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Originally Posted by wraggster

PlayStation 3 users are getting two exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 demos, publisher SEGA has announced.

According to the PlayStation Blog, Sony patrons will be able to sample the game's new World Tour mode from 13th April, with a PlayStation Move demo then arriving "as the real tennis season reaches its peak."
This is a second kick in the shins for Xbox 360 fuzzball fans in as many weeks. Late last monthSEGA revealed that the PS3 version of its forthcoming tennis sequel would

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Level-5 has already started work on a sixth Professor Layton game, CEO Akihiro Hino has revealed.

But his tweet, translated by andriasang, didn't mention a platform.
Four Professor Layton games have been released on DS: Curious Village, Pandora's box, Lost Future and Specter's Flute.
But the most recent Professor Layton game, Mask of Miracle, was a Japanese 3DS launch title.
Will Level-5 opt to stick with the new Nintendo technology?
Earlier this year, Level-5

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sniper Elite V2, a sequel to the 2005 game that had players picking off foes in WWII sniper missions, is headed to PS3 and 360 next year.

Sniper Elite first released on the PS2, Xbox and PC, placing players in the boots of AN American OSS secret agent disguised as a German sniper IN Berlin during the WWII conflict, putting your patience, stealth and shooting abilities to the test.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A Wii version of EA survival horror sequel Dead Space 2 was at one point in time in existence, according to newly unearthed developer CVs.

A Tweet by Supererogatary that was spotted byDestructoid points towards two LinkedIn profiles - one from EA employee Gerry Sakkas who claims to have been lead QA on the cancelled title, and one from freelancer Matt Spriggens who claims to have been a level designer.
EA attempted to get the franchise up and running on Wii in 2009 with on-rails

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic co-founders Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein have said not to expect a version of the iOS title Infinity Blade on Android systems yet, as the platform doesn't offer enough consistency to guarantee performance.
Speaking in an interview with Gizmodo, Rein and Sweeney spoke about the need for the infamously hands-off Google to exert more control over their platform to make sure that consistency becomes reality. Currently, Google allows mobile networks and handset distributors almost free-reign

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