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Originally Posted by wraggster

The PC system requirements for Duke Nukem Forever are in, and they're relatively easy on the wallet.

Let's hope you haven't been keeping your PC top of the range for 14 years while the game was made.
The only operating systems mentioned were Windows XP, Vista and 7.

Minimum:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 Ghz
• Graphics: NIVIDIA GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
• RAM: 1GB
• Hard Drive: 10GB

Recommended:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The rumours were correct - the next three add-ons for Fallout: New Vegas will be called Honest Hearts, Old World Blues and Lonesome Road.

And they'll arrive in that order: Honest Hearts first on 17th May (PC, Xbox 360) and 18th May (PS3); Old World Blues in June; and Lonesome Road in July.
Honest Hearts takes you and your caravan into the tribal raider-ravaged landscape of Utah's Zion National Park, where the fate of the local factions lies in your hands.
Old World Blues

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The open beta for APB Reloaded - the re-commissioned and free to play APB - will begin on 18th May.

But there's a good chance of getting an invite before then, providing you do two things: create a GamersFirst account and submit your details to the APB newsletter sign-up page.
GamersFirst is the developer that pulled APB fromthe Realtime Worlds wreckage. The aim is for APB Reloaded to get running in basic form - i.e. have a working micro-transaction shop - and be built upon thereafter.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Collector's Edition of Catherine comes with a pair of pants - take that, serious Sony identity theft saga.

The pants are snazzy polka-dot boxer shorts, as worn by the game's Vincent character during his nightmares. Let's hope the dreams weren't too frightening.
The Collector's Edition - called a "Love is Over" Deluxe Edition - offers a pillowcase, a pizza box and a t-shirt as well. The pillowcase has an "alluring" print of reclining heroine Catherine; the

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