Japanese press previewed the Vita version of Ridge Racer this week, delivering new gameplay details and screenshots.

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The team behind Real Life Ultra Combos and Street Fighter: Beginnings End is working on a short film to promote Street Fighter x Tekken. If you like to watch people beat each other up over video game rivalries, this teaser will delight you.

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Frozenbyte crosses the great platform divide with its puzzle platformer sequel, Trine 2.

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Piranha has unveiled a new frontline BattleMech, the Dragon. First manufactured in 2754 in Luthien, the Dragon is “a long-range focussed ‘Mech capable of handling threats at all ranges”. It sports a Vlar 300 engine, ten tonnes of Starshield armour, a Telos DecaCluster LRM-10, Imperator-A Autocannon/5, and two Victory 23R Medium Lasers. If you know what that means, you’ve probably already hit the link above for more details.

MechWarrior Online is the free to play revival of the classic mech sim series, expected exclusively for PC in 2012.

Thanks, Massively.

The latest 3DS firmware update allows players to party up quickly and easily.

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Just one day after the announcement of the App Store’s first subscription-based streaming games service, Apple has shut it down without explanation.

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Publisher Innova has confirmed Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction will launch in Europe in early December, with localised versions in multiple languages to follow throughout early 2012. The expansion brings plenty of new content but also heralds the game’s transition to free-to-play after seven years of subscriptions.

Lineage II is one of the most successful of the “smaller” MMORPGs, with a steady user base of around 500,000. Its transition to free-to-play may signal news of sequel Lineage III, which has spent some months in Vapour land.

The PlayStation brand’s reputation for off-the-wall advertising looks set to be reinforced by the first trailer out of Japan.

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VentureBeat has heard whispers that Maple Story and Combat Arms publisher Nexon will make its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange come December 6. The online game provider is expected to bring in $1.28 billion, putting its market value at $8.97 billion – far outweighing other giants of the industry, including EA at $6.99 billion.

In its IPO filing, Nexon boasted of eight games which have generated $100 million in lifetime revenues, including three with over $300 million in and one of more than $400 million. It now hosts 57 online games in 104 countries.

EA Mobile is hosting a Game Feast sale this holiday weekend.

For iDevice, save 80% on Madden NFL 12, FIFA 12 The Sims 3, Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Pictureka.

Android users get 40% off MADDEN NFL 12, Need for Speed Shift, and The Sims 3.

Meanwhile, on Kindle, EA Texas Hold ‘em, Yahtzee, Pogo Hearts, Spades and more are going for 99¢ each.

Famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto seems worried that success and growth robs developers of their creative force.

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New details have surfaced on Vita launch title Touch My Katamari.

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“When we started working on Final Fantasy XIII-2, we kept in mind that we didn’t want a long, drawn-out movie sequence. We wanted it to be more hands-on so people could get into the game at a faster pace. That’s why the opening battle sequence of FF XIII-2 showcases the new direction of a more integrated battle system. The tutorial also kicks in earlier, which is now playable. We just wanted people to get into the game faster than with Final Fantasy XIII.”

– Final Fantasy XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama explained to GameInformer why the game’s opening is so action-packed.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

There are no morality choices in Ninja Gaiden 3; you either cut your enemies down or fall in their place.

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Time to camp your inbox again; a new batch of beta invites have been sent for for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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Nippon Ichi’s unique dungeon defence series, variously known as Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord, and No Heroes Allowed, will grace Vita’s Japanese launch with combination freeware game and personal scheduler.

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With Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix hopes new tech has reduced the visual disparity between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 evident in Final Fantasy XIII.

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Follow Ubisoft-owned mobile publisher Gameloft’s Android Twitter over the holiday weekend; the company intends to give away free games.

This batch of giveaways is specific to Android devices and the US, but keep an eye on GameloftUK, GameloftAus, GameloftUS and good old Gameloft for future promotions for other territories and devices.

Gameloft’s titles include MMORPG Order and Chaos and games based on Ubisoft properties.

Thanks, Kotaku.

It’s time for a new console, and therefore, it’s time for a new Ridge Racer. This trailer for the upcoming Vita title is spliced together from in-race and replay footage.

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A recent interview has shed light on some new gameplay and animation mechanics in Max Payne 3.

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