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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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Originally Posted by wraggster

New Facebook game and mobile app due this summer; Over 140m Sims games sold to date
One of the PC’s biggest boxed gaming franchises of all time – The Sims – is now heading to Facebook.
EA’s colossal life simulation franchise will launch on the social network this summer in the form of The Sims Social. Players will be able to create their own sim, build a house, fill it with objects and play with their friends on Facebook.
This will be accompanied by a mobile phone app

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Ubisoft aims to rival Call Of Duty with Gearbox-built title
Gearbox software, the studio that pulled Duke Nukem Forever out of development limbo, is building a new Brothers In Arms title for Ubisoft.
Known as Brothers in Arms Furious 4, the game will be Ubisoft’s attempt to succeed in a games market gripped by military FPS fever.
The publishing giant’s closest rivals, EA and Activision, are both locked in a game of one-upmanship with their Battlefield and Modern Warfare

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Far Cry 3 has been announced, with Ubisoft's open world shooter returning to the dense jungles in a new game being developed by Ubisoft Montreal.

In the game you play a character who finds themselves abandoned on a mysterious island, with their girlfriend missing.

A demo at Ubisoft's E3 press conference showed a more physical, brutal take, with violent melee attacks complementing the open ended gunplay.

Knife throwing and a sticky cover system also featured

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