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  EA cans Dead Space series following poor sales of Dead Space 3 - report

  UPDATE: EA insists Dead Space "remains an important IP". 431

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  Watch the BAFTA Game Awards live on Eurogamer

  UPDATE: Dishonored takes top honours, but Journey scoops up five awards. 83

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  Thief 4 screenshots leak ahead of possible reveal

  UPDATE: Loads of details revealed. Will be less "action-oriented" than Dishonored. 83

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  As Origin server woes render SimCity unplayable in the US, EA "confident" all will be well for Brits on Friday

  #SimSh***y. 40

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  Deus Ex: The Fall domain registered by Square Enix

  Maybe this time it'll actually be a new game, eh? 17

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  Valve expects Steam Box prototypes to be ready within four months

  Wants games to use players' biometric data to adapt to them. 42

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  Amid growing anger at micro-transactions, CliffyB calls on gamers to vote with their wallets

  "If you don't like the games, or the sales techniques, don't spend your money on them." 258

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  Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag confirmed by Ubisoft, has 60 minutes exclusive gameplay on PS3

  Should help sails. 116

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  Parents refused refund by Apple after son spends £1700 on free iPad game

  UPDATE: Mother - "I do need to take up some learning processes to stop this happening again." 545

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  First details of pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

  Stars assassin Edward Kenway in 1715 Caribbean-setting. 125

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  Several staffers on Aliens: Colonial Marines spill the beans on what went wrong - report

  "The game feels like it was made in nine months, and that's because it was." 150

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  PS4: PC-like architecture, 8GB RAM delight developers

  "And the fact it's GDDR5 memory as well is just nuts..." 273

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  Square Enix "investigating" after Tesco stores break Tomb Raider street date

  UPDATE: Publisher responds as copies spotted on sale, priced £32. 121

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  Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date, next-gen launch leaked

  UPDATE: And now the trailer appears online, too. 81

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  Asda shears £50 off Wii U console prices

  You could buy one for Mother's Day. 113

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  New Skyrim PC patch 1.9 "effectively removes the overall level cap"

  To infinity and beyond! 45

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  Crysis 3 was running on Wii U but port "had to die"

  "We were very close to launching it." 67

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  BioWare says farewell to Mass Effect 3 in new Citadel DLC trailer

  "Everyone say... Normandy!" 72

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  Eight studios working on Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

  Ubisoft talks PS4 version, series' current two game dev cycle. 33

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  A "modified" version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is on the way, possibly for Wii U

  Hmm, upgrades? 44

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  Why Star Trek won't be another Aliens: Colonial Marines

  Paramount's learnt from other movie tie-ins, and is keen not to repeat the mistakes. 67

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  Infinity Ward shares photo of IW-logo-sporting Xi3 PC that's affiliated with Steam

  Modern Warfare 4 to be optimised for it? 24

• Jason West hasn't worked at Respawn since May last year - report

  Left for family reasons after Activision lawsuit was settled. 26

• UK chart: Crytek another bow, Crysis 3

  Tomb Raider is on its way this week. 30

Friday, 1 March 2013

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  Amid growing anger at micro-transactions, CliffyB calls on gamers to vote with their wallets

  "If you don't like the games, or the sales techniques, don't spend your money on them." 258

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  Don't panic about The Hut's £70 PS4 game pricing because Sony hasn't set prices yet

  But will we be paying more? 98

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  The Witcher 3: no QTEs, a 50-hour quest, no XP for killing, only for quests

  UPDATE: Newer, unwatermarked screenshots of The Witcher 3. 101

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  Sony confirms PS Plus will have a "prominent role" in PS4, take-up has trebled over the last year

  PS3 to remain important "certainly in 2013, 2014 and probably beyond that". 75

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  Capcom hopes Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will spark a "breakthrough" in the west

  "That's definitely our intention." 105

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  Forget the Dead Island: Riptide pre-order incentives, what's happening with that awful Zombie Bait bikini torso edition?

  No one will tell me. 57

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  Retro City Rampage sells best on Vita, worst on XBLA

  UPDATE: Penny Arcade Episode 4 developer expresses interest in putting his upcoming RPGs on Vita, but probably not the PA games. 55

• Star Wars 1313 on hold, claims new report

  As LucasArts insists production continues. 40

• Mass Effect 3: Citadel Achievements list leaks

  Mild spoilers within. 22

• Metro: Last Light release date announced by new publisher

  "We have a lot more coming with the franchise." 19

• Stallone's voice in Rambo video game because he is John Rambo

  "Arrgggghhhh!" mouth wobble mouth wobble. 34

• Counter-Strike co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le's Tactical Intervention launches next month in the US

  Still after a publisher for Europe. 5

• The Conduit HD announced for Tegra-powered mobile devices

  Due mid-March for $4.99. 37

• Beyond: Two Souls set for October

  Announces co-star Willem Dafoe. 36

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked coming to Europe this April on 3DS

  Only two years after the rest of the world. 34

Thursday, 28 February 2013

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  Parents refused refund by Apple after son spends £1700 on free iPad game

