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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 07:07 BST

Microsoft will unveil Xbox 720 in Redmond tonight, May 21 at 10am local time, or 6pm in the UK. You can watch the next-generation of Xbox unfold right here on VG247.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:51 BST

Eve Online team “dabbling in mobile”, considering companion apps

Eve Online developer CCP Games has confirmed it is toying with the idea of mobile companion apps for its persistent MMO universe. However, it needs to be sure of how it will all work before proceeding.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:34 BST

Molyneux: Xbox 360 “won” current-gen, cautions Microsoft over future

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22 Cans head Peter Molyneux has today discussed why he feels Microsoft won the current-generation console race, but has expressed caution over the next-generation and the increasing competition of PC, mobile, tablets and other platforms moving forward.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:15 BST

OUYA: Final Fantasy 3 gameplay footage surfaces online

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Final Fantasy 3 has been captured running on OUYA by IGN. The clip shows the remake’s visuals and gameplay to give you an idea of how the port fares on the Android-powered rig.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:07 BST

BioShock: Infinite re-imagined as a reality show – spoilers inside

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BioShock: Infinite does have all the ingredients of a popular daytime reality show, what with all the twists, turns, and flying mechanical birds. Wait, what? Say hello to ‘Keeping up with the Comstocks’, a new live-action parody from YouTuber timtimfed.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:02 BST

Wii U: new system update rolling out today

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Nintendo has published a new Wii U system update today, and it should be winging its way to your console soon, if not already.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:17 BST

Panopticon: PS Vita exclusive revealed as Freedom Wars, launching 2014

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Freedom Wars is the final title of Sony Japan Studio’s recently released exclusive, codenamed ‘Panopticon’. The game has received a new trailer which is largely the original clip, but with more subtitles and insight into what’s going on.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:43 BST

PlanetSide: original game going free-to-play, SOE confirms

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PlanetSide, the 2003 MMO shooter from Sony Online Entertainment will go free-to-play at some point in the future, according to the company’s president John Smedley.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:36 BST

Angry Birds movie signs The Office writer, Lucasfilm producer

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Writer of America’s adaptation of The Office Jon Vitti has signed on to pen the Angry Birds movie adaptation, currently slated for a July 1, 2016 theatrical release. Producer Catherine Winder has also joined the team.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:26 BST

Dawngate: EA’s MOBA shown in first video preview, beta sign-ups start this week

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Dawngate is EA’s answer to the MOBA scene, and developer Waystone Games has gone on camera to talk about the title, and its respect for its predecessors.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 09:17 BST

Xbox 720 manufacture to spike from Q3, parts shipping now – rumour

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Xbox 720 components are being shipped from suppliers now, in early anticipation of a Q3 spike in demand from retailers and consumers alike.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 08:51 BST

Call of Duty Ghosts: fans react to early Xbox 720 trailer viewing

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Call of Duty: Ghosts gameplay will be shown at tonight’s Xbox 720 reveal, and Xbox Australia showed the clip to fans early, and recorded their reactions.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 08:41 BST

Black Ops 2: Revolution DLC is free this free-to-play this weekend, new micro-DLC incoming

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch is lifting the paywall off its Revolution DLC pack this weekend, letting everyone play it for free for a few days. The game is also getting some more micro-DLC skins that will be chosen by fan vote.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:13 BST

Resident Evil: Revelations launch trailer shows flashes of gameplay

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Resident Evil: Revelations developer Capcom has released a launch trailer for its HD re-release, full of static and quick shots of beasties. The games out on PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 today in the States, and on Friday across Europe.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 08:11 BST

GRID 2: new gameplay footage shows Yas Marina circuit

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GRID 2 developer Codemasters has released another new gameplay video from its racer, this time showing off the urban Yas Marina circuit. THe game’s out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 from May 28 in the States and May 31 across Europe.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 07:48 BST

Deep Silver bringing twin-stick shooter Narco Terror to XBLA and PSN soon

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Deep Silver and unheralded games company Rubicon Organization have a new ground-based co-op twin-stick shooter called Narco Terror that is primed for release this summer/winter (sometime in the next few months, to be clear) to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. A trailer that explains it all is inside.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 06:53 BST

DOTA takes Steam concurrent player record… from itself

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At some point this past weekend, there were 329,977 Steam users running DOTA 2. That’s a new record for any single game on the Steam platform, beating down the previous record of ~297,000 players gathered in DOTA 2 in early March. The West qualifiers for The International tournament — with a prize pool currently topping $2 million — were this weekend, and folks can watch through the client, so that probably had something to do with it.

Thanks, PC Gamer

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 05:54 BST

PSN offering new game+DLC “Ultimate Edition” bundles at steep discount this week

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The PlayStation Store has these “Ultimate Edition” bundles that give you a base game and all its DLC for a discounted price. This week, they’re putting out ten new Ultimate Editions, and they’re making them even cheaper than they normally would. Plus subscribers get a better discount, as usual. Full list inside.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 05:11 BST

Cloud’s horribly impractical sword has been created in the real world

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In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud carries around like a really big sword. It’s as big as he is really, and I’ve often wondered how he could even hold the thing. Now, the guy who made a real-life version of the Minecraft diamond sword built this Buster sword, and it is completely ridiculous. Video inside.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 08:19 BST

Battlefield 4: “Big announcements are coming soon”

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We know that the next-gen Xbox reveal taking place tonight will show off next-gen FIFA and next-gen Call of Duty, but we expect that many of the big game announcements will be left for Microsoft’s E3 press conference. But it could be that we’ll find out something about Battlefield 4 at the imminent event.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 04:40 BST

Ex-Rockstar Dev says he won’t make any more violent games

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If you were a key cog at the studio producing, eh, notoriously violent titles like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, would you be embarrassed to the explain to the “normies” in your life what you do? Jeremy Pope was, and that’s why he left Rockstar Games a decade ago and is pursuing projects that he sees as more palatable to him.

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