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Developed by Petroglyph, a studio comprised of many former Westwood Studios employees who worked on the original Command & Conquer, recently revealed development of End of Nations. End of Nations is a massively-multiplayer real-time strategy game where players can log in to a persistent world, assemble an army, and work cooperative or possibly against each other for dominance. The trailer above provides a quick rundown of some of the things players can expect from the game, but continue reading after the jump to watch a developer video that really gets in-depth on its features. The plot is inspired by modern day events, so End of Nations will be a new but recognizable world. Players can look forward to gigantic boss fights with machines that have multiple hard points and health bars to take out. The developers also state that solo play will be just as fulfilling, but that might be a little hard to imagine with bosses like that. No release date has been announced yet, but we're definitely interested in seeing this game in action at E3 next week.

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In Split/Second, expert maneuvering will fill up power meters, enabling players to activate "Power Plays" which are strategically placed disasters ready to blow up and temporarily knock out opponents. Players will have to build up power and decide between using it for a series of small events or one really big one, like dropping a freighter ship or control tower onto the race track. However, players will also have to be careful, since they can easily get stuck in their own trap. Racers will have a chance to drop heavy objects on each other when the game releases on May 18.

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The first in a series of Split/Second developer videos details how the developers at Black Rock Studio adjusted from making straightforward racing games to more of an action based racing game. In Split/Second, players race across a large scale movie set. Skilled driving fills up a power meter that can be used to trigger massive disasters to knock out opponents and get ahead. The game is scheduled to release on May 18th for PC and consoles.

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In this developer video, producer Mathieu Girard explains the approach taken in developing R.U.S.E, a real-time strategy game that emphasizes deception and misdirection over brute strength. The video also touches on the unique interface, which actually supports touchscreen computers and mimics the feel of it for non-touchscreen players. R.U.S.E is expected to release sometime this spring.

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Creating the right atmosphere for Dragon Age: Origins takes a little more than evil monsters and a vast game world. In the end, the game soundtrack ties everything together. This behind-the-scenes video gives viewers some insight into what went into creating the game's soundtrack. The game releases on November 3rd.

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This video sits down with the Piranha Bytes team, developers of the upcoming role-playing game Risen, and recounts the game's conception and history. Before starting on Risen, the studio worked on the Gothic series, and the team felt it was time to bring role playing to the next level. The developers all speak in German, but there are English subtitles. Risen is expected to release this fall.

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This "Making of..." video for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is the third in a series a behind-the-scenes looks at working with the German heavy metal band Blind Guardian in making the machinima music video. The music video can be viewed after the jump along with the two other videos from the series. The demo for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel can be downloaded here.

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The developers of the Sims 3 lay out everything that makes the upcoming sequel great and unique. Sims will inhabit a bigger world than ever before, so players won't have to feel as though their sim families need to be trapped in the same old house. The wildly popular Sims franchise and its expansions always end up on the top-ten best selling charts.

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The third in a series videos discussing the making of Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway touches on a number of different topics. Developers discuss everything from tactics, to destructible environments to general story and gameplay. Hell's Highway releases on September 30th.

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