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Originally Posted by wraggster

A mysterious new Harry Potter teaser website has fans of the teenage wizard's adventures speculating that an MMO based on the series could be on its way.

The site, pottermore.com, shows nothing but a logo, author J K Rowling's signature and the words "Coming soon".

It's definitely legit – as Massively notes, the site is owned by Warner Bros. - however, no further details have yet been made public.

It could of course refer to a new book in the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Promising massively multiplayer game Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online will be playable at next year's E3 trade show, THQ has confirmed.

"Next year, I promise you, next E3," was THQ core games boss Danny Bilson's response when Eurogamer asked him when we'll get to play the MMO.

"I've already got plans for what the booth is like. The centrepiece of the booth will be that MMO."

Developed by Darksiders creator Vigil Games, Dark Millennium

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt Red will make the Xbox 360 version's easy difficulty setting easier than the PC version's.

The mature role-playing game launched last month to critical acclaim, but some reviewers raised concerns about its brutal learning curve.

The game starts out tough before becoming more manageable later on. Specifically, some have pointed to the game's prologue as being too hard.

But the Xbox 360 version, due out later this year, will

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Originally Posted by wraggster

LittleBigPlanet 2's upcoming, Move-integrated expansion can't really be classified as anything other than relentless. When Media Molecule launched the game this past January, the possibilities for prospective creator-curators were limitless -- as evidenced by the community's daily discoveries of new ways to use the core game's toolset. When the Move DLC launches this September, it's going to push

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Converse already showed off two Mario-themed Chuck Taylor shoe designs, due in Japan next month. Before those have even hit stores, the shoe company revealed two more designs that put Super Mario Bros. level designs on your feet.

One of the new designs is a wraparound of 1-1. Flip down the top of the high-top and you'll find a night scene, with Luigi picking up coins. The other design

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