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Originally Posted by wraggster

Forget the Horde mode – try out the new Board mode. Gears of War: The Board Game will arrive on shelves next month.

Based on the hugely popular Xbox 360 franchise, this product tasks up to four players with completing randomly constructed missions by working together.

The game comes bundled with over 200 cards, 75 tokens and 30 plastic figures based on both the COG forces and the Locust horde. Players will be able to use classic tactics from the video games, including

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Konami is bringing both Silent Hill HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to retail in a bid to pull in new fans ahead of the next main instalments in each series.

MCV understands the Metal Gear pack – which includes Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and PSP title Peace Walker – will arrive in the UK this November. It will be released on PS3 and Xbox 360, while the Silent Hill HD Collection will be exclusive to PS3.

The Konami box sets will be released ahead of Metal

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Media Molecule has announced that two collections of Toy Story-themed content will be released for LittleBigPlanet 2 next week.

The Toy Story level kit features nine new levels based on the popular Pixar films, two new music tracks and one interactive music track.

For level builders, there is a new background, five materials, ten decorations, six objects and 149 stickers.

A Toy Story costume pack will also be available, allowing players to dress Sackboy

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sony has announced the dates for the Resistance 3 multiplayer beta. In the US, those who picked up a copy of SOCOM 4 will have access to the beta beginning August 4. PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive access on August 23. PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe will be able to grab the beta on August 10, while PlayStation Blog EU promises there will be "further opportunities" at some point for non-subscribers.

The beta will feature two maps, Seaside and Trainyard,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Supremacy MMA is all but guaranteed to be the supreme MMA game on at least one platform at launch: the PlayStation Vita. In addition to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, out September 20, publisher 505 Games announced a PlayStation Vita version, due "holiday 2011," thus putting it somewhere within the hardware's launch window.

The Vita version packs exclusive stuff not seen in the console versions, including fighters, venues and undefined "features" exclusive to the

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