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If you're bummed that Left 4 Dead hasn't been announced for the PS3, here's an interesting bit for you: Joystiq is reporting that the Official Playstation Magazine's latest issue claims that the game is hitting the PS3 but will be developed by EA instead of Turtle Rock Studios. However, the mag doesn't disclose its source for the information, so you might not want to get too excited until an official confirmation is made.

If true, EA will be under pressure to deliver a strong port, as their PS3 port of the Orange Box angered many PS3 owners because of its numerous bugs, framerate issues, and other technical mishaps. Let's hope that this one turns out better.

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After enduring numerous delays, Left 4 Dead, the survival-horror FPS from Valve's Turtle Rock Studios, is finally coming on November 4, according to Big Download.

Left 4 Dead is built around four-player co-op in which gamers fight off hordes of zombies throughout several scenarios while also having the chance to play as zombie bosses. The game also features an A.I. "director" that changes the spawn points for enemy zombies with each play-through and controls the flow of the action.

You'll be able to pick it up on the Xbox 360 and PC.

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Though it's perhaps not the definitive Wipeout experience, Wipeout Pulse is definitely an improvement on its PSP predecessor in almost every way, offering online multiplayer, customizable music options, seven race types, and even the ability to design your own ship, limited though it may be. It starts slow, and you might be perturbed by the campaign mode now and then as well as a few graphical and acoustic slips, but on the whole it retains the franchise's almost zen-like quality during high-speed, weapons-intense races along with the same futuristic style that fans love.



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Wipeout Pulse maintains the feel of the Wipeout universe complete with a futuristic presentation, plenty of techno beats, and fun high-speed races that completely defy a storyline or setting. The essential gameplay aspects of Pulse are strikingly similar to those of its predecessors; the player's objective still being to survive an onslaught of vicious attacks while en route to the finish line for a medal. No significant tweaking has been given to the standard single-race - if you spent more than five minutes with the PlayStation's Wipeout XL then you'll feel right at home, which is a boon for franchise veterans looking for the same thrills they encountered in previous Wipeout games. The dark side of Wipeout racing has also been left intact, with players still blasting each other with three-pronged missile attacks, bomb trails, and the infamous earthquake while nudging opponents into walls or soaring across chasms.

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Patapon is a great musically-geared PSP game from several of the creative minds behind the popular LocoRoco and sports the same simple flair, highlighted by a colorful world, straightforward mechanics, intricate visual details, and a fantastically catchy beat that'll make this an addictive treat for Sony and music-genre fans. But even if LocoRoco let you down, Patapon comes with some improvements: it relies on an actual storyline that gives the game purpose, the "characters" have a touch more depth, and the amount of army tweaking, hunting areas, bosses, and mini-game diversions should offer enough motivation for you to finish it. For $20, you simply cannot go wrong.



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As is often the case with deities, you - the 'All-mighty' god of the adorable patapons - have been too preoccupied with the business of the universe to cast them an endearing glance. Completely neglected by their patron deity, the patapons - tiny, bloodthirsty, giant-eyed creatures with a serious knack for rhythm - have been forced to deal with an incursion of the malignant zigotons, ugly suckers that, in the ignorance of the divine, have walled their way between Patapolis, the patapon capital, and the object of the patapons' desire – a great, mysterious gift that you conveniently placed at the end of the world. In your absence the patapons have suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the foul zigotons and in a final act of desperation the sole survivor of the patapons' once magnificent army raises the war banner and cries out for your aid.

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Atari has published a handful of new screenshots for its Alone in the Dark on next-gen (or is that now current gen?) systems and the PC.

The images follow yesterday's latest trailer, which you can view here. The game is being developed by Eden Studios and should launch in July for everything but the PlayStation 3 (the PS3 version is dated for January of 2009). Images at the link.

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According to FiringSquad, recent reports that the PlayStation 3 version of THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War has been canceled are in fact incorrect and the game has only suffered a delay.

The title is currently being developed by Kaos Studios and should release for the PC and Xbox 360 in February (latest estimates are at Feb 25); meanwhile the PS3 version should launch sometime in 2008.

Frontlines: Fuel of War is a first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on multiplayer action, something the PlayStation 3 desperately needs a strong dose of. Here's hoping everything goes just swimmingly.

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Atari has published a new trailer for Alone in the Dark on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and the PC. The game is currently being developed by Eden Studios and set to launch for various platforms on July 15, with the PS3 release dated for January of 2009 (why such a delay, I wonder).

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Valve has announced they have acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind the survival horror title, Left 4 Dead. The developer had previously partnered with Valve in crafting several maps for Counter-Strike: Source and assisted them in the production of the FPS title, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.

"Left 4 Dead fills a long-standing demand gamers have had for a coop first-person action experience, and it will also help Valve's expansion into the console market," added Doug Lombardi, Valve's VP of marketing.

Left 4 Dead is scheduled for 2008 release for the PC and Xbox 360.

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This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.

Eidos Interactive today announced that Traxxpad: Portable Studio has arrived on store shelves throughout North America. Traxxpad: Portable Studio allows musicians to harness the power of drum machines, samplers, sequencers and even a mini keyboard and transform them into a powerful pocket studio on the go.

"Traxxpad is not a game, but a way of life," says Troy San Jose, studio director for Definitive Studios. "Music is a powerful form of self expression. Traxxpad and the PSP(R) system will take it to the next level."

"Traxxpad: Portable Studio is an amazing music production innovation that is surrounded by great musical minds," says senior marketing manager for Eidos North America, Kevin Gill. "That's what makes Traxxpad so remarkable -- it's a powerful, portable music application that enables both gamers and professional musicians to express musical talent anywhere."

Check out http://www.traxxpad.com for more information about new downloadable content, social networking profiles of aspiring producers, rappers, lyricists and MCs and more.

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