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A seven-part series of frustratingly low resolution videos of the Japanese version is a tour de force of economy, precision, daring and ingenuity. We weep at its magnificence. More >

Namco Bandai has revealed that it will publish the PS3 version of Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, the RPG collaboration between Level-5 and Studio Ghibli, in Europe and North America next year. More >

Developer The Indie Stone has taken its zombie survival RPG offline for a day, after pirates released a version that downloads a new version of the game every time the Update button is clicked. "These 'auto updating' versions could kill us completely," Indie Stone explains. "We have a cloud based distribution model...We are charged money for people downloading the game." More >

Following the furore over CCP's introduction of a shop into EVE Online, the company has gone one step further to winning back the hearts (and wallets) of its fans. Players whose EVE accounts lapsed around the time of the incident have been offered, by email, a reduced subscription offer of $4.95 for 30 days. The news follows CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson's letter of apology to the EVE community last week. More >

Tim Cain, one of the creators of the original 1991 Fallout, has joined Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian as senior programmer. More >

In a post on its forums, BioWare has detailed how Mass Effect 3's four-player co-op will work. According to community co-ordinator Chris Priestly, the co-op missions will have a "direct impact on the outcome of the single player campaign, giving players an alternative method of achieving ultimate victory”. The system, dubbed Galaxy at War, will influence your solo campaigns "Galactic Readiness" level along with other yet to be announced "platforms and interfaces". More >

Bethesda vice president Pete Hines has responded to Minecraft creator Notch's comments regarding the ongoing trademark dispute between Zenimax and Mojang. Bethesda issued a trademark claim back in August regarding Mojang's upcoming project, Scrolls. More >

Mass Effect 3 will indeed have an online multiplayer component - a feature that has been rumoured for some time now - according to Australian magazine PC PowerPlay. More >

Kaio King Of Pirates, the 3DS action-RPG in development at Keiji Inafune's Intercept studio, was announced a few hours ago. In an unusual move, the game's debut trailer and official website have already been translated into English. More >

Capcom legend Keiji Inafune has announced Kaio, an action-RPG for 3DS from his new studio Intercept. Andriasang reports that Kai-Oh - which translates as Sea King - has multiplayer support and a pirate setting, though the main character is a penguin. More >

Apple's iPhone 4S press conference today played host to the unveiling of Epic Games subsidiary Chair Entertainment’s Infinity Blade 2, the follow-up to December 2010’s iOS smash hit. More >

Cyanide, developer of A Game Of Thrones: Genesis, the PC strategy game released last month, has confirmed that its console and PC RPG based on George R R Martin's novels that will be released next year. Kotaku reports that the game's story will pick up from where Genesis left off, will follow the first season of HBO's TV show and star two new characters, though familiar faces will feature during the course of the game. More >

Following confirmation that Level 5's striking RPG Ni No Kuni will be released in the west early next year comes what appears to be its western name: Wrath Of The White Witch. More >

UPDATE: Sony confirms promotion is US-only but "the majority of the content" will be released in Europe. A selection of "rare classic games" will be made available on the US PlayStation Store this week, according to Industry Gamers. The move is part of Only On PlayStation Network, Sony's bid to draw attention to the range of exclusive games available from its PlayStation 3 download store. On October 4, PS2 classics including Capcom's high-camp brawler God Hand and hack-and-slash title Maximo: Ghosts To Glory, Konami's strategy game Ring Of Red, and Vanillaware titles Odin Sphere and GrimGrimoire will be released. More >