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Darkspore is finally out, and it's getting a decent amount of praise. After all, the action RPG market has been a little barren of good releases since Torchlight, and Darkspore isn't bad. As with all launch trailers, this trailer doesn't show anything of real substance, just snippets from reviews intermingled with random in-game footage. Showy and flashy. You shouldn't need much convincing at this point, though. After all, the open beta ran for quite a while!

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The latest character trailer for Darkspore unveils a hero that seems very familiar. Perhaps it's because he has all the classic assassin traits: backstabbing, dual-wielding, weakness exposing, and outright stealthing. It's certainly got us interested, especially given the combination potential with his stealth. Besides showing off Skar, this trailer doesn't really have anything else, so if you aren't particularly interested in Darkspore, it's best skipped.

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Gallery: Darkspore Screenshots

This client installs the open beta for Darkspore, the sci-fi action role-playing game where players can upgrade their heroes with various body parts and gear. The open beta allows access to the first few levels of the game and ends on April 22, 2011. Participation in the beta requires an EA account and an active internet connection. Continue reading after the jump for system requirements.

Darkspore is currently scheduled to release on April 26 in North America and April 28 in Europe.

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It's time for more trailers about the Darkspore heroes! This one in particular covers the Meditron hero, who functions much like a support DPS and healer combination. He apparently has one of the only buff/debuff removal tools in the game, and his squad ability is a powerful channeled heal and maximum health buff. This doesn't really mean anything without watching the trailer, though, so if you have a hankering for some more information on Darkspore, here's your chance!

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While aging has been in Sims 3 since the game was released, most of the options for a particular character were focused around their young adult and adult life. The newest expansion, Generations, aims to give those looking for more variety in young and old age some new goodies to play with. This trailer shows a few of these by focusing on the life of one couple. They play together as children, go to parties as teenagers, get married and raise kids, and eventually pass into old age while watching their family grow.

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Big Download will be working alongside EA and Maxis all month long to giveaway beta access to Darkspore, the unique sci-fi action role-playing game where players players can completely customize their heroes with creature parts and powers.

We're giving away 3,000 keys throughout the week for the final two beta sessions in March. The first session starts today Friday, March 4th 6pm PST and ends on Saturday, March 5th at 11:59pm PST. The fourth and final beta session starts Friday, March 11th 6pm PST and ends on Saturday, March 12th at 11:59pm PST

Continue after the jump for system requirements and to watch a beta gameplay trailer.

Additional features will be added as the beta period progresses. Darkspore is currently scheduled to release on March 29, 2011 (April 1 in Europe).

Want to get in the beta? Getting a key is easy!

1. Send us an email at contests@bigdownload.com with the subject line "Darkspore Beta Key Request."
2. We will reply with your own personal beta key (supplies limited).
3. Visit beta.darkspore.com and click "Join Beta" to register your key. You will need to create an EA account if you don't already have one.
4. Download and install the game client.

The game will automatically update itself with the latest patches and registered players will be eligible to participate in all upcoming Darkspore beta sessions. System requirements and game description are shown after the jump. A special thanks to EA and Maxis for providing the beta keys.

Not snake vipers, but rather the hero Viper. The latest trailer for Darkspore continues the trend of hero trailers followed by a little extra information. In this case, the hero ie Viper, a poison-based hero who excels at dealing significant amounts of damage. The segment at the end also covers itemization and how exactly it affects your hero. We've been liking these trailers thanks to just how much they tell us, and this one is no different in that regard.

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UPDATE: All keys have been distributed. Check back for when we provide keys for the next beta session.

Big Download will be working alongside EA and Maxis all month long to giveaway beta access to Darkspore, the unique sci-fi action role-playing game where players players can completely customize their heroes with creature parts and powers.

We're giving away 500 keys for this weekend's beta, which starts on Friday February 25th 6pm PST and ends on the following Saturday February 26th at 11:59pm PST. Continue after the jump for system requirements and to watch a beta gameplay trailer.

More keys will be given away each week until the beta period ends on March 13. Additional features will be added as the beta period progresses. Darkspore is currently scheduled to release on March 29, 2011 (April 1 in Europe).

Want to get in the beta? Getting a key is easy!

1. Send us an email at contests@bigdownload.com with the subject line "Darkspore Beta Key Request."
2. We will reply with your own personal beta key (supplies limited).
3. Visit beta.darkspore.com and click "Join Beta" to register your key. You will need to create an EA account if you don't already have one.
4. Download and install the game client.

The game will automatically update itself with the latest patches and registered players will be eligible to participate in all upcoming Darkspore beta sessions. System requirements and game description are shown after the jump. A special thanks to EA and Maxis for providing the beta keys.

UPDATE: All keys have been distributed. Check back for when we provide keys for the next beta session.

Big Download will be working alongside EA and Maxis all month long to giveaway beta access to Darkspore, the unique sci-fi action role-playing game where players players can completely customize their heroes with creature parts and powers.

We're giving away 250 keys for this weekend's beta, which starts on Friday February 18th 6pm PST and ends on the following Saturday February 19th at 11:59pm PST. Continue after the jump for system requirements and to watch a beta gameplay trailer.

More keys will be given away each week until the beta period ends on March 13. Additional features will be added as the beta period progresses. Darkspore is currently scheduled to release on March 29, 2011 (April 1 in Europe).

Want to get in the beta? Getting a key is easy!

1. Send us an email at contests@bigdownload.com with the subject line "Darkspore Beta Key Request."
2. We will reply with your own personal beta key (supplies limited).
3. Visit beta.darkspore.com and click "Join Beta" to register your key. You will need to create an EA account if you don't already have one.
4. Download and install the game client.

The game will automatically update itself with the latest patches and registered players will be eligible to participate in all upcoming Darkspore beta sessions. System requirements and game description are shown after the jump. A special thanks to EA and Maxis for providing the beta keys.

In a distant galaxy, an advanced alien race called the Crogenitors specialized in genetic manipulation, which leads to discovery of E-DNA, an experimental gene sequence that opens up whole new branches of bio-engineering. However, E-DNA proves to be very unstable and gives rise to a violent breed of mutants called Darkspore. The Darkspore threat spread across the galaxy, destroying everything in its path, including the Crogenitors that created them. Players take the role of one of the last Crogenitors, awakened from a millennium of hypersleep to find that Darkspore have completely taken over the galaxy. But before your race died out, they managed to stabilize the E-DNA and used them to create heroes to fight back the dark tide. It becomes your duty to pick up where they left off by gathering an army of genetically modified heroes to reclaim the galaxy.

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