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EA's presence at this year's gamescom in Germany will include The Sims 4, announces the official twitter. So far only a teasing new logo has been released with some art of the new Sims.

They got some bullet points to read on the official website, if you happen to speak Simlish that is. EA promises that The Sims 4 will not be requiring an always-on connection, unlike SimCity.

Some fans of the Mad Max movie franchise are up in arms in that the hero of the videogame has a gravelly American accent, not an Australian.

Originally due for the end of this month, Shadowrun Returns has been delayed a month as it now launches July 25th. The great news is that when it does so will the full game editor with campaign files.

Harebrained Scheme are eager to let fans "start from what we have created" and do what the heck they want with it. Over $1.9m was raised through pledges for Shadowrun Returns.

Not another MOBA? Wait! Sneaky Games are shunning twitch for turns. Arena of Heroes doesn't play out in real-time but as a turn-based tactical MOBA with four heroes battling for dominance. End turn!

Smaller battle zones and a slower pace await those who'd prefer a little more tactical planning in their MOBA. It has now entered the open beta phase. Each player is capped at 2 minutes per turn.

Tripwire Interactive's Rising Storm will be releasing in stores next week in the UK, as well as in Greece and South Africa. Australia's boxed launch is yet to be confirmed by Lace Mamba. It includes bonus content.

Priced at around £19.99, the boxed version includes Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad single-player missions as DLC. Rising Storm takes the action to the Pacific Theatre with 6 multiplayer maps.

Developer Volition Inc. is releasing a bunch of tools and information to the PC modding community for Saints Row: The Third, which is believed to be a test run to see what fans can come up with when equipped.

If it proves successful enough then Saints Row 4 may see official endorsement for mods a lot sooner. Volition's Studio Director of Programming is releasing the tools, documents etc.

There won't be an Xbox One version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn because Square-Enix stated it wouldn't be able to tie into the game's cross-platform servers, which allow PC players to play with PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 players.

Third-person tactical squad shooter The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be receiving exclusive DLC for Xbox 360, announces 2K Games. The new content is described as 'narrative-driven'.

The first piece of DLC is going only to Xbox 360, but other releases will also reach PS3 and PC. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is out mid-August, with pre-order side-missions.

Developer Spiders Studio has issued a significant update to their cyberpunk RPG Mars War Logs after fans were "disappointed with the narrative" of the game. It didn't stick close enough to its French origins.

The English language experience was too dilute, and even made little sense at times, so Spiders rewrote and revoiced the game's dialogue. They capture the first 'new' 7 minutes of the RPG.

WB Games Montreal is behind Batman: Arkham Origins, not franchise creator Rocksteady, and so creative director Eric Holmes says people "have the right to be cynical" about what type of game this will be.

He implores those who can to try it out at event booths, and that fans will see it's "authentic and uses the same underpinnings" as the Arkham series. There's plenty to draw a crowd with.