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Originally Posted by wraggster

With its crisp design-agency visuals, electro sounds and ingratiating, streetwise chatter - it will "punch your brain in the face" and is "rad", apparently - Puzzlejuice is the image of a slick, fashionable iPhone game. Underneath, however, it's just the kind of improvised, cut-and-shut piece of bedroom game-making that has been beaten out of mainstream games, but that the mobile marketplaces excel at.Developer Colaboratory clearly belongs to the A-Team school of game design.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A new Battlefield 3 patch out today has finally fixed the voice chat issues that many PlayStation 3 gamers have been complaining of since launch.As reported by MP1st, update 1.03 is up for download now, weighing in at around 11MB.Developer DICE hasn't posted a full changelog, though it appears the VOIP fix is all the patch does.When asked on Twitter whether the update also addresses issues with input lag, studio community manager Daniel Matros replied, "Sorry but we're still working on it.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Any gamers in the US ticked off that their copy of 3DS survival horror effort Resident Evil: Revelations sports a stonking great typo on its spine can request a new sleeve, publisher Capcom has announced.According to the Capcom Unity blog, should your copy feature the error, you can either call in on 650-350-6700 or email [email protected] for a replacement inlay.The publisher confirmed that only the first US shipment of the game is affected and all subsequent pressings will correct the mistake.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

PlayStation 3 fender bender Twisted Metal now launches in Europe on 7th March, co-creator David Jaffe has announced.The Eat Sleep Play boss mentioned the new date in a post on his Twitter feed earlier today.As detailed last week, the game's European launch had been pushed back from 14th February due to delays in localising the title.Sony has also asked the developer to make cuts to a few of the game's more visceral cut scenes to help make it past some of Europe's more conservative ratings boards.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sanctum 2, the sequel to Coffee Stain Studios' hybrid tower defense and first-person co-op shooter, is expected to launch sometime next year Joystiq can exclusively reveal. The first Sanctum, which has sold over 300,000 units on Steam, was a PC-exclusive title. The sequel is planned for PC and "digital console platforms," with Xbox Live and PSN specifically mentioned.

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