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    Halo 360 bundle for Christmas?

    Picture evidence says yes.

    Microsoft could be preparing a special Halo 3 Premium 360 (HDMI) bundle in time for Christmas.

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    Ceramic White PS3 for Japan

    Two colours for 40GB model.

    Sony Japan has revealed that the 40GB PS3 will be available across the region in Ceramic White and standard black, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    EverQuest film takes shape

    Sony signs Hollywood talent.

    Sony has signed two top Hollywood names to help bring about its long-standing dreams of an EverQuest film.

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    WAR beta closing tomorrow

    New phase in December.

    EA Mythic has said it will be closing the Warhammer Online beta tomorrow, before opening up a new phase of testing in December.

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    Fresh PSP Store details emerge

    SCEA making seven games for it.

    GamesIndustry.biz has learnt that Sony America is developing at least seven new PSP games for download from the PlayStation Store.

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    Blame the national obsession with self-improvement, renovation, augmentation; or the fact that our designer fancies himself as the Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen of coding. Either way, you may have noticed that Eurogamer TV has gone under the knife for some fairly major cosmetic enhancement of late. "Would", frankly.

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    Pirates of Burning Sea dated

    Sets sail in January.

    Flying Lab has said its Pirates of the Burning Sea MMOG will launch on 22nd January next year.

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    Review | Ratatouille

    P-touille!

    I must admit, I was a little apprehensive about reviewing this. I hadn't seen the movie and here I was playing the game. Pixar's animations are always an event, this one especially, being the next one from Brad Bird, director of the excellent The Incredibles. I wanted to go into Ratatouille fresh. I didn't want to spoil the experience by learning the plot through in-engine cutscenes and level goals when the silver screen experience lay so close to hand. Still, what could I do? I had to obligingly follow my reviewer's oath and get stuck in.

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    SEGA has bobbed up to the surface to say that Bass Fishing is in development for Wii and will be released early next year.

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    Conan, Simpsons demos on Live

    Giant statues and pectorals.

    Demos for The Simpsons and Conan are now available to download from Xbox Live Marketplace.

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    SingStar PS3 release in limbo

    Still in testing, says Sony.

    A release date for SingStar on the PlayStation 3 is currently up in the air as Sony continues to test downloadable content and community features for the next-gen version of one of its most popular social gaming franchises, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    The Simpsons

    It's coming Homer.

    Who doesn't like The Simpsons? All right, apart from you over there, you must be very interesting at dinner parties. Everyone likes The Simpsons and that explains why Electronic Arts is making a videogame set in Springfield.

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    Puzzle Quest on XBLA tomorrow

    Petition for national holiday.

    Microsoft has confirmed that Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be available on Live Arcade tomorrow for a mighty 1200 points (GBP 10.20 / EUR 13.96).

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    Interview | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

    Blizzard on what to expect from its new expansion.

    It's been two months now since Blizzard unveiled the next expansion pack for World of Warcraft. Or, more accurately, since the Internet unveiled it - but the official announcement still caused a stir amongst the hardcore fans who made the pilgrimage to BlizzCon.

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    No PS3 price drop for Australia

    New 40GB model will be enough.

    Sony Australia will be phasing out the 60GB PS3 in the region but it will not be cutting the price to help shift stock as is happening in Europe, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    Sony cuts price of PS3 in Japan

    40GB to cost less than 20GB.

    Sony has announced plans to cut the price of PlayStation 3 in Japan and introduce a 40GB model, just like it's doing over here.

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    FIFA 08 triumphs in UK

    Halo 3 sales down 79 per cent.

    FIFA 08 has rattled the net to become the UK All Formats Chart number one this week, according to ChartTrack data via GamesIndustry.biz.

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    Rockstar appeals over Manhunt 2

    Says ban is unacceptable.

    Rockstar has said it will continue fight against the Manhunt 2 ban, describing the BBFC's refusal to grant the game a certificate as "unacceptable".

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    Review | Tetris Splash

    Smells fishy.

    Improving on a classic is never easy. It always involves risk as there's a strong possibility you'll destroy what made the original so great. So how do you make something already brilliant even better? How do you offer something new without ruining the magic?

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    Interview | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

    IO's Jens Peter Kurup talks online multiplayer and offline co-op.

    IO Interactive is trying to do something different with the online multiplayer mode in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. As you'll know if you've read our preview, it's titled Fragile Alliance and it's all about greed, betrayal and revenge. You have to work with other players at the start of each round to take out police, but by the end it's every man for himself.

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    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

    Multiplayer and more unveiled.

    "Play it like a soldier and you'll lose. Play it like a criminal and you'll win." That's the advice of IO Interactive on the online multiplayer mode in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. It's good advice. You may have captured more flags than you've had hot deathmatches, but you're not in the army now. This mode is about strategy, not just shooting. It's about betrayal and greed and revenge. It's about working as a team in a world where it's every man for himself. But most of all, it's about swearing.

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    FIFA dominates Spain, Germany

    Halo also strong in Euro charts.

    FIFA 08 and Halo 3 made up the majority of the Spanish and German charts this week, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    MS unveils new US 360 deal

    Two free games bundled in.

    Microsoft is bundling two free games with all new Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Elite's sold in the US from the end of the month, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    Empire Interactive has said that Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe will be on Live Arcade next Wednesday.

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    CoD 4 PC demo this week

    Thursday, specifically.

    Infinity Ward will be releasing a PC demo for Call of Duty 4 on Thursday at around 5pm UK time.

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    BBFC says no to Manhunt 2 again

    New version still not passable.

    The BBFC has again rejected Rockstar's Manhunt 2 despite the developer making cuts to the game after it was initially banned last June, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    Paradise City demo available

    Strategical gangster role-play.

    Danish developer Sirius Games has cobbled together a playable version of its gangster game Escape From Paradise City.

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    60GB PS3 to be discontinued

    Once it's sold out.

    Sony has announced that once the current stock of 60GB PlayStation 3s has sold out, European regions will only have access to the newly introduced 40GB model.

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    FFXII: Revenant Wings gets date

    DS exclusive early next year.

    Square Enix has said that Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings will be out in Europe early next year.

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    Star Ocean-themed PSP revealed

    Nothing confirmed for Europe.

    Square Enix has taken the wraps off of a fancy Star Ocean-themed PSP Slim & Lite in Japan, which it will release bundled with SNES remake The First Departure in December.

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