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PAX 2010: CEO Randy Pitchford announces purchase of all future rights to 3D Realms’ storied action hero; Borderlands free update with raised level cap coming soon.

DIYGamer: “What do you get when you attempt to develop a action puzzle platformer in the span of a single month with a group of students from all across your country? While it might seem like the answer would be something along the lines of a disastrous game, or some other sort of dysmal failure, the actual reality is something completely different. Plane Weaver was, in fact, developed in the span of a month, by a bunch of students from Denmark from various art and design schools.”

IndieGames.com: “We continue our look at the IndieCade 2010 finalists with Ian Bogost’s A Slow Year. If you’re not a fan of ‘art games’, look away now - Ian refers to his creation as a collection of ‘game poems’, and implements the action of observation throughout the four minigames on display.

The first thing to note is that this is a game built for the Atari 2600, and while the game will eventually be released for PC and Mac using an Atari emulator, there will also be a limited edition cartidge and poetry set, bound together in a book. If that isn’t old school enough for you, A Slow Year is just 4K in size, as all Atari cartidges were 4K. Each of the four games available are 1K.”

This mod changes Assassins Creed 2 graphics into Cel-Shading and looks really great.

If The Devil’s Playhouse didn’t have enough dark humour, unique plot twists and Lovecraftian plot influences for your taste, then prepare for a super-sized helping in The City That Dares Not Sleep.

GOS Writes: “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 made an appearance at PAX 2010 to some very eager Star Wars fans. Unleashed 2 continues the story of Starkiller, Darth Vaders secret apprentice on the road to redemption. As a follower of SW lore, I wanted to get my hands on this piece of Star Wars continuity, and I will have to say that the force is strong in this one.”

EuroGamer shows off the first 15 minutes of Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X 2

Enjoy!

Winners of the Let’s Move blog contest for the causes of childhood obesity are in. And it blames Sony’s Playstation brand has one of the causes.

Handson time with one of Microsoft’s Kinect launch titles.

We break away from the PAX 2010 showfloor for a quick look at Windows Phone 7.