Croteam and Devolver Digital announced today that Serious Sam 3: BFE will head to Xbox Live Arcade next week, on October 17. The Jewel of the Nile expansion pack will be available on the same day.

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While Valve beavers away on bringing Steam to Linux with Left 4 Dead 2 as an appetiser, Croteam is working on a Linux Steam offering of its own. Later this year, its madcap FPS Serious Sam 3: BFE will launch for the hackers, code crackers, slackers and chatroom yakkers on Linux.

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You there! You look like someone who enjoys circle-strafing whilst shooting large guns at even larger monsters. Capital news then, chap, as Croteam has announced Serious Sam 3: BFE is getting three new campaign missions in the 'Jewel of the Nile' DLC this October for PC.

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Though Serious Sam 3 launched on PC last November, Croteam was curiously silent about its crazy FPS's promised console editions until yesterday. It'll arrive on Xbox Live Arcade this fall alongside a revamped version of indie tie-in Serious Sam Double D, but there's still no word on PS3 releases.

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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is getting another dose of downloadable content, set to hit on May 15. The "Legend of the Beast" DLC packs in three campaign missions, three survival mode maps, and three versus mode maps, for $4.99.

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Apple may like to brand itself as the classier alternative to PC--but that's going to change once Serious Sam 3 makes its way to the Mac on April 23rd. It'll be the first time Serious Sam and the headless screaming minions he fights will grace OS X.

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Earlier this week, it was discovered that pirated versions of developer Croteam's recently released shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE 'features' a special guest-star hellbent on player destruction.

Pirated versions of the game include an immortal pinkish scorpion, dashing toward Sam intent on halting his progress. A Croteam representative confirmed to Shacknews that the enemy was included as a form of hilarious DRM to combat piracy. Sure, it will probably be cracked shortly, but it's a nice reminder that you shouldn't be illegally downloading games if you want to enjoy them immediately.

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Serious Sam 3: BFE arrived for PC on Direct2Drive, GetGames, and Steam earlier this week (it's expected on 360 and PS3 any time now as well). If you haven't picked it up yet and were wondering whether it still rocked, nothing beats seeing for yourself. This video shows about two minutes of the game in action with plenty of blood-splattering action shooting up everything from naked bird ladies to the classic headless bomb-toting berserkers. And, as an added bonus, it includes subtitle comments from Devolver Digital's larger-than-life CFO, Fork Parker. At the very least, it will knock out any remaining cobwebs from a post-feast nap.

Watch: Two minutes of Serious Sam 3: BFE in action »

Good things come to those who wait, mostly, and now we'll have to wait a little longer for Serious Sam 3: BFE so it can be a little better. Croteam's manic FPS has been delayed from October 18 to November 22 on PC, the Croatian developer announced today.

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A new trailer for Serious Sam 3: BFE points players to a non-existent feature: the Serious Helpline. Watch as "Rich Knuckles" fields questions from a variety of consumers, including a few unaware that Serious Sam doesn't need to face-off against simple foes like "Nazi Zombies."

Serious Sam 3: BFE launches for the PC on October 18. The game is also expected to launch on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack, the second of Serious Sam 3: BFE's promo indie spin-offs, exploded onto Android and iOS today.

Kamikaze Attack casts players as one of the series' dreaded Beheaded Kamikaze enemies, chasing down star Sam Stone to blow him to smithereens. It's an 'auto-runner' game, in the same vein as Canabalt and Robot Unicorn Attack, having you dodge obstacles and punt missiles back at Sam to bring him down.

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Developer Croteam is calling Serious Sam 3: BFE "the best Serious Sam game we've ever made." You'll be able to test that claim when the game releases on PC on October 18th.

The over-the-top arcade FPS is running a number of pre-order promotions across various digital retailers. While the regular selling price of BFE will be $39.99, pre-orders will be entitled to an additional 10% discount. Additionally, Steam users that already own a previous Serious Sam game will get a "super serious" additional 10% discount.

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Croteam is sticking to its physically impossible to carry by any normal man guns, and are creating a modern-day love letter to shooters of yore. Example: How many guns can Sam carry in Serious Sam 3: BFE? The simple answer is, "All the guns."

Another classic relic, thought lost in the era of modern day gaming included in the new Serious Sam adventure? Split screen multiplayer on PC.

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A trio of indie developers are putting unusual spins on Serious Sam in three downloadable games to promote, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. As marketing campaigns go--and we presume this is all part of the one for Croteam's Serious Sam 3--The Serious Sam Indie Series certainly is interesting.

Serious Sam: Double D is described as "a frantic side-scrolling shooter" with "killer hand-drawn artwork" and an "innovative weapon stacking system." Made by Explosionade developer Mommy's Best Games, it'll hit PC and consoles. Read more »

Update: Serious Sam HD is due out on PC this fall, publisher CDV has revealed, with the game due in both retail and digital download form. It'll hit worldwide, Russia excluded.

Original: A downloadable revamp of Croteam's frantic shooter Serious Sam: The First Encounter is due on Xbox 360 in late summer, publisher Majesco announced today.

Dubbed "Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD" and packing online co-op for up to four players, the game is being developed by Croteam with Devolver Digital--a new Texas-based "production and publishing company"--aiding in its production. Read more »