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EA has announced that new Skate 3 DLC; the Maloof Money Cup 2010 pack is coming Tuesday 8th June (Wednesday for European PS3s). The content costs 400 Allards on 360, or $5 on PS3. The Maloof Money Cup is a real-life skateboarding tournament, and this year it’ll be taking place in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Konami has announced that they will be live streaming their E3 presentation at http://www.konami.com/e3. The conference will begin at 1pm PST (find out what time that is in your corner of the world here) on Wednesday 16th June. You have to sign up for an “honorary Konami press pass” in order to access the feed. We suggest you do it now before the carnage of E3 begins.

EA has started the FIFA Online open beta. You can register for the beta and play the game over at the FIFA Online website. The game has the typical FIFA gameplay you’ve come to expect from the series, as well as management elements such as buying and selling players. As you play, you gain experience to spend on things that’ll benefit your team. Shinpads boost defence, and whistles boost attack   Read More ...

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The trailer introduces Adam Jensen and the world of 2027, 25 years before the original Deus Ex. Biomechanical augmentations are seen as the latest technology, with the series’ trademark nanotechnology still some way off being developed. Human Revolution is set across five metropolises including Detroit, Shanghai and Montreal. It’ll be released on the 360, PS3 and PC in   Read More ...

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced this week’s Rock Band Music Store releases: Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (June 8): - Deftones – “Cherry Waves” - Deftones – “Hole in the Earth” - Deftones – “Minerva” - Boys Like Girls – “The Great Escape” - Crown of Thorns – “Rock Ready” Remember folks its $1.99 USD/£.99 UK/€1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360/200 Wii Points)   Read More ...

Warner Bros. has confirmed that The Lord of the Rings Online is going free-to-play this autumn. The move is part of a major update for the game by its developers, Turbine. The model will basically allow gamers to play for free, but will charge them for expansions, quest packs, items and account services. There will also be a VIP program that will allow players to get unlimited access to all   Read More ...

Realtime Worlds has announced the minimum PC required specs for APB. Here they are: - Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent - 2GB RAM (3GB for Vista64/Windows 7 64) - nVidia GeForce 7800 – 256MB or equivalent - 20GB hard disk space APB is released on 2nd July. The game comes with 50 hours of play and after that you have to either pony up for a subscription or pay   Read More ...

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