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Originally Posted by wraggster

Capcom is taking its current slate of fighting games on the road, offering UK fans the chance to play Street Fighter X Tekken ahead of release.

The tour kicks off in London on Saturday 20th August at the KO gym in East London with Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono on hand to sign your Street Fighter paraphernalia. There'll be free grub and DJs providing additional entertainment to boot.

Street Fighter X Tekken is the only title locked in so far but, according to

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Remastered Bitmap Brothers game Z has been released on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Z The Game costs £2.99. You only need buy the game once to play on both iPhone and iPad.

Monty Mole maker Peter Harrap was drafted in to help Kavcom recreate the game for iOS with Bitmap Brothers' blessing.

The famed 1996 real-time strategy robot war game has been faithfully recreated for the touch-screen machines. There's multiple language support, and the file

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Originally Posted by wraggster

German ratings board BPJM has passed Gears of War 3 with no cuts, censorship or changes to blood colour - a curious u-turn from the body's position on the first two titles in the series.

German versions of the game will be identical to those sold in the US and the UK, Eurogamer reports.

Both Gears of War 1 and 2 are covered by a 'List A' ban in Germany, which means that whilst it's not illegal to sell them, any copies have to be kept out of sight in shops and all advertising

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Nintendo of Europe is taking full advantage of the goodwill it's earning with the localization of Xenoblade Chronicles. Nintendo has bumped up the European release date for Monolith Soft's Wii RPG from September 2 to August 19. It will still be available in either a standard edition or a special edition with a red Classic Controller Pro. In addition, the pre-order-exclusive special edition bundle will come with three posters.

Nintendo of America's last word to date on the matter was

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Originally Posted by wraggster

"I want a new video game," the average consumer thinks, "but I also want to sound funny on the phone." THQ swoops in with a solution to this two-fold need, with the Saints Row: The Third Platinum Pack.

In addition to the game, a soundtrack, and the in-game "Professor Genki Hyper-Ordinary Pre-Order Pack" content, the set also includes a "custom molded Saints Row headset" with a vocoder voice processing feature "inspired by the premier pimp

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