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Capcom has cancelled a Resident Evil: Revelations marketing stunt, which would see an open air swimming pool filled with fake blood and fake human torsos, following an alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich yesterday.

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GRID 2 developer Codemasters has revealed a new trailer for its IndyCar DLC pack, which is available with pre-orders of the game, and after release for a fee.

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BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma developer Arc System Works has released a new gameplay trailer for its incoming brawler. As usual the animation is rather lush, and is backed up by smatterings of J-Rock riffage. It hits PS3 in Japan from October 24.

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released a new batch of rather lovely character art for its brawler, which is heading to PS Vita and PS3 across North America from August 6. There’s also a handful of tarot card art and some gameplay screens as well.

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SimCity developer Maxis has issued a new 4.0 update for its oft-debated world-builder. The patch adds a new park, improves emergency response time and much more. Get the patch notes here.

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Deadpool has today revealed the bonuses that will accompany his game when preordered, featuring Marvel vouchers, posters and wallpaper.
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Need for Speed will be getting its yearly reveal today, as confirmed by the game’s official Facebook hub. There’s also a new image that car nuts are likely to go, well, nuts for.

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Destiny will receive a new CG trailer today, ahead of its June 10 showing at E3. The confirmation was included in a Rudyard Kipling book sent to VG247 this morning. We’ve got photos inside.

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A cinematic trailer for Relic’s Company of Heroes 2 single -player campaign shows the Russian Front during World War 2 as well as emphasizing the high price one pays for victory under those circumstances.
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With the recent success of Ubisoft’s throwback to the 80′s with the Far Cry 3 DLC Blood Dragon, it looks like they may have decided to do another throwback, this time to the original Far Cry.

A Far Cry HD listing for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has surfaced on the Brazil’s rating board site. No announcement had been made by Ubisoft, but with the success the franchise is having, it could be on the cards.

While DUST 514, the console based MMO/FPS set in the Eve Online universe, is continuing to receive changes from CCP to its skill system based on feedback from players, some players are not happy with the effects the changes are having on their chosen skills. To help things run more smoothly CCP is offering players a chance to request one free respec.

Players are able to request a respec by emailing the CCP support teamwith any key information. This option is available from now through to May 31st, thanks to Ten Ton Hammer.

As part of the celebrations for Funcom’s Age of Conan 5 year anniversary, brutal boss monsters will be roaming and rampaging through the world of Hyboria for five days in a row.
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Update 18 for Dungeons and Dragons Online releases today in preparation for the Shadowfell Conspiracy expansion pack. The update serves as a prequel to the expansion pack set to release on 5 June and adds two new quests, available to all players, known as the Disciples of Shadow.
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UFO Interactive Games in partnership with Tragnarion Studios has announced a July release for Scourge: Outbreak on Xbox Live.

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN. The bundle features the full game and all downloadable content which includes Cyborg Ninja Armor Skin, MGS4 Raiden Skin, Commando Armor Skin, White Armor Skin, Inferno Armor Skin, VR Missions and side stories, “Jetstream” and “Blade Wolf”. The edition will run you $74.99.

A report from the Associated Press indicates that the deal between the NFL and Microsoft for Xbox One is worth $400 million over five years for the NFL.

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Ghostlight has announced it will be publishing Elminage Original, Starfish-SD’s first-person PSP dungeon crawler, in Europe and it will come with all the improvements made with the patch released in the US. The PSP game may even get a collector’s edition, and if it does, it will be made available in limited quantities and not in a “standard” edition. Elminage Original will be made available this summer. Thanks, Siliconera.

As promised earlier this month, Rockstar has announced that The Warriors will arrive on PSN next week for PS3. The title will be available as part of the PS3 Classics collection, and arrives on the US end of the store May 28 for $9.99 and on the European end May 29.

Infinity Ward has released a video showing the tech differences between Call of Duty: Ghosts and Modern Warfare 3.

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Remedy Entertainment boss Sam Lake has posted a video over on Humble Bundle, discussing why the team decided to create a new experience with Quantum Break instead of revisiting the Alan Wake IP for Xbox One.

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