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    PAL FFXII in early 2007

    Bit of a wait, then.

    Final Fantasy XII will be released in Europe in early 2007.

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    MS to refund 360 repair fees

    On pre-2006 consoles.

    Microsoft has said it will waive the cost of repairs on Xbox 360 consoles manufactured before 1st January 2006, and refund any fees already paid.

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    It's that time again. Apparently. Because despite it being the Tokyo Game Show more or less now, and X06 next week, and Ellie having disappeared on holiday with most of the talent, we've put together another podcast for you.

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    Media Molecule doing PS3 title

    Rag Doll Kung Fu chaps.

    Media Molecule, the studio recently formed by the team responsible for Rag Doll Kung Fu, has revealed it is making a new title for the PlayStation 3.

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    Far Cry Wii unveiled

    Jack's in trouble again.

    Ubisoft has properly unveiled the Nintendo Wii version of Far Cry, which is a launch title for the console.

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    Sony has a pop at 360 HD-DVD

    Apparently they prefer Blu-ray.

    Following on from yesterday's revelation that Microsoft plans to launch its HD-DVD drive add-on in Japan this November, Sony has offered a reaction.

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    New Far Cry, POP, Splinter Cell

    Ubi says it's 'displeased' by seemingly accidental FTP upload.

    Ubisoft is working on a Far Cry sequel, a PSP version of Far Cry, a new Prince of Persia game, a Rocky title for PSP, and a fifth Splinter Cell game subtitled Conviction.

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    More Overlord details

    How evil can you be?

    Codemasters and Triumph Studios are getting excited about next summer's release of Overlord on PC and Xbox 360, in which you and your minions get to trawl through a fantasy world wiping things out and generally repressing people.

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    Moore on Wii prospects

    'You'll pull it out at parties.'

    Microsoft's Peter Moore reckons that the Nintendo Wii might end up being left on the shelf and pulled out at parties.

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    No MGS4 until late 2007?

    Plus, TGS trailer details.

    Konami will show yet another Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots trailer during this week's Tokyo Game Show, and it'll be about six minutes long and comprised mainly of gameplay footage.

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    Level 5's new PS3 RPG

    Flogging the PS3 hard.

    Japanese developer Level 5 is hard at work on a brand new PlayStation 3 RPG called Shirokishi Monogatari ("White Knight Story"), according to a report in Famitsu Weekly ahead of the Tokyo Game Show.

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    Gran Turismo HD gets release

    Old and new, with lots of DLC.

    Gran Turismo HD will be available for PlayStation 3 after all, according to reports from the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly, but it'll be more of a "Prologue" title than anything.

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    Microsoft's one-stop shop for everything Xbox Live, Major Nelson, has updated his blog with details of today's new Xbox Live Marketplace additions.

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    Ridge Racer 7 at PS3 launch

    In Japan anyway. Genji too.

    Phew. It's all fine. The PlayStation 3 will be a roaring success after all.

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    Ninja Gaiden on PS3

    Play as Rachel.

    The game known to my mother as Ninja Garden is on its way to PlayStation 3 according to, you guessed it, Famitsu Weekly.

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    Live Arcade dev costs rising

    Says Live Arcade developer.

    President of GarageGames, Jeff Tunnell, has revealed the costs associated with creating original IP for Xbox Live Arcade are rising due to the "industry standard arms race".

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    PGR3 Xbox 360 bundle

    300 quid. From tomorrow.

    Microsoft may not be cutting the price of the premium Xbox 360 this Christmas (well, not yet anyway), but those of you holding off buying one might be swayed by a new bundle announced today.

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    Review | Gradius Collection

    Top grades.

    Retro-games. Space Invaders and Ikaruga, Monkey Island and Super Monkey Ball, Donkey Kong and Super Mario 64, Game & Watch and Neo-Geo Pocket Color, 1975 and 1999, Pong and Virtua Tennis, Centipede and Final Fantasy VII.

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    Guitar Hero goes multiformat

    Activision CEO confirms.

    Activision has confirmed that it will bring hit music title Guitar Hero to multiple formats in 2007.

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    Harvest Moon at TGS

    Wii version to debut in Japan.

    Farm hands rejoice! Marvelous Interactive has confirmed that the Tokyo Games Show will be the launching platform for the latest instalment of its Harvest Moon series, exclusive to the Nintendo Wii.

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    Ridge Racer PS3 details emerge

    14 player online races promised.

    Ridge Racer 7 will support 14 player online races and allow you to customise vehicles for the first time when it makes its debut on PlayStation 3.

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    FFXIII video to show at TGS

    Squenix also promises some new game announcements.

    The PlayStation 3's Final Fantasy XIII will be shown off in video form at the Tokyo Game Show, and Square Enix plans to announce some new games too.

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    Try Xbox Live free for a week

    Promoting Windows Live spaces.

    Put off Xbox Live by subscription fees and tales of loud Americans screaming into your headset from the other side of the globe? Well, now’s your chance to put any superstitions to rest, or prove yourself right, as a whole free week of Gold membership will be available later this month.

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    Koei's TGS line-up

    Including four for PS3.

    Koei will have playable versions of several of its PlayStation 3 titles on hand at the Tokyo Game Show next week.

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    Lost Odyssey demo at TGS

    An hour of Mistwalker's RPG.

    PlayStation 3 may be expected to dominate in terms of playable next-gen game demos at the Tokyo Game Show this week, but any Xbox 360 owners attending will at least get the chance to sample one of Mistwalker's RPG titles.

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    Microsoft once again plans to leverage its captive audience of Xbox Live subscribers by releasing game demos, videos and other content during the Tokyo Game Show and X06 this month.

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    Xbox 360 HD-DVD dated, 1080p promised

    Plus, new XBLA titles, dates.

    The Xbox 360 HD-DVD player will be released on 17th November in Japan and cost 19,800 yen (EUR 133 / GBP 89).

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    Trailers, map packs on XBL

    First day's TGS 360 haul.

    Content going on Xbox Live Marketplace today includes a trailer for Half-Life 2: Episode Two, another for Tenchu Senran and a Tokyo Game Show picture pack.

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    Super Mario Galaxy

    Star treatment.

    Were you to have dissected my brain on the flight to E3 this year, you would have found many things. I suspect you would have discovered first of all where the air marshal was sitting. Having patiently explained that you were the unwitting protagonist of a preview introduction being written several months later, you might then have peeled back my scalp, levered open my skull and fingered your way past the layers of neuroses, the section dedicated to obscure '90s pop trivia ("aha, so it was Deep Blue Something who wrote Breakfast At Tiffany's"), and then arrived in whichever lobe played host to my main fear about Super Mario Galaxy: that it would, like many of the DS launch titles, struggle to feel like much more than the novel first steps of a toddler in an earthquake.

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    Bioware forms handheld division

    Kicks off DS development.

    Developer BioWare, creators of Jade Empire and Neverwinter Nights, has announced the formation of a handheld development group.

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