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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sid Meier's social network-powered Civilization World has entered open beta.

Jump straight into the turn-based strategy game on Facebook.

No invites are needed.

We're having a bit of trouble getting into the game, which may be a result of the servers getting hammered by players.

In Civ World you collaborate with friends to become ruler of the world. "Civ World games will have a well-defined beginning and end, each ending with a triumphant

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has explained why Battlefield 3 does not feature modding tools.

"As of now we are not going to make any modding tools, no," EA senior vice president Patrick Soderlund confirmed to German website GameStar.de.

Why? Because Battlefield 3 is so complex, creating a mod would be too hard.

"If you look at the Frostbite Engine and how complex it is, it's going to be very difficult for people to mod the game," Soderlund explained.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim developer Bethesda is focusing on telling one story well rather than branching quests.

You get a single story with the fantasy role-playing game, lead designer Bruce Nesmith said in a Skyrim fan interview on the Bethesda forum.

"We've focused on telling one story well," he said. "There are decision points in all the quest lines that can change things, but overall it's a single story.

"Because the side quests

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Financial analyst firm Wedbush has reported that Duke Nukem Forever's poor critical reception has led it to reduce its Q1 sell-in estimate from 3 million units to 1.5 million.

The report cites the shooter's low Metacritic score of 49, expecting this to reduce its appeal to consumers and so damage sales. Wedbush had previously expected the Take-Two shooter to be one of 2011's biggest sellers.

The bad news for Take-Two was somewhat offset by a positive change in the estimates

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Originally Posted by wraggster

PixelJunk Shooter 2 didn't strike us as an overly tough game (we like a challenge), but a new update released today seems to make efforts to pull its punches a little.

Added options to save mid-mission are welcome, along with improved multiplayer connectivity and the ability to check if there's a hidden crystal on the current screen. We love you for that, Q-Games.

But it's made the acidic interiors of the first-world beast easier to navigate, and added an option to

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