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According to this arstechnica piece, developer Softmax has announced that a new Magna Carta game entitled Crimson Stigma is coming to Xbox 360.
Nothing else is known other than that the game is in development although it is assumed Atlus will publish in the West.
It will be the third title in the Magna Carta series and […]

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In an interview with Edge, Naughty Dog co-president Christophe Balestra said that this time round, the Uncharted: Among Thieves team has something prove in the environment department.
“We wanted a wide range of environments this time,” explains Balestra. “We wanted to show this wasn’t just a jungle game.”
According to the article, Among Thieves looked anything but:
And, […]

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Talking with Edge, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg said he expects Sony to drop the price of PlayStation3 sooner rather than later.
“We absolutely expect the PS3 price drop to happen in the next couple of months,” he said. “We’re frankly surprised it’s taken this long. … I would expect they’d have to move on […]

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Mark Rein has announced on the Epic forums just what the next Gear of War 2 patch will contain.
In his own words:
As I mentioned before the break we’ve been working on a major title update for Gears of War 2. This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related […]

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Mark Rein has announced on the Epic forums just what the next Gear of War 2 patch will contain.
In his own words:
As I mentioned before the break we’ve been working on a major title update for Gears of War 2. This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related […]

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An insider source has revealed to videogaming247.com that it is unlikely the UK will be treated to a similar pre-order-the-game-get-the-demo-early deal as our American cousins.
As far as the rest of Europe is concerned, the decision will be down to individual territories if they want to sanction such an incentive, our source claimed today.
Killzone 2 is […]

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In continuation of a claim made early December last year, administrator ReSovle Partners has told GI that interest in the purchase of Free Radical is still “very strong.”
“At this stage interest has been very strong,” said ReSovle’s Cameron Gunn.
“We’re advertising the business and assets for sale and there’s been some significant interest expressed from all […]

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Speaking to videogaming247.com, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter says he expects attendance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to be 15 to 20 percent down on last year.
“I expect it to be down 15 - 20% this year, but still crowded,” he said. “I cover Best Buy and Netflix, so am looking […]

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The ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack Top 10 for week ending January 3rd is in and FIFA 09 is still top of the tree with Call of Duty: World at War not giving up the chase.
Last week’s charts here. Full top ten below:

1. FIFA 09 (EA)

Call of Duty: World at War […]

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CCP has announced that it has reached what it consider a milestone by recording 45,186 Eve Online users playing simultaneously.
“It is truly a testament to our loyal fans that 5 years into EVE’s existence we are still breaking records and more people are flying in New Eden than ever before,” said a company rep […]

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