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Originally Posted by wraggster

Master Chief’s new stewards, Microsoft’s 343 Industries, has struck gold with its first Halo outing.
Halo 4 reviews landed online this morning, delivering near-universal praise for the Chief’s latest adventure and likely his last outing on Xbox 360. At the time of writing the game has an impressive 91 per cent on Metacritic.
“After soaking in the new game, I am beyond thrilled to be so in love with Halo again, more than I’ve been since Halo 2,” IGN wrote in its 9.8/10 review,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has announced that everyone who pre-orders a copy of Crysis 3 will get a downloadable copy of the first Crysis for free.
Pre-ordering the new shooter will get you a code which you can use to redeem the 2007 original as a digital download via PSN for PS3, Xbox Live for Xbox or Origin for PC.The press release says the offer will only be open "while supplies last at participating retailers",

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Originally Posted by wraggster

As previously announced, the trilogy will arrive first in US on Xbox 360 and PC on November 6. The EU date for those platforms has today been confirmed as November 9.And for PS3 gamers, the fun kicks off on December 4 in US and December 7 in Europe.
The box-set, which in the US will cost $59.99, marks the first time Mass Effect 1 (released on Xbox 360 in 2007) will be released on Sony's PlayStation system.
BioWare has previously confirmed that Mass Effect 1 will get a standalone release

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The new 'In Motion' DLC pack for the PS3 version of Portal 2 will arrive on November 6 in US, it was confirmed today.
Developed by Sixense, the 'In Motion' update packs 20 new levels specifically designed for play with the PlayStation Move motion controller, introducing new "gameplay mechanics including scaling and rotation of objects as well as portal surfing".The 20 new chambers

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has released a handy list of all the ways in which FIFA 13 will make use of the Wii U's unique GamePad controller.
The list details things such as the touch-screen-powered management options, which can be done on the fly without pausing the game, touch-screen passing and shooting, motion-controlled 'look' features for dead ball situations and more.The publisher has also released a bunch of

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