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Originally Posted by wraggster

Developer DICE has announced a timed exclusivity deal for Battlefield 3 DLC on PS3.
Starting with the game’s first download, Back to Karkland, all DLC for the title will be available exclusively for one week on PS3 before it hits Xbox 360 and PC.
The deal apes that enjoyed by Microsoft and Activision which sees all Call of Duty DLC enjoy a period of timed exclusivity on Xbox 360 – typically for around a month.
The agreement is the latest in a long-line of close ties between

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has announced a Season Pass for upcoming Xbox 360 racer Forza 4.
The 2,400 Microsoft Point download (£20.50) will entitle buyers to all six of the planned DLC packs for the game, which will be released between November and April 2012.
That represents a 30 per cent saving on buying all the DLC individually and in total includes 60 cars.
Season Pass holders will also get exclusive day one access to The American Muscle Car Pack which includes ten cars. Amongst them are

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sega has confirmed that Dreamcast classic Space Channel 5 Part 2 will be released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on October 4 and 5 respectively.
Another Dreamcast game, Sega Bass Fishing, will be available on the same day and, on PS3, includes Move support. Both games will be priced at 800 Microsoft Points on XBLA, and £6.29 on PSN.

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/space-c...5-part-2-dated

Originally Posted by wraggster

Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine, Yusuke Amano, the man charged with coordinating development of the recently releasedStar Fox 64 3D between Nintendo and Q-Games, said that the game's lack of online multiplayer was due to cost and time restrictions.
"Personally, I play a lot of online FPS games," he said. "This leads me to think that just making multiplayer parts of existing games playable online isn't enough to create a satisfying experience for users. The popular online

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Forget Dark Souls, one of the hardest games around is Minecraft, says RPG maker Jeff Vogel. For adults. As we've noticed ourselves, kids have no problem simply playing it, dreaming up projects to make and do, made spellbound by possibilities. But adults? Vogel, who runs Avernum developer Spiderweb Software, says:

"What I found so fascinating was that, when I asked my fellow olds what they thought of it, I always got a similar response:
"I didn't know what to do."

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