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Originally Posted by wraggster

Attractive Russian free-to-play MMO Allods Online launches across Europe on 11th May, Gala Networks has announced.

Anyone who played through beta and reached level 30 will be rewarded with "a visually stunning halo buff". Anyone who climbed to level 35 or higher will receive "an extra shoulder award". That's probably not an actual third shoulder; more likely shoulder armour.
With the official Allods Online launch arrives update Volume 4: Astral Odyssey, which

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Originally Posted by wraggster

There's a Kinectimals demo lurking in the bushes of Xbox Live Marketplace. Its poised hulk measures 1.52GB.

The Xbox.com description of what the demo offers is exhaustive. "Play this demo," it waffles. Looks like you'll be going in blind.
Kinectimals is a cutesy animal petting game for Kinect. Note, then, that you'll need Kinect to play the demo.
Developed by Braben's Frontier, Kinectimals has good pedigree, and was one of the better games on offer at Kinect's

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Such is the scale of the Minecraft phenomenon that it's easy to forget the game is still in beta. Well, developer Mojang has finally put a date on when the official 'finished' version will be available: 11th November 2011.

Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson made the announcement on his blog, explaining that the final game shouldn't differ too much from what you're playing now.
"It's a bit tricky to really do a release for Minecraft as we keep updating it all the time," he

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns, the latest entry in Marvelous Entertainment's long-running farming franchise, is heading West.

According to publisher Natsume, the game will launch in the US simultaneously on DS and 3DS this summer.
A spokesperson confirmed to Eurogamer that the game will also come to Europe, though not through Natsume. Rising Star has traditionally handled the series on these shores, though its involvement hasn't been confirmed yet.
As an aspiring farmer,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A follow-up to daft 2010 beat 'em up Deadliest Warrior arrives on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this July, MTV Networks has announced.

Developer Pipeworks Software returns, though the game - titled Deadliest Warrior: Legends - will be released under MTV's newly launched 345 Games banner.
The sequel will feature all-new warriors, new fighting options, a more precise projectile system, more arenas and a new campaign mode.
Ology claims that there'll be twice as many

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