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Cross play may have just gotten a bit more relevant.

During today's Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, Sony released information about a brand new initiative that will start this fall with the release of its flagship titles. The "Cross Buy" program will allow players who purchase the PlayStation 3 version of a game to also take the same title on the go at no extra cost. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will lead the initiative, netting owners of the PlayStation 3 title a free digital copy for their portable Vita.

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Wait...what?

For almost a whole generation, the name Neo Geo has been lost to time. With SNK being purchased by Playmore and their various IPs seeing release on numerous consoles and handhelds it can be easy to forget that at one time these arcade juggernauts shared a home known as the Neo Geo AES and MVS systems. In a turn of events that can only be described as being surreal, the Neo Geo is coming back this December.  Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce you to the Neo Geo X Gold system!

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The popular mod gets the Pinocchio treatment by Bohemia Interactive

We reported recently that Day Z—the popular zombie survival mod for ArmA 2—might get a full retail release as a stand-alone title. We can now confirm that this is indeed the case. Dean Hall will be the lead on the game, which will be developed by ArmA’s own Bohemia Interactive.

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Sony unveils some value packed discs this month.

You’ve probably heard of the Ratchet and Clank HD Collection for PlayStation 3 by now. It came out in Europe not too long ago and we knew it was on the way for North America relatively soon. What we didn’t know was the new collection initiative Sony is rolling out with the release of this highly anticipated remaster.

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The Virtual Insanity panel at QuakeCon goes nuts for advances in VR, but Valve still hasn't committed to supporting the newest gear.

It’s hard not to get swept up by the excitement exuding from the four people on stage for a panel about virtual reality at QuakeCon.  It’s the Oculus Rift VR headset (with a kickstarter that recently broke the million dollar funding level) that has gotten panel members thinking that virtual reality gaming is feasible.  John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead of id, Michael Abrash of Valve, and Palmer Luckey from Oculus talked about the problems with virtual reality headsets through history, where things are now, and where they are headed.  Id has solidified their interest in the Oculus Rift headset by agreeing to provide a copy of Doom 3 BFG Edition with every headset sold in the future.  For now, that’s the only software confirmed to be playable with the product intended primarily for developers.  When Abrash was asked if Valve had plans to make their products playable with Rift, he could only confirm his desire to do so but not any concrete plans.

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