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Originally Posted by wraggster

The likelihood of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's The Last Story releasing in the west might have been boosted after Nintendo of America was found to have registered a domain for Mistwalker's Wii RPG.

Spotted by Gamekyo (via Destructoid), the web domain was actually registered early last year, but it still suggests the company isn't ruling out the possibility - it gives us some hope, at least.

The Last Story debuted atop the Japanese software chart following

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has put a May 31 US release date on Sims 3 expansion Generations, which will release in Europe later the same week.

The publisher says the add-on pack allows players to "dive into the wonders and joys of each age", from childhood to teenage years to adulthood.




"The Sims 3 Generations includes new gameplay experiences and content that

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Australian arm of retailer GAME slips news of next premium download for record-breaking shooter

GAME Australia has, presumably mistakenly, released details of what appears to be the next DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Called 'The Escalation Pack', it apparently contains five maps – Seize the Zoo, Take the Hotel, Secure the Convoy, Raid the Stockpile and Survive the Call of the Dead.

It also suggests a concrete release date May 3rd 2011. That, of course,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Rockstar's set to release the third LA Noire trailer tomorrow, April 7, it's confirmed.

It was revealed earlier in the month that L.A Noire will take between 25 and 30 hours to complete.




If you haven't seen the previous L.A Noire gameplay trailer, showing the Rockstar effort's naturally strong detective element, go and have a snoop.

LA Noire's

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Telltale Games is offering all PC and Mac users the first episode of its Back to the Future series free of charge.

You can download it now from the game's official site and then, if you like what you see, subscribe to the full five-episode series for $22.49.
"This isn't an April Fools gimmick or prank! And we're not setting an expiration or cut off date for this free game availability!" read Telltale's announcement.
It's a free lunch, people – fill your boots.

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