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Looking good: Screenshots and new media
Record of Agarest War 2 media "ups the naughtiness".
Company of Heroes Online trailer fights for the allies.
Shattered Horizon trailer comes with the retail release.
Quantum Theory screens are there to remind you.
Medal of Honor trailer gets a massive killstreak.

For a good cause: Gamers for Charity
Hudson's Lost in Shadow partners with Child's Play, rewards Facebook Likes.

Analyse this: They look at the industry
Mafia II 'unlikely' to be profitable, says Pachter.

Interesting... Assorted bits and pieces
How to change an NES cartridge battery ...now you know.
Gamasutra hits 1 million monthly readers, adds Parkin, Morris and Orland as editors.
Game school DigiPen moves and their new spot is pretty spiffy.

A Legal Matter: Gamers in court
FTC reaches a settlement over fraudulent iPhone game reviews.
EA return fire at Edge Games, say it's deceiving the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Independently Released: Often better than AAA
Grow Valley has been released, there goes all my spare time.
Howard Glitch: YouTube as a point and click adventure.
Worms developer steps back from third-party publishers, and will publish their own games - as well as other indies.
Orfeo is a freeware game pick from Roberto Dillon.
Seasons isn't technically a game, but...
Battlezone II patch 1.3 Public Beta 6 has been released - and it's both official and unofficial.
Xbox Live Indie Games Releases: August 29, 2010.

In Development: Games in progress
Pre-order Dead Rising 2: High Stakes Edition, you could win a 6-foot zombie.
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn gets release date and some story details.
Epic Mickey Collector's Edition is pretty darn shiny.
The game's also getting hardcover Collector's Edition Prima guide, mmm.
EA has registered TheSims4.com, and TheSims5, and TheSims6, and...
Dead State: Doublebear's new ZRPG (the z stands for zombies, y'know).
Borderlands Game of the Year edition finally confirmed.
Monday Night Combat update, DLC and statues on the way!
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene coming next month to XBLA, PSN.
Japanese Yakuza PSP demo available now - and here's how to access it.

Not just for calls: iPhone updates, games and releases
Free app of the day: Ghosts Attack

Console yourselves: PlayStation, Xbox 360, Wii
Xbox Live subscription charges to increase, in Canada, Mexico, the UK and the US.
North America DSi Price Drop, sorry rest-of-the-world.
New Xbox 360 controller coming - the much-maligned D-pad in for a makeover.

In good company: Business news
Atlus is merging with mobile developer Index Holdings.

MMO to love: Massively Multiplayer Online details
World of Warcraft to be patched to remove PowerPC support, boo.

Developmentally Challenged: The dev perspective
Microsoft are still dedicated to the hardcore gamer, with at least one title aimed at GPU / CPU upgraders.
Criterion worked on a remake of Skate or Die, and pitched Need for Speed: Split Second.

Buy me this: For the gamer who has everything
Dead Rising 2's Chuck Green toy, available at PAX.
Servbot Bobble Budd review, in case you were curious.

Cheap Thrills: Games that won't hurt your wallet
Discounted Xbox Live subscription cards from a bunch of US retailers.

Mark your calendars: Events, announcements...
You're invited to a taping of a God of War documentary in Los Angeles.
PAX will get a Hunted presentation from Bethesda.

RUMOURED:
Are these the Fallout: New Vegas achievements?

DELAYED:
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, but only in Japan.

UPDATED:
Counter-Strike: Source
Steam client

Article Details

• published: August 31st, 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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