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Atari to publish Ghostbusters on Xbox 360
Other versions still safe, we're told.
Atari has told Eurogamer that the non-PlayStation versions of Ghostbusters - DS, PC, Wii and Xbox 360 - are still alive and will be delivered "later in the year".
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CD Projekt confirms console Witcher halt
Wasn't happy with the level of quality.
Polish developer CD Projekt RED has confirmed that work on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf has been temporarily suspended.
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Trion's Heroes of Telara MMO at E3
Fantasy MMO with "limitless content".
Trion plans to unveil a brand new MMO called Heroes of Telara at E3 next month.
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Schafer: Demoing games is like stand-up
Testing gags on gamers is key.
He's responsible for some of the funniest games ever made, and Tim Schafer has admitted that trying out gags on audiences is a vital part of the development process.
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Execs wanted "country music" Brütal Legend
But Guitar Hero kept rock dream alive.
Tim Schafer has revealed that publishing executives asked him to change heavy metal action-adventure Brütal Legend into a "hip-hop" or "country music" game, back when it was originally pitched.
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Dragonica closed beta next week
Free side-scrolling MMO shapes up.
gPotato has announced the closed beta dates for its arcade side-scrolling PC MMO, Dragonica. The test will run from next Wednesday, 13th May, to Friday 22nd May.
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Mm: no more free woolly Sackboys
"Everybody" boils down to 8000 winners.
Media Molecule has ended the woolly Sackboy giveaway that offered literally everybody in the UK and Ireland a free plush toy.
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All new Overlord games due on same day
Codemasters confirms June launch.
Codemasters has clarified to Eurogamer that all new Overlord games will be released on 26th June.
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Overlord: Dark Legend, Overlord: Minions
Evil's heading for the family consoles.
Cross-platform development is perhaps finally coming out of its slump of the last few years. Each platform has born the brunt of sloppy ports, but developers are beginning to show signs of taking far more care when they intend their game to appear on 360, PS3 and PC at once. This gets trickier when you want to catch the Wii and DS market, mind you, and often the result is extremely compromised versions of the original, possibly with a couple of lazy hand/stylus-waggling mini-games. Or there's Codemasters' approach with Overlord, making three completely different games.
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Eminem to release iPhone game soon
May be the only opportunity he's got.
Not black rapper Eminem is making an iPhone and iPod Touch game called Relapse.
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Sony bringing music telly to PS3, PSP
VidZone launches this summer.
Sony will let PS3 owners stream music videos to their console this summer, using a totally rad new service called VidZone. Mega.
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FFXIII to hit Europe in under a year
Square looking to cut translation time.
Square Enix has said that it's hoping to release Final Fantasy XIII in Europe "sooner than a year later than the Japanese release".
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Sony grabs Ghostbusters from Atari
Game to become PlayStation exclusive?
Sony Computer Entertainment will now be publishing Terminal Reality's Ghostbusters title in a surprise deal signed with Atari today, according to GamesIndustry.biz.
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Free MGO content in May for all players
Race Mission and Patriot modes. Uh-oh.
Konami will add Race Mission and Patriot modes to Metal Gear Online during May. They're free, available to all and not nearly as naughty as they sound.
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Gears film "looking incredibly good"
Writer says budget "has to be huge".
Gears of War screenwriter Chris Morgan reckons the big-screen adaptation is "looking incredibly good".
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Empire Interactive officially goes bust
FlatOut and other IPs being sold off.
UK publisher Empire Interactive has officially gone into administration, leaving 49 members of staff redundant.
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Sales of COD map pack hit 2 million
Next batch of DLC on track for June.
Activision has announced the first map pack for Call of Duty: World at War has now been downloaded two million times.
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Devs' blog: Our shiny new platform
Eurogamer moves house.
The last few months have seen broken nights and broken relationships for the back-room boys responsible for keeping Eurogamer's sites running. Last year, we realised that changes were needed to our infrastructure. To continue growing at our current rate, and to launch new services such as Eurogamer TV HD - coming soon! - we would need more of everything. More bandwidth, faster network connections, new servers and more physical space to house them in.
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Richard Garriott suing NCsoft for fraud
Claiming USD 24 million damages.
Ultima and Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott is suing his former employer NCsoft for fraud, to the tune of USD 24 million.
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Rock Band is most successful EA franchise
Loads more exciting facts and figures inside.
Electronic Arts has revealed Rock Band generated more revenue than any of its other titles last year.
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SFIV gets pricey wardrobe overhaul
New clothes for nearly nine quid.
Capcom has released The Complete Alternate Character Costume Pack for Street Fighter IV on Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Electronic Arts makes billion-dollar loss
Publisher suffers as capitalism crumbles.
Electronic Arts has published its year-end financial results, revealing it made net revenue of USD 4.2 billion dollars (GBP 2.8 billion / EUR 3.2 billion).
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Console cycle will last a long time - EA boss
Riccitiello reckons arms race has "subsided".
EA supremo John Riccitiello reckons the console war has calmed down, and thinks this generation of hardware will have a "very extended cycle".
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 gets June date
Comic-book maker spills beans.
Marvel Entertainment has announced a 29th June release date for PSN and XBLA fighter Marvel vs. Capcom 2. The date was revealed along with the comic-book maker's Q1 2009 financial results.
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BlizzCon tickets on sale next week
Event will live internet streaming.
Blizzard has announced that tickets for the fourth BlizzCon fan convention will go on sale on Saturday 16th May. The event runs from August 21st to 22nd in Anaheim, California.
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Review | Tales of Vesperia
Yuri update?
In a genre obsessed with world-threatening crises, Tales of Vesperia's initial focus on a local emergency is refreshing. It's the fantasy equivalent of a burst water main: a magical fountain whose powering gem-stone has been stolen, causing water to flood the lower district of Zaphias, the medium-sized city in which your character resides.
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Dragon Age Pen & Paper RPG unveiled
Tabletop of the pops this summer.
BioWare has just announced a pen and paper version of Dragon Age: Origins for release this summer on, er, tabletop.
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EA making ninja adventure for DS
Cute and apparently playable.
EA Japan is creating a DS ninja action-adventure game called Shonen Kininden Tsumuji.
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Rockstar toying with karma for GTA?
Our survey says... it's just a survey.
Rockstar appears to be considering a karma system for future instalments in the Grand Theft Auto series.
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Last Beatles: RB instruments revealed
Lennon's guitar costs 90 quid.
EA, MTV and Harmonix have replicated the guitars used by John Lennon and George Harrison for The Beatles: Rock Band.
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