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Bring it — anytime, anywhere — in the first online FPS that fits in your pocket.

Engage in multiplayer first-person combat against real players from around the world. Your goal is simple: put the most advanced weapons systems to the ultimate test against real player combatants. Earn credits based on your performance, buy upgrades and better gear and compete to be the warrior in the ELIMINATE weapons research program.

Playable over 3G or Wi-Fi, ELIMINATE invites you to join ranked competitions against other players in a variety of high fidelity arenas through the Plus+ Network. Send challenges to your friends using Push Notification and they can join your game with a press of a button — whether they’re currently in the game or not.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR ATTACK
-Earn credits, level up and tweak out your highly customizable gear including futuristic weapons, personalized armor rigs and upgradable gear characteristics.

DEATHMATCH ANYWHERE
-Experience fast, fluid, First-Person competitive combat on your iPhone and iPod Touch.
-Play ELIMINATE with ease through a seamless global matchmaking system over Wi-Fi or 3G networks.
-Stay connected with Plus+ enabled friend list invites, leader boards and awards.

BE THE BEST
-Master multiple combat arenas, each with its own unique play styles and strategies.
-Work your way to the top by leveling up and upgrading your weapons and armor.
-Exploit jet packs, berserker shields, cloaking devices and a variety of cunning power-ups.
-Track your progress with Plus+ enabled leader boards and awards.

NEXT GENERATION GAMEPLAY
-Stunning 3-D characters, environments and combat visuals including normal map rendering on 3Gs devices
-Intuitive “Touch Anywhere” controls deliver next generation FPS movement and combat control using the multi-touch capabilities of the iPhone or iPod touch.

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via BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft unveils new controller.

Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.

Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games.

Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was “a window into what the future holds”.

Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Spielberg said he had always stated that “the main barrier stopping people getting into video games was the complexity of a games controller,” and that Natal was “a whole new world”.

“There is technology now that recognises not just your thumb, it recognises your entire person. The technology knows who you are,” he said.

Mr Spielberg drew an analogy with the film industry, saying it was evolutionary step for games.

“It’s like the square screen we saw all of our movies on in the early 1950s. Then The Robe came out in Cinemascope. And then came CinRam and Imax followed. That’s what [Natal] is

There is a new company starting up where their premise is you download games, much faster than other download methods, and also allows you to start playing before the game has finished downloading.

The company is Awomo and to try the service out they are offering a free Tomb Raider game. Download here: http://www.awomo.com/