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Originally Posted by wraggster

Team17 has come up with a new idea: Worms Crazy Golf for PC, PS3 and the iOS gang.
Replace killing each other with slogging balls across wacky courses and you're half-way there. All the zaniness and hallmarks of a Worms game remain.
There are obstacles like castles that teleport balls, canons that fire balls and obstructive comedy bats. And there are skills like the parachute ball and the power to slow down time.
"Social", hot-seat multiplayer is supported for four people.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 3 includes the option to play in stereoscopic 3D, Epic Games has announced.
"We asked, could we do it?" executive producer Rod Fergusson told Eurogamer at a Gears of War 3 event in London.
"It felt like something we wanted to have. It was a feature we didn't want to be deficient in. When you look at Gears 1, it was what people used to demo HD at the time.
"It's still fledgling technology. It's still a niche feature. But

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Originally Posted by wraggster

UK studio Reflections has explained its decision to make the single-player portion of Driver: San Francisco run at 60 frames per second – and revealed the challenges doing so presented the development team.
Art director Mike Haynes told an audience at GDC Europe 2011, attended by Eurogamer today, that dropping to 30FPS would have allowed the team to double its budget for adding detail to the game world – but insisted 60FPS has its benefits.
"A question we get is, is it worth

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Metal Gear Solid Ultimate HD Collection adds Metal Gear Solid 1 and Metal Gear Solid 4.
In total, then, you'll receive MGS4, MGS3 (Subsistence), MGS2, MGS1 (via PSN download code), Peace Walker, MG1 and MG2.
Zavvi has snapped up the world exclusive rights to the Metal Gear Solid Ultimate HD Collection. It costs £69.85.
The MGS Ultimate HD Collection is only available on PS3 at Zavvi.
Zavvi promotes a release date of 25th November. We're double-checking this with the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Swiss Christian Police Association wants the upcoming 2K Games sequel banned because it shows police being shot and killed. Felix Ceccato, president of the group, said: "When police in England are the target of mobs running amok, it is important that police are not portrayed as the enemy." The fuss was swiftly nipped in the bud by 2K, whose statement reads: "Reported stories regarding police officers in The Darkness II were erroneous. There are no police officers in the game.

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