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Platinum Games Unveils Scalebound Game for Xbox One

posted on 2014-06-09 14:15 EDT by Karen Ressler

Game revealed at E3 press conference

Game designer Hideki Kamiya appeared at Microsoft's E3 press conference on Monday to introduce Platinum Games' newest game for Xbox One, Scalebound.

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