If you've been clamouring for more Dishonored, you're in luck, but you'll need to hold on a while longer. Publisher Bethesda today announced three DLC packs for Arkane's sneak 'em up, two "story-driven campaigns" and one challenge mode with online leaderboards. The latter, Dunwall City Trials, will be up first, arriving in December at a reasonable $5.

Read more: Second DLC introduces new playable character »

Host Garnett Lee is away this week to attend the Nite to Unite charity event, but Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas are joined by special guest Xav de Matos from Joystiq to talk about a whole bunch of current and upcoming video game releases. Chris Roberts' Star Citizen project gets some love, as do Dishonored and Hitman: Absolution, and Cannata explains his growing excitement for the WiiU launch lineup, after having had some more hands-on time with the system. Finishing Moves wraps up the show proper, followed by another brief TailGate session.

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One of the more frustrating aspects of Dishonored was the lack of maps to give me an idea of where I'd been and what I still needed to see. A new official map app from BradyGames should help alleviate that frustration.

Read more: Find shrines and paintings »

The challenge for a developer creating a game is to build a bond with the player, the kind of bond where the player as protagonist not only believes in the mission of his alter ego, but cares about the characters in the game on an emotional level. The story is the essence of any good RPG, and the developer must allow the player to feel the character's anger, frustration, joy or any of the myriad emotions through that story. A great RPG builds a trust with the player and demands that role-playing be the game.

And for that reason, Arkane Studios' Dishonored is a great RPG. My emotions drove my style of game play as the bodyguard Corvo, falsely accused of killing a beloved Empress and my friend. I started with the mindset that clearing my name was secondary to finding those that killed her and kidnapped her daughter, the future monarch that I had watched grow up in my time as their bodyguard. I began play in a non-lethal fashion, fully unaware that what I was about to experience went well beyond the traditional point-and-click RPGs.

Read more: Changing the way I play »

The highly anticipated Dishonored has been touted by Bethesda as a "play it your way" RPG with plenty of options to accomplish the numerous objectives the developer Arkane Studios throws at you during the game. And to illustrate that point, the publisher has released a new interactive "Path to Revenge" video letting you choose your path through a good chunk of one of the game's early missions.

Watch: Choose your path »

The final animated Tales from Dunwall webisode for Dishonored in out, with this one focusing on Piero, the man who created the mask for assassin-to-be Corvo.

The last webisode is entitled "In the Mind of Madness," and offers a few details leading up to the start of the game. Pay particular attention to some of the news clippings on the wall.

Watch: Episode 3 and a TV spot »

The next episode of The Tales from Dunwall series is out for Dishonored, this time, focusing on a young boy who gets a visit from the Outsider, the same entity that gives Corvo the powers players will get to use in the game.

Watch: Episode two - The Hand that Feeds »

Sony has been taking steps into the digital market recently, selling full retail games on the PlayStation Store and even offering some as PlayStation Plus bonuses. But most of these have been older releases, and today the company took the next logical step in its digital push with a new "Day 1 Digital" initiative.

Read more: Dishonored, Assassin's Creed among line-up »

With the release of Dishonored exactly two weeks away, Bethesda continues to ramp up the publicity, this time with the first of a three-part animated webisode called Tales from Dunwall, focusing on the back story behind the game world.

Watch: Episode one - The Awakening »

With Dishonored launching on October 9, developer Arkane should be in the relatively comfortable certification phase, sitting back and hoping that all goes well, while perhaps buffing up the PC edition or thinking about DLC. So here, enjoy a new video developer diary where the gang reflect on getting to see the game in its finished state. It's quite good, they think.

Watch: Sure, I think it looks pretty good too »

Dishonored is only a few weeks away now, and developer Arkane Studios has rolled out another diary outlining some of the game's features. This edition of the mini-documentary details the customizable aspect of the game, and how your gameplay choices can reflect your own style.

Watch: Dishonored's 'Experience' trailer »

As the October 9 release date for Dishonored approaches, Bethesda is ramping up the promotion of the game, this time with a new developer diary video discussing how Arkane Studios goes about immersing the player in the rat-infested setting of Dunwall.

Watch: Creating a believable setting and characters »

Welcome back from the long weekend, Shack. Hope you had a relaxing Labor Day. While I was supposed to have the holiday off, I still got a few hours in yesterday on a project I have been working on for more than two months, and you finally got to see the start of it yesterday.

Read more: Behind-the-scenes of a story »

While Arkane Studios' Dishonored will let you kill everyone that gets in your way, the truly clever will figure out a way to sneak through the entire game. A new trailer shows off how different stealth aspects work together so you can sneak more efficiently.

Watch: Using darkness and distance »

If you are going to play Dishonored on your PC, then you probably won't need to upgrade to your rig. Bethesda and Arkane's upcoming action game has some fairly tame minimum requirements.

Read more: Enhanced for 64-bit and multi-core »