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Xbox Live for Xbox 1 officially killed
Bungie says goodbye to Halo 2.
Microsoft should by now have officially discontinued Xbox Live support for original Xbox consoles and games.
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SC: Conviction to get new DLC weekly
Starting with a big shiny machine gun.
Ubisoft has announced plans to release downloadable content on a weekly basis for the Xbox 360 version of Splinter Cell: Conviction.
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BioWare bosses to speak at Develop
Muzyka and Zeschuk will present keynote.
The organisers of the Develop Conference have announced that Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk will deliver this year's keynote speech.
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GAME sorry for tatty 'new' stock
"We would never seek to mislead".
GAME has, through Eurogamer, apologised to anybody who received scuffed or damaged "ex-display" games during the busy Easter period.
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Euro iPad launch delayed to late May
US "runaway success" depleted supplies.
Apple has had to delay the European and international launch of the iPad to late May.
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Betting scandal hits Korean StarCraft
Pro gamers accused of throwing matches.
The world's biggest e-sports scene - competitive StarCraft in South Korea - has been rocked by a betting scandal.
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Alpha Protocol uses Uniloc DRM
SEGA explains PC approach.
SEGA has told Eurogamer that spy role-playing game Alpha Protocol will use Uniloc DRM on PC.
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Feature | Meridian 59
Revisiting the oldest running MMO.
Look, I can't quote Mommie Dearest and I've never owned a Kylie Minogue album, but I know a sexy blacksmith when I see one. They're everywhere in videogames, especially MMOs, where they serve as crucial financial drains on players, who, by and large, like to hoard things. And right now, this particular sexy blacksmith - the local anvil-and-forge man in Raza, a small village somewhere in the world of Meridian 59 - and I are at an impasse.
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Army of Two DLC fix "soon" - EA
Chapters of Deceit faulty for now.
EA has told Eurogamer it hopes to solve the Army of Two 2 downloadable content problems "soon".
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London launch for Monster Hunter Tri
Meet its makers at GAME on Oxford St.
Wii game Monster Hunter Tri arrives in Europe next week, and Nintendo and Capcom has organised a free London launch event for fans and curious passers-by.
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Bleszinski shows and details Gears 3
MS confirms Euro date, first vid inside.
Update: Microsoft has just issued a press release confirming the 8th April 2011 release date for Europe.
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Monkey Ball/Marble Madness cross.
TikGames' new creation Hamsterball will be released on PlayStation Network tomorrow for £7.99/€9.99.
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Bruckheimer working on two new games
Plus: POP movie is "Shakespearean".
Hollywood mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed he's still up for producing games - stating that in fact, he's got two in the works right now.
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BioShock 2 creators to resurrect XCOM
As strategic FPS for PC and Xbox 360.
2K Marin, the studio behind BioShock 2, is setting its sights on classic series X-COM.
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EA/Starbreeze trademark Syndicate
But what could this mean?
Swedish developer Starbreeze has been spotted trademarking the name Syndicate three times.
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PS3 is "most connected" US console
Xbox 360 in close second.
US market research firm TDG has claimed that a higher percentage of US PS3 owners have their consoles hooked up to the internet than either Xbox 360 or Wii.
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More DLC cars released for Forza 3
Bentley! MX-5! Holden! Insignia.
Microsoft has released yet another downloadable pack of cars for its superlative motoring playground, Forza Motorsport 3. It's the Road & Track Car Pack, put together by editors of Road & Track magazine, and it costs 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40 / €4.80).
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Gears 3 has four-player co-op campaign
Bleszinksi confirms the news on Twitter.
The next instalment in the Gears of War series will feature a co-operative campaign for up to four players.
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Pachter predicts Slim 360/Natal bundle
For $299 this year, says analyst.
Microsoft is likely to offer a new Xbox 360 slim model, 250GB hard-drive and motion controller Project Natal in a hardware bundle for $299 by the end of the year.
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Ubi fixes Splinter Cell: Conviction issue
No more freezing, promises publisher.
Ubisoft claims to have fixed a problem which caused Splinter Cell: Conviction to freeze during gameplay.
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Review | WarioWare: Do It Yourself
The god of small things.
Have you ever experienced the LittleBigPlanet Moment? It's that awful, echoing millisecond when the wobbly results of three hours' work start to slowly yawn towards you, and you realise that everything you've built is about to collapse. I'm a huge fan of Media Molecule's game, but I'm about as suited for the task of actually building in it as I am for scrubbing up in an operating room and performing a head transplant.
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WOW Cataclysm class changes detailed
Blizzard overhauling across the board.
Blizzard is significantly altering the 10 existing World of Warcraft classes in upcoming expansion Cataclysm, introducing new spells, abilities and talents as well as altering those already present.
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Split/Second game director Nick Baynes joins the cast.
Welcome to another instalment of the Eurogamer.net Podcast - probably the only UK gaming podcast where you can hear people pausing at one point because there are sirens going off outside the window.
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Split/Second developer challenges rivals
Wants to face others in go-kart racing.
Split/Second: Velocity game director Nick Baynes has challenged rival UK racing game developers to a charity go-kart competition.
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Sony sorting GOW Trilogy availability
Three-game bundle here on 30th April.
Sony's God of War Trilogy will be released on 30th April, and the publisher's told Eurogamer that retail partners for the three-game bundle are being worked out now.
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Review | Again
Thanks for the memories.
Hi, my name's Simon Hardnosedcop, recruited by Eurogamer to investigate games. I'm good at my job, and this is a significant case, reporting on DS adventure Again. I think the Chief is going to be impressed with my work, and I'll finally get the promotion I'm so overdue.
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More Infinity Ward staff take off
Activision says "proven talent" remains.
Infinity Ward has lost a further two veteran staffers following Jason West and Vincent Zampella's controversial dismissal by Activision just over one month ago.
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Review | Plain Sight
Visionary?
You guys are lucky I'm a professional. Otherwise, I might give Plain Sight 12 out of 10 just on principle. I might even do that anyway. We'll see.
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No new DLC for Green Day: Rock Band
Plus: full tracklist revealed within.
Harmonix has revealed that no additional downloadable songs will be offered for Green Day: Rock Band.
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Machinarium skips XBLA for PSN
MS declined to publish indie game.
Delightfully difficult point-and-click adventure Machinarium has been turned down by Microsoft, and so skipped a potential Xbox Live Arcade release in favour of PlayStation Network.
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