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Will the world’s biggest MMO finally see a console release, will Sony yet again follow Nintendo’s innovative footsteps, and will the PlayStation 2 see a price cut?

As you may already know and bitch about, some EA PC games only allow the owner to install the game on five machines. Back in December, EA released a de-authorization tool for Spore which allowed users to switch these five authorizations around between machines. Now they’ve unveiled a new tool that allows you to do this for over a dozen different games with SecuROM.

The company that operates World of Warcraft and many other games in China, The9, is to develop its own MMO.

The9, which has obtained licences to operate games such as FIFA Online 2, Hellgate: London, Ragnarok Online, Huxley, Guild Wars and of course WoW, is making an MMORPG called ‘MUX’. The Chinese name has yet to be chosen.

Will the world’s biggest MMO finally see a console release, will Sony yet again follow Nintendo’s innovative footsteps, and will the PlayStation 2 see a price cut?

To celebrate the addition of brand new levels as part of L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges, Rare also be giving away a set of free Limited Edition Gamerpics to give your online gaming persona a nice little makeover.

Rare will also release of two Limited Edition Banjo-Tooie themed Gamerpics. These will only be available for download from 10th – 14th April.

Lastly, Rare will also be releasing a very special Easter-themed trailer for the high-definition release of Banjo-Tooie on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. As we all know, Easter doesn’t last forever and neither does this trailer – you’ll only be able to get your mitts on it from 10th – 14th April, just like the Easter-themed Gamerpics.

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s):

1 Call of Duty: WaW

2 Halo 3

3 Call of Duty 4

4 Gears of War 2

5 RESIDENT EVIL 5

6 GTA IV

7 FIFA 09

8 Left 4 Dead

9 Halo Wars

10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):

1 UNO RUSH

2 Peggle

3 Castle Crashers

4 Worms

5 UNO

6 CRYSTAL DEFENDERS

7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

8 3 on 3 NHL Arcade

9 A Kingdom for Keflings

10 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Split-screen.com: "Their showing at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference 2009 may not exactly reaffirm hopes but Microsoft has been very active as of late, albeit in secret. Besides rumours of new IPs from Rare doing the rounds, Microsoft Game Studios, the main in-charge of the Xbox and Games for Windows game division, has been doing the rounds on Gamasutra with about 18 job postings for various offers within the company. These rumours are pretty heavy but none more heavy than the fate of the 360’s two biggest franchises and heavy hitters since the console’s launch: Halo 3 and Gears of War. In fact, based on two of Microsoft Game Studios’ listings, rumours suggest that Halo 3 may be coming to the PC this year and Gears of War could stay exclusive to Microsoft’s platforms."

Gamers who played last fall’s Xbox 360 hit "Fable II" were supposed to feel an emotional connection to the virtual canine that faithfully followed their hero throughout the game.

The dog was mostly self-sufficient - following, leading and fighting on its own - though it did do tricks with the press of a button.

What if players could talk to that dog?

Examiner:

"Let’s face it: your average adult is not working out with the Nintendo Wii. That doesn’t mean they couldn’t benefit from a more enjoyable exercise experience, but more that they don’t take Wii Fit seriously as a legitimate exercise program.

Enter the ProForm 850 with GameFit Technology. What the eff does "GameFit Technology" mean? Well, it means that this elliptical has some sweet games built in that you can play while working out. When I say sweet, of course, I mean totally lame."

Seems Fatal Frame IV is finally being released outside of Japan. Now we will be clear Tecmo has not made any announcements about release dates or even it being released in Europe but it’s hard to argue with the above print of the game in a magazine.