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Originally Posted by wraggster

UPDATE: Developer GamersFirst has issued a statement to Eurogamer refuting the Gamespot report.

While not ruling out a boxed launch for the game, it is yet to settle on a retail partner.

"Given that APB Reloaded has been the most talked about online game this summer and its unprecedented growth in open beta players, it has become very attractive to large institutions in the game distribution business," said senior marketing VP Rahul Sandil.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Rovio has told Eurogamer it is "looking at every console" as a potential nest for Angry Birds, despite having criticised Xbox Live, Nintendo and even console gaming in the past.

Rovio's vice president of franchise development Ville Heijari's sweeping "every console" statement entails Wii U, 3DS and PlayStation Vita as well as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

"We really haven't looked into the Wii U specifically yet - we haven't announced anything

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Bethesda won't offer a public demo for huge open world role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

The game's too big and too hard to offer in microcosm.

"No, we won't be doing a demo," stated Bethesda producer Craig Lafferty to Gameplanet.

"For a game of this size and complexity it's really hard to do a demo the represents the game truly. And it would have to be a gigantic demo. So we won't be doing a demo."

The

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Infinity Ward has given more details on Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer, how it's discouraging campers and creating a more 'COD 4' mentality for its latest FPS outing.

The studio is crafting multiplayer maps that have no more than five hotspots where campers are likely to hang out and wait for their prey, the studio says.

"It simplifies it so that the less skilled player has less to think about," creative strategist at Infinity Ward Robert Bowling, told Kotaku.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision has confirmed that the first wave of invites for the Call of Duty Elite beta have been sent out to selected fans today.

The chosen few will be able to download the new social network and explores most of its free community features using Call of Duty: Black Ops. More invites will be issued over the coming weeks.

"The first wave will be very small," warned Activision's social media manager Dan Amrich on his blog. "It will grow with time, so

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