CG cut scenes always have had a special place in my heart. For years they acted as reward for finishing levels or defeating seemingly impossible bosses. Dragon Age: Origins, which is set to release early November, has shown us all how pre-rendered cutscenes/trailers should be handled in the ‘next gen’.

Hit the break for the trailer, and marvel all its bloody and brutal glory.

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For those living in Australia, impatient, and have an intense urge to smash a guitar on someone’s face, EB Games have released Brütal Legend in the land down under. While Tim Schafer’s brash badaboom was supposed to be released Thursday this week, the cunning custodians at EB have unleashed it two days shy of the scheduled date.

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The saga of Gabe Newell being flown out to Australia has been a popular talking point for gamers across the globe. The fantastical idea of an unknown modder catching the attention of the man who gave us Half-Life and Left 4 Dead has been a heart-warming tale indeed.

Well, now Gabe has come and gone after keeping his promise to Joe W-A. Hit the jump to check out the extended interview from the latest Good Game episode.

The achievement set for Valve’s latest foray into the zombie genre has just been revealed on Xbox360Achievements. Along with the previously leaked posters, it does a good job of spoiling most of the game’s surprises.

Read on after the jump, so that you’re ready for the post apocalyptic zombie world .

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[Join Steve Kelso and Chris Carter, as they both review Fallout 3's Broken Steel DLC pack for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Kelso's review was written months ago when the DLC dropped on the 360, and Chris Carter's is brand new. Intro by Steve Kelso.]

Let’s face it. The ending that Bethesda had originally intended for Fallout 3 was incredibly anticlimactic. You’re left with a decision, and you get a cutscene based upon it and then its over.

Broken Steel makes a valiant attempt at rectify this problem, allowing you to play beyond the original intended ending of the game. Is it worth it? Let’s figure that out. Oh, and by the way:

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Developer BioWare previously announced that Dragon Age: Origins will receive two downloadable expansions when the game launches November 3. Today the developer released two new trailers showcasing what exactly is in these DLC packs.

The first DLC pack, dubbed the “Stone Prisoner” expansion, will allow a golem, named Shale, to join your in-game party. Featuring unique abilities and a new storyline, the “Stone Prisoner” tasks gamers with discovering the hidden past of this rocky rumbler.

To find out more about these two expansions, read on. Read more… »

Fans of the Medieval combat sim Mount & Blade will be sad to hear that the upcoming expansion “Warband” has been delayed to March 19, 2010.

Originally slated to arrive “late this year,” Warband adds a whole slew of new features including: 64 player multiplayer, updated graphics, and a new faction. Warband will also add newly updated morale, faction and diplomatic systems. Read more… »

Yes, that right; according to Chart Track, Fifa 10 has held off the challenge of Codemaster’s Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, to remain at the number 1 spot for a second week, despite a 64% drop in sales.

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The full tracklisting for the upcoming Lego edition of Rock Band has been announced by Warner Bros today, featuring artists such as Bon Jovi, Europe and Queen and an assortment of more contemporary offerings to cater for its younger target audience.

A song exporting feature has also been confirmed, should you want to transfer every song to the adult Rock Band games, but this will entail a fee of $9.99 and is obtainable from “a unique code from an insert in their game manual into a dedicated website.”

Check out the complete rundown of Lego Rock Band‘s soundtrack after the break.

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Do you like turn based strategy? Do you have an Xbox 360? Well Hudson Soft has given us two copies of Military Madness to give away.

All you have to do to get a copy is list what your all time favourite turn based game is and why.

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GameStop is having a midnight launch event tonight for those of you who absolutely can’t wait until tomorrow to begin playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves or Brutal Legend.  Over 800 stores nation wide are participating in the event and a complete list of all those can be found here.  Doors open at 10PM for people to begin lining up, but the games themselves don’t actually go on sale until midnight.  

For those of you who can wait, I recommend bypassing GameStop and heading over to Toys R’ Us tomorrow for their “buy 2 get 1 free” deal.  This way you can buy both Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend, and then get a third game of your choice for free.  I personally think waiting 12 hours is worth a free game, don’t you?

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Just when you thought modding couldn’t get any more awesome, along comes this… a fully functional GB and NES built into a NES cartriage.

Check out more pics/details after the jump.

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