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With almost 30 years of video game experience to his name, Steven knows more than a thing or two about the industry and has been putting it all to words these past few years. As a trophy hunter, the Playstation brand gets most of his attention. Twitter: SteveVanEekeren PSN: Devils_Demon

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New releases this week: May 20th – 27th

It’s Monday! We hope you all had a good weekend and if not, well maybe this week’s new releases will cheer you up. A very quiet week this week indeed, with only 2 games scheduled for release within the next 7 days across all platforms. The new Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger rides into town on Thursday while Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D swings into action on Friday. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (May 23rd, PC, XBLA & PSN) Coming to PSN,…

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Call Of Duty: Ghosts sneak peak released

The official Call of Duty Twitter feed released a short clip earlier of what looks like behind the scenes footage of the latest in the franchise Call Of Duty: Ghosts, due out later this year.

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GTA5 sales prediction

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter gave his prediction today on the sales of Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 5. According to the sales expert, GTA5 is set to break records with expected sales to reach

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More GTA5 Screenshots released

R* released yet another batch of mouth watering screenshots for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 5. Be sure to click on each image below for a full size view. Grand Theft Auto 5 is due for release in September for PS3 and Xbox 360.…

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EA will no longer use Online Pass

They started it and now they're ending it. First introduced in 2010 and originally intended to be exclusively for EA games, the online pass has grown into a quick and easy way for developers to make money from used titles. In an attempt to capitalize on the used market, EA introduced the online pass which forced players to pay up if they wished to have access to the online features of a game they'd bought second hand. Some weren't too happy with this new ...

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Gran Turismo 6 confirmed for 2013 release

Gran Turismo Creator Kazunori Yamauchi revealed today – at an event to celebrate 15 years of the 70-million-selling franchise- that the sixth entry in the series will be released in time for Christmas 2013. GT6 for Playstation 3 will see many improvements over GT5 (released in 2010). New tracks, more cars and an overhaul of features will make the already robust simulator the biggest Gran Turismo game ever. A new engine will improve game operation and the ...

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Playstation Plus – June content (EU)

As usual the Playstation Plus content for June adds 5 free games to the Instant Game Collection. 3 for PS3 and 2 for PS Vita. Complaints about the lack of RPG games in the IGC seems to have gotten through to the people that matter and this month 2 RPGs are given for free to subscribers of the excellent service. Even though this is the June update much of the additions will get added on May 29th.

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The Walking Dead: A TT Game Series Review

Introduction Zombies. Not only a plague on humanity but also a plague on the entertainment industry. They’ve become pretty popular in recent years. Why? Did it start with the addition of the Zombies mode in the COD games or do we have the Resident Evil films to thank for it? No matter the reason, it seems killing mindless zombies is going be around for a while yet.  As someone who has never seen the AMC TV series, nor read any…

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PS4 images leaked

Dutch website PSX-Sense has recently received an anonymous tip which includes the teaser trailer for the PS4, persumably intended to be showcased at E3 next month. Within the 44 second trailer the PS4 is clearly shown from multiple angles. Sexy, sleak and extremely stylish as you’d expect from the Sony giant. As of yet nobody knows for sure if said video is real or fake although it does look to be very polished, professional and official. See below for ...

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Metal Gear Solid 5 intro by Kyle Cooper

Every MGS fan knows you can't have a Metal Gear Solid without a good opening cinematic. It's a staple of the series just like the Bond opening minutes. Thankfully we can probably rest easy as the Unofficial Metal Gear Solid website recently reported that game director Hideo Kojima revealed he was...

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Leaked info on Google Play multiplayer

The search giant is dipping its big toe into the world of mulitplayer gaming. The full suite of Google Play services was inadvertantly released by the Google Glass team alongside their new MyGlass app.

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Gran Turismo 6 coming to PS3?

It took 6 years for developer Polyphony to build and release Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3. Released in November of 2010 the most recent addition to the popular racing franchise is now only in its 3rd year. So some may be surprised and excited to hear the sequel might come sooner than you think and (if rumours are true) it's coming to Sony's current console.

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Thomas Was Alone Review

When Sony opened their doors and welcomed indie games to be sold on their PSN Store, it was like a flash flood. Games like Braid, Limbo, Knytt and many more could now be enjoyed by a much wider audience. Console gamers got a break from their action-packed retail games and got to experience games they normally would never have had the pleasure to try, and developers were enjoying a bigger success riding on the back of the PSN. For the price of a sandwich and a ...

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PS Plus news

In a recent Playstation Blog post Content Manager Chris Howe revealed the content available for PS+ members in May. From May 1st, PS+ Subscribers will get the excellent (and pretty recent) Hitman: Absolution and the quirky puzzle/horror game Catherine completely free. Other free titles available to download in May include the action-packed adventure Malicious and PS Vita players will get a side-scrolling shoot-em-up called Sine Mora and Velocity.

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