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PS Uni writes: "You didn’t think Sony’s 2010 ended with Heavy Rain, God of War III and Gran Turismo 5 did you? The company reportedly has a number of games hidden in the wings, most likely awaiting their time in the spotlight at E3."

Blizzard announced Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will be shipped and offer tech support in Italian and Polish languages.

New Forums, Facebook and Twitter pages have been localized to build up Italian and Polish communities.

Luis ‘Paperkat’ Di Centa, who was crowned World of Warcraft champion at BlizzCon 2008, reports that he has received an invitation for the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty closed beta.

New screenshots from the upcoming Blizzard rts Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty.

StarcraftWire.net has a review of the latest TOKYOPOP manga based on the award-winning RTS Game Starcraft. The first story in this manga, titled Homecoming, serves as a backstory on the main character marshal-turned-rebel Jim Raynor.

The story ties-in straight into the first mission in Mar Sara at the beginning of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty’s single player. The story written by no other than Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior VP of Creative Design Chris Metzen left a cliffhanger that might be exploited and come back to bite fans in the game. Mystery ensues. Did Jim Raynor’s son truly die?

Aion is a beautiful, well-polished, well-presented game that introduces a new combat mechanic in fantasy MMOs, fighting on wings. In fact, it’s such a lovely game that IGN wishes there were more of it. While it offers something for both PvE and PvP-oriented players, it will only truly appeal to those who enjoy both, as the full Aion experience can only be achieved both by leveling up through quests and by playing in the Abyss when you’re strong enough. The developers have actually added a great deal of PvE content in the process of localizing it for the North American/ European market and the potential is definitely there for the game to grow in that aspect but as it stands, ultimately the heart and soul of Aion is the Abyss.

Presentation – 9.5

Graphics – 9.5

Sound – 7.5

Gameplay – 9.0

Lasting Appeal – 7.0

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Lissar (from KHInsider) has just provided a translation for the latest trailer report, which was provided by Rebirth Wings that came from TGS. The trailer introduces a new character as well as new gameplay elements.

Trailer Report "The latest trailer has a screen like a board game!"

– Terra and Aqua are taking the "Master Acknowledgement Test" (Ven is watching?) A new samurai-like character appears. Xehanort is also in sight

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We’re back at it again, ready to bring you the biggest stories in the shortest time possible.  Today’s hit list includes ODST bringing lots of FAIL, PSP Go trying to lure back existing PSP owners, several game announcements and delays, and Sony stops leaking information and actually decides to hold a press conference!  Blake gets all frothy at the mouth about the PSP Go, so be sure not to miss this rant-tastic edition!

Links to Topics Discussed:

1. Halo 3: ODST fall down and go boom

2. PSP Go tries to sweeten the pot

3. Game Announcements and Delays:

• Assassin’s Creed DSi game officially acknowledged
• PC version on Assassin’s Creed II in hiding until 2010
• Mac gamers finally get something worth playing: Bioshock

4. Sony announces list of PS3 Motion controller games

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Piracy is a serious problem when it comes to PC games, so it’s no surprise that certain copy protection measures were implemented for the upcoming port of Batman: Arkham Asylum. And it seems that those measures have already snared one unwitting victim.

According to MaxConsole, user Cheshirec_the_cat wrote on the Eidos Forums, “I’ve got a problem when it’s time to use Batman’s glide in the game. When I hold “,” like it’s said to jump from one platform to another, Batman tries to open his wings again and again instead of gliding. So he fels down in a poisoning gas. If somebody could tel me, what should I do there.

After another user reminded Chesirec that Arkham Asylum isn’t even available on the PC yet, administrator Keir took the time to explain the problem.

StarCraft II is a trilogy of military science fiction real-time strategy video games currently under development by Blizzard Entertainment as a sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft. StarCraft II, originally envisioned as a single game, was announced to be a trilogy at BlizzCon 2008, consisting of the base game and two subsequent expansion sets, entitled Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void respectively.