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Originally Posted by wraggster

Despite Assassin's Creed 3 creative lead Alex Hutchinson's recent fighting words with the internet over its "boring" ideas for potential AC settings, he told us this morning that he still loves you. Or something like that. "It's part of a bigger discussion. Obviously any setting is potentially awesome," he said in a brief PAX East show floor followup. "The point we were making

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Originally Posted by wraggster

We still have no official word on the aftermath of Sega's restructuring -- how many employees were laid off, or which games have been canceled. However, we obtained confirmation from a Sega rep on the PAX East show floor of one upcoming packaged game that has not been canceled: Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure.

The representative told us explicitly that the 3DS rhythm action game is "still happening."

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Super T.I.M.E. Force puts a fresh emphasis on the process of encountering an obstacle, dying and then returning with the knowledge to overcome that hazard. The game's central mechanic lets you rewind the scene and start again, playing alongside the ghost of your past self.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/th...er-time-force/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Here's the one big question everyone is directing at Runic Games CEO Max Schaefer about Torchlight 2: When is it launching?

"Well, I'm sure you've noticed Diablo has announced a date. So, we don't want to fall right on that," Schaefer said when we met at PAX East today. "The real answer is when [Torchlight 2] is finished, is Diablo 3 right now? Then we'll wait."

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mass Effect 3's first bundle of multiplayer DLC, the "Resurgence Pack," is set to hit on April 10 in North America and April 11 in Europe, for the low price of zero dollars. The pack includes two new maps: Hydra, an abandoned Quarian facility converted by humans into a hydroelectric generator, and Condor, an outpost crucial to the defense of the Turian home planet.

The pack also includes six new characters, a Batarian Soldier and Sentinel, a Geth Engineer and Infiltrator,

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