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• Rumour - EA Partners site suggests new Populous, Insomniac and Respawn games in FY2013

  Internet sleuthing has uncovered what seems to be two unannounced games due in the next 12 months, plus a third, much-anticipated project.

• Friday Shorts II: Mortal Kombat retrospective, Kevin Butler, Penny Arcade, Ultima

  Below the break are more shorts to get you through the rest of evening.

• Friday shorts, part 1: Fruit Ninja acquiring "next big thing" status, John Romero's still hardcore, much more

  If we tried to write up all the little stories, all we’d do is write all day. What?

• EA trademarks ancient classics, internet touches special place

  EA’s applied for new trademarks for Populous, Theme Park, Wing Commander and Road Rash, as you can see on superannuation. This has caused “the internet” to have a small paddy, and rightly so. Syndicate’s a little conspicuous by its absence though, isn’t it? Worth noting that EA mentioned revitalising Bullfrog IP earlier this week.

• Classic Bullfrog remakes on the way?

  In the beginning, there was Bullfrog. And it was good. Then it got dissected and assimilated into the EA biomass, and Peter Molyneux ran off to form Lionhead Studios. The result? Bullfrog kicked the bucket, and gamers have been clamoring for series revivals ever since. Fortunately for those gamers, comments from EA’s Harvey Elliot would […]