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  Enormous Xbox Marketplace sale starts next week

  Daily deals in the run up to New Year. 81

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  Free Ghost'n Goblins homage Maldita Castilla is a worthy spiritual successor

  "I've missed games like Ghost'n Goblins for many years, so I just decided to make one by myself." 29

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  Rage's The Scorchers DLC drops next week

  Six new areas, a harder difficulty mode and you can play after the ending. 51

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  The Last of Us introduces new character Tess

  Played by 24's Annie Wersching. 32

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  HMV pins hope on FIFA 13 and Skylanders as it battles through winter

  Analysts reckon it will go out of business next year. 118

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  THQ gives away Metro 2033 on PC for free

  Last light? 73

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  The Hotline Miami sales story, and more

  "I don't know what the f***'s going on in there but it's just amazing." 83

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  Nintendo confirms German law to blame for Europe-wide Wii U eShop 18+ content restrictions

  "We always aim to provide a safe gaming experience for fans of all ages." 196

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  Dark Souls 2 officially announced

  UPDATE: Coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. 204

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  Nintendo blocking 18+ rated Wii U eShop content at certain times

  "The times during which this content can be viewed have been restricted." 267

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  Devs slam Hitman: Absolution promotion that invited you to identify female Facebook friends by their "small tits" and then kill them

  UPDATE: Square Enix apologises, describes promotion as "wide of the mark". 231

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  Nintendo Wii Mini leaked by retailer

  UPDATE: Exclusive to Canada. Nintendo UK issues statement. 175

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

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  BioWare: Mass Effect 4 due "late 2014 to mid-2015"

  UPDATE: EA discounts comments, site investigating. 111

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  The Secret World drops subscription fee but isn't free-to-play

  But didn't Funcom say... 50

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  Silicon Knights' cancelled games laid bare

  Too Human 2, 3, Eternal Darkness 2, more. 43

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  Nintendo Land devs explain lack of online multiplayer

  And why Star Fox's star turn was cut. 72

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  Ken Levine asks players to vote on BioShock Infinite's reversible cover

  You have until 19th December. 101

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  Football Manager Handheld 2013 kicks off tonight on iOS, Android

  Sugar daddies available via in-app purchase. 38

• Nintendo's eShop money-back offer for Premium Wii U owners now live

  Start earning your £5 voucher. 31

• Donate £6 to GamesAid and choose five free indie games

  Bought yourself a Christmas present yet? 12

• Monkey Island creator will talk to rights owner Disney about new game plans

  "I would love to get the rights back and make the game I want to make." 23

• Elite: Dangerous footage blasts through multiplayer dogfight

  Braben's Kickstarter creeps past 700k of £1.25m goal. 52

• Double Fine's Ron Gilbert explains why adventure game The Cave has no inventory

  Looking "really, really closely" at iOS port. 20

• Suda 51's papercraft platformer Black Knight Sword hits PSN today

  As does GTA: San Andreas and Castlevania: SotN, only five years after NA. 23

• Job ads suggest Sony has greenlit PlayStation All-Stars 2

  For PlayStation 4? 50

• Assassin's Creed 3 sells over 7 million units

  Ubisoft's fastest-selling game to date. We've spent 82 centuries of gaming time playing it. 71

• Level-5 responds to Sega's lawsuit over Inazuma Eleven

  Points out its soccer series started before the patent, plus touch screen controls are "very basic." 26

• Free first-person puzzler/2D platformer Perspective out today

  The latest mind-bender from the school where Portal was born. 7

• What's going on at Trion? Rift team now hit by lay-offs

  Follows End of Nations restructuring last week. 19

• Double Fine's Kinect Party due this month, free until 2013

  Get your fairy princess on for the holidays. 11

• Toki Tori 2 delayed until early next year

  "It's something that's just not good enough to be released yet." 9

• Roll up roll up, get your £79 Eve Fanfest 2013 tickets now

  Add a "Pub Crawl with a Dev" for an extra £31. 7

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

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  THQ gives away Metro 2033 on PC for free

  Last light? 73

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  The Hotline Miami sales story, and more

  "I don't know what the f***'s going on in there but it's just amazing." 83

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  UK government's cultural test for video games revealed

  Tax breaks to depend on local characters, settings, developers. 113

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  The Angry Birds movie officially announced

  Coming to theaters in summer of 2016. 81

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  The Last of Us multiplayer won't hurt single-player, Naughty Dog insists

  "Always separate teams, separate resources." 40

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  Was it a glimpse of next-gen? Medieval RPG maker responds

  Straight answer: yes and no. 32

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  Sega is suing Level-5 over its touchscreen controls in Inazuma Eleven

  Seeks £6.8 million in damages. 46

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  Humble THQ Bundle adds Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War as total payments near $4.5m

  Pay what you want for nine games. 32

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  Wii U sells 307,000 in Japan launch week - report

