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Originally Posted by wraggster

3D Classics Kirby's Adventure launches on the Nintendo eShop tomorrow.It is a re-mastered version of the classic NES adventure game with 3D visuals for 3DS and costs £5.40 / €6.Elsewhere, this week's eShop update brings us Bugs'N'Balls for 3DS and DSi. The aim is to throw balls from your side of the table to your opponent's side while dodging balls they throw at you. On 3DS it is £1.80 / €2 and from the DSi Shop it is 200 Nintendo DSi Points.And finally, Jam City Rollergirls, from Frozen Codebase,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Cult classic action platformer Strider is coming to the European Virtual Console, according to Nintendo Life.It is the Mega Drive version, which launched in 1990 following the arcade version's Japanese release a year earlier.Side-scroller Strider was one of Capcom's earliest hit games, pre-dating Street Fighter 2. It was praised for its detailed visuals and groundbreaking gameplay. Series star Strider Hiryū is a sci-fi ninja who takes down an evil fictional future Soviet Socialist Republic.The Strider

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios has announced work is underway on Project Mamba, a AAA title due on PC and "console platforms" in 2014.It's being developed at the Swedish outfits new office in New York City with senior staff from its Stockholm HQ also involved.No word yet on exactly what to expect, but that release date likely pegs it as a next-gen project.The New York office has just opened for business, with former Activision and Atari executive David Grijns in charge.It's taken

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EVE Online's substantial Crucible expansion launches on 29th November, developer CCP has announced.The update brings with it over three dozen new features and tweaks, apparently largely based on user-submitted feedback.CCP's announcement promised "a melting pot of improvements to match as CCP laser focuses on getting back to basics with its infamous internet spaceships."A full list of new content is due next week but, for now, here are the highlights:

• Four fan-designed battlecruisers

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Double Fine's recent Kinect effort Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster gets a DLC expansion next week.Titled Unidentified Furry Objects, it's a new chapter that follows Cookie Monster, Elmo and Shelby as they come face to face with the titular extraterrestrials, while Grover chances upon a mysterious glowing egg-like device.It's priced at 400 Points and is up for download from 22nd November.Double Fine's Sesame Street tie-in launched on Xbox 360 last month, picking up a solid 7/10 from Eurogamer.

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