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  Phil Harrison tries (again) to clarify game ownership, second-hand sales and always-online in Xbox One

  Ownership tied to login, there will be a resale mechanism, does require internet connection but not constantly. 242

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  Microsoft reveals Xbox One, due worldwide this year

  That's its name. (Update: photo of back confirms HDMI in.) 431

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  The Xbox One controller still takes batteries but has programmable trigger-feedback

  Looks similar but has more than 40 innovations, apparently. 87

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  Microsoft exec's Xbox One Rare game tease sets tongues wagging

  Killer Instinct? Perfect Dark? 24

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  Alan Wake developer announces Xbox One game Quantum Break

  UPDATE 2: Quantum Break will also be a TV show which will interact with the game. 58

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  Battlefield 4 release date, Xbox One version announced

  UPDATE: Battlefield 4 China Rising Digital Expansion revealed. 43

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  Xbox One second-hand games will charge a fee to play

  UPDATE: Microsoft explains its fee/purchase/disc-sharing system, but remains cagey on its second-hand "solution." 472

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  Wii U to miss out on 15 EA games using Frostbite Engine 3

  UPDATE: EA currently has "no games in development for the Wii U." 295

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  Former THQ president reveals Metro dev's terrible work conditions

  UPDATE: 4A creative director wades in. 114

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  Next Xbox to be called Xbox Infinity - report

  Microsoft is "uncertain" about its Xbox TV. 163

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  Sony: "Unlike PS3, we are not planning a major loss to be incurred with the launch of PS4"

  No need to Cell Cell Cell. 136

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  First-person open-world survival horror game The Forest looks brilliant

  Inspired by The Descent and Cannibal Holocaust. 63

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  40 minutes of Fast & Furious: Showdown you'll never get back

  "It kinda looks like an iOS, iPhone game." 81

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  Denis Dyack: "I'm sorry for X-Men Destiny"

  "I've said a lot of things I shouldn't have said. I've done some things I regret." 69

• UK chart: Metro: Last Light turns up top

  But can't beat Metro: 2033's first-week fifth-place tally. 23

• Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN announced by Arc System Works

  Unreal Engine fighting game drops sprites. 21

• Obsidian collaborating on a Russian MMO called Skyforge

  But how, exactly, isn't clear. 7

• Total War: Rome 2 and Company of Heroes 2 playable at Rezzed next month

  Here come the games. 10

Saturday, 18 May 2013

• Ron Gilbert's match-three puzzler Scurvy Scallywags gets a trailer

  It's already been submitted to the App Store. 12

Friday, 17 May 2013

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  Lords of the Fallen is a "challenging" PC and next-gen consoles action RPG

  UPDATE: Formally announced with a new piece of art. 58

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  Metal Gear Rising Revengeance confirmed for PC

  Platinum makes debut on PC. 73

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  Nintendo confirms Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 UK release dates

  New Super Luigi Bros. U DLC getting standalone release. 48

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  Nvidia's Project Shield to cost $349 in North America

  UPDATE: Pre-orders available now, a few days ahead of schedule. 95

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  Elder Scrolls Online: "You can compete with your friends to catch the biggest fish"

  It's got a better-looking lockpicking mini-game than Skyrim. 55

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  SimCity Amusement Park Pack DLC add-on revealed

  Did someone say Theme Park? 71

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  Madden NFL 25 the latest EA game to skip Wii U - what now for FIFA 14?

  UPDATE: EA confirms no FIFA 14 for Wii U following "disappointing" FIFA 13 sales. 146

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  Sega Nintendo alliance announced for three Sonic exclusives on Wii U and 3DS

  Mario & Sonic Winter Games! Sonic: Lost World! Something else! 66

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  Capcom inserts Tobias Fünke into a montage of its classic games

  I think I just blue bombered myself. 33

• Weird purple Jason Vorhees from 1989 NES game Friday the 13th is back

  With fully articulated limbs! 20

• Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection dated for July in North America

  Only $50 for the whole shebang. 29

• Vita exclusive Killzone: Mercenary out on 6th September in the UK

  The month after Helghast. No? 61

• Six new games accepted on Steam Greenlight

  Game Dev Tycoon and Riot are among them. 25

• Avant garde stealth game Tangiers looks like a surreal noir nightmare

  Inspired by Burroughs, Ballard, and Dadaist art. 26

• Angry Birds movie set for 1st July 2016

  Here's hoping Mickey Rourke is involved. 45

• Mystery Defense Grid 2 investor "represents a group of people who could revive independent games"

  Meet Steven Dengler, a serial Kickstarter-backer. 23

• Ratchet & Clank: QForce Vita release date announced

  Plus other Ratchet related gubbins. 17

• Gears of War: Judgment Lost Relics DLC out in June

  Four new maps! New game type! New armour and weapon skins! 10

• David Jaffe is working on car combat game Autoduel with new studio Pixelbionic

  Coming soon to Kickstarter. 19

• Competitive platformer Atomic Ninjas announced for PS3 and Vita

  Features cross-platform support where you can mix-and-match splitscreen and online play. 4

Thursday, 16 May 2013

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  Wii U to miss out on 15 EA games using Frostbite Engine 3

