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Originally Posted by wraggster

From PSN-only to the void, Puzzle Quest 2 for PSP has met with the ultimate skull chain combo. Steve Fawkner, CEO and president of Infinite Interactive, confirms on his Facebook account that the PSP version has been canceled.

"After Firemint's acquisition of Infinite, and EA's acquisition of Firemint, so many people have moved around, that I find myself without enough manpower to finish it," Fawkner writes. "I would also like to point out that it was nothing to do with

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Originally Posted by wraggster

After waking up just in time to briefly appear at Nintendo's E3 2011 press conference, Kirby will apparently be heading back to Dreamland in his forthcoming Wii appearance. In speaking with a Nintendo rep at this week's San Diego Comic Con, Siliconera heard that the none-too-subtly-named Kirby Wii will actually be named "Kirby Returns to Dreamland" when it arrives this fall.

Nintendo has yet to confirm the title, but we expect we'll hear official word when the company decides

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Originally Posted by wraggster

In addition to announcing special editions of varying fanciness levels, BioWare and EA also have some news about when some of us will be able to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Starting in September, the developer will hold "Beta Test Weekends," allowing "selected players" to check out the game early.

If you're interested -- and about a million and a half people were as of March -- you can sign up at the website.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/st...gin-in-septem/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Turn 10 is just five weeks away from finishing development on Forza 4 - including the game's night race elements.

Forza 3's lack of night driving was a letdown for some fans - but the feature will appear in Forza 4, thanks to the game's fresh lighting effects.

When we asked Turn 10 chief Dan Greenawalt for an update on fans' chances of driving at night, he said:

"Our new lighting engine allows us to do alternate times of day. We have a choice number

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Originally Posted by wraggster

BioWare has told CVG that Mass Effect 3 will be more "action-adventure-y" than its predecessor.

However, that won't be at the expense of the series' RPG heritage, the studio promises.

ME3 sees Shepard attempting to save the entire galaxy from the violent Reapers by teaming up with different civilizations.

"This is definitely the best chance we have in the series to really break out and go truly blockbuster," BioWare marketing boss

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