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Another busy day in PC game land with lots of release date updates. What will we tell you about tomorrow?

• Steam has an automatic update available for Arcadia.
• The space-based MMO Black Prophecy has now launched its US-based closed beta test.
• F.E.A.R. 3 is now confirmed for a May 27 release in the UK. There's still no official US release date.
• Someone went nuts when they decided to play the PC port of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood in a super high resolution.
• The console commands in the PC version of Crysis 2 can lead to lots and lots of tweaking.

It's another busy new PC game release day tomorrow. We can already feel our bank account screaming that it can't take much more:

• Steam has new automatic updates to Magicka and Team Fortress 2.
• Europe's big game trade show Gamescom is now selling tickets for the 2011 edition.
• The space based MMO Black Prophecy has now officially launched in Europe. US players will get a closed beta test "soon"
• BioWare is warning fans to beware of various Star Wars The Old Republic beta testing scams.
• Check out this Team Fortress 2-Portal crossover map.
• A Dead Space movie is still being developed.

Black Prophecy may primarily be an MMO, but that doesn't mean it's going to be skimping on the voice-overs. This video (more like a developer diary) explores the sound studio that is working in conjunction with Gamigo and Reakktor. In the process it shows off music and sound we've never heard before, including potential story-spoiling lines (although nothing we can really put in context). Developer diaries and behind-the-scenes videos are always incredibly informative and enlightening, and this one is no exception. It's safe to say we are becoming more and more excited for Black Prophecy.

Download HD The Making of Black Prophecy - Voice Overs
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We have a soft spot in our black hearts for the space trading genre. Games like EVE Online, X3, and Freelancer are all fantastic and engaging, offering amazing vistas full of technology, aliens, and explosions! Black Prophecy is following in that tradition, and despite being relatively under the radar, it's still releasing trailers to the general populace. Developed by the folks behind Neocron, it's going to be free-to-play, and will apparently incorporate many of the things players love about the genre (space combat, dynamic politics, player-controlled economies) with none of that tediousness. This trailer is certainly more slick than the last one we saw, so we're a little more excited, even though nothing was really shown.

Download HD Black Prophecy Gamescom 2010 Trailer (210 MB)
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Those fed up with EVE Online have a number of options for the in-depth space MMO. Black Prophecy aims to be one of those options when it releases soon, and judging by this new trailer from E3, it has two major things going for it. First, it's action-based, with a focus on combat and maneuvering instead of strategy. Second, incredibly beautiful ship designs!

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Is the world ready for another high-end space-based MMO? The folks at developer Reakktor Media and publisher gamigo hope so. They have just announced that closed beta testing for their upcoming title Black Prophecy has begun. At the moment only 100 people have been picked to try out the game but more beta testers will be selected to join in the coming months. The first phase of closed beta testing "will be on server and program stability."

You can still sign up to be selected for this beta at the game's official web site. The big question: Will this title be competive with EVE Online?

This gameplay trailer for the space exploration and combat MMO, Black Prophecy, demonstrates a variety of different game features from different cameras to the dynamic combat encounters.

Download HD Black Prophecy Gameplay Trailer (443 MB)
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This cinematic trailer, with the rather over-the-top announcer, is for Black Prophecy - a space action MMO that is currently under development.

"Black Prophecy is a fast-paced 3D real-time combat space MMO with state of the art visuals. Both the Player-versus-Players combat and an exciting storyline in a rich universe are important aspects of the game."

Download HD Black Prophecy Cinematic Trailer (147 MB)