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The Witcher Creators Are Creating The Official Cyberpunk Role-Playing Game

At today’s special Summer Conference event, The Witcher developer CD Projekt revealed that their next big role-playing game is an official game based on the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper role-playing system.


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While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

Good morning! I have so much to tell you about what happened while you were sleeping. But we don’t have all day, so we’ll stick to the gaming-related news. Go grab your coffee and join me when you’re ready.


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Epic Says Epic Has Won Lawsuit Battle With Silicon Knights

Epic, creators of the Unreal Engine, has prevailed in court against Silicon Knights, creators of Too Human who sued Epic in 2007 over issues with the engine (basically that it was supposedly unfinished and sabotaged their work).


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Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft, Handheld Final Fantasy

The madness known as E3 is only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. In its own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3.


May 30, 2012
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Your First Look At Dead Space 3

After a mysterious Dead Space teaser surfaced yesterday, what’s reported to be Dead Space 3‘s logo and the game’s first image surfaced today.


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Looks Like Castlevania: Mirror Of Fate Isn’t The 2D Platformer I Was Hoping For

Last week, news of a game called Castlevania: Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS had fans of the series (myself including) imagining a brand new 2D adventure for Nintendo’s latest handheld. Perhaps if we had known the game’s full name, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate, we would have known better.


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The Wii U’s Ability To Run Unreal Engine 4 Is In Doubt (Again)

Our pal at Game Trailers, Geoff Keighley, will be debuting the demo of the next-gen Unreal Engine 4 graphics tech some time during E3 on Spike, but in the week before E3 he’s breaking some Nintendo fan’s hearts. He Tweeted last night that the Wii U, Nintendo’s console that’s close to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in terms of horsepower, will run the Unreal Engine 3 and appeared to dismiss the chance of it running the PS4/Xbox720-caliber Unreal Engine 4 tech.


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Crysis 2 Is Now Back On Steam [Update]

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Last June, EA removed Crysis 2 from Steam blaming “business terms” for developers using the service. Many folks at the time speculated the removal was part of a new strategy to help launch EA’s own digital distribution service Origin. At time of writing EA big hitters Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3 are still unavailable on the service. But now it looks as though the game that started it all — Crysis 2 — is once again available on Steam.


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While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

Woo! I’ve just woken up properly. Thanks caffeine! How are you all this morning? Are you ready for a quick little catch up on news from overnight? Sure you are!


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Curt Schilling Says Meddlesome Governor Ruined Amalur 2 Deal

Baseball star Curt Schilling is finally talking about the crumbling of his gaming company, 38 Studios, telling the Providence Journal that comments about 38 by R.I. governor Lincoln Chafee killed a $US35 million deal for a Kingdoms of Amalur sequel.