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Originally Posted by wraggster

The PlayStation 3 hardware still has more to give and Resistance 3 developer Insomniac says it "can keep pushing" it.

That's according to senior designer Cameron Christian and writer Jon Paquette, who claim gamers will now start to see the sort of leap in quality present in PS2's later generation titles.

"I think it does [have more to give]," Christian told CVG of Sony's console. "Each year we're finding better ways to optimise and different ways

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is set to feature a stereoscopic 3D mode on Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced.

CVG got a sneak peak at the mode at Gamescom last week, where new Halo house 343 Industries showed off the game's rebuilt Guilty Spark level with a pair of 3D glasses attached to our faces.

It's definitely one of the better 3D modes we've seen in action on current-gen consoles, with the chief's monstrously overpowered magnum recoiling out of the screen.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft's detailed an upcoming Halo Reach title update set to introduce a Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary weapon to the Bungie FPS.

The update, which is targeted for release in October, will see the return of the monstrously overpowered Halo: Combat Evolved Magnum pistol, which will be supported in special, classic playlists.

In addition, the update will introduce several multiplayer fixes including a change to Armour Lock which sees the power absorb a level of damage

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Eurogamer reports some encouraging news for console-bound fans of online shooters. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the new stand-alone version of the wildly successful Half-Life mod recently announced by Valve, will support mouse and keyboard controls on the PlayStation 3. This isn't entirely unprecedented; 2007'sUnreal Tournament 3 had a similar feature, but the idea has never gained momentum. If the idea of allowing PC-style controls on a console does catch on, could this help remove some of

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Publisher Konami has admitted that it has to evolve how people pay and play Pro Evolution Soccer.
And as has seemingly become the way in recent years, it appears that following EA’s lead is very much the order of the day.
"I understand that there is a need to do something similar to EA,” the series’ long-term producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka toldEurogamer. “However at this moment we still do not have something concrete in place.
"There's a balance to be struck between

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