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    Vivendi has confirmed reports that F.E.A.R. is coming out on PlayStation 3.

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    Alexander the CD

    Rome expansion boxed up.

    Having learned a "phenomenal amount" about digital distribution with the download-only release of Rome: Total War expansion Alexander, Creative Assembly and SEGA are now planning to pop it in a box for those of you without Internets. Rendering this news item somewhat moot, you might argue. It'll be out on September 1st.

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    Bad Day LA

    Bad game, ya?

    Let's start at the beginning. Terrorist maniacs have flown a jet airliner into the gridlocked 105 freeway in Los Angeles, causing death and destruction on a massive scale. But it's not just the plane's impact that causes mayhem, but their toxic cargo which turns everyone into puking zombies in a matter of seconds.

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    No 1080p PS3 games this year?

    Predicts Microsoft exec.

    Throwing cold water on Sony's talk of 1080p output for the PS3, Microsoft's Andre Vrignaud has warned that the company's claims are nothing but hype.

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    EGTV: LMA Manager 2007 trailer

    Game due out on Sept 22.

    A new, exclusive trailer for Codemasters' latest football management title, LMA Manager 2007, is now showing on Eurogamer TV.

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    EG podcast returns to the ear

    We talk to FIFA and PES developers, and make crap jokes.

    Eurogamer's second stab at a podcast is live today, and available through your local Internets.

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    Review | Over the Hedge

    Kids will be over the moon.

    Apart from being some of this summer's biggest movie box office hits, the likes of Miami Vice, Monster House, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars have also done rather well for the respective publishers responsible for the inevitable videogame adaptations. Check out Cars: Three weeks at the top spot, and no sign of flagging as THQ clocks up another Pixar-fuelled success to rival the vast-selling Finding Nemo. But looking elsewhere down the best-seller's list we couldn't help but notice that we'd overlooked Over The Hedge, and fancied seeing whether it could buck the trend of awful games-of-the-movie. Call us suckers for punishment, but that's what we're here for - and while publishers continue their unofficial summer strike, we're not exactly overloaded with games to review at the moment.

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    3D Realms confirms Prey 2

    Concerns to be addressed.

    Just a few weeks after the release of PC and Xbox 360 shooter Prey, 3D Realms' Scott Miller has confirmed that a sequel is already in development.

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    X360 camera to ship with game

    A free one. Out in September.

    Speaking to US website Gamasutra, Microsoft has revealed new details regarding its Live Vision camera for the Xbox 360, which is expected to ship this September - complete with a free gesture-control software title.

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    360 HD-DVD just for films

    MS reiterates, squashing rumours.

    Several of Microsoft's blogging corps have reiterated that the company has no plans to provide games on HD-DVD, despite reports to the contrary.

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    Blazing Angels at PS3 launch

    Using the tilty controller too.

    Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII will be released alongside the PlayStation 3 on November 17, Ubisoft's announced.

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    New D&D Online module

    The first of three.

    Turbine has released the first of three planned additional modules for Dungeons & Dragons Online, providing five new dungeons for players to adventure in.

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    New DAOC expansion

    The Minotaurs are coming.

    EA Mythic has unveiled Dark Age of Camelot's seventh expansion, due out in late 2006 in the US to celebrate the MMORPG's fifth anniversary.

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    F.E.A.R. Combat out today

    1.07 patch arrives too.

    F.E.A.R. Combat is set to be released on Sierra's official website in just over an hour. Alternatively, those of you not reading this at 9.56am: it's out now! Rejoice!

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    Caesar IV demo

    With your mouse-clicks.

    Vivendi and Tilted Mill have released the first playable demo of Caesar IV, giving you a chance to try out the latest thing in thousands-of-years-old urban planning.

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    Microsoft talks up future of DLC

    'Consumables' the next step.

    With Xbox Live usage at record levels, Microsoft has been talking to developers about how it plans to move the service forward - revealing that it wants to create another layer of premium downloadable content that covers "consumables" like in-game currency, as well as integrating purchases into game worlds.

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    Interview | Living Legend

    Ian Livingstone on why Lara's still going strong.

    In part 1 of our interview, published yesterday, Ian Livingstone discussed Eidos' future plans and his thoughts on the next-gen console battle. Here, he reveals more about his work with the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival, plans for a third Tomb Raider movie and a 10th anniversary game, and why the evolution of E3 is good news for publishers.

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    Review | Super Rugby League 2

    Rugger? Bugger.

    Someone, somewhere, is probably ecstatic right now. Not because they've won the lottery. Not even because they've just woken up next to Lucy Pinder. But because they're happy just to know that Super Rugby League 2 even exists. Suffice to say, it's taken its time reaching these fair shores. But is it worth the wait?

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    Jane Jensen's new game

    It's on show at the Leipzig GCDC.

    German publisher dtp has announced that legendary adventure game designer Jane Jensen will be offering a world exclusive debut of her latest project during the Leipzig Games Convention.

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    Planet Moon doing SEGA PSP title

    Just not saying what it is.

    Planet Moon Studios has been signed up by SEGA to redevelop a classic series for the PlayStation Portable, although neither company will be drawn on the name.

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    Red Ocean announced for PC

    Best character name EVER.

    Anaconda has announced plans to publish a new PC first-person shooter next year, featuring quite possibly the best-named videogame hero ever.

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    Third Tomb Raider film?

    Eidos in talks with Paramount.

    Eidos' Ian Livingstone has revealed that the company is in talks with Paramount about a third Tomb Raider film. Before you get too excited though, beware that it's very much in the planning stages.

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    MS talks up 360 attach-rate

    And says 80% use Live.

    Microsoft has published a new set of stats for the Xbox 360, revealing healthy attachment rates for software and accessories and a high download rate for Xbox Live Marketplace.

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    Texas Hold 'Em will be free

    For 48 hours. New XBLA dates.

    They may have kept us waiting as long as possible, but there's good news for those of you holding out for news about Microsoft's ongoing plans for Xbox Live Arcade: Texas Hold 'Em poker will be free after all, albeit for just 48 hours.

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    Bizarre finally tackles Grid Wars

    Geometry Wars clone shot down.

    Having shown creditable restraint up to now, Bizarre Creations has finally cracked down on the distributors of Grid Wars 2, a game that's spookily and - Bizarre reckons - actionably similar to Xbox 360 title Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

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    Too Human rumour scotched

    SK denies ditching Unreal tech.

    Microsoft has taken the unusual step of publicly denying reports stating that Silicon Knights had abandoned the use of Unreal Engine 3 in its Xbox 360 title Too Human.

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    BF2 patch delayed

    They found a bug.

    EA has walked back the Spanish announcement that Battlefield 2's 1.4 patch would be released yesterday, revealing that a problem discovered during "final processing" led to an unexpected delay.

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    Maelstrom demo

    Two-mission RTS sample.

    KDV Games (aka K-D Lab) has released a 434MB multi-language demo of its upcoming science-fiction strategy title Maelstrom, due to be published by Codemasters on PC later this year.

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    Dead Rising

    Dawn of the Dead Rising obsession.

    The question a lot of boring Internet men will very soon be asking is this: is Dead Rising - Capcom's first Xbox 360 exclusive and the most highly anticipated game due out between now and Gears of War - a system seller?

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    Bad Day LA demo

    Trying American.

    American McGee's Bad Day LA is now available in demo form, featuring a small section where Santa Monica is struck down by some biological terror. Apparently all that fits into just 260MB of demo, too.

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