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Originally Posted by wraggster

"It was partly just to do something totally new," Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser told the Guardian about the use of three separate protagonists inGrand Theft Auto 5. "Partly, too, it was because at that point we were deep into the work on the two DLC episodes of GTA IV, and we thought, well, the bits where all the stories cross over is kind of cool, so why don't we just do that in one game? So okay, let's just

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The original Doom 3 is back on Steam.Hot on the heels of the release of Doom 3: BFG Edition last month gamers noticed the original version of the first-person shooter had been removed from Steam.This meant that, at the time, the only way to buy the original version from Steam was to pay £76 for the Super id Software Pack. Gamers on the Steam forum complained about the move, particularly in light of widespread struggles in getting BFG Edition, which does not support mods, to run smoothly.Now, it's

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Treyarch has published its Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 security and enforcement policy, outlining the behaviour that will result in a ban.There are plenty of obvious offenses in there, for modding/hacking, for example, and for running pirated content. You'll also want to avoid using modded controllers, IP flooders and lag switches.Boosting is a big no-no. Boosting, for years a problem with online games, involves colluding with another player to exploit the game to gain experience points and unlocks.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Crytek intends to do 'radical and new' things with the Crysis series beyond Crysis 3.
A fourth game is on the cards, Crytek boss Cevat Yerli told Eurogamer, and the developer feels the closure of the trilogy with Crysis 3 allows them great 'flexibility' for the next title."We are excited about the DNA of Crysis and of the franchise. There can be literally tonnes of titles out there within

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Halo 4 has achieved the biggest launch of the series' history and is "on track" to become the biggest entertainment launch of 2012 so far, according to Microsoft.
The publisher said in a press release today that the game is "on track" to hit $300 million in global sales in its opening week.The game hit around $220 million in sales worldwide in the first 24 hours, which MS

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