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Originally Posted by wraggster

The team at Carbon Games is basking in its newfound freedom as an indie studio after its first development endeavor, Fat Princess creator Titan Games,dissolved under Epic Games China. Carbon Games' first project is AirMech, a free-to-play RTS-action hybrid debuting as a browser and PC title, most notably via Chrome.

AirMech is currently in alpha, but it's existed metaphysically since 2009 at least, before

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Nexon is developing a sequel to the Counter-Strike title for Asian markets

Nexon Korea Corporation and Valve have partnered to develop Counter-Strike Online 2. The game is a sequel to Counter-Strike Online, an online-only version of Counter-Strike tailored to Asian market created by Valve and Nexon in 2007.
Counter-Strike Online uses a micropayment system, but is otherwise free-to-play. The original game has reached 500,000, 70,000, and 50,000 in China, Taiwan, and Korea, respectively.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Fans will not be disappointed by the new Amazing Spider-Man game, Activision says.
The firm admits Spidey titles have had a chequered history, so has made sure this year’s movie tie-in got a full two-year development cycle.
Traditionally, Spider-Man games based on films have been the more successful titles. And this year’s edition acts as a sequel to the summer blockbuster.
“We’ve had some hits and misses but this is the best Spidey game yet,” says the game’s producer Doug Heder.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

XSeed Games is bringing acclaimed PS3 title Way of the Samurai 4 to PSN in the US one year after its Japan release.
The action game was first released in Japan in March 2011, where it was published by Spike and developed by Acquire. It picked up a Gold Award with Japanese mag Famitsu.
Way of the Samurai 4 begins in 19th Century Japan. Players take control of their own customisable samurai who can roam the world and embark on various quests. Like Namco Bandai’s Demon’s Souls, gamers can

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has ditched Games for Windows Live exclusivity for its free-to-play Flight game, which has just arrived on Steam.
The downloadable PC title – which uses a microtransactions payment model – launched on February 29th exclusively on Games for Windows Live. Now it’s available on Steam for free, including several paid-for content packs.
The Hawaiian Starter Bundle has just entered the Steam Top Ten today, which is priced at £21.99 and includes extra locations, missions and planes

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