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Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 16:14 GMT in Costume Quest
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The wacky worlds of award-winning game designer Tim Schafer come to life on XBLA and PlayStation Network.

Posted by Joystiq Aug 11 2010 17:07 GMT in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
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An image spotted on Amazon (and since removed) suggests that there will be a special edition release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow -- as if its status as a major game from a large publisher didn't already make that clear. The image shows a package comprising two Xbox 360 game discs, a soundtrack, and a "The Art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow" book.

Lords of Shadow producer David Cox told Joystiq, "The images of the special edition leaked onto the net are mock ups and NOT final," before adding that the retailer "jumped the gun" by publishing early images. Though neither Cox nor Konami had anything official to announce about a special edition, someone at Konami is mocking up special edition images. Probably in advance of a real special edition. That would just be a weird hobby otherwise.

Posted by Joystiq Aug 11 2010 16:45 GMT in Gaming News
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If you've always struggled keeping your XIIIs and IIIs straight, you might just need the assistance of a few handy flash cards. Hey, the covers of all the Final Fantasy games that Amazon just discounted across multiple platforms should suffice! Check out the full list of offers below, courtesy of Thrifty Nerd.

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 15:40 GMT in Super Scribblenauts
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#preorderbonus If you're going to play like Maxwell, you might as well look like Maxwell, with a pair of attractive plush headphones available to GameStop customers that preorder the adjective-infused Super Scribblenauts. More »

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 15:46 GMT in PC Gaming News
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"Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" coming this September.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 15:43 GMT in PlayStation News
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"Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" coming this September.

Posted by Joystiq Aug 11 2010 16:30 GMT in Borderlands
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The fourth piece of Borderlands DLC, "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution," will be available in September on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $10. You've read the "draft" info on the latest expansion, now here's the official word: the vault hunters are being sent to suppress a Claptrap uprising and will come face to face monocle with the infamous Ninja Assassin. The DLC introduces 20 new missions, Claptrap-modded beasts (crab-traps, rakk-traps and skag-trapps), more skill points, more backpack slots and, most importantly, more LOOT!

2K's announcement makes no mention of the unconfirmed Borderlands GOTY edition, which we suspect will offer the original game alongside all four expansions later this year.

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#impressions Costume Quest, a game with a dull name and a colorful pedigree is not just a trick-or-treating role-playing game coming to the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 this fall. I saw it in action. It has modern smarts. More »

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 15:20 GMT in Borderlands
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#gearboxsoftware Borderlands players might be disappointed to learn that next month's new downloadable content will not include a level cap increase. Perhaps two screens from Claptrap's New Robot Revolution will help ease the pain? More »

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 15:20 GMT in Victoria II
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Try the new 19th Century strategy game for yourself.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 15:11 GMT in Dragonica Online
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Gravity Interactive, a world renowned massively multiplayer online game publisher, is happy to announce Dragonica Online will be added to their WarpPortal.com game line up. This will be the fourth title to be added to the WarpPortal.com growing list of Free to Play games. Dragonica Online is a fast-paced fantasy-action MMO whose unique 3D side-scrolling perspective brings a new level of strategy to the genre.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 15:05 GMT in Runes of Magic
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New content update for Chapter III adds marriage, a new zone and a new level cap.

Posted by PlayStation Blog Aug 11 2010 15:01 GMT in Knights in the Nightmare
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Riddle me this, PlayStation.Blog Readers: What is an innovative mix of bullet-hell action and strategy roleplaying headed to PSP system this October with improvements like enhanced visuals and sound, a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio, and new content such as a third playable character?

If you answered Knights in the Nightmare, slated for release on October 19th in stores and via PlayStation Network, then a winner is you! Now for your prize: a pat on the back.

*pat*

Ok, fine, we know that’s kind of weak, so how about a new video trailer for the game?

We’re quite confident you’ll find this to be an extremely meaty and informative trailer. Heck, the trailer is so packed with info that it makes the word “trailer” seems a bit puny-ish because it really does feel as though you’ll need some sort of large camper or RV to store all this Knights in the Nightmare goodness.

“I’ve heard nothing about this game until this point,” you muse, playing absent-mindedly with a wisp (another pun… you’ll see) of hair (chin hair for the boys, head hair for the girls). “What’s it about?” you ask, your attention starting to drift.

