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The last week, particularly the last few days, has been full of new PC game release dates and announcements. What will next week, which also happens to be Gamescom week, bring us? We’ll just have to wait and see — in the meantime, check out what the last seven days brought us. Exclusive features StarCraft II: We conclude our strategy guide to Blizzard’s game with entries on the Protoss and Zerg factions along with some of the game’s achievements. Blood Bowl Legendary Edition Interview: We chat with members of Cyanide Studio about their upcoming update to 2009’s fantasy-themed sports game. Downloads Global Agenda Free Trial ..read more

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It’s been a pretty radical past few weeks for comics both online and off. There’s the metric ton of news that came pouring out of Comic-Con 2010, there’s the recently released film adaptation of Scott Pilgrim, and then, of course, there’s the game adaptation of the film adaptation of Scott Pilgrim. Sadly, ev’ry rose must have its thorn, and earlier this week, said thorn was identified: The beloved Sunday funnies staple known as “Cathy” will come to a close in October. Should you find yourself in a beverage today, we humbly request that you pour one out. If you’re not too ..read more

We feel like Orcs caught a bad rap in Tolkien’s flagship fantasy franchise. Sure, they’re not the nicest of dudes — but do they deserve to be senselessly butchered, like in the trailer for Snowblind Studios’ action-RPG Lord of the Rings: War in the North, posted below? We certainly don’t think so. Continue reading Lord of the Rings: War in the North trailer displays orcish brutality Lord of the Rings: War in the North trailer displays orcish brutality originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Here at PC-centric QuakeCon 2010 in Dallas you don’t just see peculiar computers, you see people at the ASUS Republic of Gamers booth over-clocking their computers, making them run faster than intended, while super-cooling them with… liquid nitrogen, of course. More »

Kung-Fu Live, PSN’s upcoming PlayStation Eye-powered martial arts beat ‘em up, features a multiplayer mode, but it’s probably not what you expected. You won’t have multiple players flailing around in front of the camera. Instead, one player will be able to fight human-controlled opponents. While the hero will still have to use his physical prowess to progress through the game, his enemies will be able to use standard controls via the DualShock. Kung-Fu Live becomes a very literal battle between traditional and motion controls. Tracking more than one player via the PlayStation Eye may be a technical limitation, but Virtual Air ..read more

GSC Game World reveals true sequel to esteemed 2007 postapocalyptic survival shooter will feature all-new game engine. After numerous delays, GSC Game World released the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl in 2007 and has since put out two follow-ups to capitalize on that game’s critical success. The first, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, arrived in 2008 and operated as a prequel to the events in the original game, while this year’s Call of Pripyat served as an extension to the end of Shadow of Chernobyl. ..read more