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Syndicate creator Sean Cooper has said he is unsure whether EA will ever resurrect the long-dormant series.

Speaking to IncGamers, Cooper claimed that the publisher has failed to grasp an understanding of the franchise, and is sceptical about the likelihood of its return.

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Eidos's Hitman 5 will be released next year and share plot points with the upcoming movie sequel.

According to Variety, the game is due to be released in late 2010 and will feature Agent 47 at a low point in his life as an assassin.

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Online retail site Play.com has revealed the release date of upcoming shooter Max Payne 3.

The game, which is set 12 years after the second title, can be pre-ordered for £39.99 and is scheduled for release on October 31.

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Heavy metal band Spinal Tap have become the latest group to receive the Rock Band treatment, with a three-song track pack coming this week.

Songs 'Back from the Dead', 'Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare', 'Saucy Jack' and 'Warmer Than Hell' will be available to download from the Rock Band music store on Xbox Live and the PSN from June 16.

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Publisher EA has confirmed that a sequel to first-person platformer Mirror's Edge is currently in development.

Speaking to VideoGamer, Patrick Soderlund, vice president of EA Games Europe, announced that a small team at development studio DICE has begun work on the project.

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Activision has confirmed that Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony will not appear in Guitar Hero: Van Halen.

According to MusicRadar, only David Lee Roth and youngster Wolfgang Van Halen will appear in the title, alongside founders Eddie and Alex Van Halen.

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EA global publishing president John Pleasants believes that the PC is fast becoming the world’s largest gaming platform.

Speaking at the company's recent investor conference call, the EA exec pointed out that there are currently more than a billion PCs in use across the world, all capable of supporting downloadable flash software.

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Problems have been experienced by users trying to install the PC version of Fallout 3 expansion Broken Steel.

The content will cause errors upon installation, saying that "the cryptographic message is not formatted correctly", according to Eurogamer.

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Developer DICE has explained why the PC version of Battlefield 1943 has been delayed.

The first-person shooter will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 in June, with a PC version not available until September. Producer Gordon Van Dyke attributed the delay to the fact that Battlefield 1943 is the first PC title to use DICE's Frostbite Engine, which was previously harnessed to to create the console exclusive Battlefield: Bad Company.

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NCsoft today said that it would distribute its games using Steam. Steam users can now purchase NCsoft games and expansion packs such as Guild wars, City of heroes and lineage.

Source gamespot.co.uk

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Virgin Media users are experiencing issues with World Of Warcraft, with many unable to connect to the game.

Since the early hours of this morning players have been unable to connect for long periods of time, cutting off after around two minutes.

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Publisher EA has released a tool to deauthorise computers secured with SecuROM.

SecuROM, an anti-piracy measure, allows a game to be installed on up to five computers, with the tool freeing up an install for another system.

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The PC gaming market remains larger than consoles with annual revenues over $11 billion (£7.49 billion), a new report has revealed.

According to research by the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), the PC is still the world's number one gaming platform.

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Microsoft announced at their E3 keynote last month that Last.fm would be coming to Xbox Live. We're working on an interview with key players at both Last.fm and Microsoft to bring you more details about the collaboration soon. However, we can share one tidbit: today we spoke with Christina DeRosa, a general manager for XBL, and she let us know who the service will be available to.

"Silver users will be able access what we're considering a trial period of three hours a month, which comes with video advertising. Gold users will have unlimited ad-supported access, so they can use it 24 hours a day. There will also be a premium offering on a subscription basis from Last.fm, that will be commercial free and will also have more sophisticated personalization features, like Loved Tracks."

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Ubisoft has confirmed that upcoming stealth title Splinter Cell Conviction will not be released for the PS3.

On the game's official forum, the developers said that they had a "link of heart" with Microsoft and could squeeze more out of the game by developing for one platform.

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has explained comments he made last week regarding a brand new Xbox 360 console.

