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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:14 BST

Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol developer Firaxis has taken an accessible yet challenging approach to flight combat. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with lead producer Lena Brenk to discuss its development.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 15:50 BST

Son of Nor video shows gameplay, Oculus Rift support announced

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Son of Nor developer StillAlive Studios has added Oculus Rift support to the game, as if support for mind control device Emotiv EPOC wasn’t enough to whet your whistle. The video below features the action-adventure game’s producer Chris Polus casting spells, exploring and solving puzzles along with the announcement of Rift support. Watch below. With five days left on Kickstarter, the project has garnered $93,846 in funding towards the $150,000 goal.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 15:25 BST

ITC says Xbox 360 doesn’t violate Motorola patent

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A six-person committee formed by the International Trade Commission has ruled that Xbox 360 doesn’t violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 15:05 BST

Sir, You Are Being Hunted video shows off a mountain biome

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Sir, You Are Being Hunted has a new video available, and it shows off one of the game’s biomes. Big Robot’s Jim Rossignol walks you through the mountain region. It looks rather lovely and if you are heading to Rezzed in June, you will be able to see it first hand. The playable alpha for Kickstarter backers is getting close as well, according to RPS.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:43 BST

DeNA bringing G.I. JOE: Battleground and D&D: Arena of War heading to mobile

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DeNA has announced partnerships with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to create free-to-play mobile games G.I. JOE: Battleground and Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:14 BST

Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: flying strategy to new heights

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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol developer Firaxis has taken an accessible yet challenging approach to flight combat. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with lead producer Lena Brenk to discuss its development.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:54 BST

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes launches today on Wii U

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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is now available for Wii. The game was released last year on other platforms and sales reached over 3.5 million. The game can be purchased through retail or through the eShop for €49.99 / £39.99. Check out the launch trailer below showing off all sorts of neat Wii U features and cuteness.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:14 BST

Fightback: Ninja Theory announces free-to-play mobile brawler

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Fightback is the new free-to-play fighting game from DmC: Devil May Cry developer Ninja Theory. It’s heading to iOS and Android formats courtesy of publisher Chillingo this summer.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:00 BST

Ninja Theory trademarks ‘Fightback’ ahead of today’s reveal

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Ninja Theory filed a trademark for something called ‘Fightback’ back on May 2. The filing was unearthed ahead of the studio announcing something big later today.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:45 BST

Xbox One: “Europe is critical” says Microsoft’s Spencer

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Xbox One is not a US-centric console, Microsoft Games Studio’s vice-president Phil Spencer has stressed, and has called Europe ‘critical’ to the company’s success moving forward.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:34 BST

PS4: Mark Cerny to discuss console’s creation at GameLab conference

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PlayStation 4′s creation will be detailed by the console’s architect Mark Cerny at this year’s GameLab conference, taking place between June 26-28 in Barcelona.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:25 BST

Joe Danger team working on new, next-gen IP

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Joe Danger studio Hello Games has confirmed it is working on a new IP for undisclosed next-gen formats.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:10 BST

Chemical Spillage Simulation announced: releasing June, is not a joke

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Chemical Spillage Simulation is a thing that is coming to PC on June 14. It’s from Excalibur Publishing, the same types who brought you game like City Bus Simulator: New York, Train Simulator 2013 and Camping Manager.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:59 BST

Black Ops 2 DLC 3 & 4 release dates found in CoD: Elite code – rumour

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′s third and fourth DLC map packs may be coming to Xbox Live in July and August, according to source code found among the bowels of Call of Duty: Elite.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:49 BST

Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands

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Call of Duty: Ghosts will support Kinect voice commands on Xbox One, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has confirmed. It’s not yet clear if you can ‘bark’ orders at the dog, but we can hope.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:37 BST

Destiny may release on PC, considering cross-platform saves

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Destiny developer Bungie has assured PC gamers that it is looking at the format and that it is also considering the possibility of cross-platform saves for its MMO shooter. Don’t get too excited, as nothing is concrete yet.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:24 BST

Xbox One: Microsoft aims for 1 billion lifetime sales, 100 million Xbox 360 units

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Microsoft’s senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi has stated that given the broad multimedia focus of Xbox One, there’s no reason why it can’t shift between 400 million and 1 billion consoles in its lifetime. He said the company is also angling for 100 million Xbox 360 console sales in the next five years.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:49 BST

Xbox One: Kinect 2′s visual DRM functions found in patent file – report

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Xbox One will come bundled with Microsoft’s new Kinect sensor bar, and a new patent filed by the company suggests the device will impose certain DRM restrictions based on who it sees in the room, and more.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:56 BST

Battlefield 4: deluxe edition detailed, contents inside

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Battlefield 4 will get a deluxe edition on PS3 and Xbox 360, UK retailer GAME has confirmed. It’s getting a limited run and comes with bonus goodies inside.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:46 BST

Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report

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Xbox One has already caused a deal of confusion surrounding the use of pre-owned games, and on top of having to pay a fee to play used games, it seems that Microsoft and publishers will get a cut of each used sale at retail too.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 BST

Joe Danger & Joe Danger 2: The Movie coming to Steam, first pics inside

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Joe Danger developer Hello Games is bringing its original stunt racer and the sequel to Steam. We’ve got the first details and screens inside.

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