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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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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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