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If you have the need to see bikini clad women fight it out on your PC, Direct2Drive has just made it easier to do. The PC game download site has added a new pre-order listing for Warriors of Elysia, the sequel to the underground cult hit fighting game Bikini Karate Babes. The game from developer Creative Edge Studios is scheduled to be released on April 19, according to Direct2Drive, and is priced at $19.95.

Direct2Drive is also offering some free extras for pre-orders including the full version of the original Bikini Karate Babes, a playable four character demo of Warriors of Elysia and Escape from Exile, a video that tells the "story" of what happened in between the two games. Of course it's likely that some of you may not care about the story. You may just want to see ladies in bikinis fight each other.

The Direct2Drive PC game download site is owned and operated by IGN. So naturally there's a little crossover content between the two site. Today Direct2Drive is launching yet another new sales promotion that has at its center the IGN nominees and winners for IGN's Best of 2010 awards for the PC platform.

From now until December 20, Direct2Drive will take $20 off the total order of any games in IGN's Best of 2010 list. That includes games like Call of Duty Black Ops, Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, Super Meat Boy and more. The orders must include the promo code "ignbest" at checkout.

In 2002 a very different PC and Mac indie fighting game was released by relatively unknown developer Creative Edge Studios. It used digitalized films of actors fighting in 2D environments with several game modes available. It was reportedly a solid seller despite mostly poor reviews and it got quite a bit of media attention. Now the sequel to the game is getting close to its own release with plans for lots of improvements and additions.

The original game's title? Bikini Karate Babes.

Yes, the fairly infamous game is getting a follow up later this year called Warriors of Elysia. While an early look at the game makes it look like it takes itself more seriously than Bikini Karate Babes, even the game's main developer, Creative Edge Studios' Travis Riggs, admits to Big Download, "When it comes down to it, it's another fighting game with female characters in bikinis, but with a higher production value."

And that may be the biggest appeal to Bikini Karate Babes and its upcoming sequel. Both games don't pretend to be anything else other than what they actually are; PC fighting games centered on women in bikinis. In fact the creators called the original a satire on the fighting game genre. But will the sequel, Warriors of Elysia, be worth your time and money? That remains to be seen. However, Big Download did get some early details on the game from Riggs. In the following interview he reveals the game's release date for the first time and other info about Warriors of Elysia, including how you might be able to get an early playable demo. We also have an exclusive trailer that shows off gameplay as well as live action cut scenes from the game:

Download the Warriors of Elysia trailer (68 MB)