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The Lost Gamer writes "In a recent interview with the Dutch version of Official Playstation Magazine, Final Fantasy XIII Producer Yoshinori Kitase has explained the decision that has become a sore point to many Western Final Fantasy fans - the choice of Leona Lewis for the titles theme song."

Following the launch of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta testing phase on PC yesterday, key provider Multiplay has revealed some statistics from the sessions played so far. From the 10,000 beta keys given away, approximately 5,000 DVDs worth of data has been transferred.

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Dead Space threw the world of Survival Horror video games on its proverbial head when released in 2008. It ‘revolutionized’ the genre with the ability to actually move when you fired your weapons (looking at you, Resident Evil). EA and Visceral Games recently announced Dead Space 2, and the world’s largest online retailer now has it available for pre-order.

CVG: Action title ‘terminated’ by firm - as it strives for top quality schedule

With the ultimate driving simulator swiftly approaching this summer, Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 has millions waiting in anticipation. For GT5 fanatics who want to gear up for the PlayStation 3 exclusive racer, PlayStation LifeStyle has some racing kits which are sure to rev your engines!

North America: All customers that pre-order from GameStop (local retail store or website) on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will have an Exclusive Access* for 30 days to play the "Squad Rush" gamemode and any friends they bring with them. This means you can always play with your friends if you have the Exclusive Access* never forcing you to split from them, plus those that have this Exclusive Access* are a bit more popular… even if only for 30 days.

If you compiled a list of games that you believe inspired Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you probably wouldn’t include a racing game on that list. However, Bethesda’s Todd Howard says that Gran Turismo 3 influenced their single-player RPG.

NowGamer: During a recent visit to the Stockholm-based studio, DICE talked to NowGamer about a follow-up to it’s futuristic free-runner

As DICE and EA gear up for the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, NowGamer caught up with executive producer on the project, Karl-Magnus Trodesson, to ask about DICE’s future and the possibility of a Mirror’s Edge sequel…

PSUni: Guerrilla Games’ first person shooter Killzone 2 may have been over-shadowed by Uncharted 2 by the end of 2009, but it was still one of the year’s best games. It might also have been a long time in the making, but with the game’s impressive PlayStation 3 engine already complete, it may not be too long until we see Killzone 3.

Publisher tells CVG that no two play-throughs are the same