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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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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Coming to PC, Re-released on PS3

The criminally underrated Enslaved: Odyssey to the West will be getting a re-release on PlayStation 3, and will be available to purchase for the first time on PC, Namco Bandai have today confirmed. There were rumours before - it showed up on the Australian classification board - but it's now official.

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New Clip of Kingdom Hearts 3 Coming Soon

Kingdom Hearts 3 had a brief showing earlier this year, but it was hardly enough to make up for the long wait since Kingdom Hearts 2's release in 2004. Don't worry though, we'll have another short glimpse of the game next week, Tetsuya Nomura has revealed.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake… Could Come to iOS

A Final Fantasy VII remake is something fans have wanted since at least the beginning of last generation, when Square Enix showed off a tech demo in which they recreated the opening movie from VII in PS3-quality graphics. It turned out to be nothing but a tease. That doesn't mean that a remake won't ever happen though, although it may not be quite what fans had expected.

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Final Fantasy VI Remake coming to Mobile

Square Enix have today announced a remake of Final Fantasy VI - originally released as Final Fantasy III in the US - for mobile devices, due for release in Winter. It won't be a straight up port. The game will receive both visual changes and gameplay updates to fit with on-the-go gaming.

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Late PlayStation 4 Pre-orders may Take Till Christmas to Deliver

Although those that ordered their PlayStation 4 with Amazon before August 6th are guaranteed their console at launch, the Online retailer isn’t so sure about those who pre-ordered after that date. At this point they’re saying “as soon as possible,” in the order that they were pre-ordered, although they’re only willing to guarantee that you’ll receive your order by Christmas. This was made clear in the FAQ on the bundle ...

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Square Enix Release First Gameplay Trailer for Thief

Square Enix have today released a new trailer for Thief, noteworthy as the first proper gameplay video for the game. See how your adventure will play when Thief is released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4 early next year.

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Konami Announce Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection

Konami have this morning announced the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection, which contains Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Mirror of Fate HD. It also contains an exclusive demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, which comes out next February.

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Ken Levine has “No Solid Idea” on Bioshock Future

Although Bioshock Infinite will be built upon with DLC, the longterm future of the franchise is a little less certain Ken Levine has revealed. While Infinite received incredibly positive reviews, it took a long time to make and cost an awful lot of money and it may not have been enough to definitely secure new games, and almost certainly not in the foreseeable future.

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Bioshock 1 Songbird Sound Effect “One of the Mysteries of the Universe”

If you have any interest in Bioshock Infinite and its place in the Bioshock canon, you've probably heard about the Songbird sound effect. If you listen closely enough, you can hear the Songbird's scream in the original Bioshock. Today Ken Levine commented on the theory, but, of course, you'd be silly for expecting a simple yes or no.

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Ken Levine talks about “Elizabeth Porn”

It's been a topic of conversation since way before Bioshock Infinite hit shelves. There were clothes that showed off ample bosom, cosplayers who wanted to display every side of Elizabeth and even some people who wanted the protagonist to get together with the female lead - people we hope didn't actually finish the game. Ken Levine, creator of Bioshock, has noticed some of the raunchier stuff, and he has only one message: "please stop."

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Coming to Wii U?

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon may just be coming to Wii U. Although nothing has been confirmed by Nintendo, the previously 3DS exclusive has been listed on Newegg although none of the information on the page - except for a Wii U box art - really implies this couldn't just be a mistake.

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Grand Theft Auto V Has Outsold GTA IV in UK

Grand Theft Auto V has sold enough to become the fifth biggest seller in the UK in terms of revenue, only just behind four Call of Duty titles. That's right - in only three weeks its managed to totally outdo its predecessor.

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Injustice Coming to PlayStation 4, Vita

Warner Brothers have today announced they'll be releasing Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition for, amongst others, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The compilation - which contains both the base game and all of the DLC released for it - will also be available for purchase of PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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Transgender Journalist Wasn’t called “A Thing,” Statement Issued

Earlier this week, Kotaku run a story about how a comedian at the Xbox One presentation at Eurogamer humiliated a transgender journalist. Laura Kate Dale, a transgender woman, claimed to have been called "he," "it," and "a thing," by Fraser Millward as he hosted an Xbox One event last weekend. In an official statement issued by both of them earlier today, this was shown to be untrue. Instead, it's a case of them misunderstanding one another and overreacting.

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Capcom Cutting More than Half its EU Staff

Capcom have announced that they'll be making redundant more than half of their EU-based staff. This follows under performance for many of the last released games, including Resident Evil 6, DMC: Devil May Cry and Lost Planet 3.

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