Qore, the online magazine created by Future Publishing for the PS3 is bringing us a rare treat this month. The magazine will bring PS3 owners with a Qore subscription an exclusive first look at F.E.A.R 2 with a playable demo. Who said it doesn't pay to have Qore?

Originally, when Sony announced Qore many criticized the magazine by stating that Sony wants players to pay for demos despite the fact the company does not make Qore but is created by Future Publishing. The team behind Qore also promised that the demos that they would acquire would not have been available on consoles (Xbox Live or PSN) at that time anyway.
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Eurogamer: "Bethesda Softworks plans to raise the Fallout 3 level cap to 30 in the upcoming downloadable content for the game.

"Along with removing the game's 'ending' with Broken Steel, we figure raising the level cap would allow them to [enjoy the game for longer]. We plan on raising it to level 30 - but it will be a long, hard climb to get there!" the DLC's lead producer Jeff Gardiner told Eurogamer in an exclusive interview today.

Broken Steel will be the third instalment of DLC and is due out in March. The bulk of today's interview - and three new screenshots - concern the first part, Operation: Anchorage, which is due out this month."
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Lionhead Studios confirmed today that the upcoming DLC named Knothole Island will be released for Fable II on the Xbox Live Marketplace on January 13th.
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Electronic Arts Inc. and Paramount Digital Entertainment today announced that The Godfather II videogame is set for release in the UK on March 6th. The Godfather II allows players to both act like a mobster and think like a Don, by immersing them in a 1960's organized crime world. As a Don, players can build a crew and grow their family in an effort to become the most powerful mob syndicate in America. Players will be able to choose how and when to use their Made men, either by commanding them directly in battle as part of their crew, or by sending them to do a job in another part of the world – bombing rival family rackets, attacking their businesses, or defending your own.
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Gamezine:

"BioWare will present the iterative level design process of Mass Effect 2 at this year's Game Developer's Conference.

Mass Effect was an exciting action RPG that broke western audiences into a new kind of game. Now BioWare are moving forward with Mass Effect 2, and implementing a new process of level-creation that will be showcased and explained at GDC '09."
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Alize, Community Team Moderator on the official SCEE forums, has just announced that HOME is currently under maintenance. No further details given, unfortunately.
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EA sends a sneak peek at a new upcoming developer blog from the team behind Godfather II. GamingBits is the first place you'll get to read Creative Director Michael Perry's "Made Men" blog posting on the game, as well as see two new screenshots.
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"The long awaited first person shooter for the PlayStation 3, Killzone 2, will be releasing shortly and might have a lot more meaning than most people think. If Killzone 2 does not fly off of the shelves, as well as sell many consoles, Sony would be faced with many problems making it almost impossible to catch up to the Xbox 360. So what does Sony need to do to make sure that Killzone 2 is this successful?" -TheGamerAccess
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Following the massive layoffs at 1UP.com, former Editor-in-chief of EGM magazine, James "Milkman" Mielke, details in a recent blog post:

"This is actually not "that" blog, either, but I wanted to give you guys a peek at the final day of EGM's proactive existence. I know it will live on in everyone's memories as the best gaming magazine of the last twenty years, nearly as old as this favorite hobby of ours, but as of now it is no longer in publication or circulation. That said --and to clarify on what I stated in my previous blog-- the final, secret, unpublished issue of EGM will show up here on 1UP shortly in the near future. You will be able to read every hi-res page, ads and all (last time I checked at least) on 1UP, to see the beautiful job that crew did, even with the guillotine hanging over our heads every minute of the day. I'm only posting the cover to it for now, but as you can tell, it's quite an eye-catching, dynamic cover. I hope you enjoy the full, final issue."

The rest of the blog post details the last day of the 30+ journalists who were laid off following 1UP acquisition to UGO.
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Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir is a simple but addictive observation game designed exclusively for the portable NintendoDS. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir combines a fun mystery storyline with seek-and-solve puzzles to create an adventure that can be enjoyed by everyone.
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