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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sega will today announce a European and North American release for multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online, a report claims.
PSOWorld claims to have obtained a copy of Sega’s press release announcing the title for a 2013 release, which carries a publication date of today (July 9^th).
“Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released, and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every bit as ambitious,” Sega America’s VP of digital Chris Olson stated.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Wii U offers developers huge scope for innovation, but not all studios are enthusiastic about the possibilities.
Specifically, the man behind Namco Bandai’s Tekken series has spoken of his concerns that the use of two screens might be “distracting” for players.
"Looking at the small screen and the big screen at the same time is pretty distracting for a fighting game," Katsuhiro Harada toldEurogamer.
"So we're thinking of making it useful as a way of having shortcuts

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The first game from Activision's new Leeds, UK mobile studio is a revamp of classic owned IP Pitfall, not Call of Duty, the firm has told MCV.
Activision has swiftly moved to put the record straight after reports late last week claimed it was working on a UK-made Call of Duty for smartphones.
But this afternoon Activision's Martyn Brown, the Team 17 co-founder tapped up to build the new studio, told MCV:
"In setting up there has been a lot of interest given the publisher we

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is set to run into XBLA, PSN and WiiWare during the week of July 10, this week's PlayStation Blogcast confirms.

Zombie Studios, the team behind Blacklight: Retribution, is developing Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition. It will feature traditional and new game modes, and a few different skins, including sprites from classic Castlevania and Contra games.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/05/fr...ut-on-july-10/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Tomonobu Itagaki's Valhalla Game Studios is developing Devil's Third for more than just "home consoles and PC," says Valhalla CEO Satoshi Kanematsu. The studio is also crafting the game for "a wide range of digital devices," as Kanematsu explains in a letter posted to the studio's site.

What are "digital devices," pray tell? That's a good question – perhaps handhelds

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