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As promised, developer Firaxis Games has released a massive new patch for 2010's turn-based strategy game Civilization V. The patch is now available for automatic download via Steam and the huge patch list is available to check out on the Steam web site.

There's lots of changes and improvements to many of the game's AI features in this new patch along with lots of gameplay changes as well (for example, the game's Stealth Bombers can now get promotions). There's also a boatload of change to the game's user interface and there's also been some bug fixes for mod support, achievements and more.

The majesty (get it?) that is the vision of Duke Nukem could soon be on your wall if you are lucky. 2K Games announced this week that a portrait of the Dukester himself has been created by "artist Frank Frid" (we put that in quotes since we are not convinced that this guy is a real person).

The print, which you can check out in full after the jump, is of course a way for publisher 2K Games to continue to promote the upcoming first person shooter Duke Nuke Forever. The nice thing is that 2K Games plans to sell 200 prints of this great man to the general public sometime soon. Proceeds from the sale will go to unnamed charities.

[Via email press release]

Two more paid DLC packs for Civilization V are being prepped for released via various download outlets next week, according to Computer and Video Games. One of the DLC packs for Firaxis Games' 2010 turn based strategy game will add the Denmark civilization to the game along with a related new scenario. The other DLC pack will add 10 new maps to the game. Five of the maps will be based on real location while the other five are more scripted map environments.

In addition to the DLC packs, Firaxis is also working on a massive free patch to the game that should be released soon. The game's official message boards has a list of what is currently included in the patch, which will have a large number of AI, UI, graphics and other changes and bug fixes.

Firaxis Games has yet to officially announce its next major retail game release but a clue to the Civilization developer might be found the online resume for one of its former team members. The Twitter page of Superannuation found this LinkedIn resume from former Firaxis Games member Chris Doyle (now with Vigil Games).

Before his current gig, Doyle claims to have worked at Firaxis on an "unannounced Unreal Engine 3 title (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) – in development". That last bit seems to indicate that the game, whatever it was, is still in the works. It would also indicate a big change in the developer's graphics engine needs.

[Via VG247.com]

The newest trailer for Duke Nukem Forever has hit the internets like a really powerful gun fired by a really powerful man.. This is an "uncensored" trailer which basically means hide the kids; there's lots of blood and gore and some quick visuals of ladies' naughty bits.

The game may look a little dated in the graphics department but there's no denying the fact that Duke Nukem Forever is looking like its going to be a lot of fun to play. Just sit back and enjoy the new trailer (if you are 17 and over) before Duke Nukem Forever is released on June 14.

Download the Duke Nukem Forever Come Get Some trailer at Big Download

The latest official trailer for Duke Nukem Forever is an extended interview with Randy Pitchford, the founder of Gearbox Software and the man who decided to bring in the long-in-development first person shooter out of the cold after its original developer 3D Realms laid off its in-house development team.

In the video, Pitchford talks about Duke himself, the gameplay world he inhabits and how the game is a bit of a counterpoint to the trend of the modern military shooter that's currently in vogue. We will see if Duke Nukem Forever will be worth the wait when it is finally released on June 14.

In May 2009, 3D Realms stopped development of Duke Nukem Forever as it entered into a legal battle with publisher 2K Games. But how close was the long awaited first person shooter from being completed. In a new podcast on the game's official web site. Triptych Games' president David Riegel said, "When 3D Realms shut its doors in May, I would say the game was maybe about 75-80 (percent) compared to what it is today, but it was interesting because it was a kind of an uneven 80 (percent)."

While lots of the game's content was in the build, much of it was still missing. Riegel said, "Most of the characters didn't exist. NPC behavior didn't really exist, like no head tracking or eye tracking, no lip syncing, none of that. No music, no ending: there was a planned ending but it wasn't really there."

Triptych Games, formed in July 2009 by former 3D Realms members, started working on the game before the legal issues were resolved and the game was brought under Gearbox Software's supervision.

BioShock Infinite is already one of the most talked about games due out in 2010. While developer Irrational Games hasn't revealed much about the game since it was first announced last summer this week the developer revealed that one of you might find your name in the game.

Irrational's web site has posted up word that they are looking to put a fan's name in the game. As it states, "You could end up as the namesake of a building, a character, a business–whatever our artists come up with. It's the ultimate bragging rights." And all you have to do is send in your name and email address by the end of the day on April 13. How simple is that?

Duke Nukem loves to shoot aliens. He also loves the ladies. And apparently in this latest trailer of footage from the long awaited first person shooter Duke Nukem Forever, the ladies love Duke back.

There's nothing in this trailer that amounts to what we would call "gameplay" in the true sense of the world. It's basically just how the development team at 3D Realms and later at Gearbox Software see the female form in different clothes and environments. Some people might call it exploitative. Others might see it as just childish. But there's no denying that the ladies are still a part of what makes a Duke Nukem game, well, a Duke Nukem game.

Download the Duke Nukem Forever Babes trailer at Big Download

Duke Nukem Forever will take 15 years to finally be completed but many people forget that there were Duke Nukem games long before the long awaited first person shooter started production. Today 2K Games released the first of a series of trailers that looks back at the Duke Nukem franchise, beginning with the two side-scroller games that were released by 3D Realms in the early 1990's.

Meanwhile the game's official web site has just posted up the first official Duke Nukem Forever podcast. Team members from Gearbox Software and Triptych Games talk about "Who is Duke Nukem" and other topics.

Download the Duke Nukem Forever: History of a Legend Part 1 Trailer at Big Download