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Natal is "wonderfully additive" to Fable III

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But Molyneux still won't say how, exactly. Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has confirmed Natal technology will feature in Fable III - but he still won't say how it will work. During his talk on Fable III at the Game Developers Conference, Molyneux told the audience, "Natal is wonderfully additive to this experience. It really does add to the Fable world." In what way, Peter? "I can't give you specifics about that, but it's been a real joy to put some Natal stuff in there." Read more...

John Cleese to play butler in Fable III

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He'll pick out your character's clothes. Peter Molyneux has revealed that comedy legend John Cleese is providing a voiceover for Fable III. The announcement was made during Molyneux's speech at the Game Developers Conference. He showed the audience how the pause menu from previous Fable games is being replaced with a set of rooms your character can wander around, accessed at any time by pressing the start button. These include a dressing room where you can see clothes displayed on mannequins, rather than presented in a list you have to scroll through. In the room is a butler, who Molyneux described as being like a cross between P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Albert from Batman. Read more...

Fat Princess released on PSP today

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Plus: Resi 5 demo! Mega Man 10! More! Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake - the PSP version - waddles out today. We didn't see that coming. Let's hope the formula has been trimmed down from the coincidentally bloated PS3 release last summer. PSP owners might also consider Eye of Judgement: Legends, After Burner: Black Falcon and MYST. A bumper week. On PS3 we find Capcom's new but retro-styled release Mega Man 10, plus a re-release of the Resident Evil 5 demo to compliment the Untold Stories Bundle DLC. Read more...

Free Bad Company 2 DLC dated

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DICE hoping to avoid "mapathy". DICE has revealed more of the "extensive" DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Due 30th March are two new maps, Arica Harbor and Laguna Presa. More importantly, they're free to anyone who redeemed a VIP code inside a first-hand copy of BFBC2. Arica Harbor, playable in Conquest mode, follows a US strike on a Russian base. Laguna Persa, playable in Rush mode, presents a South American valley and within it a Dam, which the US forces must protect. Read more...

Green Day: Rock Band dated

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So close to drowning but I don't mind. MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June. The game nobody's calling GDRB features 47 tracks, three-part vocal harmonies similar to the Beatles game, and unlockable band-related material including over 40 minutes of video from interviews and performances. Songs on the soundtrack include "Brain Stew", "Jaded", "Hitchin' A Ride", "American Idiot", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Better have Burnout... Read more...

M&M Clash of Heroes for PSN, XBLA

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Capybara revamping DS delight. DS delicacy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is to be revamped for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Developer Capybara is aiming for a late summer release, which should provide enough time to replace 16-bit sprites with hand-drawn art, add animations and tweak presentation across the board. Multiplayer is being expanded to cater for four people either competitively or co-operatively, and you'll earn special multiplayer artefacts for taking part. Read more...

PlayStation Home update 1.35 live

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New Navigator interface arrives. PlayStation Home has been updated to version 1.35. The download is a brief 49MB, although the Home live servers are currently down. The most noticeable change, a new Navigator interface, adopts an XMB layout to organise and speed up the Home space. Read more...

Resi 5 Gold content available as DLC

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Sandwiched together for discount price. Capcom's sandwiched the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition content together online in the Untold Stories Bundle. The excellent Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape add-ons, as well as the costume packs, can be downloaded for one money-saving price of 960 Microsoft Points (£8.20/11.20) on Xbox Live or $12.50 on PSN. The Untold Stories pack is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace and expected today on the PlayStation Store. Read more...

BioWare "think of games as franchises"

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Sequels are fun to make, says Muzyka. BioWare once steered clear of sequels, but today the EA-owned company has a very different mindset. "‬We think of our games now in our group as franchises,‭" BioWare co-leader Ray Muzyka said yesterday at GDC. "‬We really do." He went on to tell an audience (thanks Gamasutra) that "franchises include a lot more than just games" and may span books, comics and films. As such, BioWare has to think as far as a decade in advance of each game's launch. Read more...

Lara Croft returns this summer for $15

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In Guardian of Light for PC, PSN, XBLA. Crystal Dynamics plans to release newly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this summer on PC, PSN and XBLA. This downloadable action adventure costs $15, which translates to 1200 Microsoft Points. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light represents a new take on the Tomb Raider licence and, for once, there are no high-kicking Lara Croft clones in sight. Read more...
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