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Originally Posted by wraggster

A Virus Named Tom is one of those under-the-radar indie titles that we've been secretly following for a while now, and we finally have a valid reason to talk about it. A Virus Named Tom is an action-puzzler from Misfits Attic following a mad scientist attempting to destroy civilization with a -- wait for it -- virus named Tom. Check out the intro trailer above.

A Virus Named Tom is now available for pre-order and beta download onDesura, and is set to launch in full version soon on Steam,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Nekro appears to have found the happy medium between hellish gore and shiny-happy creatures, and it wants to share this balanced, horrifying world with ours: All developer darkForge needs is $100,000, preferably from itsKickstarter.

Nekro is a top-down, randomly generated action title where players are a powerful necromancer who subsists on blood and creates other demonic beings, such as Punge, a Boomer-like character with gigantic, menacing teeth who explodes poison

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Originally Posted by wraggster

BioWare's newest doing twice as well as Mass Effect 2, Kid Icarus also off to strong start
The United States retail sales numbers for March have been released by the NPD Group, and despite the controversy EA/BioWare's Mass Effect 3 leads with 1.3 million units sold. That includes all physical copies sold for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with the latter platform taking the lion's share with 943,000 units sold according to Microsoft Interactive Chief of Staff Aaron Greenberg. Mass Effect

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A mobile edition of Remedy’s shooter Max Payne has appeared on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
The offering (priced at $2.99) includes Retina resolutions support, custom controls, several aiming modes, and more regarding items tailored for touch screen devices.
The game requires an iPhone 3GS to play, and those with an iPhone 4 or newer, will gain access to Rockstar Social Club integration with stat-tracking, cheats, and other features.
The title is in the works for Android

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives on Xbox 360 next week (April 17^th) and Namco Bandai is brimming with confidence.
Far from being concerned about vying to for consumer spend with big-hitting rivals such as Mass Effect 3 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the publisher has welcomed the comparisons.
And critics seem to agree – following the lifting of the review embargo earlier today, the game is currently boasting a 91 per cent average on Metacritic.
“Having heard from many

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