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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:38 BST

“The internet” is currently involved in a frenzy of self-congratulation over Microsoft’s abandonment of Xbox One’s various DRM restrictions. We did it, the Ouroboros cries. Actually, you didn’t. Sony did.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 10:25 BST

Smash Bros Wii U: Sakurai wants to target silent, Brawl-loving community

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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai knows that there’s a vocal majority of players out there who loved Melee on Gamecube, and realises they will be back for more on Wii U and 3DS. So instead, he wants to focus on the silent minority who prefer Brawl and to win them back into the fight.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 10:01 BST

Zynga buys casino game studio Spooky Cool Labs

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Zynga’s new focus on real-money casino games doesn’t appear to be helping the troubled studio much as of late, but it has just acquired developer Spooky Cool Labs, which specialises in this particular corner of the gaming market.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:45 BST

Mind Zero gets new prologue and battle system trailers

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Mind Zero developers Acquire – of The Last Guy fame – and ZeroDiv have released two new trailers for their spirit-summoning dungeon crawler. The game is currently in development for PS Vita and seems to pander to the Persona crowd, which is no bad thing I’m sure fans will agree.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:36 BST

Deadfall Adventures screens show gunplay, puzzles & tombs

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Deadfall Adventures developer The Farm 51 has released some screens for its FPS, which was – at one point – slammed for being nothing more than an Uncharted rip-off. It’s looking more like Indiana Jones x Painkiller now. Is that a bad mix? Decide for yourself here.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:16 BST

Lost Planet 3 gameplay trailer shows big Akrid battles & mech action

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Lost Planet 3 has received a new gameplay trailer care of Capcom and Spark Unlimited. It has nothing to do with Xbox One I’m afraid, but it’s still rammed full of action and big, stompy robots. You lot like that, right?

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:38 BST

Xbox One’s DRM u-turn: thank Sony, not the core

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“The internet” is currently involved in a frenzy of self-congratulation over Microsoft’s abandonment of Xbox One’s various DRM restrictions. We did it, the Ouroboros cries. Actually, you didn’t. Sony did.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:11 BST

Xbox One policy change will not impact Asian launch window

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Xbox One’s DRM, used game and 24-hour log in policies were dropped last night, and the big changed will not impact the console’s Asian launch plans, Microsoft has confirmed.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:03 BST

Xbox One: Pachter predicts DRM retraction ahead of time, discusses Microsoft’s ‘poor’ communication

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Xbox One’s DRM, online check-ins and used game policies were dropped last night, and what’s weird is that Michael Pachter predicted that Microsoft would admit it was wrong. In a new episode of Pach Attack, the Wedbush Morgan Analyst discussed the issues at hand regarding Microsoft’s policies, and

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 08:22 BST

Sanctum 2: Road to Elysion DLC announced, detailed

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Sanctum 2: Road to Elysion is the new DLC from Coffee Stain Studios. The content adds a new character called Tysgan into the tower-defence shooter mix, as well as additional story content and extra four maps.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 08:12 BST

Far Cry 4, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Prince of Persia being considered at Ubisoft

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Far Cry 4, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and a new Prince of Persia are either being considered or worked on right now at Ubisoft, as part of its aim to constantly be thinking forward on new titles. Ubisoft European head Alain Corre has confirmed that all three games are being considered at the publisher.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 07:09 BST

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re; Birth 1 teaser site points to June 27 reveal

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Compile Heart has opened a teaser site for Vita title Hyperdimension Neptunia Re; Birth 1, which was announced in March. Gematsu reports the site directs users to Dengeki magazine on June 27 for an update. We don’t know anything about the game yet, but there’s speculation it may be a remake of the first entry in the series.

Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:54 BST

Company of Heroes 2 dev diary talks multiplayer strategy

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Company of Heroes 2 is designed to allow multiplayer aficionados to use the terrain to their advantage, recover form setbacks, and employ different styles of play.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:45 BST

Bethesda Game Studios reveal has no set timeframe

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Bethesda has not set a deadline for when it will unveil the next project from Todd Howard’s core development team at Bethesda Game Studios.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:10 BST

Mad Catz PS3 accessories incompatible with PS4, no new products confirmed

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Mad Catz has confirmed that it’s PlayStation 3 peripherals won’t work with PlayStation 4, but hasn’t announced any new products in support of the new console.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:24 BST

Respawn doing anything but shooters is not “the smart thing to do”

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Although it’s determined to offer something fresh and new with Titanfall, Respawn stuck to its strengths when it elected to make a shooter for is first project.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 05:39 BST

Bleszinski predicts publisher closures, more DLC thanks to Xbox One policy changes

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Fire from the sky and demons in your closet; Microsoft’s reversal of its Xbox One DRM policies is the first sign of gaming’s imminent apocalypse, according to Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:32 BST

EA won’t resurrect Online Pass system following Xbox One policy change

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EA won’t bring back the Online Pass system it cancelled before Sony and Microsoft both adopted used game-friendly policies for next-gen consoles.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:20 BST

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition pulled, sequel and Android port on hold

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A mysterious issues between Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition developer Beamdog and its publisher has stalled both projects.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:59 BST

Final Fantasy 15 E3 gameplay shows a high level Noctis

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Describing Final Fantasy 15′s combat, director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that players won’t have access to all the skills and abilities Noctis uses in gameplay footage released at E3.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:27 BST

The War Z is now Infestation: Survivor Stories

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Following a copyright claim, Hammerpoint Interactive has changed the title of controversial zombie survival MMO The War Z to Infestation: Survivor Stories.

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