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To promote the new Patlabor movies, the life-sized Ingram mecha was shown off in Tokyo. Sure beats a movie poster. Read more...

In the past few years, there have been an increasing number of illegal rooftop villas added as extra floors to existing structures. Some of the most egregious ones have been reported and taken down. One man, however, thought his rooftop villa would go unnoticed thanks to camo. He was wrong!Read more...

So it was promised, so shall it be. Chris Roberts said he’d lift the lid on Star Citizen‘s long-awaited dogfighting module in April, and now here we are. Previously, a sleepy hangar was The Final Frontier, but below you can watch Roberts take one giant leap into space’s infinite, gleaming black. It looks absolutely beautiful, but yeeeeeeeah this is still a very, very early game.

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First-person platforming is hard to pull off. It takes lots of planning and fine control to make it work, so really, Super Mario 64 playing so badly in first-person comes as no surprise. Still looks fun, though.Read more...

Japan is famous for making things smaller. Thinner. And more compact. Sex toys are no exception. Read more...

Nintendo eShop (3DS)

Nintendo Pocket Football Club (Nintendo) - €11.99/£10.79 (Special offers ends May 1, normally €14.99/£13.49)
Head up your own football team and shoot for the top! Nintendo Pocket Football Club puts you in the manager's seat at your very own football club, only on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. Can you keep the crowds chanting and guide your pint-sized players from the lower leagues to the wonders of the world stage? As manager, train up your players and choose your tactics wisely to make the most of their abilities. Once you're satisfied, send your team forth and watch your decisions play out in matches packed with action - but don't be afraid to alter your approach if it all starts to unravel before your eyes. Delve deep and show plenty of skill on the side line and you could lead them all the way to the glorious treble of the Pro League 1, the Federation Cup and the European Challenge Cup. With enough work, you could even bring the World Club Classic back home!

From release on 17th April 2014 until 1st May (23:59 local time) Nintendo Pocket Football Club will be available at a special launch offer price of €11.99 (£10.79) After this date, the game will be available to purchase from Nintendo eShop for €14.99 (£13.49).

Putty Squad (System 3 Software) - €19.99/£17.99
Putty Squad is a no-holds-barred retro gaming experience brought to life for the modern gamer. Our hero, Putty, can inflate, morph, stretch, punch and absorb, taking on ferocious enemies on his mission to rescue imprisoned putties. Putty Squad features lovingly created levels that will test your timing, skill and imagination in a charming and incredibly addictive adventure.

Tiny Games - Knights & Dragons (Reactor) - €2.99/£2.49
Tiny Games - Knights & Dragons is the first in a series of mini-games collections for kids.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (KONAMI, NES VC) - €4.99/£4.49
Fight back against Dracula in the third exciting instalment of the highly popular Castlevania franchise! As with the original 'Castlevania', the player's goal is to work their way through deviously challenging levels, but this time there's a difference - when the level ends, you can choose one of two paths to take for a completely different experience!

Mario Golf: World Tour Demo (Nintendo) - Free
Grab your clubs and bring fun to the fore in Mario Golf: World Tour on Nintendo 3DS family systems! Join Mario and friends for engrossing golf action on your own, or tee off with players from all over the world in thrilling online multiplayer matches. The Mario Golf series is known for combining deceptively deep golf gameplay with ideas you could only find in a Mario game, and Mario Golf: World Tour is no exception! Master a range of courses sure to test even the most experienced player. It's not all lush greens and blue skies though - take to the fairway on sandy shores, or shoot for the pin on courses inspired by the world of Mario!

Special Offer for Mario Golf: World Tour from 02/05/2014:
You can get a free download code for Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) if you purchase Mario Golf: World Tour from Nintendo eShop by 29/05/2014! Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) is exclusively available through this offer until 29/05/2014! It will be available for purchase from 29/05/2014 for €4.99 (£4.49). If you take advantage of this offer, you can download it before the official release for free. The download code will be shown on the screen after purchase, and also on your receipt. You can redeem it immediately on your Nintendo 3DS system or redeem it on any other Nintendo 3DS system later. The download code is valid until 30/06/2014.

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl Demo (NIS America) - Free
Etria is a land that has long welcomed explorers, yet even they will discover stories untold. In Story mode, you will encounter the mystery of the maiden who has lived a thousand years. Should you brave Classic mode, you'll experience the beautifully upgraded version of the original Etrian adventure, with new 3D graphics and gameplay improvements.

Special offers
Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Disney) - €9.99/£8.99 (Ends April 24, €19.99/£17.99)


Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo, GBA VC) - €6.99/£6.29
The famous futuristic racing series that originated on Super Nintendo hits Game Boy Advance with supersonic force! F-Zero: Maximum Velocity brings brand new vehicles and unique tracks packed with deadly tight turns, stomach-churning speed boosts and gravity-defying jumps. Master 20 different courses and four difficulty levels as you work your way up the ranks from lowly rookie to F-Zero champion!

Golden Sun (Nintendo, GBA VC) - €6.99/£6.29
Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions, armed with weapons, Psynergy magic, and a host of elemental creatures, must return peace to the world. Golden Sun is an epic role-playing game with an engrossing story, set in a massive world. Gather the elemental Djinn - fire, water, wind and earth - and combine them in unique ways to produce awesome magical effects.

My Exotic Farm (BiP Media) - €4.99/£4.49
At the beginning of the game, all you own is an empty field, a few pennies and a single little ostrich. You need to feed your ostrich, take care of it and improve its lifestyle. Well-fed with seed, your ostrich will lay eggs which can then be sold to the Shopkeeper. With this money, you can buy new animals at the Farmers' Market. You can get My Exotic Farm for €3.49 (£3.14) if you already own or purchase My Farm from Nintendo eShop on the same Wii U.

