At E3, the Epic representative breezed through a level editor that looked more like a game itself, changing the properties of items, lighting effects, and particle physics with single clicks, before opening up a screen showing a flow chart of boxes that contained every script running in any given room.

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Fans of Hayao Miyazaki rejoiced when it was announced Studi Ghibli and Level-5 were bringing their epic JRPG, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, to the US and Europe.

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But Michael Vaughan's side were level after the Second Test, winning an epic encounter at Edgbaston by just two runs.

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Some uncharacteristic errors from Nadal allowed Djokovic to level in game four, but the Spaniard regained the break immediately in an epic fifth game that saw five break points slip by before he cracked a huge forehand winner on the sixth.

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Epic in its own way, The Hobbit starts as light as a feather and never manages the level of impending doom that the Lord of the Rings trilogy reached.

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This is an epic decision that will influence court decisions in the future, both in the federal courts and on the state level.

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