Another Thursday is upon us, and this week PSN users have been treated to a bumper GamesCom special to consume. Unsurprisingly, this week’s dish is rich in content with a good helping of promotional material from the said event, including fresh video trailers, a total of four demos and even the entire Sony conference in full, if you can stomach it.

Whilst I am ecstatic to see a demo of the delicious Dirt 2 make the cut, I have to ask about the whereabouts of the previously announced Smash Cars? Presumably it will show its face in this week’s American Store update.

Check out this week’s momentus meal after the break.

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In preparation for next week’s arrival of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Eidos release a new trailer detailing the history of Arkham’s loony bin.

While the trailer doesn’t show much gameplay, it’s not really a problem considering a demo is out of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. As someone who has played the demo, let me say, I can not recommend it enough. The combat is fluid and exciting, the atmosphere is iconic of Batman, and the stealth aspect really makes you feel like the Caped Crusader. For a more in depth discussion of the demo, check out episode 13 of GamerLimit’s Limitcast.

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Since we last left Guybrush Threepwood in Telltale Games’ first piece of episodic content, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, fans of the series and newcomers alike have been aching for Tales of Monkey Island’s next voyage into the laugh inducing and voodoo inspired world. The first episode proved that Telltale had enough swashbuckling intrigue to revive the series and appease the fans, while appealing to an entire new generation of gamer.

Now, after six weeks of waiting, The Siege of Spinner Cay has appeared on the horizon, ready to continue where wannabe pirate Guybrush was left in a familiar life-threatening pickle. Can Telltale keep it fresh and entertaining? Or has the scurvy set in too heavily? Read more… »

Video game versions of the Aliens and Predator franchises have been around for well over two and a half decades, and Sega don’t look like they’re going to stop milking this cash cow any time soon. With Aliens vs. Predator and Aliens: Colonial Marines both in the works for early 2010 release dates, there is a lot to look forward to for fans of the genre.

Sega has just released some great-looking screenshots that are sure to whet even the most rampant AvP hater’s appetite.

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ArenaNet and NCsoft surprised fans at the Gamescom conference in Germany today with the debut of the first trailer for Guild Wars 2.

Check out the trailer after the jump..

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Craving Diablo III? Want to try and fill the void until its release? Well for those of us who want some classic hacking & slashing action, but aren’t willing to play Diablo II in the old cruddy 800 x 600… The High Resolution (Multi-res) patch comes to the rescue.

The Multi-res patch allows you to play Diablo II in any resolution supported by your monitor, there are a few caveats but nothing that stops the awesomeness of high res Diablo.

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Listen in as our new host Josh Quinnett leads Paul Clark, Chase Cook, and special guest Chris Carter through a myriad of topics – including JRPGs, print vs digital media, game trading, relationship advice, World of Warcraft and more.

Later in the show we discuss this week’s Gamescom announcements, and share our hopes, dreams and outlandish predictions for the fast approaching Blizzcon ’09.

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Oh no!  Despite all Sony’s best efforts, squeezing a multiplayer mode onto the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet is just not going to happen.

Hit the jump to see why.

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GI Joe is a timeless favorite for audiences both young and old. The classic series DVDs are still selling, and youngsters are eating up the new series and subsequent toy line. According to reviews, the newest GI Joe movie isn’t up to snuff, so I wasn’t expecting much from the movie-based game.

When I popped in GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra into my Xbox 360, I was expecting a typical movie tie-in action adventure title. Imagine my surprise when I learned that it was actually a current generation Contra clone. Read more… »

Today at GamesCom, publisher Namco announced that it has partnered with developers Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword) and Game Republic (Genji) to produce several future titles.

According to the press release, Namco will publish two games from Game Republic: Clash of the Titans, based on the up-coming movie, and a completely new intellectual property titled Majin: The Fallen Realm. Both titles will be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and are expected to arrive spring 2010. Read more… »

Today publisher Sega announced that the newest iterative in Creative Assembly’s long running Total War series will be Napoleon: Total War.

Focusing on narrative, Napoleon: Total War will chronicle the French Emperor’s numerous battles via three single-player campaigns. The game’s time line will span Napoleon’s early conflicts in the Mediterranean, his campaign in Russian, and his fall at the Battle of Waterloo.

For a list of more details and an official trailer, hit the jump. Read more… »

Following the information blowout of Gran Turismo 5 from the GamesCom event, there were certainly a few questions that are still unanswered. Whilst the final release date has yet to be announced, the inclusion of damage was officially confirmed. But now now have a better idea of what to expect, thanks to a video replay of a Subaru Impreza which demonstrates Gran Turismo 5‘s damage system in full.

Disappointingly however, it has been confirmed that damage will not be applicable to every car in the game, and will only be present in select car classes which traces back to the rumour that it will only be effective for racing cars. Shame.

You can view the video after the jump.

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