Ballmer had told a group in Chicago that 2010 would see the company release a new 360 with motion control technology as standard.

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BioWare has hinted that additional content will soon become available for its action RPG game Mass Effect.

This follows a report on 360sync about an upcoming DLC listing for the title on Microsoft's Games On Demand section on Xbox Live.

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From xboxscene>>

Braza posted pictures of a new jasper motherboard with a 4gbit Samsung NAND inside on the XBH forums. This found has been confirmed by some of our forum members as well.
This Xbox360 is a Japanese Arcade SKU made on april 9th 2009.
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>> From teamxbox.com:

Microsoft's Project Natal will launch alongside an upgraded 360 console, according to US gaming site 1Up.

The new 'Xbox Natal' will reportedly feature motion technology as standard, as well as offer improved visuals and performance for future 360 games.

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Just saw this on Twitter.
I can´t believe they took back compat away in the first place.

http://www.platformnation.com/2009/06/3 ... ompatible/
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Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it will release two new expansion packs for its popular multiplayer online series EverQuest.

According to BigDownload, Everquest: Underfoot will be released this November. This will be the game's sixteenth commercial expansion, offering players an underground realm to explore and new enemies to battle.

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In a similar vein to the post earlier regarding Splinter Cell: Conviction being an Xbox 360 console exclusive, Activision chief, Bobby Kotick, told The Times that they may just stop supporting Sony altogether.

"I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform. It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation."

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A UK prison has banned inmates from using PS3s amid fears that their Wi-Fi capabilities could be exploited to organise escape attempts.

According to The Guardian, prisoners at the Rye Hill prison in Warwickshire had been using their PlayStations to communicate with people on the outside.

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Sony has created a new PS3 bundle to coincide with the release of action title Terminator: Salvation.

The package includes an 80GB console with the game Terminator: Salvation and a Blu-ray copy of 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.

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Rockstar Games has unveiled a forthcoming spy game entitled Agent that will be exclusive to Sony's PS3 console.

It was revealed during Sony's E3 presentation that the game is being developed by Rockstar North in Edinburgh and will be set in the mysterious world of espionage at the peak of the Cold War in the 1970s.

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A prematurely posted episode of Sony's American gaming show Qore has revealed details on the next iteration of the PSP.

According to the footage - which is available on PSN - the PSP Go will be launched in the autumn, alongside the current PSP 3000.

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Nintendo has unveiled a new all-black version of its Wii console to be launched into the Japanese market later in the year.

Priced at £157, the release of the black Wii will be matched with similar coloured versions of the Wii Remote, Nunchuck and classic controller.

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Square Enix has revealed that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will be released in the UK this autumn.

The DS exclusive, which was announced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, follows playable character Roxas and is set before the events of Kingdom Hearts 2.

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Ubisoft has confirmed that its latest collaboration with Olympic Gold medallist Shaun White will be released as a Wii exclusive.

Currently under development at Ubisoft Montreal, Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage is slated for a winter release on the Nintendo platform.

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Fallout and Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda has revealed that it has been making a mature game for the Wii.

European chairman Sean Brennan said that despite a difficult market to pitch toward, the firm will be announcing a mature title for the console later this year, according to GamesIndustry.biz.

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Anime fighting mash-up Tatsunoko Vs Capcom will be released in both North America and Europe.

Despite previously thought to have been a Japanese exclusive due to licensing issues, Capcom has confirmed that the title will be coming to the west, according to Kotaku.

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High Voltage Software has revealed that forthcoming Wii-exclusive first-person shooter The Conduit could become a franchise.

Featuring single player and online multiplayer action, The Conduit will be released in the UK on June 26.

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Software security firm Metaforic has unveiled new anti-piracy software to prevent the distribution of illegal Nintendo DS cartridges.

Metaforic's MetaFortress technology is said to use code stored in the game to detect the patching used by illegal flash cartridges. When the software detects the patching, the game is disabled.

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