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Originally Posted by wraggster

XBLA's Summer of Arcade 2012 begins on July 18 with the HD-ified rebirth ofTony Hawk Pro Skater for 1200 MS Points ($15). The following week, Iron Galaxy's Angry Birds meets Boom Blox Kinect flinger Wreckateer arrives for 800 MS Points ($10), with Deadlight, Hybrid, and Dust: An Elysian Tail launching in the subsequent weeks, all for 1200 MS Points ($15) a pop.

Microsoft is offering an incentive

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Those rocking the vanilla Battlefield 3 experience – as opposed to EA's new Premium subscription service – get their first crack at Battlefield 3's first big expansion today. The Close Quarters expansion pack, which aims to offer more personal conflicts in the FPS, is available exclusively to PS3 players today.

Premium members have had access to Close Quarters

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sonic's apparently too fast for whoever moderates Xbox.com content. A listing for Sonic Adventure 2 has appeared on the official Xbox site, complete with a handful of screenshots (one with some PlayStation buttons!) and a description. The listing was pulled from the US Xbox.com, though the UK version has yet to be taken down. No downloads are available but, given that the port doesn't even officially exist yet, that's

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mikael Nermark, CEO of Swedish developer Starbreeze, insists he is "proud" of the studio's work on the Syndicate reboot despite the game's lukewarm critical commercial reception.
Speaking to us at the studio's offices earlier today, Nermark said he expected a backlash due to EA's decision to turn a beloved strategy series into an FPS, but insists that he was happy with the game's performance.
"Yes, I'm still proud of it," he said. "To have the courage to reboot

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Bethesda has announced that the Doom 3 BFG Edition will launch on October 16, 2012 in North America and October 19 in Europe. The re-release of id Software's shooter will include the Doom 3 base game, the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack as well as seven additional 'Lost' levels.
This marks the first time Doom 3 will be made available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, giving a potentially new audience the chance to play one of the scariest games in recent memory. With the new version, you

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