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Zipper Interactive brings solid third person shooting mechanics to a repetitive Vita adventure.

Unit 13 hearkens back to a day when shooters were delivered without an overarching story. Instead, they were comprised of a set of chopped up missions, each with their own specific objective. It's a design that works exceedingly well on the portable Vita platform, allowing you to consume one mission at a time if you're tight for time. Despite its praiseworthy delivery of content, the experience is a bit too homogenous to remain entertaining for more than forty missions. A lackluster online offering and a dubious scoring system only serve to provide further frustrations, bringing down an otherwise solid experience.

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This could be the first full-sized title for the 3DS eShop.

This weekend XSEED teased a new game release with a few subtle clues. As it turns out, the relation between the movie Ghost, a blade of grass, and a T-Rex is a localization of the 3DS title, Unchained Blades ReXX.

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3DS owners will have to wait three more months for their Rayman fix.

Ubisoft confirmed today that the 3DS version of Rayman Origins has been delayed to June. A reason for the delay was not provided. The title was originally slated to be released on March 20.

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Club Nintendo members among those eligible for free cards.

Pit makes his long awaited return to the spotlight later this month in Kid Icarus: Uprising.  In an effort to showcase his versatility, not only is he making the move from platformer to frenetic shooter, but the latest game also boasts an extensive augmented reality suite that works off of collectable AR cards.  While each new purchase of Uprising will include six random cards, there are plenty of other ways to get your hands on a few that won’t cost you a dime.

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Zynga wants its own online portal.

Zynga has had some legal troubles recently as well as a drop in shares. However, the company has plans to release their titles via its own online portal. Currently scheduled to go into beta later this month on Zynga's website, the company hopes to include third party content as well as FarmVille, Words with Friends and its other games.

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