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Download: Dragon Age: Origins Toolset

With the Dragon Age: Origins Toolset, users can create custom adventures for Dragon Age. The toolset can only be installed on a machine that has the full Dragon Age: Origins game installed. The EclipseRay Lightmapper Source Code is an optional add-on.

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Download the EclipseRay Lightmapper Source Code (6 MB)
Download HD Dragon Age: Origins Toolset Trailer (80 MB)
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Download: Prometheus UDK Demo

Originally designed as a Unreal Tournament 3 mod, Prometheus is now available as a stand-alone and free to play game made using the Unreal Development Kit (UDK).

Also known as Prometheus version 4.0, the demo includes:

  • A full circle storyline with three new levels
  • New awards for tracking progress
  • Additional custom textures, meshes and animations
  • Bonus original weapon
  • New custom layering music system and new voiceovers
  • Seamless cutscenes
  • New Epimetheus menu with active previews of individual quantum state histories
  • Dramatic improvements to the quantum state character movement and firing accuracy

"You're never alone when you have a clone. With the Prometheus Device, you control Einsteinian Physics laws of time and space. Create distinct past, present, and future Quantum States of yourself to solve puzzles and accomplish mission goals in this single player co-op game. You'll need to keep your wits and memory sharp using an original game play mechanic presented in multi-dimensional format inspired by Portal and Mirror's Edge."

Download the Prometheus UDK Demo (321 MB)
Download HD Prometheus Gameplay Trailer (142 MB)
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Gyromancer release date revealed

Last September during the Tokyo Game Show, publisher Square Enix announced a collaboration with casual game developer PopCap Games with their upcoming puzzle-RPG Gyromancer. Today it was revealed via a new trailer that the downloadable game would be released for the PC on November 18 for $15.

The game itself has that Square Enix art style for the RPG portion of the game mixed with a Bejeweled Twist puzzle gameplay experience. You can expect to have access to over 50 monsters that can be used in your puzzle-RPG battles across 12 different stages. An online leaderboard will also be made available to compare your scores with others.

Download HD Gyromancer Trailer (73 MB)

Developer deliberately sent its PC game to pirate sites


While most PC developers dread the thought of their games being pirated on torrent web sites, one game developer actually sent a build of their game to pirates site deliberately. Gamesindusty.biz reports that's exactly what happened to Trials 2: Second Edition, the 2008 released racing game from developer RedLynx.

The developer's CEO Tero Virtala said the version of the game they made available to pirate sites lacked the online leaderboards of the full version. His hope was that the pirates would like the game enough to pay for the full version. So far 150,000 copies of the full version have been sold and Virtala states, "When we compare that hacked version with those who have access to leaderboards and are accessing our servers they match. So at least people have not cracked out leaderboards yet."

Combat Arms trailer dances around the Grave Digger map

This trailer showcases the fast paced firefights that players can look forward to in the upcoming Grave Digger map for Combat Arms. The map goes live on November 16th and the game install client can be downloaded here.

Download Combat Arms 'Grave Digger' Gameplay Trailer (166 MB)
Download the Combat Arms Install Client (752 MB)
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GameTap adds Still Life 2 to line-up


The subscription-download hybrid PC game site GameTap has added yet another title to its list of games people can play with one monthly paid subscription. This time the game is Still Life 2, the recently released "M" rated adventure game from publisher Microids. It's a sequel to the 2005 original Still Life which itself was a sequel to a previous 2003 released adventure game Post Mortem.

Still hanging around GameTap's free game selection this week is the American McGee's Grimm chapter Master Thief. It will stay in the free section of the game site until this coming Thursday where it will be replaced with a currently unannounced game.

Avatar trailer invites you to start a war

This trailer reveals in-game footage from James Cameron's Avatar: The Video Game. From the looks of things, heavily armed soldiers will do battle against the alien locals, the Na'vi, in a war over the planet's resources. The Na'vi may look a bit fragile and rely mainly on melee weapons, but they're not pushovers. They're fast and are willing to call upon the local wildlife to aid them. Avatar releases on December 1st.

James Cameron's Avatar "will take you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers will encounter the Na'vi, Pandora's indigenous people and discover creatures and other wildlife the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video games before. When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na'vi, players will find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization."

