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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sony's second Android tablet intrigued us. We're always willing to give another form factor a try and in the Tablet P (£500), we certainly had that. While the Tablet S's wedge profile stood it out a little from the rest of the prone slabs, the P piqued our interest with an unusual clamshell form factor. Once the two 5.5-inch screens are folded together, the tablet has a pretty tiny footprint

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Originally Posted by wraggster

We all knew it was coming, but Warner Bros has confirmed that Batman will once again get the LEGO treatment this year.
As was previously leaked, this time the Dark Knight will be joined by other DC Comics superheroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern.
The game will feature the usual co-op gameplay that LEGO games are known for and an all-new storyline that sees Gotham City besieged by the Joker and Lex Luthor.
The original LEGO Batman was released in 2008 and

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Warner Bros' download-only Batman shooter has been pushed back to a February release.
Gotham City Imposters is a team-based multiplayer game that sees gangs of wannabe Batmans and Jokers battling over territory in the Dark Knight's home city.
Gamers can customise these vigilantes with costumes modelled on familiar Gotham characters, as well as homemade weapons and gadgets.
The first-person shooter was first announced for Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and for PC in May 2011. It

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Originally Posted by wraggster

2K Games has announced it will publish a new XCOM strategy title by the end of the year, entitled XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
The publisher is already working on an action shooter reboot for the classic strategy series, XCOM, which is due for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC some time after April.
Enemy Unknown will arrive on the same formats in autumn and will go some way to calming fans that have complained that the XCOM shooter takes the franchise too far away from its roots.
The new

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Cryptic Studios' MMOG Star Trek Online will offer a free-to-playoption, while retaining its existing subscription model, from January 17.
The new system, explained at the source link below, will see those paying a monthly subscription fee renamed Gold members, with those playing for free given Silver accounts with fewer features.
Free players will be able to recruit additional bridge officers, re-spec characters, and access premium ships through microtransactions using a new virtual

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