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Originally Posted by wraggster

Max Payne 3 will be followed up with a slew of DLC packages, and gamers can pre-purchase all of them with a Rockstar Pass.
Publisher Rockstar Games promised new multiplayer maps, modes, items, characters and more in the months following the shooter's Xbox 360 and PS3 release on May 18th. A PC version will follow in June.
The first map pack will be released in June. Entitled 'Local Justice', it features the Police Precinct map, which will work with all multiplayer modes. There will also

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Originally Posted by wraggster

MiCoach to be published by 505 Games following legal dispute

505 Games has scooped up a publishing deal dropped by the woe-beset THQ.
Adidas miCoach was to be published by the studio, but when the game did not launch, the sportswear firm sued the publisher for $10 million.

The case was settled out of court, giving Adidas the right to take their game elsewhere, and reimbursing THQ for development costs.
MiCoach was developed by UK studio Lighting Fish Games,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Customers told Eliminate will close on May 25th; no reason for cancellation given

Social gaming outfit Ngmoco has pulled its free-to-play iOS shooter Eliminate from the App Store after apparently generating a lack of revenue.
As uncovered by TouchArcade, customers are now greeted with a popup stating the game will be canned on May 25th, but does not give a reason for the title’s closure.

Eliminate, one of the first free-to-play titles to arrive on iOS in 2009, is

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Strictly Come Dancing: The Game. It’s real. And it’s free to play. And you can play it now.
It may not be as obvious and natural a fit as the BBC’s other gaming license – Doctor Who – but as BBC Worldwide digital entertainment and games boss Robert Nashak observes: “Strictly’s Dancing with the Stars brand is a global pop culture phenomenon and developing this game has been a major initiative for our business.
“We've tried hard to create a fun and authentic experience

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Google has launched an online game called Cube to promote the internet giant's Google Maps service.
Cube offers a 3D animated cube with each face made up of the down town regions of major world cities. The player's task is to navigate to particular destinations in the shortest time.
Moving around is a bit like marble madness. The game is also a pretty swish example of the state of browser games too and is worth a look just to see the 3D maps cube itself.
Once upon a time Google

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