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Newsbrief: Sony will hold a web broadcast next week, during which it will reveal details of upcoming and unannounced PlayStation Vita titles. The “PlayStation Vita Game Heaven” broadcast will run on March 9 at 8pm JST, reports Andriasang, and will feature presentations from various PS Vita game developers. Information regarding games that have not yet been announced for the system, as well as details for upcoming Vita games and services, will be unveiled as part …

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The Carnival of the Ascended has already launched, an epic seven week event celebrating Rift’s first anniversary. Earlier today, Trion has announced several bonus promotions going on throughout the month of March. Previous subscribers to Rift can check out the game again with the Return to Telara, which gives a full week of unrestricted gameplay from March 8 – March 14. After the week is over any characters above level 20 will be inaccessible without an active subscription.

To bring in the anniversary month in style, active subscribers will enjoy four bonus weekends! The first weekend is Ascended Weekend, which will run from March 2 – March 4. During this weekend enjoy a 25% bonus to adventure and planar attunement experience from kills, favor and prestige from kills, Plaques of Achievement, Marks of Ascension, Planarite and guild experience! Head over to Trion’s community website to take a peek at the full schedule of the rest of these weekends.
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Newsbrief: Thechineseroom’s atmospheric indie title Dear Esther has seen some impressive performance since its launch on February 14, and on Friday the studio’s Dan Pinchbeck revealed that the game sold more than 50,000 units in its first week. While these first week sales certainly spell good news for the indie title, Dear Esther’s success first became evident last week, when it recouped its Indie Fund investment and made a profit within just 6 hours of …

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Get your snowboards ready, because you’ll be playing the demo for the SSX reboot next week. Creative director Todd Batty said the demo should hit Xbox Live on February 21, worldwide. On the PlayStation Network, the demo will release in the US on February 21 and reach Europe on February 22.
While the demo will only feature one primary playable character, you can unlock a second by referring a friend. You’ll be able to try out Ridenet, and the demo will cover four events and two tutorials, including a sky diving lesson.
SSX releases on playStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 28 in the US, and March 2 in Europe.
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