Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes: "Back when Dishonored was released back in October 2012 it set a new standard for what fans of stealth games should expect. By offering players a unique world, multiple approaches to any situation and supernatural abilities; Dishonored offered something new to the industry. Now six months later Bethesda has released Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall as a DLC expansion to the original game. Does Knife of Dunwall take advantage of everything Dishonored had going for it when it was released a half a year ago?"



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The Bear meets The Mouse! Errr... sorta. Okay, not really. But wouldn't that be something?

The Castle of Illusion HD remake will now be even more spectacular thanks to the knowledge that former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope is on music duty. The man has certainly been in the public eye a lot lately, appearing on a special episode of Game Grumps and releasing truncated versions of his Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie soundtracks on Bandcamp. He's also working on the upcoming Ninja Gaiden spin-off Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z . Busy, busy!

Kirkhope's pretty much done with this latest project, as he announced on Twitter last week that he only had one track left. Does this news pump anyone up even more for Castle of Illusion's release this summer on PS3, 360, and PC?

Banjo-Kazooie Composer Creating Music For Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD [Game Informer]

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As of right now, in terms of hours played, creaky old Super Mario World is rivaling NintendoLand and New Super Mario Bros. U for hours logged on our Wii U.



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Defiance is a very interesting game from the premises, which unfortunately does not dare to fly high (perhaps for fear of overdoing it) giving an average solid and satisfying experience, but without those little goodies and innovations that could hack it in the memory of those who decided to give it a try. Fortunately, the MMO genre allows wide adjustment maneuvers also work in progress and it will be interesting to see if it can survive at least in its first year of life without recording a dramatic and life-threatening lowering of interest.



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MMGN: Blood Dragon thrives on '80s nostalgia. It's bursting with pop-culture references, the neon-drenched visuals haven't been seen in a major production for more than 20 years and the story is brimming with hilarity. And for the budget price of an XBLA/PSN title, it's all backed up by the quality of Far Cry 3's commendable gameplay. This comical shooter can't be missed!



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Hardcore Gamer: Shattered Horizon is an FPS with a huge twist - you're flying through space. Also, going through corridors, but seriously, it's a zero-g FPS. Nuclear Dawn is a stealth-ish FPS, while Two Worlds II is more for RTS fans. Planets Under Attack has giant circles full of things doing things to other giant circles with things, but it's impossible to tell just what kind of game it is based on gameplay footage. It's got a neon-heavy color scheme, so if you've finished Blood Dragon and have a thing for that right now, maybe you'll dig it.



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Mars: War Logs is a third-person action sci-fi role-playing (thats a bloody handful aint it?) game developed by Spiders. Its set on Mars, water is scarce and valuable and guilds battle each other for control over it.



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It's hard to keep track of all the Kickstarters out there, but I regret not reporting on Valdis Story: Abysal City because it's shaping up nicely. A year after Kickstarter funding ended, we now have more footage of the Metroidvania action-RPG. This latest clip shows off the A.I. partners co-designed by backers.

Valdis Story: Abysal City is an expansion of a 2007 game by prolific doujin developer Endless Fluff, which most recently released 2011's Legend of Fae .

The above footage is pretty choppy but the developer says it's due to a faulty recording setup. I can sympathize as I'm currently capturing footage for Destructoid, but yeah, they should probably get on that.

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While we've heard rumblings that Sledgehammer Games are working on a Call of Duty game, it looks like it's not Ghosts. Infintiy Ward seems to be the sole developer, or at least going it without Sledgehammer.



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Neverwinter's combat system proves to be fun, but reliance on the Astral Diamonds currency and constant reminders to use it and the cash shop are more than a little irritating.



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So here is the story: After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earths atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and in dark caves. Spidy finds himself alone on an alien world and faces the epic challenge of tracking down Virgi, battling strange new enemies and finding the missing pieces from his spacecraft in order to repair the damage and make their escape home.



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GG3 picks up the latest news for PC MMORPG Neverwinter. This D&D roleplaying title has gone into Open Beta after years of development. A brilliant 4 minute cinematic trailer accompanies the announcement that lets viewers see some hints of characters in the game.



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The Tomb Raider series has been looting the hearts of gamers since 1993 when busty English archaeologist Lara Croft stepped onto the artefact hunting scene in her figure hugging tank top and all too revealing short shorts.



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Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has proposed that his fellow executives should give up their bonuses, after another disappointing year at the tech giant.

The Sony board has backed the proposal, reports Bloomberg, meaning that around 40 executives will return their bonuses, worth 30 to 50 per cent of their salary.

Bloomberg adds that Sony reported its first annual net profit in five years last week, thanks to asset sales and a weaker yen, but continues to make losses in its TV and mobile phone businesses. Games, in particular PS4, are considered to be central to the company’s future, alongside cameras and mobile devices.

