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Capy porting Clash of Heroes to PSN and XBLA

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If, for some reason, you didn’t purchase and love Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes on DS — or even if you did — you’ll have the opportunity to buy the puzzle RPG on two new systems this year, in glorious hand-drawn HD. Capybara Games has revealed a new PSN/XBLA version of Clash of Heroes , with totally redrawn graphics that eschew the 16-bit look of the DS original for more realistic proportions and a generally sharper look.

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Interview: Mafia II producer Denby Grace

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Three delays later, Mafia II looks like it’s finally (finally!) getting ready to launch.

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Borderlands getting more DLC

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Hidden in a dark, damp crevice of the Take-Two mega-mountain of news today was a brief, albeit interesting, comment from Ben Feder, president and CEO. After referencing the success of Gearbox’s Borderlands , Feder stated that Take-Two “will continue to support the title with add-on content.” So, if you’ve finished The Secret Armory of General Knoxx , Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot and The Zombie Island of Dr

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French Bad Company 2 ads ape military ad slogan

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[ Erwan Cario ] If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, EA’s marketing team (at least the one that handles the company’s French ads) was really, really trying to flatter the French military with its latest Bad Company 2 ads.

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70MB of additional RAM unlocked for PS3 developers

56d40b534dnpackl.jpg 70MB of additional RAM unlocked for PS3 developers

It’s rare for a console to get a spec upgrade in the middle of its life.

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New PSP Go owners to receive a free copy of LittleBigPlanet or Assassin’s Creed

16448440a1oodlbp.jpg New PSP Go owners to receive a free copy of LittleBigPlanet or Assassins Creed

This should make the PSP Go’s price tag a bit easier to swallow. From now until March 21, new North American PSP Go owners that add a PlayStation Network to their systems will be eligible to receive a free game from the PlayStation Store: either Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines or LittleBigPlanet PSP . After the registration process, SCEA will e-mail a special code that enables the free download

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FirstPlay: it’s like Qore, but weekly, and for Europe

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We generally opt for punnier headlines, but it’s difficult when the news is as uninspiring as this.

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Sega cites ‘tweaks’ and release position for Alpha Protocol delay [update]

f8c3edccd4070309.jpg Sega cites tweaks and release position for Alpha Protocol delay [update]

It would have been nice to hear more of an explanation way back in October when Sega’s Alpha Protocol was ” officially delayed ” to the amorphous “Spring 2010,” but, unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Speaking with MTV Multiplayer this week, though, assistant producer at Sega Matthew Hickman explicitly detailed the reasons for the delay, saying, “We really wanted to polish the game up, make it everything Obsidian planned it to be, and give the consumer a very polished game.” He added that there’s been some “tweaks in lighting here and there,” and the inventory screen has been revamped a bit, but in general the team has been focused on “bringing the whole quality level up.” The post’s author also notes that the game is set for a “Summer 2010″ release window now, and we’ve reached out to him (and Sega) for clarification.

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Gameloft revenues increase 11% in 2009, 122 million (mostly) digital dollars made

7bdbd1e100profit.jpg Gameloft revenues increase 11% in 2009, 122 million (mostly) digital dollars made

Yep, it says it all right there in the headline, folks. Gameloft swiftly took $122 million from consumers in 2009, roughly equating to 12 million digital copies of DSiWare Oregon Trail .

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Next Borderlands DLC, ‘The Secret Armory of General Knoxx’ announced

fe277fe509580px.jpg Next Borderlands DLC, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx announced

click to enlarge Gearbox Software and 2K Games have revealed the name — and first solid details — for the third DLC expansion to Borderlands .

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