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Shattered Horizon gets another free weekend, 50% off

Yet to give Futuremark’s vertigo-inducing Shattered Horizon a try? Quite good news then: the 360 degree PC space shooter will be free to play this weekend.

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New Releases (Week of 5/31/10) (Backbreaker)

With E3 a little over two weeks away, all eyes have turned to what’s next in the video game world, but there are still plenty of big new releases. Such as… – The Sims 3: Ambitions, the latest expansion to the popular PC life simulator.

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New game releases for week of May 30, 2010 – Alpha Protocol, Tetris Party Deluxe, more (US) (Backbreaker)

New games coming out in the week ahead include the espionage RPG from Obsidian and SEGA, Alpha Protocol, and a new Tetris game that allows you to use your Miis, Wii Speak and even the Balance Board in Tetris Party Deluxe. A few different sports games and a Sims 3 expansion is also available

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Rumor: Monetized PSN called PSN+

Sony revealing a PlayStation Network monetization plan at E3 is rumored once more. According to sources of Joystiq , the new service will be called PSN+ and will give paying customers additional services — previously rumored to include perks like a monthly free PSN game — while keeping online play free-of-charge. The additions are said to include a rotating list of PSP Minis and PSone Classics, exclusive downloadable content, PlayStation Store discounts, auto-patching, the PlayStation Protection Plan, cross-game voice chat and “first hour” demo access to full retail releases (Sony patented a ‘ degradable demo ‘ earlier in the year)

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GTA’s Lazlow: Parents who buy kids RDR, GTA are bad parents (Grand Theft Auto IV)

With every game publisher Rockstar releases, it seems like the idea of videogame violence as “controversial” dies just a little. In fact, we’ve barely heard a peep from would-be culture critics over the release of Red Dead Redemption, despite ads for it being plastered seemingly everywhere we look. However, that didn’t stop the question of violence from coming up in a

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