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With each iteration of the Skate franchise, the game becomes less “that other skating game” and more of a serious competitor with Activision’s Tony Hawk games. When Tony Hawk: Ride was release with its skateboard peripheral, it definitely raised some eyebrows. This gives the Skate series the opportunity to convert some fans who still want to play from the couch. Will Skate 3 deliver or fall and skin its knees?

The first two Skate games took place in San Vanelona, a city full of angry police who treated skaters like the plague. Skate 3 is ditching this bummer of a city for the more relaxed and skater friendly Port Carverton. Rather then rebelling against the man, Skate 3 is all about starting up your own board company. The career mode will be all about building your companies brand and selling some boards. The more challenges you complete the more your brand gets noticed and better your company does.

If you struggled in past Skate games, don’t worry. That has been addressed along with the grumpy San Vanelona. Not only are there three difficulty levels now, but Port Caverton has less litter for you to get hung up on. Additionally you have the ability to yell at people and get them out of your way. This should help prevent the frequent botched tricks as a result of running into people or hitting loose soda cans. A tutorial in the form of Skate School should also help out the uninitiated.

Playing online is a big part of Skate 3. It is actually possible to play your entire career online in coop mode with friends. After all, skating just isn’t as fun when you are by yourself. Additionally, any custom characters created by your friends will make their way into your game. You will occasionally see AI versions of your friends skating around town, which is a nice touch.

If Skate 3 has learned from its mistakes in the past, then this could be the best skating game this generation. My biggest concern is the serious lack of helmets. Those avatars are doing some crazy stunts and will probably be falling down a lot. They really need to protect their heads. Safety first!

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Critical Gamer writes: The great thing about interviewing a developer of an indie game is that we can point you in the direction of a new, free game to play. Devil’s Tuning Fork is just such a game (and you can get it here: devilstuningfork.com). But it won’t always be that way if budding developer Jason Pecho and his team get their way. This IGF Student Showcase winner is getting a ton of buzz, and deservedly so – it’s awesome! At PAX East, we had a chance to speak with Mr. Pecho, project lead on the game, about the inspiration, challenges, and future goals for this clever first-person puzzle game.

Slitherine is proud to announce the release of HISTORY Ice Road Truckers on PSP Minis. The game launches today as downloadable game on the PSN store.  Players who take command of these huge 18-wheelers will drive their way across ice roads in one of five big rigs.

The Ice Road Truckers is a racing game that captures the spirit and danger of the series by putting players in the driver’s seat of an eighteen wheeler. Players face a number of challenges as they haul equipment and supplies to isolated outposts north of the Arctic Circle.

In all, there are fifteen ice roads to master.  Virtual truckers will need to steer clear of other trucks and thin ice hazards throughout the game.  Stay on the road, avoid obstacles, and reach the destination before time runs out. Quicker times earn you more money, but if you’re late you won’t advance !!

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Digital entertainment designer Alien After All has launched the official website of its first video game on Nintendo DSi.   DodoGo! is exclusively available for download from the Nintendo DSi Shop and promises some fun interactive content.

With DodoGo! you don’t just play on Nintendo DSi. To extend the game experience and stimulate the competitive spirit of the players, Alien After All sets new challenges on the game’s official site: www.dodogohome.com. This site enables visitors to follow the current events of the game, to download exclusive gifts, and to participate, whatever their level, in the players’ world classification of DodoGo!

By using the website, players have the opportunity to compete with other players via a system of world classification, or world ranking. Here players can assess their level and measure their progress throughout the adventure. In order to subscribe to the world ranking system, players will need to get their activation code from the Internet Code section of the game’s option menu. They can access the official site of the game from a PC or from their DSi console with the Nintendo DSi browser.

On the site, players need only click on ‘Enter your code’ and follow the instructions given on the screen. Their progression and rank will be registered and shown on the homepage of the official website.  Players will also find exclusive DodoGo! gifts to download from the official website. The music from the game is available in mp3 and is compatible with all current software players.

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Runic has released the latest update for its dungeon crawler Torchlight, now available for download. The patch brings the game to v1.15, adding five new challenge room maps along with new challenges to fill them.

High-level fans of R.O.H.A.N.: Blood Feud who are looking for some new challenges should be pretty happy with YNK Interactive these days. Their latest patch, rolled out on the 19th, introduced a new dungeon for players level 75+. The dungeon, dubbed "Ronelia", will feature three areas — the exterior, interior, and underground cell — and offers dozens of new quests, including some that are repeatable. Players can expect new mobs, bosses, and items in Ronelia as well.

Rising Star’s revealed a European date of 12th February for PSP game Half-Minute Hero. This is the innovative RPG is broken into hundreds of 30-second challenges, and each must be overcome if you’re going to save the world.

It has been months since Windows 7’s successor has entered the planning and early development stages, and already Microsoft is taking aim at its competition deep inside its headquarters. At least two of them, Apple and Google, are being scrutinized especially closely, according to sources within the company. Despite the strong start Windows 7 has had, and Windows’ huge installed base, the company realizes that there are new challenges in the changing marketplace that have to be met head-on if the Windows brand is to continue to flourish.

"Ubisoft Montreal has succeeded in welding a game to what once felt like a proof of concept," we said in our review of Assassin’s Creed II, and the many bountiful changes the title has seen over its anaemic predecessor can be placed at the feet of its lead designer, Patrick Plourde.

A veteran of Ubisoft Montreal, beginning as a level designer on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown and later serving as one of a team of designers on the original Assassin’s Creed, Plourde oversaw the design of Assassin’s Creed II and was instrumental in the decisions to add many of the things which changed the face of the series. In this interview we discuss with Plourde his aims for the game, the changes made from the original, and the challenges he faced working on a project which at one point consumed the efforts of over three hundred developers. Oh, and a little detail about Desmond’s less than interactive roots.