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Originally Posted by wraggster

Revolution not evolution' promises FIFA 12's marketing blurb. Truth told, it's a misleading claim in the Bolshevik sense, but on the evidence of our extensive hands-on, it does succeed on a more literal level - since FIFA 12's key feature is the ability to turn rapidly in a tight circle.

It sounds daft, but Precision Dribbling - the ability for skilled players to turn sharper and quicker, using only subtle left stick prompts - is arguably the biggest leap in the series' recent history.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA Sports producer David Rutter, the man credited with transforming FIFA into the footy force it is today, says it'd be an honour to do the same for rival series Pro Evolution Soccer - but he's not going anywhere.

Speaking to trade mag MCV in its latest issue, Rutter said:

"I would be very honoured to be asked [to join the PES team]. But my roots are very much in the EA Sports culture in Vancouver and being surrounded by that amazing team of people and everything

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record launches on 14th October, according to a hastily retracted Capcom announcement.

As noted by VG247, the date appeared on the publisher's European blog this morning, but was then quickly removed without explanation.

All very mysterious. We've dropped Capcom a line demanding clarification.

In the meantime, Eurogamer's Off The Record preview should tell you everything you need to know about Frank West's return to the zombie-slaying

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The sequel to Puzzle Agent, Telltale's quirky 2010 head-scratcher, is available for purchase on iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC from today.

Priced at £2.99 on iPhone, £3.99 on iPad and your regional equivalent of $9.99 on PC and Mac, it sees Agent Tethers return to snow-bound Scoggins, Minnesota to solve more Professor Layton-esque brainteasers.

This time round Telltale is promising an "expanded range of tactile puzzles".

The original won a well-deserved

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Total War: Shogun 2 won't be getting mod tools anytime soon, developer Creative Assembly has announced, though it's not for want of trying.

In a post on the game's forums, community manager Craig Laycock explained that the increasing complexity of the series has made it very difficult for the studio to offer users functional editing tools.

"Back then, the game engine was a hell of a lot simpler than it is now," he said, referring to 2004's Rome: Total War.

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