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Originally Posted by wraggster

A Mass Effect MMO is not only a possibility, teased BioWare series overlord Casey Hudson - it "makes sense".

"We've been trying to think of a way that makes sense for people to experience Mass Effect with their friends. We haven't yet come up with a way to do that, so we don't have anything to announce at this time. But, obviously, multiplayer is something we want to do more of in the future as a company," Hudson told Game Informer (via VG247).
"A lot

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision releasing next Call of Duty map pack on May 3rd

Black Ops's Escalation map pack will be released on Tuesday, May 3rd.
As part of the ongoing agreement between Microsoft and Activision, it will be exclusive to Xbox Live users first.

The new DLC will feature five new multiplayer maps, including one "unique Zombies experience", according to Major Nelson.
The maps include the roof of a Cuban hotel, an ambushed US military convoy, an abandoned

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Details of a secret, presumably cancelled Rockstar game for Xbox 360 have emerged, alongside concept artwork.

We Are The Mods was originally created for PS2 at Rockstar's Toronto studio, but became a next-gen development at the behest of Rockstar New York. Work began on the game in 2006.

According to Matt Kazan, former environment artist at Rockstar, We Are The Mods was an "unofficial" name for the game. Have a look at some of his early artwork here.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Newspaper accuses search giant of trying to “plunder intellectual property”

The Daily Mail has launched a startling attack on Google, accusing the company of trying to steal from pop singer Adele and of riding roughshod over copyright law.
In an article entitled “Google threatens to destroy not only pop sensation Adele, but Britain's film and music industries. So why is No.10 in thrall to this parasitic monster?”, DM columnist Alex Brummer accuses the Government of colluding

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Research firm predicts five-fold increase thanks to cross promotions and microtransactions

The global market for social games is expected to create revenues of over $5 billion by the end of 2015.
That’s according to research firm Parks Associates’ latest report, Social Gaming: Market Updates, in which the company claims the market is on course for a five-fold increase between 2010 and 2015, according to GI.biz.





The firm also claims

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