Videogame news headlines for Friday, 6th July 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

Of Orcs and Men trailer is as dramatic as its title   GamesRadar - 23:55
Apple's European iPhone GOTY Tiny Wings gets a sequel next week   Eurogamer.net - 23:50
Rock Band Weekly: Daughtry   Joystiq - 23:40
Guardian Heroes dev's brawler Code of Princess likely to see a European release   Eurogamer.net - 23:25
Molyneux's first 22 Cans experiment Curiosity hits iOS, Android and PC August 22   Joystiq - 23:10
Street Fighter X Tekken 12-character DLC coming July 31 for $20   Gamespot - 23:02
Street Fighter X Tekken 12-character DLC coming July 21 for $20   Gamespot - 23:02
Rambo: The Video Game to emerge from the jungle at Gamescom   Joystiq - 22:40
Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable lets you play as a jetpack wearing gal   Eurogamer.net - 22:28
Galaxy on Fire 2 iOS add-on Supernova getting sentry guns and cluster missiles to fight back foes   Pocket Gamer - 22:15
US Club Nintendo Elite prizes leaked   CVG - 22:12
Minecraft XBLA Skin Pack also includes Master Chief   Joystiq - 22:10
The Other Brothers character design contest is now open for budding artists   Pocket Gamer - 22:05
Nintendo 3DS in cerulean blue and shimmer pink schedule for China later this year   Pocket Gamer - 22:01
Tales of Xillia coming to North America   GamesRadar - 21:55
Season Two of The Walking Dead planned, says Telltale   VG247 - 21:54
Rumour: Angry Birds spin-off where the pigs are the stars due out this year   Pocket Gamer - 21:52
Wii U & 3DS to get unified eShop accounts   CVG - 21:51
Walking Dead games being planned beyond first season, says Telltale   GamesRadar - 21:45
Title update for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier released for 360   VG247 - 21:42
Sony: Retail still important in wake of Gaikai purchase   Joystiq - 21:40
Nintendo bringing unified online accounts to Wii U this year   Eurogamer.net - 21:37
Gearbox prods Sony for Borderlands 2 on Vita   CVG - 21:24
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 to display in 3D   Joystiq - 21:10
GTA 5 not enough to rescue trailing 2012 sales   CVG - 21:09
League of Legends teases its 101st champion, Zyra   VG247 - 21:07
Rumor – 343 working on Halo 2: Anniversary Edition   VG247 - 20:59
Super Joystiq Podcast 009: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Spelunky, Gaikai   Joystiq - 20:50
Max Payne mobile updated with iCloud saves, control tweak   VG247 - 20:46
"This will not be the last The Walking Dead game series that we do."   Eurogamer.net - 20:44
Dead Or Alive 5 gets swimsuit Collector's Edition   CVG - 20:37
Unified eShop account system to be implemented between Wii U and 3DS   VG247 - 20:33
MMO players don’t mind paying a sub for a “growing, living world,” says Funcom   VG247 - 20:11
Club Nintendo Elite prizes briefly revealed   Joystiq - 20:10
LittleBigPlanet Karting beta starts next week   CVG - 20:01
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's bell rings October 23   Gamespot - 19:51
The Walking Dead: Episode 2 review: It's about people   Joystiq - 19:50
Gearbox wants Borderlands 2 on PS Vita   Gamespot - 19:40
Walking Dead "action FPS" announced by Activision   GamesRadar - 19:40
Tales of Xillia getting Western release   Gamespot - 19:26
Activision reveals The Walking Dead FPS   CVG - 19:25
Halo 4 multiplayer footage details Infinity Slayer, Regicide and Personal Ordnance   Joystiq - 19:25
Watch the EVO2k 2012 Championship Series World Finals right here   Joystiq - 19:10
LittleBigPlanet Karting beta starts July 10   VG247 - 19:09
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 video shows Alex, Tiger, P-Jack, Forrest   VG247 - 19:05
Sign ups for War of the Roses beta live   VG247 - 18:54
The Walking Dead gets first-person shooter   Gamespot - 18:48
Grand Theft Auto V release would not save 2012 sales - Analysts   Gamespot - 18:44
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer introduces four fighters   CVG - 18:42
Quick shots – Orcs Must Die 2 screens show Endless Game Mode   VG247 - 18:39
PlayStation All-Stars release date and pre-order bonuses announced   GamesRadar - 18:35
Activision turning The Walking Dead into an FPS   Eurogamer.net - 18:32
All Call of Duty mobile games in development at Activision Leeds - Report   Gamespot - 18:26
The Walking Dead becoming an FPS from Terminal Reality   Joystiq - 18:25
The Walking Dead action-FPS in the works from Activision   VG247 - 18:10
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 now has a dinosaur with boxing gloves named Alex   Joystiq - 18:10

12:00 to 18:00

343 and MLG players discuss Halo 4 in E3 2012 video   VG247 - 17:49
MLG 2012 fall schedule released, starts September 15   VG247 - 17:41
Gearbox wants Borderlands 2 on Vita, requests Sony's help   Joystiq - 17:40
Molyneux's first post-Microsoft game dated and detailed   CVG - 17:37
Nintendo slashes prices on 3DS AC adapters by 33 per cent in Japan   Eurogamer.net - 17:35
Halo 4 - Infinity multiplayer trailer features new gameplay   CVG - 17:35
Molyneux’s Curiosity will release on iOS, Android and PC on August 22   VG247 - 17:26
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale dated, pre-order bonuses confirmed   CVG - 17:22
God of War: Ascension multiplayer trailer battles with titans   GamesRadar - 17:20
UK Hitman Sniper Challenge: First winners announced. There's loads more to win but don't forget to register   GamesRadar - 17:20
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale releases October 25 in Europe   VG247 - 17:19
Official Xbox 360 7.1 wireless headset to launch in August   CVG - 17:16
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale smashing bros on Oct. 23 in NA, Oct. 24 in EU   Joystiq - 17:16
Galaxy on Fire 2 HD flies onto BlackBerry App World   Pocket Gamer - 17:13
Xbox Live is down, Microsoft working on restoring service   VG247 - 17:05
Code of Princess will release in Europe, says Agatsuma   VG247 - 17:02
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale release date set for October   Eurogamer.net - 16:57
Retail still important for PS4, says Sony   Gamespot - 16:55
Xbox Live is down, Microsoft 'actively investigating problem'   CVG - 16:53
Of Orcs and Men screens and trailer delve into the story, universe   VG247 - 16:42
PSA: Xbox Live down, Microsoft investigating   Joystiq - 16:40
$50,000 Curiosity DLC "nothing to be ashamed of"   Eurogamer.net - 16:33
PS Access TV episode 40 stars Inversion, Sleeping Dogs   CVG - 16:22
Virtua Tennis 4 for PS Vita down to £16.99 in PSN sale   Pocket Gamer - 16:21
Apple awarded patent for Project Glass-esque AR-equipped glasses   Pocket Gamer - 16:17
Gearbox too busy for Borderlands 2 Vita, but would love to see it on the handheld   VG247 - 16:15
Lets-a go look at nearly 70 New Super Mario Bros. 2 screens   Joystiq - 16:10
Hitman Sniper Challenge: July 4 winners revealed   CVG - 16:05