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Originally Posted by wraggster

Giant American shop-chain GameStop is selling new racing game DiRT 3 for $299.99.

No not the everyday edition - a special Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car Bundle.
For $300 you receive an exclusive replica Ken Block remote-controlled rally car. Oh, and the DiRT 3 game.
The car has a "multi-function knob" and something called a "Velineon 380 motor".
Will it come to Europe? We've asked Codemasters and it's TBC. Apparently the company that makes the RC cars

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The launch of UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System has been pushed back to June.

In November last year the publisher told us to expect a 1st April release. A pre-emptive April Fools?
UFC Personal Trainer is a fitness game for Kinect, Move and Wii.
It'll get you fit based on the advice of actual UFC coaches. You'll sweat to routines used by today's top fighters.
There are 70 exercises that span wrestling, kickboxing and Muay Thai martial disciplines. Apparently

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Unreal Development Kit (UDK) will eventually appear for Google's Android operating system, according to new comments made by Epic Games vice president Mark Rein.
Speaking to website Gamasutra he stated that, "We've been supporting [Android] for quite a while, and we've been providing [Unreal Engine 3] in source code format to our licensees."
"UDK is a totally different story," explained Rein."It'd be difficult for anybody right now to make a game with UDK

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Originally Posted by wraggster

2011 is the 20th anniversary of the first release of the Linux kernel by Linus Torvalds. Since that time, the Linux kernel, together with the GNU tools and a whole host of software has been developed by enthusiasts and professional programmers into an operating system that runs on tiny embedded systems right up to the world's fastest supercomputers."The Linux Foundation is hosting a celebratory gala at this year's LinuxCon.

Originally Posted by wraggster

Ubisoft PR man Alex Monney has broken the news that the Splinter Cell HD Trilogy will feature no multiplayer modes.

Those of you who were looking forward to another blast (or possibly your first play) with the incredible multiplayer features that were in SC: Chaos Theory are out of luck. They've been ripped out.



"Unfortunately ... the online part of the

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