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VideoGamer Portugal interviewed John Romero, from id Software.



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GI:While art director Jeremy Price and the rest of the team at Warner Bros. Games Montreal are looking to the previous Arkham titles for inspiration, they hope to leave their own mark with a couple of key differences. Since this is a prequel, Batman is a mysterious force in the streets of Gotham. Even the cops aren't sure if he is a myth or supernatural. To emphasize this mystery and fear surrounding the character, the team is planning on amping up their use of silhouettes and film noir-esque low-key lighting to make him a more imposing figure. The developers are also taking advantage of the holiday setting for the game by creating Christmas decorations that are unique to the haunted world of Gotham City.



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Star Wars Day is this week on May 4, so Zen Studios is celebrating by offering 50% off on Star Wars Pinball across all the platform it's available on. It's going for $5 on Xbox Live Arcade, $1.99 for the Kindle HD, and $0.99 on the Mac, iOS, and Google Play stores. You have until May 6 to score the savings.

Meanwhile, the PlayStation Network version of the game is going for €4.99 in Europe only, and that deal will last until May 8. There's no sale planned for the PSN store in North America, but you can follow Zen Studios on Twitter where they'll be giving out codes for the PSN version all through the sale period.

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A look at the Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon map and all its collectibles that players can snag during the game.



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PixlBit | "So, funny story, I think Backloggers Anonymous is cursed when it comes to handling games designed by Irrational. The reason? Well, this is actually our second first recording for System Shock 2. The first one somehow disappeared from my computer after we recorded it, and the backup is gone too. I half expected SHODAN to email me something like I'VE DELETED YOUR PODCAST, INSECT, but that didn't happen, so I'm gonna chalk it up to the curse."



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Player Attack: RIFT is being invaded. Before you start telling me that's old news, I'd like to point out that it's being invaded again, and this time, the enemies mean business. The Hellbugs have somehow escaped from the world of Defiance and are now roaming all over Telara, causing more than a little bit of drama.



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Long-time fans of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek have no-doubt experienced the highs ('Star Trek', 'Star Trek: The Next Generation') and the lows ('Star Trek V: The Final Frontier', 'Enterprise') of the franchise. Video game wise, there have definitely been more lows than highs, and while gamers and Trekkies alike were hoping for good things from the Namco Bandai-published Star Trek: The Video Game, the game proves less good than it does painfully bad.



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After rockstar released 3 new trailers for its upcoming game GTAV tow days ago, we analysed all released trailers for this game, and this s what we found more than 80 vehicle and am pretty sure there s a lot more.



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GamingShogun.com writes, "Perfect World Entertainment has released their second On Screen video, this time featuring Star Trek actress Denise Crosby who is reprising her role as Sela (now EMPRESS Sela) in Star Trek Onlines upcoming Legacy of Romulus expansion."



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Kickin off another month of fun and exciting video games led by Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Fuse, Grid 2, Metro Last Light, Dust 514 and more heres a quick recap of the video games releasing in May 2013!



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Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has unveiled Wynnadia, an all-new zone in the upcoming free-to-play online virtual world, Dragon's Prophet.



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GameZebo: Being hungry doesnt seem so bad when you have hordes of spiders to worry about.



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GameZebo: Another day, another seemingly unsolvable mystery involving a lunatic in a mask! Dark Tales: Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death is inspired by Poe's original story and takes you to the town of Lumineux where city officials are disappearing. A strange gentleman in a creepy red mask is up to something, so you're called in to investigate. Grab your monocle and cane, it's time to play detective.



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Shooters, SHMUPS, STGs. Call them what you want, but let's agree we don't have enough of them these days. Indie developers are changing that and are doing it on an unexpected platform: SEGA's Dreamcast.

The latest two shoot-em-ups are Sturmwind, released last week after 16 years of development, and Ghost Blade , which is slated for later this year.

Sturmwind was conceived on the Atari Jaguar in 1997-- the game was called Native, at the time -- only to be released on the Dreamcast, on April 23, 2013. Between it's solid shooting mechanics and gorgeous comic aesthetic, the long development time shows in the polish. Sturmwind features 20 bosses, 16 stages, and online leaderboards. The game can be purchased in an equally gorgeous limited edition package on Red Spot Games for €69.95 or its standard version at €34.95.

Ghost Blade comes from Hucast Games, which includes members of recent Dreamcast action title GunLord. After successfully funding Dreamcast/iOS shooter Redux: Dark Matters on Kickstarter, part of the team split off to develop Ghost Blade. The game is still in an early state but we now have footage of it in action. Redux is still in development, postponed from its December 2012 launch so the team could add a seventh stage.

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