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We were preoccupied with launch, says RTW.

Bravely, Realtime Worlds has called for you to submit a “hit list” of APB features you think need urgent attention. Because now, finally, the developer can do something about them.

“Over the last number of months, through the closed beta and KTTC, we’ve collected a huge number of issues, complaints, suggestions and requests covering all aspects of the game,” wrote Realtime’s Neil Castle on the APB website.

“Because of the focus of getting the game stable and going through the process of launch, many of these (especially the ones requiring significant changes) may appear … Continue Reading

But even 3DS will exacerbate them.

The Eyecare Trust has told Eurogamer this afternoon that stereoscopic 3D will not “cause” eye problems.

“It’s an existing disorder you have with your vision that means you’re unable to view the 3D properly,” charity spokesperson Rachel Robson clarified. “It’s not the 3D causing a problem with your eyesight.”

Yesterday, The Eyecare Trust charity revealed that more than one-in-10 people suffer from a binocular disorder that prevents comfortable 3D viewing. For those people, headaches and nausea await.

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Starring Blacklight external producer Jamie Firth.

Go go go! Welcome to the Eurogamer.net Podcast, where this week host Tom Bramwell welcomes Ignition Entertainment’s Jamie Firth to talk about Blacklight: Tango Down and other issues of the day.

Also on the show are GamesIndustry.biz deputy editor Alec Meer and Dan Pearson, who join in discussions about Transformers: War for Cybertron, Flick Football, Blizzard’s Real ID adventures, OnLive and more.

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They don’t hang about.

Gritty shooter Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days has been moved forwards to a 20th August release.

North Americans will play slightly earlier from 17th August.

The multi-platform shooter – PC, PS3, Xbox 360 – had been expected in Europe on 27th August.

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Joe Danger sold 50k in first week on PSN.

Joe Danger was launched on PlayStation Network because Hello Games believed Xbox Live Arcade was a “slaughterhouse” for small developers.

Co-founder Sean Murray – speaking at Brighton’s Develop confernence today – said nearly half of all XBLA games sell less than 25,000 copies.

“Why choose PSN?” he asked the audience, as reported by sister site GamesIndustry.biz. “It was the only way we could self-publish.

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Quantic Dream “will not play it safe”.

Quantic Dream’s creative conductor David Cage has shared his desire to explore “very different universes” with his new game.

Heavy Rain bestowed “credibility” upon the studio, he said, and Quantic Dream has no desire to “play it safe” from here.

“I remain interested in drama, dark themes and characters’ feelings and psychology, but now I would like to explore very different types of universes and tell different types of stories,” he told Examiner.

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Why Call of Duty will end up in your browser window.

Louis Castle’s been around the block. The American videogame designer co-founded Westwood Studios, which, as all real-time strategy fans know, created the groundbreaking Command & Conquer series.

He stayed on when EA bought Westwood, eventually becoming a big cheese within the publishing behemoth when it closed the studio in 2003. Then, in 2009, Castle joined InstantAction as CEO, and set about changing the way we play games.

This morning Castle kicked off the Develop Conference in Brighton with a keynote entitled “Traditional Games Breaking into Social Networks: A View from the Frontline”. … Continue Reading