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Mass Effect 2 "surprise" this week

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:29:00 GMT

BioWare promises reveal on official website.
BioWare's promised a "surprise" Mass Effect 2 announcement this week.

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2K's Spec Ops leaks in video

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Shooter due for (official) reveal next month.
A leaked trailer has outed 2K's new instalment in the Spec Ops series.

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Nintendo DSi XL launches in Japan

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:04:00 GMT

And not just old people queue.
This weekend the super-sized handheld, the Nintendo DSi XL (or 'LL' in the Far East) launched in Japan, much to the delight of the country's elderly gamers.

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Nintendo launches paid video content on Wii

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:47:00 GMT

Movies, anime and other content debuts in Japan.
Nintendo has introduced paid video downloads for the Wii in Japan.

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Left 4 Dead 2 patch is out

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMT

PC update sorts performance and matchmaking problems.
Valve's released a Left 4 Dead 2 PC patch via Steam.

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3D laptops shown by Nvidia

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

PC gaming on-the-go set to get a whole lot better.
Nvidia's mightily impressive 3D Vision ecosystem is swaggering into PC Notebooks, ensuring PC games will look a lot crisper on your portable.

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MW2 smashes Call of Duty 4

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

PC sequel surpasses its predecessor's first-week sales.
We know that Modern Warfare 2 is selling like the proverbial hotcakes, so it's perhaps not too surprising to learn that the PC version has bettered the first week sales for predecessor Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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Modern Warfare 2 smashes Call of Duty 4

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Developer say PC sequel has already surpassed its predecessor's first-week sales.
We know that Modern Warfare 2 is selling like the proverbial hotcakes, so it's perhaps not too surprising to learn that the PC version has bettered the first week sales for predecessor Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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Banned Xbox modders NOT one-million

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Xbox Live manager hints much smaller figure, but lawsuit is launched against MS.
Get ready to pull your jaw back off the floor. It seems the recent dramatic headlines of 'One-Million Xbox Live Users Banned' may have been over-dramatic, according to Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten.

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Final Fantasy CC: Crystal Bearers release date

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT

Wii Crystal Chronicles out in February.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has been dated for Wii for February 5, 2010.

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Steam dominates 70% of PC download market

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMT

But Stardock's Impulse second biggest, claims erm Stardock boss.
While it's pretty much impossible to give exact sales figures for digital distribution (no-one's willing to fess up to their own figures), publisher and Impulse owner Stardock has estimated Valve's Steam controls a whopping 70 per cent of the market.

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PlayStation Platforms Dominate In Japan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

PSP and PS3 lead weekly hardware sales.
Sony platforms dominated hardware sales in Japan during the week ended November 15.

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Modern Warfare 2 video shows new gameplay modes?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Leaked video hints at previously reported multiplayer modes.
Following on from yesterday's story regarding the hacking of several new Modern Warfare 2 gameplay modes, a video has been posted on YouTube to supposedly back the hackers' discoveries.

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Video evidence of new Modern Warfare 2 modes?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Darksiders 'The Horseman's Road' Trailer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Yet more apocalyptic, giant blade-thrusting action from THQ.
THQ and its studio Vigil are seem to be on an apocalyptic roll these last few days, unleashing one brutal Darksiders video after another.

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Nintendo downloads: Pokémon, Uno

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Pokémon Rumble, Shootantos, Army Defenders...
There are six new releases awaiting you in the Wii and DS shops this week, headed up by Pokemon Rumble and ably backed by the quirky poo-throwing jungle sim Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem...

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Bayonetta review: 10/10 "flawless"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMT

Edge issues stunning review for Platinum Games brawler.
Bayonetta's received a stunning ten out of ten verdict in the latest issue of Edge Magazine. We can't say we were expecting that.

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Worms 2: Armageddon update released

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT

'Improvements, fixes and extras' for your latest bout of worminess.
Team 17 has just unleashed a Worms 2: Armageddon update on Xbox Live Arcade for those who get a kick out of blowing up cute little invertebrates.

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Government recruiting soldiers over Xbox Live

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMT

Boastful first-person shooter champs should be warned...!.
You know all those first-person shooter games and war thrillers you've been indulging in over the last six months or so? Well be warned: it could be that the government has been grooming you for something a bit more, um, real.

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Kaz Hirai: PS3 to hit 13 million early next year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Triggers raft of new online services to launch in 2010.
Sony head honcho Kaz Hirai has told the press that he is confident that the PlayStation 3 will hit its official target of 13 million sales by the end of the financial year in March 2010.

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New Halo, Shadow Complex and Gears... on cards

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:33:00 GMT

Jobs board hints at lots of exciting developments at Microsoft Game Studios.
A flood of new job adverts on Develop has revealed that Microsoft Game Studios is looking for new talent to "help breathe a fresh vision into a new Halo experience" and "to drive the success of Gears Of War and Shadow Complex".

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Zelda mystery: internet speculation 1 truth 0

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Eiji Aonuma confirms the internet done good.
Zelda mastermind Eiji Aonuma has told our colleagues over at Official Nintendo Magazine, that some of the internet speculation surrounding the Zelda Wii artwork released at E3 was spot on - but the Zelda overlord wouldn't confirm which bits the net had got right.

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Dark Elves enter the Blood Bowl arena

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:08:00 GMT

THQ announces new playable race for its fantasy football game.
Anyone who's ever played the original Blood Bowl tabletop game will know that the Dark Elves were one of the best races in it (basically, callous gits with tons of agility). The good news is that THQ, Cyanide and Focus has released them as a brand new playable race in its virtual spin-off for PC.

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Dragon Age: Origins DLC revealed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT

RPG 'secret' comes out in the form of new add-on 'Return To Ostagar'.
BioWare yesterday teased ardent Dragon Agers with the announcement that "something cool" was on the horizon. Well, we can finally reveal that that piece of impending coolness is - it's a new downloadable add-on, set to release over the winter period.

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Download Saints Row 2 on Xbox Live next week

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMT

Microsoft details Games on Demand releases.
Microsoft's detailed some of the upcoming Xbox Live content, including next week's Live Arcade and Games on Demand releases.

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