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Originally Posted by wraggster

Kid Icarus: Uprising is to come under the spotlight once again as Nintendo kicks off a fresh round of retail promotions for the title.
Any consumers who buy the game from Argos between April 24^thand May 31^st will receive a free pack of 24 AR Cards for the game.
In addition, HMV has announced a series of Kid Icarus multiplayer events at stores across the country, the first of which takes place at HMV’s Oxford Circus branch this Saturday (April 28^th) between 12:00-16:00.
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Originally Posted by wraggster

Heroes of Ruin may not be a GAME exclusive after all, Nintendo has said.
GAME yesterday announced that it will be the only retailer stocking the game in the UK.
However, having contacted MCV to say that no decision has yet been made, a statement issued to MCV says: “Nintendo UK can confirm it is currently in discussion with UK retailers about the sale of Heroes of Ruin for Nintendo 3DS.
“However, we have nothing further to announce on this title beyond the recent distribution

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zenimax-owned Tokyo studio at early stages of production

Fabled Japanese developer Shinji Mikami is working on a survival horror project at his new studio Tango Gameworks.The game, codenamed Zwei, appears to be at early stages of production.
Heading up the project as executive director, Mikami’s team told Famitsu that the game will incorporate classic survival horror elements.In 2010, Bethesda Softworks parent company Zenimax Media acquired the Mikami’s Tokyo studio for an

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Encouraging start for next big MMO

As many as 300,000 customers filled servers on the Diablo 3 open beta over the weekend, a community manager at developer Blizzard Entertainment has claimed.
Micah Whiple revealed the promising numbers on his personal Twitter account, though did not reveal total user numbers.

Diablo 3, which has been in development at various stages across the past ten years, is due for release in North America and Europe on May 15th.
Debates

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Anonymous sources claim to have seen 'playable build' of secret game

Further indications have pointed to a TimeSplitters 4 project underway at the studio which built its reputation on the popular FPS series.
Alleged “trusted anonymous sources” have revealed to Official Xbox Magazine a playable build of the project, though the magazine claims in its latest issue there is “no guarantee” that the game will progress and be published.

The first three TimeSplitters

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