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While developer Frogwares has been hinting about developing a sequel to their horror adventure game Dracula Origin via posting screenshots on its Facebook page for some time, this week the company's web site finally announced its plans for Dracula Origin 2.

The sequel will feature Dracula teaming up with his arch enemy Van Helsing to fight The Queen of Vampires (apparently that's her only name) who has kidnapped Dracula's love Mina. While the web site does not give a release date, a Facebook post from a Frogwares rep states, " The game will be released in (a) couple of months." Meanwhile you can still save 30 percent off all of Frogwares' games from now until January 31.

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Last April, developer Frogwares announced plans to release The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, the latest adventure game from the team behind a number of other adventure games starring the classic consulting detective. At the time the game was supposed to come out in the fall of 2010.

Now a recent post on Frogwares' Facebook page has a rep from the developer admitting the game is now due for release at the end of 2011. In another post the developer said the game will be released for the PC, Xbox 360 and the PS3. In the meantime the developer is working on another game, the sequel to Dracula Origin, that Frogwares says will be out in about three months.

We haven't heard much from adventure game developer Frogwares lately. The last word we had from the company was that they were working on a new title in its long running Sherlock Holmes series. However there's been no news on that game, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, since a teaser trailer was released last April.

While the company's web site hasn't been updated in months, Frogware's official Facebook page has been posting updates and screenshots from upcoming games. One of them is a previously unannounced sequel to Dracula: Origin, its horror themed game that was first released in 2008. The Facebook page has a number of screenshots from the sequel but there's no other info on the game that's been revealed. There's also no info on what happened to The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, which was supposed to be released by the end of 2010.

The sixth anniversary sales event for the Direct2Drive PC game download site is entering its final week and so the site has listed a final selection of games that are on sale until the end of the month for $6 each. The games included in the sales event are Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne, Red Faction Guerrilla, Warfare, Dracula Origin, Gratuitous Space Battles, 7 Sins, A Farewell to Dragons, City Life 2008 and Sword of the Stars.

In addition, two more games get big price cuts from now until 1 pm Eastern time Thursday. Both Borderlands and Football Manager 2010 are priced at just $9.95 each.

This week over at GameTap, the PC game subscription service has added Dracula: Origin to its premimum list of games users can check out with their monthly fee. The horror adventure game that deals with the classic vampire was developed by Frogwares who is best known for their series of Sherlock Holmes-themed adventure games including this year's Sherlock Holmes Vs Jack The Ripper.

Also this week, the open world action game Just Cause is now free to play for a week on GameTap. The title from developer Avalanche Studios and publisher Eidos just got its movie rights bought out this week. Finally check out two more upcoming GameTap TV commercials created by the Mega64 team after the jump:

One of the most famous fictional characters ever created gets interpreted in a new adventure game. Dracula: Origin tries to give its own interpretation of the beginnings of the most well known vampire of all based, of course, on Bram Stoker's original novel. The game, developed by Frogware, has already been released by The Adventure Company but you can now download a taste of the game right here at Big Download.

The demo gives you a way to check out the beginning of the game as you examine how the legend began. The full game has you playing as the famous vampire hunter Van Helsing (not portrayed as looking like Hugh Jackman) and meet up with all of the other characters in the Bram Stoker novel. If you are into point-and-click adventure game titles with a spooky and historical bent, this demo may be for you

Download the Dracula: Origin demo at Big Download now.

Coming later this month from developer Frogwares, developers of the critically hailed Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, comes Dracula Origin. As Professor Van Helsing gamers are tasked with chasing down the infamous vampire grand-daddy through the streets of London, Egypt, Austria, and Transylvania. The level of detail behind Dracula Origin should get adventure fans excited and with The Adventure Company publishing the game we hope it will help our vampire-adventure craving. Dracula Origin hits stores on May 20, 2008.