Excellent question! Knights in the Nightmare puts you in the role of a Wisp, awakened in an abandoned, long-forgotten church deep in the woods. You don’t have any memory of how you got there or why you were in a deep slumber in the first place, but you find yourself drawn toward a monster-infested castle. There, you witness sorrowful events from the past, memories of vanquished knights whose souls you re-awaken and whose abilities you take control of in order to confront the very forces of evil that took their lives. It’s a haunted, emotional narrative, one that gets better each time you play it (and considering playing as each of the game’s three playable characters lets you see the game’s events from a different perspective, you’ll have more than a bit of incentive to do so).

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Did the above story description leave a little to be desired? Perhaps it was a little too mysterious? Good; hopefully that means you’re more interested in playing it now!

As for how the game plays… Well, I could explain it here, and I would most certainly use words/phrases like “action-packed,” “strategic,” and “unlike anything you’ve ever experienced,” but frankly, that’s why we made the video, so mayhaps now would be a good time to watch it?

Look for Knights in the Nightmare on October 19th in stores and via PlayStation Network!


Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 14:49 GMT in Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
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New Clone Wars Adventures online virtual world to debut with season premiere.

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 14:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#psp Fall is usually the busy season for video games, when most games — and many of the year's biggest — are released for each gaming console. But the fall of 2010 may leave PSP fans feeling like they're getting the short shrift. More »

Posted by Joystiq Aug 11 2010 15:30 GMT in Monday Night Combat
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Dear readers, we understand your confusion. After all, it's obviously Wednesday and not Monday. It's very unorthodox, we'll admit, but maybe this will help: We're giving away five copies of Monday Night Combat for Xbox Live Arcade. It's pretty great -- just read our review -- and you should really enter the giveaway. Winning would be almost better than bacon. Almost.

To enter:
  • Leave a comment telling us about your greatest bacon-related experience
  • You must be 13 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec).
  • Limit 1 entry per person.
  • This entry period ends at 6:00PM ET today, Wednesday, August 11.
  • At that time, we'll randomly select five grand prize winners to each receive a download code for Monday Night Combat (ARV $15). [Code requires an Xbox Live account to redeem.]
  • For a list of complete rules, click here.

Posted by Joystiq Aug 11 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Yesterday, Double Fine and THQ announced Costume Quest, the first downloadable project in a two-game deal, due this Halloween. According to THQ, the unnamed second project is a third-person adventure and is "scheduled to be released in early 2011."

It's not clear whether this game (one of four "smaller" games from Double Fine) comes from the mind of Lee Petty, Nathan Martz, or Brad Muir -- the other three developers listed during Double Fine head Tim Schafer's talk at Develop -- but we've asked THQ for clarification. Given what we know about the three other titles, the unnamed game could be anything from "sort of retro but also new" (Petty's) to one that "focuses on gameplay mechanics" (Muir's). Frankly, we can't imagine why anyone would base a whole game on the lives of gameplay mechanics. Do they just come in and fix your gameplay?

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 13:00 GMT in Borderlands
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#gearbox The latest downloadable installment for sci-fi shooter Borderlands has been made official. The fourth Borderlands DLC is dubbed "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution". More »

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:40 GMT in Nintendo News
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Metroid: Other M, the voice of Mario, and more.

Posted by Kotaku Aug 11 2010 12:30 GMT in Gaming News
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#nolanbushnell In 1972, Nolan Bushnell founded Atari. The company would go on to define video games during the 1970s. And just when things were getting good, Bushnell sold the company in 1976 to Time Warner — a move he now regrets. More »

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:36 GMT in Nintendo News
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Metroid: Other M, the voice of Mario, and more.

#toys For one of the most useless and short-lived Autobot leaders of all time, Ultra Magnus sure has a following, as evidenced by this custom toy showing what he'd have looked like had he turned up in War For Cybertron. More »

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:09 GMT in Nintendo News
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IGN has gone social! Get in on the game and share your gaming prowess with the world.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:07 GMT in PC Gaming News
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IGN has gone social! Get in on the game and share your gaming prowess with the world.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:03 GMT in PlayStation News
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IGN has gone social! Get in on the game and share your gaming prowess with the world.

Posted by IGN Aug 11 2010 12:00 GMT in Xbox 360 News
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IGN has gone social! Get in on the game and share your gaming prowess with the world.