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Originally Posted by wraggster

The British Board of Film Classification brings word of a Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition, scratching a June 30 launch date onto the calendar. Contents of the GOTY edition aren't mentioned, but since these things usually include previously released DLC, expect "Ryder White," "Bloodbath Arena" and possibly "The Ripper."

The listing was noticed by Siliconera,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Twisted Pixel's next joint will be revealed at E3 this year in LA – specifically, on June 5. Word comes via a Cinco de Mayo promotion for Ms. Splosion Man, which adds a new challenge level called "Splokour" and will gift five lucky winners a copy of Twisted Pixel's next title.

In addition to winning the new game, the top five on the challenge level leaderboard will also snag a Ms.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

While some of the games press chooses to dwell on the odd notion that Call of Duty has lost its appeal, the public as a whole continue to go crazy for the franchise.
Having released the first trailer for the game on YouTube on Tuesday (May 1^st) the video has already passed. 9.5m views and should hit 10m by the end of the day.
And it’s not just the video that has gamers excited, either.
Amazon yesterday announced that the game has smashed the day one pre-order numbers of 2010’s

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Several former executives at Nottingham studio Free Radical have accused LucasArts of using "stalling tactics" to avoid paying the studio for its work on Star Wars: Battlefront 3.
Speaking to Eurogamer, co-founder and director David Doak, co-founder Steve Ellis, and ex-audio director Graeme Norgate described how a change of management at LucasArts was followed by obvious efforts to ensure Free Radical failed to meet development milestones, describing the people he dealt with as "psychopaths"

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zenmiax Online Studios has released an announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls Online, its upcoming MMORPG set in the same universe as Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.
There's no gameplay footage, but the voiceover talks of an encroaching darkness and unlikely alliances forged between ancient enemies.
"Salvation cannot come from one hero alone," the histrionic narrator declares, "but from many."

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