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Originally Posted by wraggster

Kalypso has finalised the Tropico 4 release dates as 26th August on PC and mid-September on Xbox 360.
Tropico 4 folds in Twitter and Facebook support. It also enables you to elect ministers into key positions to ensure controversial decisions get the green light.
Tropico casts you as El Presidente, the nice or nasty dictator of the eponymous island paradise.
A Tropico 4 demo is available to try now.

Originally Posted by wraggster

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow developer MercurySteam has recounted the lessons learnt from making the Konami-published action game, and promised: "the following game will be better."
Speaking during a keynote talk at GCD Europe 2011, MercurySteam co-owner Enric Alvarez discussed the challenges the Spanish studio faced rebooting the much-loved franchise.
"Of course, there were a lot of things with Castlevania we would have loved to have done better. But I'm convinced the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Darkfall developer Aventurine has shared the first details about what to expect from the PVP-focused MMO after its huge overhaul - from whence it will be known as Darkfall 2.0.
In brief, everything will change. Skills will be tied to equipment and advancement will be done faster if a character specialises on one role.
Combat will become more tactical, spells redesigned and the world and dungeons and monsters within them all completely reworked. Dungeons will have dynamic elements like

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Team17 has come up with a new idea: Worms Crazy Golf for PC, PS3 and the iOS gang.
Replace killing each other with slogging balls across wacky courses and you're half-way there. All the zaniness and hallmarks of a Worms game remain.
There are obstacles like castles that teleport balls, canons that fire balls and obstructive comedy bats. And there are skills like the parachute ball and the power to slow down time.
"Social", hot-seat multiplayer is supported for four people.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 3 includes the option to play in stereoscopic 3D, Epic Games has announced.
"We asked, could we do it?" executive producer Rod Fergusson told Eurogamer at a Gears of War 3 event in London.
"It felt like something we wanted to have. It was a feature we didn't want to be deficient in. When you look at Gears 1, it was what people used to demo HD at the time.
"It's still fledgling technology. It's still a niche feature. But

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