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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has revealed a new Command & Conquer PC strategy game is in the works at BioWare Victory.
Command & Conquer Generals 2, which hits shelves on PC in 2013, was unveiled at the Spike Video Game Awards in the US this week. It will be developed at BioWare Victory, the studio formerly known as Victory Games.
“We’re bringing BioWare’s vision for emotionally engaging gameplay and great attention to quality to the strategy genre and the Command & Conquer franchise,” said

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Codemasters is releasing a new boxed destruction-based entry in its popular Dirt driving franchise in May 2012, titled Dirt Showdown.
The spin-off game mixes the arcade-style extreme sports elements of Dirt 2, the ‘Gymkhana’ stunt events from Dirt 3 and adds in some Destruction Derby-style action, according to GameSpot.
It features eight-player multiplayer, wackier cars, a range of locations from London to San Francisco and in-game ‘Destruction’ arenas.
Dirt Showdown will

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A new High Definition Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game will be available to download next summer.
Skateboarding star Tony Hawk made the announcement at the Spike Video Game Awards this weekend, after hinting about a new game last week.
The download-only title will cost ‘less than $20’ and include elements of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, as reported byEurogamer.
“This is the best of our first two games but for the new consoles,” he said. “It’ll have all the same gameplay

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Halo Waypoint app, previously only available for Windows Phone 7, has been released for iOS and Android.
The app includes Atlas, the official multiplayer companion for Halo: Reach that shows multiplayer and Firefight map layouts and their weapon and vehicle locations, with Waypoint tracking match stats in near-realtime.
Waypoint follows Microsoft's release last week of an official Xbox Live app for iOS. It also means Halo beats Call Of Duty to mobiles, after Activision delayed the iOS and Android releases

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic Games has admitted that Mojang's indie virtual world Minecraftin part inspired Fortnite, the game the company unveiled at the Spike VGA on Saturday.
Little was revealed at the award ceremony. The game has two phases - exploring and fort-building during the day, and fending off an advancing horde of undead by night - with Epic's design director Cliff Bleszinski saying the studio had "decided to switch things up a bit and do something different and fun." In a series of tweets

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