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Originally Posted by wraggster

PopCap has 'retired' its existing Bejeweled 2 + Blitz release for iPhone and iPod Touch in order to relaunch the game it says is the second highest selling mobile game ever, after Tetris.
The free version is the popular one-minute score attack gameBejeweled Blitz, while the 69p/€.79 Bejeweled features two modes from Bejeweled 3 - Zen and Diamond Mine in addition to Classic. Both act as platforms for ongoing development, so expect them to be updated with new modes and features over time.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Atlus Persona Team's striking hybrid puzzle-horror-adventure will be released in Europe by Deep Silver on February 10 for PS3 and 360.
Both the limited "Stray Sheep Edition", which includes protagonist Vincent's Rave T-shirt, two Stray Sheep bar-themed coasters and a poster and comes in a Stray Sheep Bar pizza delivery box, and the standard edition will be available, and will cost £54.99 and £44.99 respectively.
We awarded the game a throughly endeared seven in July, stating,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Gore Verbinski's production company, Blind Wink, has penned a deal with Microsoft to develop an IP "across all Microsoft platforms" in which an XBLA Kinect game will be an "initial offering". "The deal will include, but is not limited to video games," the announcement's press release says, emphasising Blink Wink's 'transmedia' positioning, with the aim of reaching "a variety of new audiences and markets beyond the traditional media distribution methods."

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Amazing Spider-Man will tie in with the release of the eponymous film series reboot next July and return the web-slinger to a free to roam New York City.
In development at the Quebec-based Spider-Man: Edge Of Timeand Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions developer Beenox, the game is entirely set after the events of the film. It is being written bySeamus Kevin Fahey, who has written for TV series including Battlestar Galactica and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
The game, for all console

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Originally Posted by wraggster

We fear some surprise charges turning up on the bills of young iPhone games when EA launches its new Theme Park game on iOS.
Theme Park is a classic managerial sim that's making a return as a 'freemium' iOS game, but it doesn't sound like the game we know and love. Users will be able to download the game for free but will find many of the game's more attractive features locked.Reviews from Canada,

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