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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has continued its FPS battle with rival publisher Activision, by unveiling a suite of online stat trackers called EA Battlelog, which is very similar to Activision's recently announced Call of Duty: Elite.

The main advantage to EA's service? It's completely free.

That point was emphasised repeatedly by EA's John Riccitello, driving home the comparisons to Activision's paid for service.

"Battlelog also lets you manage your friends lists, squad

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD collection will launch across PAL territories on September 28, Sony's announced.

Shipping on a single Blu-ray disc, the multiple award-winning PS2 titles will be fully remastered in 1080p, with trophy and 3D support to boot.

Sony's also placing the original PS2 artwork from both titles on the reverse of the paper inlay, enabling you to swap them round and get the classic look for your collection.

Sony confirmed

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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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