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Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today released a “Visceral Action” trailer for Demon’s Souls™, the upcoming groundbreaking action RPG experience for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

“Wow,” exclaimed Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlus, pausing for a brief moment to catch his breath and wipe his brow before continuing.  “That was a rousing trailer; it really got me excited for Demon’s Souls.  Not only is there a ton of praise from respected folks in the industry, but there are also numerous new clips of sweeping in-game cinematics, visceral combat, and atmospheric exploration gameplay footage.  I’d go so far as to say it’s a ‘must-see’ video, although I should add that I’m being paid to say so.”

Demon’s Souls for PlayStation 3 system is scheduled for North American release on October 6, 2009. The Standard Edition will retail with an MSRP of $59.99, and the Deluxe Edition, which includes a 160-page strategy guide and collectible slipcase, will retail with an MSRP of $69.99.

Fans who pre-order at select North American retailers will receive a 40-page, full-color art book AND a music CD featuring the game’s full soundtrack (secured on the inside back cover of the art book).  The disc, which offers 24 tracks totaling 71 minutes from the game’s haunting orchestral score, represents the complete Demon’s Souls soundtrack, available for the first time as part of this exclusive North American promotion.

Well, I guess it’s official now. “Batman: Arkham Asylum” has made it in the Guinness World Record books for “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever”. Check out the press release:

Today the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum game has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’.

Batman: Arkham Asylum has been given top scores across the board from National newspapers and specialist game reviewers. The game has broken the Guinness World Record in this category by achieving the highest average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world.*

Developed by Rocksteady Studios and based on DC Comics’ Batman license, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players diverse gameplay that pushes the envelope for action, adventure and superhero games and exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure taking them to the depths of Arkham Asylum.

Gaz Deaves from Guinness World Records states, “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. It is a fantastic new game and due to the reaction of gaming experts we believe it has a well deserved place in the Guinness World Records book.”

A well-deserved award without question.  If you still have not played this game yet, please stop reading this and get it!  Best.  Batman.  Game.  Ever.

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” is currently available on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Here is an explosion of assets from the upcoming “Final Fantasy XIV”, the second online “Final Fantasy” game in the series. Included is every media asset that was made available and now you can check it out for yourself. These pictures include shots of scenery, races, weapons and even armor. Enjoy kupo!

Tuesday, August 25th is almost here and you know what that means, gamers.  ”Batman: Arkham Asylum” will officially launch at midnight tonight!  Chances are, many of you have already preordered it and are planning to pick it up asap.  If you preordered it at Gamestop, you might even be lining up at your local store in a few hours!

We know that Spike TV will be covering the midnight launch beginning at 12:00 AM tonight, so supposedly this should be a fairly popular event.

So, come Tuesday, having finally gotten your hands on what’s already been considered the greatest Batman video game of all time, tell us your thoughts and impressions.  If you went to the midnight launch, how was it?

With Gore Verbinski (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) no longer on board to direct the video game-to-film adaptation of “Bioshock”, Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has reportedly taken over the project. Fresnadillo’s credits include “28 Weeks Later” and “Intacto”.

Verbinski and Enrique Lopez Lavigne are set to produce the film, which will be penned by John Logan (“The Aviator”).

Engadget has had the privilege to get a hands-on unboxing of the new PlayStation 3 that is due out in the UK. The updated console boasts a slimmer profile and a matte finish. According to Engadget:

The buttons in the front are now physical and actually “click” in to function. The PS logo above the disc drive does not rotate for vertical use, and yes, the hard drive is swappable — as you can see from the pictures, there’s a screw on the bottom, hidden by a panel, that lets you take off part of the front for access. We’ve also lined it up against our standard, fatty PS3, and we gotta say, it’s noticeably lighter.

You can read the full article and see all of the images HERE.

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” is currently available for preorder off Amazon.com for a discounted price of $52.99, which also includes the 16-page prequel comic book, “The Road to Arkham”.  How about we knock $5 off of that for you?

Input the following discount code at checkout and you can get “Arkham Asylum” for $47.99 with free shipping:

5OFFARKM

They also have an exclusive Amazon.com Collector’s Edition which comes with the following extras:

• Waynetech Batarang Storage Box.
• 14″ In-Game Design Batarang (stand attached).
• Dr. Young’s Journal (50 page full color character encyclopedia).
• 2 Sleeve DIGI-Pack Including:
  • Game
  • Behind the scenes 5 chapter series DVD, including: interviews with Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy.
• Collector’s Edition Challenge Map DLC.
• PlayStation 3 exclusive Joker Challenge Map DLC.
• Joker voice over performed by Mark Hamill to accompany the bonus Joker content.
• Manual.

The Collector’s Edition is priced at $93.99 which, with the discount code, is knocked down to $88.99.  Tempting, no?

Standard Edition

Collector’s Edition

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” will be released on the PC, Xbox360, and Playstation 3 on August 25th, 2009.