Steve Wood says we need more new IP to be considered mainstream.
On last week's mailbox Steve Wood e-mailed in to say he's not completely done with the PlayStation 3 and doesn't want Sony to release the PlayStation 4 yet.



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Nintendo Gamer's Christian Donlan recalls GBA's classic reinvention of chess...
The history of the world is riddled with great double acts. Laurel and Hardy, Alka and Seltzer, Jay Leno and the-guy-who-played-Mr-Miyagi in the classic mismatched buddy movie Collision Course. The best combo of all, though? That has to be a shiny new Game Boy Micro and a copy of Advance Wars. (The Collision Course stars come a very close second, however.)



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Use intel and tech to dominate numerically superior forces.
Ubisoft's work with former Navy SEALS affected every part of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, from the futuristic technology the Ghosts take onto the battlefield to the way you'll customise guns built 60 years ago, from the story and dialogue to the motion capture and animation.



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Call of Duty continues its usual dominance.
Thanks to Call of Duty's total dominance, the top two spots in Xbox Live's most played lists aren't even worth talking about anymore.



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Tips to survive the chaos of vehicular combat.
Here is the first of a 'Twisted Metal University' video series which will offer tips to success in the mental vehicle combat game.



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A behind-the-scenes retrospective from the VF guys.
Sega of America has put out a little treat for Virtua Fighter fans - a five-minute video detailing a brief behind-the-scenes retrospective of the Virtua Fighter series.



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Co-publishing Digital Extremes title alongside Paramount.
Namco Bandai has taken on publishing duties for next year's new Star Trek game.



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Max pulls the trigger and poses for the camera.
Rockstar has released a small batch of new screenshots from Max Payne 3, just to keep you interested.



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All the PSP titles currently available for download via PSN.
Sony has released a list of the PSP title currently available via the US PSN. Why? Because you can only play digital PSP games on your UMD-less Vita.



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Gabe Newell issues statement regarding ongoing investigation.
Valve boss Gabe Newell says Steam users should continue to monitor their credit card statements following last year's security breach.



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All of today's UK gaming headlines in one place...
It's that time of the afternoon when we serve up all the choice cuts from the day's UK gaming news, from sales figures to product announcements, trailers, review and release round-ups.



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Microsoft says it has "has found new ways to extend the lifecycle of the console".
Xbox 360 was the best-selling console in the US in January, marking the 13th straight month it has been the top-selling system in the US.



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Games so bad they made us cry a little bit...
Sequels are a fantastic opportunity for developers to build upon successes and fix the failures of previous titles, and take our favourite characters on fantastic new adventures.



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Explosive new movie seen through the eyes of the female heroine.
EA has sent over a new Mass Effect 3 single player trailer starring the female version of Commander Shepard.



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Users respond to latest patch, while Bethesda offers tips for getting the best from it.
Skyrim update 1.4 went live on consoles yesterday, with Bethesda saying beforehand it'd introduce a slew of bug and quest fixes, the most important being "long term play optimisations for memory and performance" on PS3.



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"The project has been making progress, but slow progress".
Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, has said development of Team ICO's The Last Guardian is progressing, but very slowly.



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More info on leaked racer coming "soon".
Sony's confirmed the leaked LittleBigPlanet Karting images from earlier in the week are indeed real.



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Earnings more than doubled in 2011.
Activision Blizzard has reported a significant rise in sales and earnings for calendar year 2011.



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A fine selection of the best from gaming this week.
We're approaching the mid-point of the shortest of months, but with Valentine's day to negotiate next week it's probably not a good time to take your eye off the ball if you want to stay in your sig other's good books. Still, Vita will be with us before the end of the month, so distract yourself from a weekend of desperate shopping with some fine reading matter from our friends and colleagues on Games Radar and the three Official titles who have been cooking up some fine gaming fare for you to enjoy. So enjoy!

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EA details the voices of its sci-fi remake...
EA's announced a "Hollywood voice cast" for Starbreeze's Syndicate, including actors Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Men in Black II) and Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity).



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Plus video hands on with Heroes mode!.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is just over a month and a bit away now and with the countdown clock ticking, we've just unveiled a new Elite weapons video which shows you some of the bonus DLC you get for pre-ordering the game.



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Another fighting game to play on the go.
Arc System Works and PQube have officially confirmed that BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend will be out in time for the PlayStation Vita launch on 22 February.



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Gears of War maker's new engine set for 'shocking' reveal later this year.
Unreal Engine 4 is up and running on next-gen systems, according to Epic vice president Mark Rein.



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Plus a round-up of all the latest news and PlayStation Store content.
The latest episode of weekly HD PS3 video show Access is out now on the PlayStation Network (you can also watch it below).



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Sign up now for the free-to-play multiplayer shooter's March beta.
Ubisoft has sent over a new trailer for Ghost Recon Online, the upcoming free-to-play PC take on the Tom Clancy series.



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All our reviews and guides for this week's releases...
We don't know if you noticed but today is Friday, which means there are some games out.



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Fan-funded game from Tim Schafer's studio breaks records.
Double Fine Productions has raised over $1.2 million for a new project from 33,809 backers in a little over a day.



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Half-Life dev's game will "damage Blizzard and our fans".
Two of the most successful PC developers of all time have gone to war over the use of the term DOTA (Defence of the Ancients).



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Join us as we travel through Bethesda's wondrous world...
Skyrim is a spectacular landscape: a mountainous wilderness like nothing we've explored before. The basics aren't dramatically different to its predecessor, Oblivion, but the world is a generation ahead.



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Sweeney predicts "consolidation" between consoles and mobile.
There are too many competing computer platforms currently on the market, says Epic Games technical director, Tim Sweeney.



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Ahead of Just Dance 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game in the US in January, according to data from retail tracker the NPD Group.



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God of War creator discusses plans beyond Eat Sleep Play.
David Jaffe, the God of War creator who will quit Twisted Metal dev Eat Sleep Play after its development, has discussed his his plans following the move.



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Activision promises a "genre-defining new IP".
Former Halo developer Bungie is "making incredible progress" with its new top-secret game for Activision, says the publisher.



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Third-largest interactive subs base behind World of Warcraft and Xbox Live.
Activision has confirmed some impressive numbers for Call of Duty Elite.



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Major Elite relaunch planned for the ninth Call of Duty shooter.
2012's new Call of Duty will be joined by the launch of Call of Duty Elite 2.0, Activision has confirmed today.



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2012's CoD "already looks fantastic", says Activision.
Activision is already pumped for this year's new Call of Duty game, which it says is looking "fantastic".



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The latest games for Nintendo's digital stores.
BurgerTime wouldn't usually make headline status for a digital store update, but such is the state of Nintendo's update list this week.



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Pick your game of the year from Batman, Skyrim, Minecraft, Portal and more.
GAME has revealed the shortlist for this year's BAFTA GAME Audience Award, which is the only publically-voted for prize at next month's event.



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All of today's UK gaming headlines in one place...
It has been a relatively quiet Thursday in the world of gaming, but that doesn't mean there haven't been a few choice news stories doing the rounds.



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Treyarch isn't talking, but we know it's working on a sequel. So let's examine the likeliest Black Ops 2 rumours...
If a year passed without a new Call of Duty game arriving, it's quite possible that the world would stop turning.



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