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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Witcher franchise has managed to conjure up 4 million units in sales, developer CD Projekt Red has revealed. That means a combined 4 million units of The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have been sold across PC, Mac and Xbox 360.

The Witcher 2moved 1.1 million copies in 2011, while the original moved 400,000. As of May 2012, The Witcher 2 had sold a total of 1.7 million copies.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The millions of voices that suddenly cried out in terror when they discovered that Star Wars: The Old Republic would have a monthly subscription have been suddenly silenced.
No, your eyes have not deceived you – EA has announced that a free trial of the MMO is now available that allows gamers to experience the title for free until their character reaches level 15.
Players will be able to experience all eight character classes in their attempt to become as powerful as the Emperor has

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Metal Gear Solid 4 will at last receive a patch that will introduce support for PS3’s Trophy system.
Andriasang reports that the news was broken by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima in an interview in this week’s issue of Japanese weekly Famitsu.
Trophies will be integrated into disc copies of the game’s budget re-release in August in Japan. Owners of the current game will be able to download a patch that adds Trophy support.
Metal Gear Solid 4 was released in June 2008. Sony didn’t

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Oh, how things change. Tiny Wings 2 is arguably the biggest release in games this week… and it’s free!
Owners of Tiny Wings should keep their eyes peeled for an update to the game. It has already rolled out in New Zealand and should hit the UK around midnight.
What is new, however, is a dedicated HD iPad version that will launch alongside the iPhone app update.
“I [never] clarified if it will be an update or an separate app before the release because then my fans will be happy

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Panini has bolstered its trading card game portfolio with hit Nintendo title, Kid Icarus Uprising.
Over 40 million people in Europe have played the Nintendo game, with over 100,000 units already sold. There are 1.4m members on Club Nintendo and 12,000 Kid Icarus card packets sold out on the site in just one day.
There are 404 cards to collect, which include special codes. A Starter Pack includes a binder and three trading card packs.
Licensing.biz has the full story.

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