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Originally Posted by wraggster

Anticipated dungeon crawler Torchlight 2 has a minor update to its launch window, with Runic telling RunicGamesFanSite.com that the title is expected to launch during November or December ... unless "someone on the team dies." That's a far more calamitous caveat compared to what Runic told us when we checked in with the studio a couple weeks ago.

"We're still definitely on track

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Originally Posted by wraggster

We suspect publishers were as surprised as everyone else when Sonyannounced the worldwide PlayStation Vita launch dates at the Web 2.0 Summit.

Two days after that unexpected reveal, Namco Bandai is officially putting that February 22 date on its own launch games: Ridge Racer, Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, and the new Katamari game, which has been given the amusing title ofTouch My Katamari for its western

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Keiji Inafune, the Inafking (as he's known in credit sequences for his old games) descended from his Inafthrone recently to offer his approval of the grassroots "100,000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3" community, in a post on his blog.

"All these fans with such strong emotions really do have an intense passion for the game," Inafune said. "I am really glad to hear this."

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Cut-price trade-in deals have become the norm on the High Street, but now online-only retailer GameStop.co.uk has dragged the sector into the online arena.
The headline is Modern Warfare 3 for 99p, but in reality the new deal offers gamers the chance to buy both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 for £37.96.
This is how it works:
Gamers must buy Battlefield 3 for £36.97 from GameStop on either Xbox 360 or PS3.
Then, they need to also buy Call of Duty:

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sonic the Hedgehog is the first winner at this year's record-breaking Golden Joystick Awards.
Sega's iconic mascot has won the very first outstanding contribution award in the same year that it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards has a also smashed the Guinness World Record for the most votes cast in a gaming awards. 2.06 million votes were cast in picking this year's winners.
The winners that will be joining Sonic will be revealed

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