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All we’ve ever wanted from this humble weekly feature is for one reader — just one! — to react as passionately to our favorite comics as the now-infamous Hungrybear did to those full-on double rainbows. We’re not sure how to go about accomplishing this feat. We could try contacting each webcomic to ask if they’d turn up their color intensity, but that may be too much to ask. We’ll just have to hope that you guys are already in a really good mood, and are prone to spontaneous emotional breakdowns.

Check out our seven favorite gaming-centric comics from the past week below, then vote for your favorite in the poll posted after the jump!

Peace for Cybertron (Virtual Shackles)
The Grim Curriculum (Penny Arcade)
Voltorb (Brawl in the Family)
DLC Decisions (Extra Life)
Make the Kinection (Dueling Analogs)
See You in Ten to Twenty (No Cash Value)
ID, Please (Nerf Now)

Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is so bright and vivid

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is so bright and vivid originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Focus Home Interactive publishing updated Ego Draconis, Flames of Vengeance compilation pack for Xbox 360 and PC.

Larian Studios’ Divinity II: Ego Draconis received tepid reviews when it released in January. However, the German development house is hoping to win some over with a new, beefed up version of the game set to hit PC and Xbox 360 this fall in Europe.

Divinity II gets its vengeance.

Today Focus Home Interactive announced it will publish a compilation pack titled Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga. The bundle will include a graphically updated version of Divinity II: Ego Draconis, as well as the title’s first batch of add-on content, Flames of Vengeance.

As for the new content, the Flames of Vengeance pack brings over 35 new quests, as well as additional creatures and items to the game’s world. The add-on content was announced in March for Xbox 360 and PC, and was said to release in August on Xbox Live and through digital distribution outlets on PC. However, statements made on the content’s FAQ page say the content won’t release as DLC on the Xbox 360, and will arrive first on PC.

The Dragon Knight Saga, which does not yet have a price, will release on Xbox 360 and PC in Europe this October. As of press time Focus Home Interactive has not responded to GameSpot’s inquiry about a North American release.

Divinity II: Ego Draconis is a sequel to 2002’s PC-exclusive Divine Divinity, which received warm reviews for its hack-n-slash action meshed with classic role-playing elements.

For more on the series, check out GameSpot’s review of Divinity II: Ego Draconis.

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What’s that? The Maloof Money Cup DLC from early last month for Skate 3 wasn’t enough to quench your desire for more skateboard-based hooliganery? Well perhaps the addition of a new skater (Danny Way) in a new locale (Hawaii) with 24 new challenges will help? Have a first look at Skate 3’s “Hawaiian Dream” content pack just after the break.

Continue reading Skate 3 ‘Hawaiian Dream’ DLC lands on July 6

Skate 3 ‘Hawaiian Dream’ DLC lands on July 6 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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juxo.tao.pose | verb [trans.] | place or deal with together for contrasting effect : Harmonix’s Nickelback Rock Band DLC was juxtaposed with Creedence Clearwater Revival the following week.

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Rock Band Weekly: Creedence Clearwater Revival originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Xbox Live Update: Rockstar’s Western gets first batch of add-on content, EA DICE’s cooperative game mode available for Bad Company 2, Crackdown 2 gets a demo.

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