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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mojang's indie hit is to be released for all Android devices in due course, but its exclusivity deal with Sony Ericsson means that it has been released first for the Xperia Play. And, in typical fashion, this first release is an alpha, with Mojang promising to improve the current version's rather limited feature set over time. Focusing on the "creative aspects of Minecraft", version 0.1 features randomised worlds, 36 types of block, and local multiplayer. "We have tried to put in

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has confirmed at its Gamescom Playday event that Frontier's Kinectimals will be released on Windows Phone 7 this autumn, with touchscreen inputs replacing the 360 version's gesture controls. It supports cross-platform play to an extent too, with a Microsoft rep explaining to VG247: "There's a QR code element built into the game where you are able to transfer your cat that you've developed there, or you can reverse that and take your animal from your phone to your Xbox.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The planned European release of Double Fine's mech tower defence game was blocked by a Portuguese board game called Trench. Microsoft has this morning confirmed that Trenched will finally be released next month, under a new name, Iron Brigade.http://www.next-gen.biz/news/trenche...ope-next-month

Originally Posted by wraggster

Announced this afternoon at EA's Gamescom press conference,Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes is BioWare's free-to-play debut. It's a three-team, 18-player arena combat game, to be released for PC under EA's Play4Free label this autumn, and BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka said: "We're thrilled to expand our audience and deliver BioWare's first Play4Free title with Wrath of Heroes. PvP combat is without a doubt one of the most compelling experiences online. We've distilled down the essentials of

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Originally Posted by wraggster

On stage at EA's Gamescom press conference, DICE general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson and Patrick Soderlund of EA Games have just announced, and demonstrated, Battlefield 3's two-player cooperative mode. In what appears to be a standalone set of missions unconnected to the campaign, players can work together, as well as compete to set the best times and highest scores.

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/dice-re...efield-3-co-op