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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sales of the Guitar Hero series crashed because Activision had stopped listening to its audience, CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted.

Speaking in an interview with Forbes, Kotick explained how the publisher had grown complacent following the series' early flush of success and subsequently starved it of innovation.

"We didn't really take the time that we usually take to understand audience behavior," he said.

"It was one of those things where

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Originally Posted by wraggster

You can control two players at the same time in PES 2012.

The new Teammate Control system, just revealed by Konami, allows players to move runners as they move the player in possession of the ball.

To do this, you need to press the right analogue stick in the direction of the player you want to control.

Assisted mode then lets you activate a second player by pressing R3. But play in Manual mode and you have the freedom to completely control the second

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Rockstar is considering the implementation of L.A Noire's innovative MotionScan face capture technology in all of its new games - including the next Grand Theft Auto.

That's according to Team Bondi co-founder Brendan McNamara speaking in the relaunched PSM3, on sale this week.

Asked if Rockstar was considering MotionScan for GTA V, McNamara replied:

"Yeah, I think they're looking at it for every game. As much as LA Noire is a huge game, Grand Theft

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision has announced that its long-awaited sequel Prototype 2 will be released in North America on April 24th 2012.

That more likely than not means an April 27th release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 title in the UK, though that has yet to be confirmed.

"We know our fans have been clamouring to find out when they would be able to get their hands on Prototype 2,” the studio head of developer Radical Entertainment stated.

“The whole studio is excited

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Capcom has announced an expanded and updated version of extravagant brawler Marvel vs Capcom 3.

Called Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, it includes a total of 12 new characters spread across the two universes, meaning a total of 50 characters will be included on the disc. Online functionality and overall balance has also been tweaked.

The game will sell at a budget price – $39.99 in the US – and will ship on disc.

When Capcom chose the very same strategy

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