  Around 70,000 less than Wii. 41

• Molyneux's Project Godus Kickstarter inches over halfway mark with just 11 days to go

  UPDATE: Mac version announced. 109

• Sainsbury's, Napster, Karaoke Xbox 360 apps headed to UK

  Pukka. 53

• Inaba: Revengeance "would have been very dull" without stealth

  "We think that players would just give up on it." 30

• Vita Velocity dev FuturLab signs Sony deal, teases sequel

  Sony's hand held. 8

Monday, 10 December 2012

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  Nintendo confirms German law to blame for Europe-wide Wii U eShop 18+ content restrictions

  "We always aim to provide a safe gaming experience for fans of all ages." 196

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  Microsoft looking into Halo 4 Crimson Map Pack issue for season pass holders

  UPDATE: Halo Waypoint telling users to reboot their consoles and try again. 27

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  Newell: living room-friendly PC Steam packages to compete with next-gen consoles

  "We'll do it but we also think other people will as well." 149

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  A glimpse of next-gen: Mafia dev shows medieval RPG tech

  Cuirass? 59

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  BioShock Infinite box art intended to entice "uninformed" frat guy types

  Levine says there will be alternate box covers to download. 107

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  Hackers get Wii Homebrew Channel working on Wii U

  In Wii mode only - for now. 30

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  Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer, broadcaster and Games Master, dies

  "He WAS the Gamesmaster. RIP Sir Patrick Moore, a true original." 67

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  UK chart: fa-la-la-la-laa la Black Ops 2

  Paper Mario Sticker Star scrapes in. 52

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  Dark Souls 2 director aims to make sequel more "straightforward" and "understandable"

  My heart is breaking... 137

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  Konami quiet on Metal Gear Solid 5 talk as The Phantom Pain trailer and screenshots are released

  "All footage is shown running in real-time on hardware equivalent to current generation consoles." 38

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  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer shows impressive in-game graphics

  "Everything you saw was captured direct from the game." 41

• Nintendo's Pokédex iOS app costs £17.45 to complete

  Will Pokémon encyclopaedia's pricing lead to Tepig sales? 31

• Warhammer 40K board game Space Hulk is being adapted for PC, Mac and iOS

  Features cross-platform multiplayer and a level editor. 37

• The Last of Us multiplayer mode teased by Naughty Dog

  Pre-order for bonus XP! 28

• Glu snips GameSpy from several old PC games

  A sticky situation. 22

• Capcom announces free PC download Street Fighter x Mega Man

  "We know it's been a hard year for Mega Man fans..." 15

• European version of Retro City Rampage to benefit from additional polish, no plans for a sequel

  In certification with Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare. 14

• Street Fighter X Tekken Ver. 2013 trailer previews sweeping patch

  Capcom to speed up matches with key gameplay changes. 17

• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen to feature Japanese VO option

  Venture to the not so sunny Bitterblack Isle, fight death. 32

• Sportsfriends featuring Johann Sebastian Joust Kickstarter funded with 9 hours to go

  Phew! 8

• Lovefilm launches on Wii today, Wii U arrival "soon"

  UPDATE: Wii U app launches today. 37

• Denki Word Quest allows you to kill with literacy

  Quarrel maker's latest word game is out now and runs in a browser. 5

• Bit.Trip Saga coming to the 3DS eShop this month in North America

  Cheaper than the retail version. 4

Sunday, 9 December 2012

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  This Week on Outside Xbox

  Skyrim, sniping and psychopathy. 14

Saturday, 8 December 2012

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  Dark Souls 2 officially announced

  UPDATE: Coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. 204

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  Could The Phantom Pain be the new Metal Gear Solid?

  UPDATE: Secret MGS5 logo? Moby Dick Studio schmoozing with Konami? Okay, this is getting out of control. 91

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  New BioShock Infinite gameplay footage emerges

  Meet Elizabeth, fight the Handyman. 66

• The Last of Us release date set for May

  Features horseback riding, probably. 31

• Halo 4's Spartan Ops campaign will resume in January

  Finish the fight. 20

Friday, 7 December 2012

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  Nintendo blocking 18+ rated Wii U eShop content at certain times

  "The times during which this content can be viewed have been restricted." 267

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  Far Cry 3 patch will allow you to tailor the HUD/UI

  Because who wants to read mission prompts when you're being attacked by a tiger, amirite? 42

• Yes, you can stealth in a cardboard box in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

  New gameplay videos reveal slicey Platinum action game. 51

• Levine: BioShock Vita in the hands of business people at Take-Two and Sony

  Designer has a cool design for it, still very interested. 20

• Rayman Legends UK release date announced

  UPDATE: Wii U demo out next week. 22

• End of Nations not cancelled but moved from Petroglyph to Trion

  UPDATE: 19 employees laid off. Over 90 remain. 6

• Involuntary Runner is like QWOP meets Innerspace

  Manage your organs to run, jump and fart. 4