"We really tried to make the different approaches not necessarily equivalent but always balanced," explains Alpha Protocol creative designer Travis Stout in a new developer diary, "and there's always something and interesting and fun going on in each path."

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Publisher Sega recently announced a release date of October 6 for Obsidian's PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 espionage RPG, with the creative tagline "The Espionage RPG."

Originally scheduled to arrive earlier this year, publisher THQ today announced that Vigil's Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3, 360) will now make it to stores on January 1, 2010.

A new trailer for the action game was released to mark the dating. Check it out below.

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The first developer diary for Splinter Cell: Conviction sees the team at Ubisoft Montreal discussing their plans to push the stealth-action series "further" while staying true to it.

The oft-delayed title, once due in 2007, is now expected on PC and Xbox 360 this fall.

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A new Batman: Arkham Asylum developer diary introduces the twisted minds the instution houses and the creative souls of several developers plus writer Paul Dini.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum is released on August 25 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

DICE has announced that Battlefield 1943 will be released July 8 on Xbox Live Arcade then July 9 on the PlayStation Network, priced at $15 (1200 Microsoft Points).

A new trailer introduces Guadalcanal, one of three maps available at launch for 24-player WW2 warfare. A fourth map will become unlocked by a community challenge.

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A PC release is due in September, potentially with gameplay closer to Battlefield 1942.

BIT.TRIP BEAT developer Gaijin Games has announced that the retro rhythm series will continue on Monday July 6 in the downloadable WiiWare game BIT.TRIP CORE.

CORE sees players blasting pixels as they whiz past to trigger notes in the chiptune soundtrack, with a two-player mode to let pairs make beautiful music together.

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Industry veteran Dave Perry has released a video demonstrating Gaikai, an upcoming cloud-based service that can be used to stream games and other software in near real-time from a remote server to an internet-connected computer.

Unlike OnLive, which requires a specialized application, Perry claims that Gaikai only requires a Flash-capable web browser. The below video sees him run through several pieces of software, including World of Warcraft, Spore, Mario Kart 64, and Photoshop.

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In a blog post, Perry says that the video shows a "home cable connection in a home" connecting to a server that's "not hosted by a Tier 1 provider, just... Read more

Ah football, the beautiful game! And still reasonably attractive when impudently dubbed "soccer" and made into a video game, if the first FIFA Soccer 10 trailer is any indication.

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Along with improved player AI and football mechanics, and a deeper Manager mode, EA claims FIFA 10 sports "the first-ever true 360 degree dribbling system." Charming.

Developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports, FIFA Soccer 10 is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, PSP and Nintendo DS in the fall.

Telltale Games has brewed up lashings of piratical gameplay footage from Tales of Monkey Island, its episodic continuation of the classic LucasArts adventure series.

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The first of Tales of Monkey Island's five monthly episodes arrives July 7 on PC, with a WiiWare release coming later and an Xbox Live Arcade version not out of the question. Telltale has also expressed interest in reviving other vintage LucasArts adventure titles.

The jolly pirate fun will continue later this summer with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a re-drawn, re-scored revamp of the first game by LucasArts itself.

Did you play through all of Metal Gear Solid 4 and still not really know what a PMC was? Well, you're going to be confused again with MAG, so here's a new trailer from Zipper explaining the acronym in relation to the massive multiplayer shooter.

MAG, the game that aims to support 256 players in team-based online matches, arrives on the PS3 sometime this fall.

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Expanding upon the Men of War: Red Tide (PC) announcement, developer Best Way has issued some screenshots and a trailer for its fall-due standalone RTS expansion.

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The launch trailer for Techland's wild west shooter call of Juarez: Bound in Blood shows that while a sibling relationship can survive civil war, redskin attacks, and shoot-outs with sheriffs, pretty ladies and hidden Aztec gold will only lead to tears.

"They'll never be ready for us," growls one low-down dirty McCall brother--ready or not, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is coming today to PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3.

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A new Worms 2: Armageddon trailer kicks off a 'splosion-filled celebration of the original PC Worms Armageddon's ten-year anniversary in a tea-sparked, sheep-driven manner.

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Worms 2: Armageddon arrives Wednesday July 1 on Xbox Live Arcade, packing oodles of bizarre weapons, a new singleplayer adventure, new landscape styles and online leaderboards with objectives, and priced at a tidy 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

With the looming download-only release of Unbound Saga (PSP) on July 16, developer Vogster has pegged the portable single-player brawler at $15 and issued a new trailer.

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Continuing today's StarCraft II blowout, we now have some new footage of the anticipated sequel. All three factions are featured across the 7 minute video.

There's still no date on the forthcoming multiplayer beta, though Blizzard has said that the first StarCraft II release, Terrans: Wings of Liberty, is on track for release later this year.

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Look out, Harry! In celebration of your latest theatrical adventure, Lord Voldemort Electronic Arts has issued some new trailers for the accompanying video game release.

Developed by EA Bright Light, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits North American retailers tomorrow, June 30, in PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP form.

"Making of" Part III - Dueling

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What led to the cross-over feud of Marvel vs. Capcom 2? An accident involving a stack of SNES cartridges, a pile of Marvel comics, and faulty wiring, according to a new trailer.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is being brought to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in late July for $15 by Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix porter Backbone, based upon the Dreamcast edition of Capcom's fighter, with upscaling filters and online play.

A further two trailers showcase the moves of flagship characters Ryu and Wolverine against inanimate opponents, as well as tag-team turbo powers ... Read more

Bullets, buckshot and big explosions are the tools of multiplayer justice in a new trailer for PS3 downloadable shooter The Punisher: No Mercy, based on the Marvel comic.

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Coming exclusively to the PlayStation Network on July 2 priced at $9.99, Zen Studios' The Punisher: No Mercy also packs singleplayer with cut scene art by Mike Deodato.

Relic has released another Dawn of War 2 Battle Report, this time illustrating the 'There Is Only War' update's reworked balance with a Space Marine versus Ork matchup.

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'There Is Only War' also brings eight new maps and a map editor to the Warhammer 40K RTS. The patch is due later this summer, with an open beta beginning in early July.

It's no surprise to see Raphael and Casey Jones in a new trailer for Game Arts' Super Smash Bros.-style fighter Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up but the goofy groaning face-on-a-spring of cyborg Utrominator has left us startled and shaken.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up is scheduled for a fall release on Wii, as part of the "radical Shell-ebration" of TMNT's 25th anniversary. The festivities also include a remake of side-scrolling arcade fighter TMNT: Turtles in Time, arriving July 22 on Xbox Live Arcade then later in the summer on PlayStation Network.