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New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 And PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays 
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to run an item shop in a Japanese role-playing game? EasyGameStation’s Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of RPG commerce. Capitalism, ho!
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My favourite moment in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is a cameo by a very special alternate universe version of Spider-Man. Don’t click play if you don’t want to spoil the surprise!
The latest version of Rock Band to come to the DS doesn’t just deliver a stripped-down, button-tapping version of the popular console game; it also seems to find some inspiration from a classic ’80s arcade game.
Blur your eyes as you look at a new fantasy massively multiplayer game, and you won’t know whether you’re looking at World of Warcraft or not. But there are differences. There always are. Take Rift Planes of Telara, for example.
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It’s hard to miss, but just because you recognise the colourful mascots decorating this slick custom Airstream recreational vehicle doesn’t mean that you can actually go inside.
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As with Slam Bolt Scrappers, Retro City Rampage was one of the games I saw at Penny Arcade Expo last week during my “lightning round”. In PAX’s final hour, I raced to get to more games. Hark! An exclusive!
