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Originally Posted by wraggster

E3 2011: Microsoft reveals its five promotional XBLA titles for this summer
Microsoft has unveiled the line-up for this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion, which it uses to showcase a select ensemble of new and imaginative Xbox Live Arcade releases.
The promotion starts in July, bringing a new XBLA title for five consecutive weeks.
This year’s Summer of Arcade games will be Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Fruit Ninja Kinect, Bastion and From Dust.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic Games looks set to support Nintendo's next-generation console, if a Tweet from VP Mark Rein is anything to go by.

Rein Tweeted: "We have another pretty cool announcement coming today at around 10AM PST" - just as Nintendo's E3 press conference starts heading towards a conclusion.

Epic of course has a long running history with Nintendo platforms, as in it's never really supported them.

Speaking at GDC this year, Rein famously said, "the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Eve Online developer CCP has revealed that its upcoming massively online shooter Dust 514 will be a free to play title, funded by in-game purchases - but exclusive to PlayStation 3 and only released via PSN.

However, it will be linked to the PC-only Eve, in what is being pitched as one giant online universe. "A single bullet fired on the planet below can pivot the balance of power in EVE Online," stated CCP. "Every action has consequences, and every reaction has the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Namco’s flagship racing game to appear on PSVita
Namco has announced that a new Ridge Racer is currently under development for the PlayStation Vita.
Ridge Racer for PSVita is the newest instalment of the beloved arcade racing series, which has launched alongside every Sony console to date.
The new title is being co-developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc and Cellius in Japan.
Expect more high-speed drifting in high performance machines and new gameplay additions, enabled

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Kinect-only XBLA title drops downloads for boxed product, due this autumn
Upcoming Kinect title The Gunstringer will now be released at retail.
The game was originally being developed by Splosion Man studio Twisted Pixel for an Xbox Live Arcade release, but it will now be a fully-fledged boxed product, reports Destructoid.
The Gunstringer is set in a Wild West-themed world occupied by puppets. Players control the protagonist by using the left hand for movement and the right

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