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Namco remakes arcade classics again in Wii’s Namco Museum Megamix

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The last time Namco Bandai released a Museum collection on Wii with updated versions of its classics …

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Holy localization, Badman! It’s No Heroes Allowed for PSP

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Though a European trailer for No Heroes Allowed , the third game in the What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? series, was released during Gamescom, news of a North American release remained up in the air (instead of buried in a hastily-dug dungeon, where it belonged). SCEA has revealed plans to release the game, but did not offer up a date for the God of Destruction’s resurrection.

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Ubisoft cautious over new IP, remains focused on established franchises

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Ubisoft Europe managing director Alain Corre isn’t one to parse words — for instance, he told GamesIndustry.biz in a recent interview, “The games that are not triple-A are not profitable anymore. And that’s changed in the last 18 months.” He admitted that “we are still releasing some new franchises,” citing Ruse as a calculated aberration

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Kinect voice control not available in some countries until Spring 2011

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According to a Eurogamer Spain interview ( translation ) with Microsoft PR & Event Manager Lidia Pitzalis, Kinect will not support voice control in all regions when it launches this November. At launch, according to Pitzalis, voice control will be available in the US, UK, Mexico and Japan. Eurogamer Spain notes that speaking English (or Spanish with a Mexican accent) won’t suffice either, as voice control will actually be disabled in the affected countries at launch.

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Sony invites public to God of War documentary taping in Los Angeles

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If you live in Los Angeles and love God of War , you’re in luck. Sony is getting the directors of all of the God of War games so far — that’s David Jaffe, Cory Barlog, Stig Asmussen, Ru Weerasuiya and Dana Jan, for those of you keeping score — together this Wednesday in the City of Angels to film a documentary extra for the upcoming Ghost of Sparta preorder bundle , and it’s inviting the public to watch

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Borderlands Game of the Year Edition announced, all four DLC packs included

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Gearbox Software has just revealed the “Game of the Year Edition” of Borderlands via Twitter , announcing the re-release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this October. The package will include all four DLC add-ons and a bonus map.

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Borderlands Game of the Year Edition announced, all four DLC packs included

49585d6d80dom530.jpg Borderlands Game of the Year Edition announced, all four DLC packs included

Gearbox Software has just revealed the “Game of the Year Edition” of Borderlands via Twitter , announcing the re-release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this October. The package will include all four DLC add-ons and a bonus map. The price of the forthcoming GOTY version wasn’t confirmed, but we expect Gearbox and 2K Games to send out further details shortly.

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The Best of Big Download: August 23 – 29

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It’s been a relatively slow news week compared to the past couple of weeks, but the next seven days should see some interesting PC game related news coming just before and during PAX Prime . In the mean time, let’s check out what the last week gave us, shall we

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Lenovo spin-off announces Kinect-inspired eBox console for China

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There is a huge untapped market for console manufacturers: China. While Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo struggle to deal with Chinese government regulations, one company is seeking to create a new console specifically for the territory. Lenovo is prepping the “eBox,” a new console that has Kinect -esque functionality in mind

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PSA: LA Noire still expected this year … officially

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At this moment, in this wibbly-wobbly dimension we know as time, LA Noire is still officially expected to launch sometime in the next two months.

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