Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 09:57 BST

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Friday Shorts: Kevin Butler returns, some mental poisoned frog game announced

The pre-E3 triple A madness has begun, but don’t let that stop you from catching up on the smaller news stories. News or no news: there is no try.

• Konami’s detailed the special limited edition release of Otomedius Excellent, announcing it’ll be releasing on July 19, 2011.
• Former THQ, EA and Activision vets have united to form a new studio called Magic Pixel Games.
• D3Publisher’s confirmed that White Knight Chronicles II will be shown at E3 this year, alongside Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
• Update 10 is live for Dungeons and Dragons Online. Read the details here.
• Canadian studio Miniority’s announced a new PSN title known as Papo & Yo where you’ll play a boy who needs to save his friend Monster from the effect poisonous frogs have on his digestive system.
• Warner’s released a new trailer for DC Universe: Online, allowing you to witness Ra’s Al Ghul’s revenge.
• Hellgate’s closed beta kicks off today. It’ll last until June 5.
• Activision’s released three new trailers for Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.
• Rejoice! Kevin Butler’s finally returned to Twitter, following the restoration of the PS Store.
• Another day, another Kinect Hack. Today’s offer glasses-free 3D teleconferencing.
• DotA’s received a new update which is a “small balance and bug fix.”

That’s it for now.

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