  UPDATE: EA currently has "no games in development for the Wii U." 295

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  Former THQ president reveals Metro dev's terrible work conditions

  UPDATE: 4A creative director wades in. 114

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  Nintendo now claiming ad revenue for YouTube Let's Play videos

  "You're doing it wrong," says Thomas Was Alone creator. 191

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  EA to discontinue Online Passes

  “We've listened to the feedback and decided to do away with it moving forward.” 184

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  Polyphony considering PS4 version of GT6; has "unfinished business" with PS3

  Yamauchi and Sony boss Jim Ryan explain why PS4 is fighting PS3's biggest hitter this year. 86

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  UK LulzSec hackers jailed for their attacks on Sony and Bethesda among others

  "They are at the cutting edge of a contemporary and emerging species of criminal offender." 91

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  Sony Japan's mysterious Panopticon revealed in stylish new trailer

  More information coming on the same day as Microsoft's Xbox announcement. 47

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  Ubisoft suspends development on Patrice Désilets' 1666 "for an undisclosed time"

  Just days after dev shown the door. 49

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  EA's MOBA contender Dawngate gloves up

  Probably the game that Dead Space dev Visceral was working on. 30

• Ubisoft forecasts lower Assassin's Creed 4 sales than AC3 managed this past financial year

  Thinks Watch Dogs can match or better AC1's first-year tally of ~6 million. 37

• Vita-exclusive OlliOlli is an auto-skateboarder a bit like Tony Hawk's but in pixely 2D

  Man heelflip when he hears about this. 28

• Avalanche Studios' mysterious steampunk sandbox game has been put on hold

  But it is working on next and current-gen titles. 8

• Stop-motion Metroidvania The Swapper due this month on Steam

  Get ready to play with yourself. 18

• Shaqfighter trademarked by Shaq's licensing company

  The spiritual successor to Shaq Fu no one asked for (but everyone secretly wanted). 14

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

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  Gran Turismo 6 is official, boasts 1200 cars

  And is heading for PS3 this year. 132

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  Hawken art prank changes CEO's mind about scantily clad women

  The story of Ruby Underboob and Bro-sie the Riveter. 137

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  Sony on Vita: "Sometimes you've had slow starts which have suddenly sprung into life"

  Plus: "We've got more developer engagement on PS4 than for any previous console." 108

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  Demon's Souls, ICO & SOTC, and Kingdoms of Amalur free on PlayStation Plus in June

  PS Vita gets Rayman Oranges. 114

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  EA announces Star Wars-focused DICE Los Angeles studio

  A new hope for the Battlefront series? 70

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  Pretty Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag trailer has ships, sharks and lots of stabbing

  Naval gazing. 28

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  Dream is a video conceptualising how visually sumptuous next-gen games could be

  Made part-time by a team of CG artists over six months. 38

• Terraria, Dust 514, Metro: Last Light on EU PlayStation Store this week

  And something for PlayStation Vita. 22

• Steam introduces virtual trading card system

  Earn cards by playing games to receive coupons, badges, emoticons and more. 22

• Resident Evil: Revelations introduces wacky new costumes

  Ninja Keith, pirate Jill, and male stripper Chris. 37

• Action RPG roguelike Chasm successfully funded on Kickstarter

  Still accepting pre-orders to hit its stretch goals. 15

• Scribblenauts Unmasked confirmed, stars DC Comics superheroes

  Due this autumn for 3DS, PC and Wii U. 14

• Shadow of the Eternals developer Precursor Games on its origins

  Ex-Silicon Knights dev explains that the new studio isn't a front. 24

• Among the Sleep to get a public alpha tomorrow

  UPDATE: Kickstarter goal met. Still working towards Oculus Rift support. 16

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

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  PlayStation 4 military MMO War Thunder gives you planes, warships, tanks

  Sony's machine is "the leading next-generation platform", dev says. 79

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  2008 PSN hack suspect smashes PCs, hides HDDs, gets off lightly

  Braviao. 64

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  BioShock Infinite sells "significantly" more than series predecessors

  But 2K quiet about XCOM: Enemy Unknown. 98

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  Pokémon X and Y adds mounts, is set in an alternate version of France

  UPDATE: New features shown in fresh gameplay footage. 53

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  Pretty new Wolfenstein: The New Order screenshots stamp in

  Heil be damned. 39

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  Frostbite engine in the works for mobile

  But not Wii U. 70

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  Rift finally capitulates and turns free-to-play as well

  Launching alongside patch 2.3 in June. 35

• WWE 2K14 UK release date punched up

  But 2K's first WWE game will also skip Wii U. 38

• Defiance second series confirmed, and telly tie-in game patch goes live

  It's been a hit for Syfy. 36

• The Novelist is what happens when Ghost Trick and Majora's Mask have a baby

  Think The Shining with less murder. 11

• Ubisoft "working hard" on ZombiU sequel prototype

  Undead survival horror to rise again? 29

• Ace Attorney 5 will be an eShop-only offering

  Now called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. 41

• Google celebrates Atari Breakout's 37th birthday

  What an image nation. 17

• Pre-order Rayman Legends at GAME to get Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell skins

  New trailer shows off underwater level. 21