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'Panopticon' is Freedom Wars, a Vita multiplayer action game due in 2014

Sony's Japan Studio followed up last week's mysterious 'Panopticon' trailer with a second offering today, unveiling the project a a Vita multiplayer action game called Freedom Wars. The trailer also revealed it's coming to Japan sometime next year.

BlazBlue Alter Memory transplants the game into anime

Finally, the complex and compelling story of BlazBlue is getting the anime treatment with BlazBlue Alter Memory.

Civilization 5's 'Brave New World' expansion adds Indonesia, Morocco

Two more factions, Indonesia and Morocco, have been revealed for upcoming Civilization 5 expansion, Brave New World.

Molyneux's Godus goes mobile, Mobage with publisher DeNA

Godus, the Kickstarted god game from Peter Molyneux's 22Cans, will be published on mobile devices by DeNA in western territories, Japan and Korea. Godus raised £526,563 ($852,000) with Kickstarter in December, exceeding its goal of $£450,000 ($730,000).

Former DJ Hero devs exploring IPTV for multi-platform project

DJ Hero developer FreeStyle Games is hiring a producer for IPTV gaming, according to a job listing on LinkedIn. The position will lead "the development of new multi-platform games with specific emphasis on online infrastructure-heavy video applications.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 community votes for next personalization

Activision is crowdsourcing its next personalization pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Starting on Thursday, May 23, fans will be asked to vote for one of four new packs, each with their own custom weapon camo skin, three reticles and a calling card icon.

Nintendo launches 'Crowdfarter' for Game & Wario

The crowd funding movement has reached an inevitable point in its trendiness arc: Parody. To promote the micro-game infused Game & Wario on the Wii U, Nintendo has launched (sigh...) Crowdfarter.

Steam weekly: Rochard, Strike Suit Zero, Sleeping Dogs, Unreal deals

This week's round of Steam weekly deals includes Sleeping Dogs for $12,50, Rochard for $2,50, Strike Suit Zero for $10, and the Unreal Deal Pack for $10.

Sniper Elite V2 scopes out Wii U tomorrow

An enhanced Wii U version of Rebellion's sniping sim, Sniper Elite V2, is headed to retailers tomorrow, offering up a collection of platform-exclusive tactical options.

PS Plus weekly: Pinball Arcade, Germinator available for free

Starting tomorrow, PlayStation Plus members in North America can download FarSight's Cross-Buy pinball sim Pinball Arcade and Creat Studios' PS Vita puzzler Germinator free of charge.