  UPDATE: Mother - "I do need to take up some learning processes to stop this happening again." 545

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  Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag confirmed by Ubisoft, has 60 minutes exclusive gameplay on PS3

  Should help sails. 116

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  PlayStation 4 interface shown off in HD screenshots

  Desktop! Profiles! Sharing! All on tablets/smartphones! 117

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  Deus Ex: Human Defiance trademarked by Square-Enix

  But is it a game or a movie? 41

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  Sony exec says Gran Turismo 6 is a PS3 game

  But will it also launch on PS4? 101

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  Former Sony employee sues Nintendo over 3DS glasses-free 3D technology

  What a headache. 43

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  First images of Just Cause 3 teased - rumour

  Either that or Mad Max, anyway. 35

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  Injured Smash Bros. creator fears impact on Wii U and 3DS development

  "The one word I've said the most this year, by far, is 'Ow!'" 19

• Why Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 isn't coming to Wii U

  That's logistics. 37

• Total War: Rome 2 video and screenshots

  You Colosseum. 33

• Vampire MMO World of Darkness being played internally at Eve Online maker CCP

  "We'll be showing a tiny piece at Fanfest." 19

• The Last of Us trailer spawns new gameplay footage

  Infectious. 31

• Controversial zombie game The War Z returns to Steam

  With slightly altered product description. 55

• Army of Two dev: we forget games are meant to be fun

  "We still as gamers need to be able to appreciate a Michael Bay-esque type of experience." 57

• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate region locking to be lifted in April patch

  Will add option to play entirely on the GamePad, too. 38

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  Eve Online: 500k subscribers and what CCP learnt along the way

  "Many of the greatest inventions in Eve Online have been people breaking the game." 16

• Double Fine "optimistic" of regaining Stacking, Costume Quest rights

  From THQ's doll queue. 17

• EA Warhammer spin-off Wrath of Heroes shuts down next month

  "Grand experiment" wasn't making enough money. 19

• The next FPS from Painkiller developer The Farm 51 is Deadfall Adventures

  Uncharted territory. 22

• Nexuiz Xbox 360 servers turned off as THQ asset sale looms

  Developer to maintain PC servers itself. 14

• Journey developer Kellee Santiago joins Ouya

  Ship date set for 28th March for Kickstarter backers. 31

• Sony announces Zeus and Isaac Clarke for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

  Plus, The Unfinished Swan and MediEvil mash-up arena. 24

• Anomaly 2 announced by 11 bit studios

  So THAT'S the surprise game one could have pre-ordered for half-off. 14

• The Button Affair is a stylish free spy spoof autorunner

  The Cat That Got the Milk dev's latest is also a fundraiser for disabled gamers. 6

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

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  EA putting micro-transactions "into all of our games"

  "Consumers are enjoying and embracing that way of business." 355

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  First details of pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

  Stars assassin Edward Kenway in 1715 Caribbean-setting. 125

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  Microsoft prepping an EA partnership announcement for its next Xbox event - report

  Has MS bought timed exclusivity for Battlefield 4 DLC? 172

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  Japanese weekly Wii U sales fall below Vita's for the first time

  Nintendo's new console outsold by PlayStation 3 two-to-one. 157

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  Wii Mini priced £79.99 at Amazon.co.uk

  UPDATED: Amazon lowers price from initial £103. 68

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  God of War HD, Uncharted 3 MP free for PlayStation Plus members today

  PS2 horse racing game G1 Jockey 4 back from the dead as well! 40

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  Another THQ auction on 1st April to sell Darksiders, Red Faction, Homeworld

  And Titan Quest and Costume Quest and Stacking, and and and... 62

• Valve Greenlights a fifth set of games for Steam

  Surgery Simulator, creepy orphanage horror game, zombies, RPGs... 26

• Remember Me dated for June

  New trailer added. 32

• Uncharted 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play up to level 15

  Doesn't require owning the full game. 37

• Splinter Cell: Blacklist sneaks onto Wii U - rumour

  So says Ubisoft employees' resumes. 18

• Minimalist platformer Thomas Was Alone is coming to PS3 and Vita this spring

  Features Cross Buy support. 12

• Gears of War: Judgment getting two free maps and Execution Mode in early April

  Sponsored by Maxim. 19

• Skullgirls to get a new character following record-setting Indiegogo campaign

  Cruises past $150K goal in less than a day. 10

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

• Greenlit horror adventure Asylum creeps past its Kickstarter goal

  Announces new six plus hour expansion stretch goal for another $66K. 9

• Runner2 out this week on Steam, XBLA and Wii U

  Next week on PSN. iOS and Vita versions due this summer. 8

• Gears of War: Judgment season pass announced, will cost 1600 MS Points

  Grants owners a permanent double XP boost, among other DLC. 51

• The Sea Will Claim Everything dev launches Indiegogo for Ithaka of the Clouds

  i.e. the fourth Lands of Dreams game. 2