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MONDAY l NEWS l The Outsider > Dark clouds have again gathered over Frontiers Development’s long delayed political action game The Outsider. Studio founder David Braben has conceded its completion is no longer the priority it once was, telling Rock Paper Shotgun that a number of unannounced titles are currently absorbing the developer’s resources. READ MORE
TUESDAY l REVIEW l Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz > Are you ready to have your music knowledge tested? Are you prepared to repeatedly mash a brightly coloured peripheral? Can you endure insults (and the odd compliment) from a host with an oversized head? If you answered yes to the above questions then you’re ready to play Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY l NEWS l L.A. Noire > After more than six years in solitary confinement, Team Bondi’s period cop drama L.A. Noire finally has a release date. Barring any unforeseen incidents, one of the more ambitious projects attempted by an Australian developer will hit the shelves on Friday 20 May. The announcement coincides with the release of a fresh trailer. Like its predecessor, the new clip is comprised entirely of in-engine footage. READ MORE
THURSDAY l NEWS l nanoBITES 26 > Dead Space: Extraction protagonists Weller and Lexine are set to return in Severed, the first wave of DLC for Dead Space 2. The two new single player chapters will be coming to 360 and PS3. Alas, there has been no word as yet on the PC version. This is just one of the stories in this week’s edition of nanoBITES, our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items. READ MORE
FRIDAY l NEWS l NGP > Sony has unveiled its PSP successor. Provisionally known as the NGP (Next Generation Portable), the new unit well and truly bucks the trend towards simplified control schemes. In addition to the input options offered by its predecessor, the NGP boats a five inch touch sensitive display, a second thumbstick, a multi-touch pad on the rear of the unit, two cameras and three internal motion sensing devices. READ MORE
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