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@bonzrat First blood in my diarised XCOM campaign. One of the RPS founders is dead, to be replaced by Quinns – as is the natural order of things
(Alec Meer, Rock Paper Shotgun) Wednesday, October 10th
@HollieB Floral pyjama bottoms and a Gears of War 3T-shirt are not suitable work attire....floral pyjama bottoms and a Gears of WarT-shirt are not...
(Hollie Bennett, Namco Bandai) Thursday, October 11th
@scanters I have some shoes for the GMAs that pretty much guarantee I will be the one falling over this year.
(Ann Scantlebury, One Life Left) Thursday, October 11th
@MrJonty Magazine deadline done! Which means it’s now the iPad deadline. I don’t like the future. (Jon Hicks, OXM) Friday, October 12th
@_wotta Does anyone actually care whether Mario is in 720p or 1080p? It’s Mario, I’m sure my kids won’t be having a debate about it
(Joe Anderson, ShopTo) Friday, October 12th
@RealJBuckley So I can finally reveal I’ve been lucky enough to have been playing Football Manager 13. Obviously its amazing, especially during a match!
(James Buckley, Inbetweeners star) Friday, October 12th
@DargeyBoy Also – hats off to Sony for smashing the 5m mark. They sent us the best cake ever. I wish Sony sold 5m units every week. #cake
(Adam Young, EA) Friday, October 12th
@RichStanton SEXCOM SEXCOM you’re ma SEXCOM, you can give it to me when ma grunts disarm a BOMB SEXCOM SEXCOM you’re ma SEXCOM and aliens they turn me ON
(Rich Stanton, freelance journalist) Friday, October 12th
@CallMeKallam Heh! Overwhelming smackdown to @sinista4real. You’re never too old to play Pokémon:)
(Yen Hau, Rising Star Games) Monday, October 15th
@IndoorHeroes GMA dress code is ‘smart casual’? Finally, a chance to wear my Tuxedo T-shirt! (Chris Thomas, GameSpot UK) Monday, October 15th
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MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending October 15th
1. Rovio: ‘It is going to be an Angry Birds holiday’
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/rovio-it-is-going-to-be-an-angry-birds-holiday 2. Get the 12GB PS3 Super Slim for under £160
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/get-the-12gb-ps3-super-slim-for-under-160 3. Modern Warfare 2’s Favela map pulled after Muslims claim offense
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/modern-warfare-2-s-favela-map-pulled-after-muslims-claim-offense 4. Dishonored gets UK release date
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/dishonored-gets-uk-release-date 5. You’re holding your iPhone 5 wrong... again!
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/you-re-holding-your-iphone-5-wrong-again 6. Zynga now “worthless” as stock price continues to tumble
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/zynga-now-worthless-as-stock-price-continues-to-tumble 7. PS3 smashes through 5m barrier in the UK
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-smashes-through-5m-barrier-in-the-uk 8. Capcom downplays Resident Evil 6 on-disc DLC complaints
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/capcom-downplays-resident-evil-6-on-disc-dlc-complaints 9. Microsoft unveils Digits - a Power Glove for the 21st century
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/microsoft-unveils-digits-a-power-glove-for-the-21st-century 10. GameStop issues Grand Theft Auto V release date
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-issues-grand-theft-auto-v-release-date
//CLASSIC//Desert Fighter
Shortly after EA’s smash hit Desert Strikecame this game from System 3, the firm’s second title for the Super Nintendo. Desert Fighterwas all about the jets during a fictional Gulf War and offered a far deeperexperience to EA’s title, picking up 90 plus scores from the games media. Players could dodge rapier missiles, take part in thrilling dogfights, configure their own controls and choose from an F15 Strike Eagle and an AH-10 Tank Buster.
Released: 1994 Formats: SNES
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www.pdp.com October 19th 2012
PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
70 million
Millions of users have registered character names on the competitive online RPG League of Legends
$50
American retailers have slashed $50 off the price of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console
14
One gamer managed to nab 14 free titles before EA fixed a broken Origin promo code. The code allowed users to download a free game from the digital store
No. 1
Bethesda’s Dishonored became the biggest new IP launch of the year, beating Sleeping Dogs
£0
Activision is scrapping Call of DutyElite Subscriptions, giving membership away for free with Black Ops II
PDP designs and
manufactures the Mario Kart 7 Crystal Armor for 3DS
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