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Looking good: Screenshots and new media
Pokemon Black / White commercials are a bit ...unusual.
Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue trailer tells the story behind the game.
Bit.Trip FATE trailer is our first look at the on-rails shmup.
Dungeon Siege III trailer is a bit dingy.
Chime footage shows that they're Still Alive.
Medal of Honor trailer includes helicopters!
No Heroes Allowed trailer comes to PSP, heroes don't.
Kirby's Epic Yarn trailer is full of fuzz.
Kane & Lynch 2 trailer features new DLC maps.
Amnesia: Dark Descent trailer comes with the release date of September 8th.
Portal 2 gameplay footage introduces robot hugs.
Fluidity video, accompanied by screenshots, is a bit insane-looking.
Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer features a scene-stealing snarky assassin.

For a good cause: Gamers for Charity
Telltale Games launch Adventure Bundle, for five different charities.

Interesting... Assorted bits and pieces
An evening with the gods of God of War - David Jaffe, Cory Barlog, Stig Asmussen, Ru Weerasuriya, and Dana Jan.
Are Facebook games the new WoW killer? (yes, says PopCap)
RARE spills the beans, revealing dev secrets on past titles.
Gamasutra Network Jobs, week of September 3.

History: Where we've been
Atari computer concepts.

Independently Released: Often better than AAA
FAST Racing League zooming towards WiiWare, from Jett Rocket dev.
Mayflight sounds fascinating, and it's freeware!
Bastion has a new trailer and it's pretty gorgeous.
IndieCade 2010 finalist: 1066 - The Game, let's have a look.
Numen: Contest of Heroes update adds auto-save.

In Development: Games in progress
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath remake is coming to PSN in 2011 (with no mention of 'exclusivity').
Ubisoft annex Outland for XBLA, PSN - a downloadable platformer inspired by Ikaruga.
Killzone 3 coming February 22nd, prepare for the Helghast!
The Witcher 2 will have 16 (!!) endings - how much is too much?
Sonic Colors has co-op, which can be used for good as well as evil.
Nintendo's crazy new 3D puzzle-thing translates as "going through holes".
Retro City Rampage aiming for December, hoping for XBLA, PSN as well as Wii.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars comes to PC and Mac - a Director's Cut, no less!
999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors website live, featuring a Flash demo.
Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition lives up to its name, according to the BBFC listing.
BioShock: Infinite to grace the cover of Game Informer, and look amazing.

Not just for calls: mobile games, updates and releases
All Adult Swim iPhone games on sale for $1 (well, 99c).

Console yourselves: PlayStation, Xbox 360, Wii
PlayStation booth tour from PAX.

In good company: Business news
Realtime Worlds' MyWorld purchased, but APB is still in limbo.
38 Studios' relocation loan is in jeopardy, the state flip-flopping against the decision.

MMO to love: Massively Multiplayer Online details
The MMO Report: The Secret World, FFXIV, Realtime Worlds, Guild Wars 2, The Bible Online...
ArenaNet announces Guild Wars 2 app for smartphones and iPad.
CCP unveils EVE Online's latest expansion - unnamed as yet.
Global Agenda enters doubling season, with some new packs.
Counting down to LotRO's relaunch with Turbine.

Politically speaking: Gamers are grownups, too!
South Korean games rating board cracks down on indies

Developmentally Challenged: The dev perspective
"Blindness" caused Elemental release "fail" - from the horse's mouth.
The Bond games are just as important as the films, says Activision.
5th Cell explains their control scheme switch in Super Scribblenauts.
Rocksteady has a complete copy of Batman: Arkham City, but you can't play it yet.
GoldenEye 64 designer bags on Activision's remake - does he have good reason?
PlayStation Move Ape Escape is on-rails, making the player the catcher (ummm...).

Oops. Retractions and damage control
Crackdown 2 was broken, but now it's fixed (blame the Toy Box).

An Apple a day: The Mac side of things
Fact-checking Steve Jobs and his Apple keynote.

Compete amongst yourselves: Competitions, pro-gaming, etc
Wanna star in a Wii Party commercial?

Crafty: From people who are good with their hands.
These Nintendo controllers are made out of sand - probably not terribly useful, really.

Just Cos(play): As if you need a reason to dress up?
Seattle gamers dress up for PAX.
...and some more.

Art in games: Real paintings, sometimes.
Team Ico shows off cleaned-up Ico shots at CEDEC, and they're awful pretty.

Closed for business: Industry closures / layoffs
Stardock lays off an unknown amount of staffers following Elemental's launch.

Cheap Thrills: Games that won't hurt your wallet
Steam's weekend sale on Company of Heroes - hurry!
Indie Weekend Sales and stuff.

RUMOURED:
Is this how multiplayer will work in Deadspace 2?
Is there a new Earth Defense Force coming out in 2011?

Article Details

• published: September 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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