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Originally Posted by wraggster

Modern Warfare 2 famously didn't have dedicated servers on PC - but Modern Warfare 3 might.

"I can't confirm anything yet, but right now we're having conversations about dedicated servers, mod tools and post launch support," Infinity Ward spokesperson Robert Bowling told GameFront at E3.

"In Modern Warfare 2 we added IWnet, which was all about matchmaking, with the plan to eventually add in dedicated servers.

"My ideal philosophy on

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Fancy a bit more Alan Wake action? You might have to wait a bit - Microsoft executive Phil Spencer reckons the next instalment has yet to find a publisher.

Spencer was speaking to Joystiq about reports of a new Alan Wake project. "I read that," he said. "I don't know that they've signed it with anybody."

The first Alan Wake game was released last year. According to Spencer it "didn't sell as well" as Microsoft would have liked. However,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zombie Studios' Jared Gerritzen has criticised Activisions plans for the Call of Duty: Elite payment system, suggesting it's the work of a "jerk".

"I don't agree with it," he told Gamasutra.

"Right now, if they could, they'd charge 60 bucks [for the game], then 20 bucks a month for a map pack - or even just one map - and then $9 to upload game movies to YouTube. They see this massive fan base, and why aren't they spending that money and evolving

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Looks the release date for forthcoming shooter RAGE has been pushed back a few weeks.

The id Software offering had been due to launch on 16th September. But according to the official website, it's now due to hit the UK on 7th October. That goes for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

Not too much longer to wait, then. But will it be worth it? Read our hands-on preview to get an idea.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...hed-to-october

Originally Posted by wraggster

E3 2011 is over, all of the biggest gaming news of the year is in the bag, and our Los Angeles soldiers are returning to the UK shattered, slightly chubbier - and thrilled by the prospect of what they've witnessed.

Here, the editors of the UK's biggest games magazines give CVG their opinion of this year's standouts - and the one title that will live longest in their memory.

Neil Long, Official Nintendo Magazine - Mario Kart 3DS

"The Wii U reveal

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