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    FBI called over Take Two piracy allegation

    Law enforcement cheaper than lawyers, says studio head.

    US publisher Ideas From the Deep (IFD) has contacted the FBI with allegations that Take Two Interactive is selling illegal copies of Bugdom, a PC game for which IFD claims to own the license.

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    Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne gets Euro release

    Not long to wait, either, and more obscure Japanese nonsense on the way. [She's only teasing you with the "nonsense" bit, baffled readers. -Ed]

    Turn-based PS2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei is to get a release in Europe after all and could be with us as soon as next month, according to a statement from publisher Midas passed on to Eurogamer.

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    Black & White 2: more details

    Sequel to feature new characters, more miracles and plenty of hardcore physting action. [And improved AI I'll wager. -Ed]

    Lionhead studios has dipped into the virtual postbag to answer a few more questions about the forthcoming sequel to PC God-sim Black & White.

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    San Andreas PC details

    A new replay mode, MP3 radio station and other adjustments should make for a slightly more satisfying experience.

    We have a feeling that PC-owning Grand Theft Auto fans would be happy enough to play any port of San Andreas at this point, having watched the PS2-owning world lap it up since last October, but according to details released by Rockstar this week there will be a few changes beyond the obvious technical enhancements.

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    Onimusha 4 on the way

    So much for the whole trilogy thing, then.

    When it comes to game franchises, many developers are like crack whores. "That's it," they'll say. "That's the end of the trilogy. The VERY LAST TIME. I don't need this crap any more."

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    Euro HL2 Xbox late summer

    Valve confirms the console port of Half-Life 2 should be out "late summer", but Aftermath won't be included.

    A British Microsoft source has claimed that Half-Life 2 on Xbox is now likely to ship in September in Europe, quashing rising rumour that the port is to grace Microsoft's next generation console as a launch title later this year.

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    Alienware offers Jedi's choice

    New Light Side and Dark Side Star Wars-themed cases. We're tempted by the power of the Dark Side, frankly.

    Premium gaming PC suppliers Alienware has announced the launch of two new Star Wars branded systems to tie in with the forthcoming release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in cinemas.

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    Remedy gets ready for E3

    New game to go on show in May - and it's not going to be another Max Payne title.

    Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment, creator of the Max Payne series, has announced it will be showing off a brand new game for next-gen consoles and PCs at this year's E3.

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    Conan the Barbarian MMORPG

    "For us, there is no spring. Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm."

    What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!" So said Arnold Schwarzenegger addressing, I dunno, Republicans. Or rather, so said Arnie as Conan the Barbarian in the appalling 1982 film, and the news is there'll be plenty of crushed enemies and lamenting women heading our way early next year with the release of Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures.

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    Namco signs deal for Peanuts

    Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the stupid yellow birdie to appear in videogames for the next four years.

    Everyone loves the Peanuts characters, except those of us who find them depressing and unnerving in ways we can't quite explain and don't really want to explore, and now Namco has decided to put Snoopy and chums in a load of videogames.

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    GameCube gets new exclusive

    Oh. It's a Hello Kitty game.

    The console that Just Won't Die is going back under the defibrilator this summer with the release of Hello Kitty Roller Rescue exclusively for GameCube.

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    Elevation withdraws Eidos offer

    Wow, someone losing interest in the whole Eidos situation.

    US private equity firm Elevation Partners has formally withdrawn its cash offer for Wimbledon-based publisher Eidos, leaving the way clear for SCi's strongly supported acquisition bid to proceed.

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    Cricket 2005 due this summer

    EA steps up to the crease. Click through to find out how we got from wickets to beached sea-dwelling mammals in just four paragraphs.

    Electronic Arts has announced Cricket 2005 for PS2, Xbox and PC. Come this summer, fans of the sport will be able to take control of a fully licensed English team, compete in Twenty20 and regular county cricket and marvel at the TV-style presentation with commentary from Richie Benaud. Wicket.

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    Bangladesh cut out of SOCOM 3

    Government complaints prompt SCEA to drop references out of "social responsibility".

    A number of references to Bangladesh are to be removed from Sony Computer Entertainment America's forthcoming SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs title, after reports of official complaints from the government of the country.

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    Mythic slams EQII auction site

    Station Exchange comes under fire from a chap who doesn't wish he thought of it first at all.

    It's not even up and running yet, but Sony Online Entertainment's new Everquest II auction site has come under attack from a fellow MMORPG developer.

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    Company of Heroes announced

    THQ to publish Relic's World War II RTS. Who does that Mr Hitler think he's kidding, anyway.

