas, declares Activision.
Downloadable KISS and Linkin Park tracks are coming to music games Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2, Activision has announced.
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The Sims Medieval Limited Edition
Throne rooms! Outfits!
EA has announced the Limited Edition of upcoming standalone spin-off The Sims Medieval.
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DC Universe Online gets release date
Massive superhero action begins next month.
PC and PlayStation 3 superhero MMO DC Universe Online will launch in the UK on 14th January 2011, Sony Online Entertainment has announced.
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Wonderful SNES RPG for a fiver.
Square Enix has resurrected for iPhone (and iPod Touch) one of the best action RPGs of yesteryear: Secret of Mana - and it's out now.
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MS not thrilled by Kinect sex game
"It won't be the last," company sighs.
When Microsoft invented Kinect, wobbling boobies probably weren't top of the feature titlist, sorry, hitlist.
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