Special offers
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney) - €17.49/£14.99 (Ends April 24, €34.99/£29.99)
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Black Forest Games) - €8.99/£7.79 (Ends April 24, €14.99/£12.99)
My Farm (BiP Media) - €4.99/£4.49 (Permanent, was €7.99/£7.19)


Nintendo DSiWare

I am in the Movie (CIRCLE Ent.) - €1.99/£1.79/200 Points
By using real time visual effects, this software literally puts you inside famous Hollywood movies. Now you can be the actor or director and recreate famous scenes or create your own ones.

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Road Rash spiritual successor Road Redemption wants it all, and it wants it now over a long period of time in which it will slowly but surely build out its feature list, eventually culminating in an open, procedural United States full of gangs, vehicular mayhem, and presumably roads. For now, however, you can scream down a desert highway while bludgeoning men with shovels and the like. The American dream, in other words, if you’re a lunatic or a very frustrated gardener.

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I don’t know how to feel about Bound By Flame. I mean, it looks spectacularly competent in all ways, which I realize is something of an oxymoron. Let me explain: it’s swollen – nearly pregnant – with pomp and bombast, but I can’t really see what makes it truly special or standout. Developer Spiders’ previous somewhat comically titled role-player, Mars: War Logs, was the same way, except then it turned out to be not so good. If nothing else, though, Bound By Flame‘s combat looks pretty good. You can watch it below. Also, I just skimmed my own paragraph and saw the phrase “pregnant spiders,” and now I need to go find a new brain because this one is ruined.

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Make your own Capture jobs for other players to enjoy.

The American Uplay store currently lists Watch Dogs on Wii U as arriving in the Northern Autumn.

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Cracking whips and outwitting Frenchmen - a fond look back at one of the greats from LucasArts.

In case you've forgotten all about it since its debut at least year's E3, Below is an upcoming roguelike from some of the guys (Capy, not Superbrothers) who made Sword & Sworcery. This is the game's PAX trailer.Read more...

Usually celebrity Ask Me Anythings on Reddit consist of one word answers and people avoiding the hard questions. James Cameron's Ask Me Anything was not like this. It was awesome and, surprisingly he spent a fair amount of time talking about games, mainly virtual reality.Read more...

When possessed by a flame demon, you have to ask yourself a question. No, not "Why am I possessed by a flame demon?" You need to ask how to channel it. Thankfully, Bound By Flame's combat trailer breaks down how you can do just that. Spoiler: They all involve fire. [Image: Focus Home Interactive]

The Oculus Rift is a wonderful thing, but it takes a lot out of you, physically. You need to be at your best while using it, because there's a lot of stuff going on between your eyes and your brain. This guy is not at his best, and it has cost him dearly.Read more...

While Figma can try and do a "realistic" Link figure, the more cartoonish Nendoroid line is free to do something a little cuter. Yet also angrier.Read more...

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot's playerbase knows well the busywork of sorting heaps of loot to find great items, but now they can leave the task to a sidekick and focus on earning glory. Ubisoft Montreal has added four pets to the free-to-play dungeon crawler, which tag along for castle raids if you're willing to part with the involved funds.

Players can pick between Lil Flameo, a miniature crimson dragon, Lil Arachbro, a spider Ubisoft describes as "adoragross," Snugglemuffin, a hamster that rolls around in a protective ball, and Mr. Squiddlins, a bucket with an eye and a tentacle. They all serve the same purpose, but Mr. Squiddlins can be purchased with 7,000 gold, while the other three pets are available in exchange for 575 Blings, the game's currency that's exchanged for real-life money.

Adventurers seeking a particular grade of loot can tell their pet which types of items to covet and which to ignore via the Options menu. If you're ready for a sidekick, you can adopt a pet at the in-game Cornelius' Emporium. [Image: Ubisoft]

When René Koiter and Rebecca Watts want to dress as power couple Khal Drogo and Daenerys, they don't do it half-assed.Read more...

Coming from an ex-Red Fly dev...

“We didn’t hear from them for two weeks. Two and a half weeks. No word. Nothing. And when I say no word, I mean nothing. We tried to contact them over and over and over again. We know how slow they move, and we’ve seen them do this before. We were at least hopeful. But still no word came. We did manage to get some of the guys, the internal producers that were on our project, on Skype, and they looked like they were kicked in the nuts. We knew what was going on. They just couldn’t tell us. But we didn’t know the extent of what was going on. We thought, ‘Okay, they’re not going to buy us. Fine.’ We didn’t know the game would get canceled.”

It seems that part of this decision came from Lucas' move to sell the brand to Disney. Obviously, this was a super-secret business plan at the time.

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We've known since last summer that Microsoft was looking to bring its Age of Empires series to mobile, but earlier this week we were given an official announcement and title. The game, which is being developed by KLab, is called Age of Empires: World Domination. It's coming to iOS, Android and Windows devices this summer. You can check out the announcement trailer above.

Unfortunately, there's not much else to go on at the moment, other than the game will feature Celts, Huns, Vikings and Franks. It's not clear if gameplay will follow in the series' traditional real-time strategy footsteps or be something else, but the trailer promises "an all new battle system reimagined for mobile."

Cry havoc and let slip the fingertips of war. [Image: Microsoft]

Don't tell me you wouldn't ask the same question if you had the chance.Read more...

Did you know Gearbox Software founder, president and CEO Randy Pitchford started out as a professional magician in Hollywood? He unleashed his magical powers at the Gearbox panel at PAX East earlier today, and the world trembled beneath his might. Read more...

You can have your Trials Fusion and your Final Fantasy XIV for the PlayStation 4. This week I'm making babies in Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars. Read more...