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Mat Growcott has been a long-time member of the gaming press. He's written two books and a web series, and doesn't have nearly enough time to play the games he writes about.

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Last Magicka DLC Released

After almost three years of fairly regular support, Paradox have today announced the end of an era: the final piece of Magicka DLC has been released.

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Media Servers Not Supported on PlayStation 4

While perhaps not as annoying as the news that PlayStation 4 users won't be able to play MP3s, the fact that media servers will no longer be supported is going to be far more annoying (albeit to a smaller group of people). Watching a film or listening to music stored on your PC but played via your console was a great feature on PS3, and one that would have come in handy going forward.

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Battlefield 4 Online has “A Secret” – Is It Dinosaurs?

During a live stream of Battlefield 4, a developer said that there’s a secret in the game’s multiplayer that, when triggered, will apparently make everybody in the server say “what the fuck?” So far, very few people know about it. Could it be the long-awaited appearance of Dinosaurs, or is this something far more out there? Nothing else was said about the secret, nor were any clues given towards solving the mystery. Of course, ...

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PlayStation 4 Can’t Play MP3 Files

The PlayStation 4 can't play MP3 files and doesn't have a music visualizer feature, Sony have today revealed. Instead, if you want to play music on your PS4, or if you want to use custom music while playing your games, you'll need a subscription to Music Unlimited.

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Deadly Premonition PC Locked at 720p, Unofficial Fix Released

The PC release of cult hit Deadly Premonition was never going to be the most beautiful thing in the world, but nobody expected that the developers would lock the resolution at 720p and stop purchasers from changing even the basic graphical settings.

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Get Final Fantasy VII For $3 Today

Often called one of the best games of all time, you can today pick up Final Fantasy VII on PC for the low, low price of $3. For the price of a cup of coffee, it's hard to resist.

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Typing of the Dead: Overkill Hits Steam November

One of the best light-gun style zombie games ever didn't even use a light gun. Typing of the Dead was a House of the Dead spin-off in which instead of aiming at oncoming undead, you instead typed a random word as quickly as you could.

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iFruit App gets Hundreds of Negative Reviews on Android

The iFruit app for Grand Theft Auto V has finally arrived on Android, but it's hardly been the celebratory announcement it should have been. Over 400 people have given it three stars or less, with over 300 of those reviews giving it only a single star.

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iFruit Reaches Android

Rockstar have announced that the iFruit app originally released alongside Grand Theft Auto V on iOS has now come to Android.

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Sonic Lost World Review

It's difficult to write about Sonic games. Depending who you ask, the only good titles in the franchise in the last decade have been re-releases of Mega Drive/Genesis titles. It seems popular to knock the Blue Blur, and it's fairly easy to pick out the commentators that haven't actually played the games they choose to badmouth at every turn.

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Street Fighter X Tekken Review

Street Fighter X Tekken was kind of a big deal when it was first announced, and perhaps even helped the Mortal Kombat remake to herald in a new wave of fighting titles. Along with its companion title, the long presumed dead Tekken X Street Fighter, Street Fighter X Tekken was going to combine two of the biggest names in fighting, dozens of the most recognisable characters, all within a blended style that meant you'd never see the seams. In the end, this ...

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Ethan Meteor Hunter Review

Alli took a look at Ethan: Meteor Hunter a few months ago, ahead of it being finished, and found a game that had a lot of potential. Now, fully released on PlayStation 3 and PC, you can now play through the whole time-stopping adventure to your heart's content. Does it manage to live up to the potential we saw when we first saw it?

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Pokemon DLC is Unlikely for X and Y

Pokemon X and Y have been out for a short while now, and it's no secret that the Poke-freaks out there have already managed to get through to the end. There's no doubt whatsoever that these people would consume every single piece of Pokemon content going, so it only makes sense that there would be DLC for X and Y, right?

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Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD Available to Pre-Purchase on Steam

Assassin's Creed Liberation HD will be released digitally in mid-January across multiple platforms, and if you're definitely interested in buying it for PC, you can jump on Steam right now and pre-purchase it.

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17 Minutes of Arkham Origins Released

If absolutely nothing else, this 17 minutes of gameplay footage from Batman: Arkham Origins proves beyond a shadow of the doubt that it is more of the same. Those worried by Rocksteady working on something else, or by the inclusion of multiplayer, need not worry. Watch this video. If you loved Arkham City, you're going to love Arkham Origins.

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