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Originally Posted by wraggster

The developer behind the Xbox Live versions of Banjo & Kazooie and Perfect Dark is making the Xbox 360 version of PC hit Minecraft.

Dundee-based developer 4J Studios, which also made the PlayStation 3 version of Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, "seem to have a very good mentality, and obviously are very talented," Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson said on Twitter.

Then, "I'm a big fan of their previous work, and they've

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Chalk up more serious support for PlayStation Vita - Sega's opening a brand new studio to work on a Vita exclusive based on "entirely new IP".

Gary Dunn, MD of Sega's European development, told Eurogamer that the new game "is not a racing game". But he wouldn't clarify anything else. The new studio doesn't even have a name yet.

"I'll tell you the story," began Dunn. "Sega Racing studio we closed three years ago. What people probably

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The internal target for Xbox 360 exclusive Gears Of War 3 is over 6 million units, according to Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski. Although the design director himself is hopefully of sales of up to 10 million worldwide.

"Deep down, just to be perfectly candid and honest, I would die if we hit 10 - that would be phenomenal. But I can only pray and hope. It's up to the gamers to vote with their wallets," said Bleszinski in a new interview with IndustryGamers.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA chief executive John Riccitello has escalated the continuing war of words between his company and Activision over their forthcoming shooters by calling his rival's flagship product a "Disneyland abstraction" and criticising the timing of the Call of Duty Elite announcement.

Speaking to sister site Industry Gamers, Riccitello considered the wisdom of having announced Elite without letting gamers know exactly what they'd be paying for, suggesting that the reveal was something

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Forthcoming BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will not demand that you run EA's new Origin application in order to play.

BioWare community manager Stephen Reid took to the game's official forums today to clarify that although the game is a digital exclusive for the new online store, you won't need to have the Origin app on your desktop to play or patch the game.

"While Origin will be the exclusive digital retailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, that does

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