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Earlier this year we reported that Cities XL developer Monte Cristo Games had shut down operations, leaving development of their city simulation game in limbo. Today Focus Home Interactive has announced that it has purchased the Cities XL franchise and will release the previously announced Cities XL 2011 this October. The announcement comes with the first screenshots for the game.

The new version of the game won’t have the MMO aspects of the original (which shut down even before Monte Cristo Games closed) but Focus Home Interactive states the new version will have 700 new buildings to choose from along with 45 buildable maps. Focus also plans to have a special offer for the game but details have yet to be revealed.

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Since Need for Speed World translates the long standing franchise as a massively multiplayer online game, racing will involve a bit more than drifting to corner sharp turns and drafting behind opponents. Players can equip themselves with special abilities to help knock out the competition. The first developer diary can be seen after the jump.

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After learning the basics of APB (All Points Bulletin), Enforcers and Criminals will need to learn the lay of the land to get the advantage. The short video above provides background information on the Financial District while the two after the jump cover the Waterfront District and the Social District. The game releases next week on June 29th and pre-order customers will have access to the game three days in advance.

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If you don’t know about the FEAR series, chances are you have been living under a rock. It was a surprise hit for Monolith when originally released, and has been expanded upon over the years with expansion packs and sequels galore. FEAR 3 is due out soon (from a different developer, oddly enough), and this trailer shows off what you can expect: the psychic powers of Paxton Fettel and the impossible reflexes of the Point Man. It’s as standard as trailers come, although it sure is looking mighty fine!

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While the Steam PC game download service has put hundreds of its games on sale during its new summer sales event it continues to give several titles special treatment for one day only. From now until 1 pm Eastern time on Saturday the games below get an extra special price cut ranging from 33 to 80 percent off:

• Aliens Verses Predator Classic 2000 - $1.25 (not a typo)
• Ghostbusters The Game - $4
• Serious Sam HD Bundle (Both remakes of First and Second Encounter) - $7.50
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City - $14.99
• Galcon Fusion - $2.50
• Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West - $5.10
• Alpha Protocol - $33.49 (just came out a few weeks ago)
• Resident Evil 5 - $12.50

While Steam is offering sales of Capcom’s PC titles during its summer sale, Capcom itself has put several of its PC downloadable game titles on the price chopping block itself on their own online store. In most cases the savings are actually more than the ones that Steam is currently offering.

For this weekend only you can get Street Fighter IV, Dark Void and Neopets Puzzle Adventure for just $14.99 each, which is at least a 50 percent savings from their normal prices. You can also get MotoGP 08 for $9.99 and Dark Void Zero, Flock and Age of Booty are on sale for $4.99 each.

The free-to-play multiplayer action-RPG Mytheon is getting close to its launch here in the US but soon folks across the ocean will be able to play the title as well. Today the game’s publisher UTV True Games announced it has entered into an agreement with gamigo to bring Mytheon to Europe.

While there’s no word yet on when the game will be launched in Europe, the new agreement will give gamigo the rights to publish and operate Mytheon in that part of the world. The game from developer Petroglyph is currently in beta testing in the US and will officially launch on July 13.

[via email press release]

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Monkey Island 2 is often considered one of the greatest adventure games of all time, sitting alongside other classics such as Grim Fandango or Day of the Tentacle. With the remake of the first Monkey island game being a rousing success, LucasArts has decided to revisit one of their most enduring classics and give it a new coat of paint. The result is Monkey Island 2: Special Edition, and if this trailer is any indication, it will retain the brilliant writing of the game while making it both more pleasant to look at and adding voice acting. Our excitement is palpable!

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As the first recent Transformers game that isn’t based on a movie, War for Cybertron focuses on the pivotal battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that tore apart their homeworld. The game also supports a variety of multiplayer modes and is available now for anyone that wants to jump into the action.

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This patch for the retail version of Splinter Cell Conviction updates the game to v1.04 and fixes a number of minor bugs. A list of changes can be found after the jump.

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This is the playable demo for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, giving players an early look at the game before it release in North America on June 29th. Continue after the jump for system requirements.

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One year ago this week, developer Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts officially launched Battlefield Heroes, the free-to-play quasi-WWII shooter. Since the launch EA states that the game has had over 4.8 million registered players. Those players have generated over 29 million hours of gameplay and made 1.2 billion virtual in-game kills.

The game is celebrating its first birthday by offering its players a special promo code that will generate an XP and VP boost for two days along with 25 Terrific Health Tonics. The code is 49TP-ZJB7-NVTR-P8AE and can be redeemed on this web site until June 30. In addition you can purchase 20 percent more Battle Funds for the same price until June 30.

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Publisher Ubisoft didn’t give an update on the status of the previously anounced Beyond Good and Evil 2 at E3 2010 but at this week’s Montpellier in Games conference, the game’s main creator Michel Ancel confirmed that the sequel to the acclaimed action-adventure game is in the works but it may be a while before it’s released.

Ancel stated that the game will allow for multiple endings via branching storylines. It’s also being made with a small development team which he believes will encourage more creativity. Ancel also plans to release the game’s development tools for free. However it sounds like we are a long way off from its completion.

[Via VG247.com]

America’s Army 3 got a huge update today, fixing a long list of gameplay issues and bugs while adding a number of enhancements. Additional features include new achievements, and updated VOIP communication system, a revised incapacitation system and more.

The game updates automatically once the game launches through the Deploy Client. A full and lengthy list of changes is shown after the jump.

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This gameplay trailer for Alien Breed: Impact, a sci-fi themed action game, features the cooperative gameplay aspects. It shows that the war against ferocious alien hordes is best fought with friends.

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