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Originally Posted by wraggster

Square Enix sure has been busy strengthening its place in the Western market as today’s Game Of The Day shows.

The company, famous for its catalogue of Japanese role playing games, has taken charge of some big western titles like Hitman, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider after merging with Eidos in 2009.

Set in Hong Kong, players control Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer having to investigate the dark and seedy world of China’s Triads. It’s almost ironic seeing that

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Originally Posted by wraggster

alancronin writes with news that the Humble Bundle for Android 3 has gone live, with a selection of games that run on Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows. As with previous bundles, buyers can choose how much they want to pay, and what portion of the proceeds go to the developers or to charity. From the article:"The latest bundle includes the games BIT.TRIP BEAT, Fieldrunners, SpaceChem, and Uplink, along with each of their soundtracks. Plus, if you donate above the average price, which is currently

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Originally Posted by wraggster

100m low end smartphone users to get a taste of Draw Something and Zynga Poker.
Nokia Asha Touch phones are based around Symbian Series 40 and were designed with aspirational users from emerging markets in mind.
They include the Nokia Asha 311 1GHz touchscreen, dual SIM 305 and the low cost Asha 306.
This cross promo with Zynga should help raise their profile a little. Draw Something and Zynga Poker will be available from Q3 2012 as part of their partnership announced earlier this

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Supernatural release Jack Lumber is the first game from the platform – out now.
Activision recently partnered Flurry to support third party mobile games studios, and now rival video games publisher Sega has launched its own independent support initiative.
The Sega Alliance will provide independent developers with marketing, production, and consultation support.
Owlchemy Labs has been the platform's test subject, working with Sega Alliance to launch Jack Lumber – an iOS game

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Command & Conquer Generals 2, originally announced at the VGAs as a new retail game by BioWare Victory, will now be released as the first "universe" of a free-to-play service called simply "Command & Conquer."

Command & Conquer will launch next year as a platform for the delivery of new experiences in the strategy franchise, starting with the material originally planned as Generals 2. This move allows "gamers complete access to the cutting-edge visuals,

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