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Originally Posted by wraggster

Notch posted the official page of Mars Effect today, saying through Twitter, 'it's a completely different game! Our takes place in space, and focuses on characters, and lets you land on planets!!' He gives more detailed on the new website, noting the game will be based around hard science fiction (think Star Trek sci-fi) and puts characters in control of a character rather than just a ship. Similar to Minecraft, it will be a free-roaming game, but with a full economic system, different planets,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The last game EA Maxis launched in the SimCity series was SimCity 4, almost ten years ago. It's still being played today, thanks in part to a Steam launch in 2010, but mostly thanks to the modding scene. However, EA Maxis will not launch the new SimCity in 2013 with mod support.

It's not entirely off the table, though. EA Maxis creative director Ocean Quigley said

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Originally Posted by wraggster

One of the most interesting aspects of the new SimCity is the way pollution and the environment play into the new multiplayer features. The latest installment of the franchise is being prepared for next year, so there's no playable version yet for me to see the mechanic in action. In the meantime, EA Maxis was willing to play out some scenarios during a visit to the Emeryville, CA, offices

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will bring the dramatis robotae of the doomed planet to retailers on August 28.

The official date comes from the latest trailer posted on Gamespot, which not only features an Inception horn, but a serving of dubstep -- only Kanye West's "Power" is missing for the perfect trailer trifecta.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Dungeon Defenders on Steam will have a new character, Series EV, available this week. EV is a defense-based protector of dungeons, using adjustable nodes that have unit costs tied to the length of the beam.

EV can also build projectile reflection walls to bounce back long-range attacks and plant tower buffs to enhance other defenders' structures.

Pick up the automaton tomorrow, March 29, for $3 -- if you dilly-dally on grabbing the latest dungeon defender, EV's services

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