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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA games boss says motion controller “grows audience” and makes Mass Effect more accessible
Publisher EA says it added Kinect compatibility to Mass Effect 3 in order to target the large casual gamer demographic.
That’s according to EA Games label president Frank Gibeau, who told Eurogamer he wants Mass Effect 3 to “grow the audience and make it more accessible”.
He said: “We wanted to open up the accessibility without hurting the depth or the quality. Kinect is a

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Online community upset by in-game advantages offered to those who pre-order the game
Though the reward of extra weapons and perks for those who pre-order a game is far from a new phenomenon, EA's decision to do so with Battlefield 3 has seemingly caused some upset.
The game community of link-sharing service Reddit is attempting to set up a boycott for the game.
"As most of you know, EA recently announced an exclusive DLC for pre-ordering BF3," organiser Ramphastid

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Kojima Productions wants to remake the first Metal Gear Solid title in full HD, so says the studio's creative producer Yoshikazu Matsuhana.

Speaking with Eurogamer at E3 in Los Angeles this week, Matsuhana explained that the studio had decided against including the 1998 PSone classic in the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid HD Collection as both its gameplay and visuals are just too dated.

"Obviously, we wanted to include it and make it a complete collection. However,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

After showing E3 attendees a new level in Sonic Generations, game producer Takashi Iizuka highlighted some of the extra content that can only be found in the 3DS version. "One important thing to say about the Nintendo 3DS version is that besides Green Hill Zone, which is the starting zone on all versions, all the stages on the Nintendo 3DS version will be different from the stages that are seen in the PS3 and 360," Iizuka said.

Generations will revisit and remix levels from

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Australian classification for Dead or Alive: Dimensions has been revoked. Without a classification, the title can no longer be sold in the region. We are currently contacting Tecmo Koei for more details.

This likely has something to do with certain "underage" DoA characters (who aren't yet 18) being placed in risque situations within the game's "Figure Mode." The mode caused the game's Swedish distributor, Bergsala, and Nintendo to pull the game in Sweden,

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