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Originally Posted by wraggster

Square Enix is among a number of developers Google has signed up to develop console-quality games playable in its Chrome browser.
VentureBeat reports that CEO Yoichi Wada was at the GooglePlex headquarters in California yesterday, and revealed that the publisher has remade its 2009 action-adventure Mini Ninjas as a Native Client game. The client is Google's open-source technology that allows for web applications that execute native code in a browser.
"Let us begin this new era together,"

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Capcom has insisted that "Mega Man is a key brand for Capcom and will remain so" despite the publisher having cancelled two games starring its mascot.
Speaking to Game Informer, senior VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson said that Mega Man was still very much in Capcom's thoughts despite the publisher having halted development of Mega Man Legends 3 for 3DS and downloadable title Mega Man Universe.
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Originally Posted by wraggster

Rovio's mobile smash Angry Birds is two years old on December 11, and the Finnish developer is marking the occasion in several ways.
First, a new update for Angry Birds, dubbed Happy Birdday, unlocks all episodes and adds 15 levels, plus new menus, graphics and achievements. In the US, retail chain Barnes & Noble will host special events and giveaways on Sunday between 11am and 3pm. Toys 'R' Us will offer 25 per cent off Angry Birds merchandise, and a code that unlocks a special level

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Originally Posted by wraggster

BBC Worldwide has announced Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock for PC, PlayStation 3 and the upcoming Vita.
The game, a downloadable title due early next year, is in development at Guildford-based Supermassive Games, the studio behind Start The Party and Tumble. It's been written in close collaboration with the TV series' production team in Cardiff, and actors including Matt Smith, who plays Doctor Who, and Alex Kingston have recorded voiceovers for the game.
BBC Worldwide's Robert Nashak

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Retailer Gamestation has this morning begun advertising an incredible discount on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The chain will slash the price of the popular RPG to just £22.49 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC version will be cut to £19.99.
It’s unusual for such an aggressive discount to be applied to a game that is still selling incredibly well and was released so recently. Skyrim was released nearly a month ago on November 11^th and still resides in the Top Five of the UK charts.
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