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• Rumour: Crysis 2 Steam return due to lack of in-game store

  The return of Crysis 2 to Steam last night is because of changes made by Crytek that doesn’t see the shooter include an in-game store to sell DLC, an RPS report is claiming.

• Crysis 2 returns to Steam as Crysis 2: Maximum Edition

  Crysis 2 has returned to Steam as Crysis 2: Maximum Edition after an absence of nearly a year.

• First Secret World beta weekend seeing "higher player numbers" than AoC beta weekends

  Funcom’s confirmed the first beta weekend for The Secret World seen a better return than any of the beta weekends for Age of Conan.

• EA Partners, Insomniac announce Outernauts for Facebook

  EA Partners and Insomniac have both announced today Outernauts, a brand new IP from the latter that’ll launch on Facebook this summer.

• Cancelled Starbreeze Bourne project meant to tell story of "a modern assassin"

  Another one from Superannuation this morning. The cancelled Starbreeze Bourne project was – shock – a first-person shooter that was originally meant to tell the tale of “a modern assassin,” according to the CV of game designer Rickard Johnansson.

• Crysis 3: "The hunted becomes the hunter," says Crytek

  Players will trade places from being the hunted in Crysis 2 to being the one hunting down foes this time round in Crysis 3, Crytek creative development director Rasmus Højengaard has told VG247.

• First Crysis 3 gameplay video does the rounds – watch

  EA’s released the first gameplay video for Crysis 3, as promised last week, showing more to it than the 19 second teaser originally showed.

• The Secret World: New shots kick down Funcom's anti-fun door

  EA’s released new screens of The Secret World, showing the upcoming Funcom MMO in what appears to be a desert location. The game was one of several shown last week at the publisher’s European Showcase in London. Get ten new shots below. The Secret World launches on June 19.

• Maximum torque: Crysis 3 locked for spring 2013 release

  Crysis 3 will launch in spring 2013, EA said today, with the publisher calling the Crytek sequel the “first blockbuster shooter” of next year.

• GAME situation "hurt" Syndicate sales, says Starbreeze CEO

  The situation revolving around GAME at the time of Syndicate hurt sales of the shooter, Starbreeze CEO Mikel Nermark told GI International.

• Origin leaks Crysis 3 listings, possible announce next week

  Origin has leaked listings of the unannounced Crysis 3, GameReactor Sweden teases the shooter for a potential unveil next week, and rumored details leak out a Russian website.

• New Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning cheevos point to second DLC pack

  A new list of achievements for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has indicated a second DLC pack for the 38 Studios RPG is inbounded. Reported by X360A, the second pack – untitled at the moment – features six achievements for a total value of 150 GSP. All bar one are secret, with the non-secret one, called […]

• Grasshopper looking at Shadows of the Damned 2

  Grasshopper is keen on a Shadows of the Damned sequel, with composter Akira Yamaoka telling Eurogamer he’d like to see a new installment.

• The Legend of Dead Kel story DLC coming to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning on March 20

  EA’s announced this morning the first bit of story DLC for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, called The Legend of Dead Kel.

• Starbreeze takes piss at PC pirates, includes .nfo file with Syndicate

  As Starbreeze releases Syndicate on PC and home consoles today in Europe, one player has discovered its included an .nfo file in actual copies of the game.

• Syndicate reviews go live, show alright scores

  Reviews for Syndicate went live as of yesterday evening, with scores consisting around the seven region. The game’s out now in the US, with a European release on Friday for PS3, 360 and PC. Get the links below the break. If you have a link to add, you know the drill.

• Funcom confirms June 19 release for The Secret World

  Funcom’s confirmed it’s to launch The Secret World on June 19.

• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning takes UK top spot

  Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the new UK number one.

• Funcom introduces deck system for The Secret World

  GamesRadar‘s gone live with an Funcom interview that introduces the deck system for MMO The Secret World.