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Looking good: Screenshots and new media
Batman: Arkham City images will grace the cover of Game Informer.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution screens come fresh from cyberpunk Japan.
DJ Hero 2 video explains multiplayer modes.
Din's Curse trailer is revisited to accompany a new demo!

Interesting... Assorted bits and pieces
Cory Doctorow chats about gaming and sci-fi culture
Video games make the list of 'wasted' taxpayer money!
Activision: Female characters don't sell (sorry, Metroid, Portal, Tomb Raider, Alice, Mirror's Edge, Cooking Mama...)

Independently Released: Often better than AAA
Indie Links Round-Up: Blackjack

In Development: Games in progress
Mass Effect 3 being shaped by 1000 little pieces to properly shape the experience.
Halo: Reach will see revamped Midship and Ivory Tower maps for the nostalgic.
Civilization V: Meet the "biggest, baddest, most awesome" unit, according to the community site.
Bayonetta gets a Greatest Hits release in Japan. Hope that's not the big news.

Not just for calls: iPhone updates, games and releases
Top-Grossing Game Apps: Monopoly, Bejewelled 2 climb charts.

Console yourselves: PlayStation, Xbox 360, Wii
Lag on Kinect can be blamed on software choices, says Blitz.
PlayStation Move kiosks coming to the US at least, in September.

In good company: Business news
Sin & Punishment dev Treasure is hiring, apparently for a new 3D shooter.
High Voltage Software lays off at least 20 employees.

Comedic Value: Laughter is the best medicine, etc
Video Game Vault: Felix the Cat on ScrewAttack.

MMO to love: Massively Multiplayer Online details
Massively Speaking: Episode 110.
Torchlight MMO still in the works, despite the surprise of Torchlight 2.
Darkfall Community Q&A, part 2.

Music in Games: The tunes behind the action
An interview with Mega Ran! Exclusive! Random!

Developmentally Challenged: The dev perspective
Naughty Dog explain they'll only use 3D if it "fits the story", which is reassuring.
Bungie ready to move to next-gen consoles with their next project.
Fable 3 will not include Kinect functionality at launch, confirms Molyneux.

Oops. Retractions and damage control
Blizzard are deleting "inappropriate" user-made StarCraft II maps, which you had to have seen coming.

Buy me this: For the gamer who has everything
Gran Turismo 5's Special Editions - AU$300, eep!
Space Invaders Coffee Table!!! (actually this looks like a fun DIY project)
Resident Evil patchwork quilt - it's only US$1,310!

Just Cos(play): As if you need a reason to dress up?
BioShock 2's Big Sister - wow.

Silver Screen: Game-to-film (or vice versa)
Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun out now, only on Xbox Live Marketplace for a while.

Cheap Thrills: Games that won't hurt your wallet
Another 101 Free Games (sound good?)

ANNOUNCED:
Torchlight II, which adds co-op and sounds awesome.

UPDATED:
Red Dead Redemption, to 1.03.

Article Details

• published: August 5th, 2010
• by: Jessica Citizen
• in: The Daily Stash
• comments: 0

Author Bio:

I like video games, fishing, Depeche Mode, long walks on the beach, writing discussion papers and cups of tea. Not necessarily in that order.

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