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Originally Posted by wraggster

After being outed in classifications from both the Australian Classification Board and the ESRB, Aliens: Infestation has finally been announced by Sega. The game is slated to hit the DS this September.

Sega has confirmed that Wayforward (which knows a little about blasting aliens) is indeed developing the game. It will be a side-scroller in which players "will be able to recruit and play as 19 different marines, each with their own unique dialogue, and explore iconic environments

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Where does he get ... that one wonderful toy? If Batman were a resident of the UK, he'd have access to one in the collectors edition of Batman: Arkham City. WB confirmed the existence of the bundle (due on October 21) for that region in a press release, including the single image above of the layout.

The CE includes a Batman statue by Kotobukiya, an artbook, a downloadable soundtrack, early access to the "Iceberg Lounge Challenge Map" and a Dark Knight Returns-style skin,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Sony Ericsson is to preload PopCap titles on its Xperia smartphones in Europe.

It's the first time PopCap games have appeared on Android handsets in Europe, with titles such as Plants Vs Zombies, Peggle and Chuzzle, being preloaded on Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro models for release this summer.

"We are delighted to partner with Sony Ericsson to fulfil our promise to Android users and bring PopCap’s hit mobile games to an ever-widening base of smartphone users,"

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Three of the founding members of Media Molecule have taken part in a panel discussion on the early years of the studio chaired by Phil Harrison, the then Sony executive who oversaw much of their early work with the publisher.

The most interesting revelation from that discussion was that originally, Harrison had pushed LittleBigPlanet as a free-to-play title, hoping that the studio could adapt their ideas to embrace a number of the new business models which were emerging.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward says Black Ops developer Treyarch did things to the series that it would "never do", such as the cult Zombies multiplayer mode.

Speaking at a Modern Warfare 3 event yesterday, Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling said the difference of approach from the two CoD developers is good for gamers because every year they're getting "a different style".

"What Treyarch has done - and what I actually think

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