Download Avatar 'Ignite the War' Trailer (112 MB)
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Fairytale Fights dev diary explains what it takes to create mass carnage

In this developer video, the team at Playlogic go into detail about some of the game features found in Fairytale Fights, a hack-and-slash action game where players use fairytale characters to cut a bloody path through hordes of enemies. Players have access to a variety of different weapons and items which work using Real Time Dynamic Slicing, a system that adds special directional effects to the bloodshed.

Download HD Fairytale Fights Developer Diary #1 (396 MB)
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Download: Dragon Age: Origins v1.01a Patch

This minor patch fixes a few minor issues found in Dragon Age: Origins. Patch notes are shown after the jump.

Download Dragon Age: Origins v1.01a Patch (13 MB)
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Download: Torchlight Demo and v1.12 Patch

This update for Torchlight, an action role-playing game, addresses a list of performance and balance issues. Be aware that it is ONLY meant for the version purchased directly from Runic Games, and those who purchased it from other outlets should check those sites for the appropriate updates. Additionally, players will have to first uninstall the game before executing the patch, then input their game keys. Be sure to keep and/or backup your save games. Full patch notes and installation instructions are shown after the jump.

The patch also doubles as a stand-alone demo for Torchlight and allows for two hours of gameplay.

[Update]: Due to a slight oversight on the developer's part, although the patch really updates Torchlight to v1.12, the game will still show v1.11 on the title screen.

Download Torchlight Demo and v1.12 Patch (418 MB)

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Star Trek D-A-C's PC release moved up to November 12


A few days ago we reported that the PC version of Star Trek D-A-C would finally be released via Steam on November 17, the same day as the DVD and Blu-Ray release of the Star Trek movie revival. Well, it looks like gamers will get their Trek gaming goodness a few days earlier than planned. The Steam pre-order page has changed the release date. It's now showing a November 12 date for the game to be made available for download.

Pricing for the PC port has still not been revealed on the Steam web site. The top down space shooter from developer Naked Sky Entertainment is scheduled to have a number of extras not available in the first Xbox 360 version.

Split/Second trailer finds extreme ways to wreck exotic cars

In Split/Second, a racing game being developed by Blackrock Studio and published by Disney, players will be able to trigger massive events to crush the competition. Racers will have to extra alert to avoid these events, but they'll also have to be careful not to get caught in their own traps. Split/Second is scheduled to release in 2010.

Download HD Split Second Trailer #2 (92 MB)

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Sacred 2 Ice and Blood coming to Steam next week


If you have been wondering when Sacred 2: Ice and Blood would be released in the US, wonder no more. The expansion pack to the 2008 released action-RPG and the last game from its developer Ascaron Entertainment before its shut down earlier this year, will be heading to the US via Steam on November 13. Pricing for the expansion has yet to be revealed.

According to the Steam pre-order page, Sacred 2 Ice and Blood will add over 30 hours of gameplay to the original game with two new regions to explore along with new monsters, items and a new playable character called The Dragon Mage.

More download sites reject Steamworks-supported Modern Warfare 2


It looks like other download sites have decided to drawn a line in the sand over the decision by Infinity Ward and Activision to incorporate Steamworks into the PC port of Modern Warfare 2. Direct2Drive has already stated it won't sell the upcoming shooter because it intergrates the Steam features into the game. Now Voodoo Extreme reports that Stardock's Impulse won't sell the game either for the same reasons. Furthermore Kotaku reports that GamersGate has confirmed they won't make Modern Warfare 2 available for sale on their stores for the same reasons.

While we again point out that Steam-supported games have been sold by IGN's Direct2Drive in the past (Empire: Total War and Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II) it looks like they and the other two sites have all put their finger down in this case to protest having Steam be a requirement for purchasing Modern Warfare 2. We have emaield Valve, Infinity Ward and Activision for comment.

Download: Dark Salvation Demo


The playable demo for Dark Salvation includes two levels from the game and one bonus secret level. The full version can be purchased from Direct2Drive for $14.95.

"The story of Dark Salvation revolves around the main character Talia who is a 24 year old woman that has been chosen by the Spirit Crystal of the Underworld as its new host. Her parents were into the occult and believed that Talia's younger unborn sister Tayana was the key innocent sacrifice they needed to resurrect the Lucafix demon."
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