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Originally Posted by wraggster

Square Enix and game streaming service OnLive have teamed up to offer buyers of the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution free access to that game via OnLive. But that, it seems, doesn't fly well with GameStop.

The high street retailer has confirmed that it's told its employees to remove the OnLive coupons from all copies of Deus Ex on PC.

An email apparently sent to employees reads: "Please immediately remove and discard the OnLive coupon from all regular PC versions

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Developer Telltale Games has signed a deal with Sony to publish its PSN titles as brick and mortar retail disc releases.

The first game from its library to make the jump will be Back to the Future: The Game, which will arrive in shops in October for the same price as the digital version; $19.99. This will be also be joined by a retail Wii version.

The deal is likely to see more of the studio's games appear in plastic boxes soon, with games such as Tales of Monkey Island

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Originally Posted by wraggster

3DS and future Vita owners are in for a treat when Chun Soft unleashes its next project - a semi-sequel to its awesome DS thriller, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.

Details on the new game are scant, but we do have the Japanese title: Gyokugen Dasshutsu Adv: Zennin Shiboudes. While it's reported that the game won't be a direct sequel to 999, it does partially share its Japanese title with the DS original, which was called Gyokugen Dasshutsu: Ku Jikan, Ku Nin, Kyu no Tobira.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Australian classification board has ruled not to grant Sega's The House Of The Dead: Overkill Extended Cut a rating, making it illegal to sell the PS3 game in the country. As spotted by VG247, the classification listing notes that the version submitted for review was “modified”, suggesting Sega may already have made content cuts in a bid to gain approval. Ahead of its release in 2007, the original Wii version of the game, The House Of The Dead: Overkill, was granted an MA15+ rating for “strong

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Marvelous Entertainment is at work on a Vita sequel to the delightful 2009 Wii title, according to Andriasang. Konami is to publish the game, the Japanese title of which translates as "The King, The Demon King And The Seven Princesses: New King Story."

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