    Relic Entertainment, creator of the Homeworld series, has announced that it is currently working on a new real-time strategy PC title due for release next year.

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    £179 PSP on September 1st

    Sony finally reveals its plans for the European launch of the PlayStation Portable. We can all go back to sleep now.

    PlayStation Portable will launch in Europe on September 1st, Sony finally announced this week. Customers will be able to buy a PSP "Value Pack" for £179 (€249) from that date.

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    Another Code due in June

    And that's in Europe! Crikey. Lots of other Nintendo dates too. Mmm, dates.

    Nintendo of Europe has sent out one of its happy little periodicals announcing a few release dates. The latest Q2 schedule doesn't tell us very much we didn't already know, but there are a couple of date announcements for the DS, which is good news as we're enduring something of a drought at the moment.

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    Namco says: We Love Katamari

    Is the name of the US version of Minna Daisuki Katamari Damacy. Due out Stateside later this year.

    Namco has announced that the PS2 sequel to Katamari Damacy will be released in the US "later this year", whenever the hell that is. And it will be called "We Love Katamari", rather appropriately - a reference to the story, which sees the now-popular King Of All Cosmos fulfilling fan requests for more katamari (the rolling stars, y'know).

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    Battlefield 2 PSP, new DICE FPS

    Swedish team brings war to the palm of your hand, with a little help from EA UK.

    Swedish developer DICE has revealed that a version of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is in progress for the PlayStation Portable at EA's UK Studio, while work has commenced on a brand new FPS title at the firm's Canadian offices.

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    Bad Day L.A. details

    American McGee goes all Michael Moore with a game satirising the US populace for being a bunch of scaredy-cats.

    Legendary developer American McGee has unveiled more details of Bad Day L.A., his forthcoming game for PC, revealing that although it doesn't even have a release date yet he's already working on a sequel.

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    Cossacks 2 demo

    Have a go at CDV's new real-time strategy effort. For free, like.

    RTS fans may be interested to know that there's a big fat demo now available for CDV's Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. You can download it from 3D Gamers.

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    Psst, hey, check out SpyToy

    NOT SO LOUD. They'll hear us!

    Clearly buoyed by the fact that we said some nice things about EyeToy: Work Out, You Lazy Sod or whatever the fitness game's called [you've done that joke -Ed], Sony has announced another EyeToy game which isn't in fact that much of a game. And, again, it sounds pretty nifty.

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    Prey gets ATI E3 unveiling

    A bit like Half-Life 2. Which is an expression they'll hope we use again. Game's due out on PC and "a next-gen console" in 2006.

    As revealed here last week (altogether now: "ooooOOOooooOOOoh! Hark at her!" ["Him", Tom; you're a bloke -Ed]), Take-Two's 2K Games label has announced that it will publish resurrected 3D Realms-owned first-person shooter Prey for the PC and a next-generation console system in 2006.

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    Pirates of the Caribbean MMO

    Time for more timber-shivering and buckle-swashing with Disney's new online effort.

    Hoist the sails, splice the mainbrace and wheel out all the other clichés - Disney is doing a massively multiplayer online RPG based on the Pirates of the Carribbean franchise.

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    Hellgate opened fully

    More info on Flagship's Lewisham-based RPG.

    Following the revelation in the US print press last month that Flagship Studios was working on Hellgate: London, publisher Namco has revealed a few more details about the forthcoming RPG.

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    Champ Man 5 dated on PS2 and Xbox

    Curiously, we'll be on our way out of the country when it lands. Funny old game.

    Eidos has revealed that Championship Manager 5 will be released on PS2 and Xbox on 13th May 2005, just in time for the close of the football season and, by curious quirk of coincidence, just in time for most reviewers in the UK not to have time to review it before flying off to E3.

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    HL2: Lost Coast trailer

    It's a weighty download, mind, but very pretty indeed. On Eurofiles now.

    A new trailer for Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast is now available for download from good old Eurofiles.

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    Codies' WWII dogfighter

    Take to the skies and blow up everything you see with Heroes of the Pacific for PC and consoles.

    Codemasters has announced a new flight combat game entitled Heroes of the Pacific for PS2, Xbox and PC. Screenshots hnar.

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    Soul Calibur III: new trailer

    On Eurofiles. Complete with Yotoriami interview. Also, news that some old friends will be returning.

    As more details of the characters in PS2-exclusive Soul Calibur III emerge, a new trailer for the game is now available for download from Eurofiles.

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