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Originally Posted by wraggster

BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka have discussed the "very, very broad" possibilities for the future of the Mass Effect franchise.

In fact, the studio is already hammering out the details for continuing the franchise, the pair told Forbes.

"Certainly the setting has really resonated with people, the type of aliens in the world, the type of people that inhabit space," Zeschuk said in an interview, adding that unsurprisingly, the main

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Hate gridlock? We'd surmise you aren't alone, so pardon our excitement surrounding the latest addition to TomTom's longstanding iPhone app. New in version 1.8 is the addition of HD Traffic, which extends congestion data to both "major" and "secondary" US roads. Existing TomTom Traffic subscribers get the functionality gratis, with the rest of us dishing out $20 via an in-app purchase. Free for all who upgrade are multi-stop routes, allowing one to tweak excursions to your heart's

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Psychedelic shooter designer Jeff Minter has followed Minotaur Rescue and Minitron 2112 with a third iOS game, with no minotaurs in sight. Deflex is a puzzle game in which players set down "bats," left- and right-slanted lines, off of which a ball bounces into on-screen items. Each time the ball connects, the bat changes direction, leading to a complicated strategy for success -- or, if you're like us, a lot of random placement and hoping. It's adapted from a 1982 Llamasoft game called

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sorcery, the promising Move-enabled action adventure title Sony showed off at E3 last year, is still in development, the publisher has confirmed.

Nothing has been said of the title since its initial announcement and it was noticeable in its absence from Sony's E3 line-up this year, leading to speculation that it might have been canned. Not so, it seems.

When pressed for an update by Dealspwn, Sony PR exec Hugo Bastillos responded, “Yes, Sorcery is still in development.”

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision is readying something called GoldenEye Reloaded, according to a set of domain names dug up by Twitter sleuth Superannuation.

The tipster spotted four URL registrations logged by the publisher last week for: goldeneye007gamereloaded.com, goldeneyereloadedgame.com, goldeneyereloaded007.com and goldeneye007reloaded.com.

There's no indication as to what exactly the publisher is up to, but a port of last year's largely excellent Eurocom-developed Wii shooter GoldenEye

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