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POP will miss Xmas "if quality's not there"
But Ubi still banking on '08 release.
Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes has told Eurogamer that his title will slip into 2009 "if the quality's not there", but added that the team was nevertheless committed to hitting its pre-Christmas target.
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Too many are "awful", says producer.
Hot on the heels of the Far Cry 2 team's decision not to produce a consumer demo of its open-world shooter, Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes has confirmed that there's no plans to do one for the Ubisoft Montreal stable-mate either.
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Princess of Persia, anyone?
She may be making her gaming debut as a supporting character in the new Prince of Persia, but the game's producer has revealed that the back-story and game universe are deep enough that Elika could ultimately become the star of her own game.
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Live conference reports, previews and TV shows all week.
Eurogamer is all set to report live on the three platform holder press conferences as they unfold at E3 next week, starting with Microsoft on Monday.
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WAR loses four cities and classes
Features cut for quality, says Jacobs.
Mythic Entertainment boss Mark Jacobs has revealed that the EA studio is axing large chunks of content from the launch version of its upcoming MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
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Atari flashes exclusive 360 racing game
RACE Pro by GTR team SimBin.
Atari has decided its next move will be an exclusive Xbox 360 racing game called RACE Pro, due sometime this autumn.
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Brash doing Tale of Desperaux game
Fairytale about a heroic mouse.
Brash Entertainment plans to turn the Tale of Desperaux film into an Xbox 360, PS2, Wii and PC game in time for winter.
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Game ogre.
Ankama Games has a reputation for being quietly effective. So much so that there's something almost virus-like about the way the French developer has insinuated itself into the online gaming world. But no-one's coughing up blood and dropping dead in the streets - coming down with a case of the Ankamas is far more likely to see you spending precious hours clicking away at whimsical and lavishly-illustrated browser-based MMOs that prove enduringly hard to turn off.
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Buffy coming back to life on DS
505 Games staking a claim.
505 Games is bringing Buffy back from the dead this November and putting her on the DS.
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Activision Blizzard to rival iTunes
With new Guitar Hero-led online store.
Activision Blizzard has decided to use the popularity of Guitar Hero to create a "credible alternative" to iTunes.
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Ferrari Challenge online fix coming soon
Next couple of weeks, says System 3.
System 3 has told Eurogamer to expect a patch for Ferrari Challenge in the next week or so.
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Review | Golf: Tee It Up!
From the makers of Super Stardust HD. Woo.
While Everybody's Golf may be an obvious touchstone for this budget round of putt-putt fun, it's a credit to developer Housemarque (creator of PS3 sensation Super Stardust HD) that the comparison is favourable rather than dismissive.
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Review | Beijing 2008
Olymping over the finishing line.
Some of us never tired of button-bashing with a bit of precision timing thrown in. Ever since Konami introduced the concept 25 years ago, I've been there, abusing my carpal tunnels to defeat improbable high scores. It's a curious addiction, and one faithfully re-enabled by SEGA and Eurocom's take on sport's age-old sub-genre. Timed to officially cash in on the impending arrival of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, SEGA's game is exhaustive. You take your pick of 38 sporting disciplines including track, field, aquatics, gymnastics, shooting, weightlifting, cycling, kayaking, judo and table tennis [and copying lists off the press release - Ed], and you can set up your own competition and play offline against up to three friends or online in a group of eight.
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Ninjas and arty fights on VC this week
NeoGeo treats for all.
Nintendo has added two more NeoGeo titles to the Virtual Console.
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New cymbal options promised.
Electronic Arts is planning to release two new drum kits for Rock Band 2.
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WAR developer rolls back its brand.
EA Mythic boss Mark Jacobs has told MMORPG.com that the Warhammer Online developer is dropping the EA from its name, and becoming Mythic Entertainment once more.
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First Half-Life 2: Ep 3 picture surfaces
Gordon and crowbar face an Advisor.
The first picture of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 has surfaced on the Internet.
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Sony has no plans to cut PS3 price
So says chief financial officer man.
Sony doesn't intend to cut the price of PlayStation 3 in the near future, according to the company's chief financial officer.
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Microsoft has plans to cut Xbox 360 price
So says Wall Street Journal man.
Microsoft intends to cut the price of Xbox 360 in the near future, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Age of Conan available to download
You'd better have lots of Internets.
Funcom has announced that its fantasy MMO Age of Conan is now available as a direct download from the developer's website.
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2K to publish Champions Online
Confirms formats, release window.
2K Games, the Take-Two publishing label that brought us Bioshock, has signed a global publishing deal for Cryptic Studio's superhero MMO Champions Online.
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Deep Silver takes Ride to Hell
GTA-style biker game for 2009.
Deep Silver has whipped the wrappers off a brand new GTA-style game for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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Claims Rock Band violates patents.
Konami has filed a lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV and Viacom, claiming music game Rock Band infringes on its patents.
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Too Human demo coming next week
As part of Microsoft's E3 bonanza.
Microsoft is to release a demo for vikings-in-space adventure Too Human next week.
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Too complex to "give away".
Far Cry 2 creative director Clint Hocking has confirmed that there will be no pre-release demo of Ubisoft's open-world shooter sequel. Or, "no, no demo" as he put it to us last week at the team's HQ in Montreal.
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Island games just "cashing in" on Far Cry
Far Cry 2 dev takes swipe at competition.
Don't let the crystal clear water and golden sands fool you: as far as the developer of Far Cry 2 is concerned, videogame tropical islands have become the imaginative equivalent of two weeks at Butlins.
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Ubisoft doing Hell's Kitchen game
"It's disgusting - I've tasted it!"
Ubisoft has teamed up with Gordon Ramsay to put some b******s on and make a f*****g Hell's Kitchen game for Wii, DS, PC and Mac.
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New console RTS from Total War team
Stormrise for PS3 and 360 next year.
SEGA has unveiled a brand new real-time strategy game built solely for Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Rumours swirl around new Ubisoft project
Jade Raymond producing I Am Alive?
Ubisoft has declined to comment on rumours that Assassin's Creed alumni Jade Raymond is producing a new game called I Am Alive.
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More than 160 games coming to iPhone
Jobs for the toys.
Apple kingpin Steve Jobs has revealed that 160 games will be available from the App Store when it launches in the US today.
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