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Originally Posted by wraggster

Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac has said that it’s work on the PS3’s Resistance series is over.
“We won’t be making any more Resistances,” Insomniac CEO Ted Price told VG247.
That’s not to say, of course, that the series won’t live on. But if it does, Insomniac won’t be involved. The third game in the series was released late last year and is critically regarded as the best instalment to date.
As well as co-op focused shooter Overdrive, Insomniac will also be devoting time

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Big Huge Games, developer of Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning, has admitted that the biggest threat to its fantasy RPG's chance of success is that people are still playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Like Skyrim, Reckoning is a high-fantasy RPG set in a huge open world. Speaking to Eurogamer, lead designer Ian Frazier described Bethesda's offering as "our big competitor" - which is putting it mildly given that Skyrim shipments passed the ten million mark last month.
"Frankly,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Gearbox's long-in-development Aliens: Colonial Marines has again been delayed, with publisher Sega confirming the firstperson shooter will miss its most recently targeted spring launch window.
The PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game’s official website now carries an autumn 2012 launch window. Asked for comment on the title’s status, Sega confirmed the delay without specifying release plans.
“Aliens: Colonial Marines is a process of creativity and invention and those don't necessarily follow the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A group of hackers who don't particularly like the PC anti-cheat service Punk Buster have launched an attack on Battlefield 3 players to make their point.
Innocent players are logging on to find themselves banned from Punk Buster servers, being kicked from play and receiving error messages.Hackers on the site Artificial Aiming have declared: "We are bringing back the unerring of punkbuster

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Originally Posted by wraggster

FIFA Street's "March" launch now has a specific goal of a March 13 release. The series reboot will take it to the streets with 35 locations, street challenges, tournaments and new dribble controls (napkin sold separately).

Gracing the cover will be Lionel Messi, who is looking a little too calm and focused for a game with "street" in the in title. Needs more screaming.

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