Fred Dutton
US News Editor
Fred Dutton is Eurogamer's US news editor, based in Washington DC.
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Alan Wake dev's OTT racer goes full circle.
Yu Suzuki announces smartphone game Gan! Gan! Pirates
Social shooter next from Sega legend.
Battlefield 3 Premium racks up 800,000 subscribers
EA "very pleased" with first fortnight's sales.
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition announced
Lavish box set for Level-5/Ghibli RPG.
Activision closes down Prototype studio
Radical's franchise "did not find a broad commercial audience".
Indie shoot 'em up Symphony builds levels around your music
Murder on the dancefloor.
VideoSymphony trailer
Indie shoot 'em up coming to PC soon.
Act 1 restriction on new Diablo 3 players lifted
Blizzard fixes 72-hour level cap bug.
The Expendables 2 game tie-in announced
Ubisoft brings tinnitus-inducing action flick to PC, PSN, XBLA.
VideoCompany of Heroes 2 trailer
First look at Relic's RTS sequel.
First Company of Heroes 2 trailer goes over the top
Welcome to the Eastern Front.
Carmen Sandiego movie in the works
Jennifer Lopez eyeing starring role.
FeatureError 37: The future of always-online
Eurogamer asks the games industry whether it plans to follow Diablo 3's lead.
Max Payne 3's Local Justice DLC pack dated, detailed
New multiplayer maps incoming.
VideoTeam Fortress 2 Meet the Pyro clip
Valve profiles the masked merc.
Valve introduces us to Team Fortress 2's Pyro
A glimpse beneath the gas mask?
Crackdown 2 studio working on Ryse with Crytek - report
Oh, and Nike+ Kinect Training.
Valve to release Source Filmmaker
Free download lets you make your own Team Fortress 2 animations.
FeatureTribes: Ascend gets Steam release
Plus, new maps and modes for acclaimed F2P shooter.
Firefall PC system requirements announced
500,000 register for Red 5's ambitious free-to-play shooter.
Half Life 2: Episode 3 concept art leaked - report
Redesigned Alyx, cold weather Gordon glimpsed in early visuals.
ShootMania Storm closed beta starts next month
Register now for an early look at Ubi's team shooter.
Zynga sows Farmville sequel
Follow-up to Facebook behemoth takes root.
Vita YouTube app launches in US today
European roll-out tomorrow?
Only 20% of players will finish Hitman: Absolution, reckons IO
"It makes the people working on it really really sad."
RuneScape Evolution of Combat expansion enters beta
"The biggest changes we've ever made," promises Jagex.
Max Payne 3 patch now ready for download
Multiplayer re-tuned, glitches fixed.
New Gran Turismo 5 DLC this week
Japan's Motegi circuit available from tomorrow.
Dead or Alive 5 Collector's Edition announced
Premium swimsuits!
Wreck-It Ralph tie-in coming to 3DS, DS, Wii
Activision snags rights to forthcoming Disney gaming toon.
Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC release date announced
Plus, new BioWare Q&A offers behind-the-scenes detail.
Impressive new Watch Dogs visual released
Can Ubisoft really squeeze this onto current-gen consoles?
EA hopes to keep political ideology out of SimCity
It won't be "an exercise in propaganda", insists developer.
New Fez patch is "kinda broken", warns Polytron
Players report corrupted save files.
Blizzard clarifies restrictions on new Diablo 3 players
Lv. 13/Act 1 cap an "unintended consequence" of new security measures.
PlayStation Network down, Sony investigating
UPDATE: All PSN services have been restored.
Guild Wars 2 stress test scheduled for next week
All beta subscribers can join in.
Quantum Conundrum gets PSN, XBLA release date
Plus, DLC season pass announced for Portal creator's new puzzler.
Sine Mora coming to PlayStation Network
Furious Grasshopper shoot 'em up throws off XBLA confines.
Diablo 3 patch limits new players from accessing entire game for up to 72 hours
"A necessary step to combat fraud and other malicious activities."
Future Legend of Grimrock plans laid bare
Almost Human talks level editor, mystery project.
Crytek: Free-to-play Timesplitters 4 a possibility
Yerli: "If we get enough fans being loud enough..."
Valve offers teachers free Portal 2 for classroom use
And explains what kids can learn from it.
EA predicts a free-to-play-only future
Peter Moore: "Hardcore gamers won't like to hear this."
Lingerie Football League game tie-in threatened
Fanbases for ladies' underwear and gaming are convergent, it seems.
Monopoly: World of Warcraft edition available now
MMO money, mo' problems.
Japan chart: Persona 4 revives Vita sales
Plus, top 3 debut for Lollipop Chainsaw.
Sony: why we're launching new IP this late in the console cycle
"It is part of the role of a platform holder," insists Andrew House.
Microsoft comments on "leaked" Xbox 720 strategy document
"We are continually thinking about the future of the platform."
Nintendo promises "insane incentives" for developers to publish on Wii U's eShop - report
"A much bigger revenue cut" than PSN, XBLA, says source.
Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes demo out now on Xbox Live
Batman won't kill, but Lego Batman will decapitate.
First Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified details
All-new Spec Ops campaign promised for Vita shooter.
Starbreeze: Syndicate was "a lost battle from the get-go"
But Swedish studio still proud of under-performing reboot.
Xbox 360 Achievements to earn players Microsoft Points - report
New Xbox Live Rewards initiative this Autumn.
Xbox Live Summer of Arcade release dates and prices
Tony Hawk gets things started on 18th July.
Tetris clone loses potentially significant court battle
Landmark case could help combat other copycats.
Microsoft announces new Surface tablet
Ultra-thin keyboard built into cover.
Resident Evil 6 more than twice as long as RE5, says Capcom
Three different storylines mean there's "plenty to play".
Anarchy Reigns gets new US/Euro release window
Sega has "re-evaluated" Platinum's M.I.A. brawler.
Next Modern Warfare 3 DLC detailed, dated for Xbox 360
New Spec Ops mission and Faceoff maps incoming.
Australia finally brings in R18+ age rating
New classification should curtail censorship and game bans.
Ubisoft snaps up Watch Dogs movie domains
Big plans for lauded new action IP?
Black Ops 2 PC to support ranked dedicated servers
But no word yet on whether you'll have to pay.
VideoPayday: The Heist - No Mercy trailer
Overkill reveals Left 4 Dead crossover.
Payday: The Heist - No Mercy revealed
Left 4 Dead crossover adds backstory to Valve's zombie shooter.
Take-Two boss "sceptical" about core games on Wii U
Don't expect much at launch from GTA publisher.
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is "99% done"
"But that last 1% is a bitch," says Blizzard.
Sony survey hints at cross-platform digital discounts for PS3/Vita games
Plus, asks if digital releases should be cheaper than physical copies.
Valve recruits its own in-house economist
Prof. Yanis Varoufakis "to forge narratives and empirical knowledge".
Humble Indie Bundle 5 breaks records
Latest pack raises $5.1 million from 600,000 downloads.
US chart: Diablo 3 pips Max Payne 3 to May crown
3DS was the only system to show year-on-year growth.
Warren Spector: "The ultraviolence has to stop"
Deus Ex creator concerned by gratuitous bloodshed on show at E3.
Epic boasts of Unreal Engine domination at E3
Lists more than 25 titles on show that used its tech.
Journey studio raises $5.5 million, goes multiplatform
Thatgamecompany now fully independent.
Crytek: CryEngine 3 is as good as Unreal Engine 4
Its tech "is next-gen ready since three years ago", says Yerli.
Original Ghost Recon devs Kickstart "spiritual successor"
Former Red Storm and Valve staffers crowd-fund old school tactical shooter.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 release date announced
Latest from Cthulhu Saves the World developer brought forward.
Former Inside Xbox team's Project Possum hits funding target
Explosive Alan's games show pilot races past $10k in 24 hours.
New details on Limbo's "spiritual successor" emerge - report
Bleak artwork surfaces from Playdead's Project 2.
New THQ boss reinforces commitment to Darksiders franchise
Jason Rubin clarifies interview misquote.
Amazon pegs Wii U price at £199
That's £80 less than ShopTo's guess.
Tomb Raider studio addresses Lara controversy
"Sexual assault of any kind is categorically not a theme that we cover in this game."
Sony spends $185k on .playstation domain bid
While Microsoft shells out for .xbox.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PC release delayed
Ubisoft's tactical shooter gets a new date.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter gets armed forces-only special edition
As part of EA's Project Honor charity drive.
Japan chart: Tokyo Jungle takes the top spot
Plus, Gundam gives Vita sales a boost.
Former Inside Xbox staff attempt to crowd-fund new games show
And have a healthy pop at their former employer in the process.
Ubisoft's E3 host hits back at "GAF dicks, Gamespot trolls, every illiterate racist douchebag on YouTube"
Aisha Tyler asks "haters" to "GFYS".
Former Zipper devs join Takedown team
SOCOM alumni sign up for Kickstarted tactical shooter.
Battlefield 3 double XP this weekend
Plus, early Close Quarters access for PC and Xbox 360 goes live.
Lay-offs at Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City studio
Slant Six sheds a quarter of its workforce.
Rockstar targets Max Payne 3 multiplayer cheats
Convicted "miscreants" will only be able to play with each other.
PlayStation minis developer laments lack of Trophies, demos
Lack of Trophies "probably the single biggest turn-off for most gamers," argues Velocity studio.
10-year-long Civilisation 2 game offers grim outlook for mankind
"The world is a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation."
VideoNew Pid trailer released
Cute platformer incoming from former Grin devs.
Stylish indie platformer Pid confirmed for XBLA
Former Grin developers team up with D3 for 2012 release.
Nintendo promises more user-friendly Friend Codes for Wii U
Fils-Aime insists it will be "a lot simpler" this time.