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Oh, man. We’ll be the first to admit that we know less than nothing about the apparently radical world of professional Mexican wrestling, but after reading the recently revealed list of of fighters in Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring, it would be irresponsible for us not to get involved. Por ejemplo, included on this 31-strong line-up are three different wrestlers by the names of Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown. That is bananacakes, and we are so, so down with it.

Check out the rosters for the 360, PS3 and Wii versions of the wrestling title posted after the jump, and try to decide which of the Clown triplets you’re going to throw your support behind.

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Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Transformers: War for Cybertron developer High Moon Studios is offering two distinct ways to accrue extra experience through the game this weekend. The first is by doubling all XP players earn in the game’s multiplayer component from tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET until Monday at 3 a.m. ET.

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Transformers: War for Cybertron offers double XP this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lordy! Another Worms game already? That seems to be the case, as UK dev house Team17 just revealed a solid release date for Worms Reloaded — August 26 — and even handed over a rather wormey trailer, found just after the break.

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Worms Reloaded tunneling ‘exclusively’ to PC on August 26 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen DC Universe Online several times now over the course of its development, and it’s failed to much impress us. Still, the game continues to generate interest, if only because Sony Online Entertainment is bringing it to the PS3, and many gamers have been waiting for a new console MMO, polished or otherwise, for a long time.

Last week at Comic-Con, SOE showed off the latest build of DCU and spotlighted a new feature with the awkward name “Play as Iconic.” (”Iconic” is what the licensed DC comics characters are referred to as in the game.) In the main game, you will play as your own custom characters, getting guidance and help from established veterans like Batman and Superman. But, as you’ve probably deduced, in the Play as Iconic bonus mode, you’ll get to play as DC heroes (or villains) in a 2-on-2 PvP match.

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GamerBytes has a nice long interview with DeathSpank creator Ron Gilbert, and while he waxes philosophical on all sorts of stuff found in the excellent XBLA/PSN hack-’n-slash title, he says he’s not sure what he plans to do next. But iPhone gaming has grabbed his attention for the moment: “iPhone games are very interesting to me right now. I play a lot of them, and they’re neat because then you can do two- or three-people teams to make those things,” he says.

Making DeathSpank was tougher than expected, according to Gilbert — he started out wanting to make Monkey Island meets Diablo, but the Diablo half of the game was more difficult to balance than he’d thought it would be. Not only did he have to balance weapons and combat, but he had to deal with DeathSpank’s own character attributes. A class system was originally planned, but Gilbert wanted to play his character (which originally came from a Flash cartoon series), not yours, so the team eventually went with the “Hero Cards” system.

Gilbert also says he hopes that DeathSpank influences the downloadable market — rather than simply house reissues of older games or big budget titles, he hopes that downloadable game platforms can be a place for originality, and that “we can get some really good, interesting games in the download space.” We’ll hack and slash to that!

Ron Gilbert digs iPhone, hopes DeathSpank inspires other devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The competitive multiplayer of the first Tom Clancy’s HAWX game was limited to a single deathmatch-type experience. In Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2: HAWX HARDER, there will be a full-on multiplayer mode in addition to the four-player co-op capabilities of the campaign, survival, free-flight and arcade modes, providing players with the opportunity to play the Iceman to their friend’s Maverick through local and online multiplayer.

Eurogamer has the goods on the new feature, which will see up to eight players take to the virtual skies for six different mission types in any of the game’s 32 selectable planes — play won’t be limited to just your usual deathmatch variant this time around. Sadly, Ubisoft wasn’t showing anything beyond team deathmatch, so there’s little else to report. In the meanwhile, we suggest you gather some buds and kill time like real pilots.

HAWX 2 flies the unfriendly skies on September 7 in the US.

HAWX 2 recruits your friends for multiplayer dogfights originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh, man. We’ll be the first to admit that we know less than nothing about the apparently radical world of professional Mexican wrestling, but after reading the recently revealed list of of fighters in Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring, it would be irresponsible for us not to get involved. Por ejemplo, included on this 31-strong line-up are three different wrestlers by the names of Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown. That is bananacakes, and we are so, so down with it.

Check out the rosters for the 360, PS3 and Wii versions of the wrestling title posted after the jump, and try to decide which of the Clown triplets you’re going to throw your support behind.

Continue reading Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed

Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Transformers: War for Cybertron developer High Moon Studios is offering two distinct ways to accrue extra experience through the game this weekend. The first is by doubling all XP players earn in the game’s multiplayer component from tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET until Monday at 3 a.m. ET.

Continue reading Transformers: War for Cybertron offers double XP this weekend

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We’ve seen DC Universe Online several times now over the course of its development, and it’s failed to much impress us. Still, the game continues to generate interest, if only because Sony Online Entertainment is bringing it to the PS3, and many gamers have been waiting for a new console MMO, polished or otherwise, for a long time.

Last week at Comic-Con, SOE showed off the latest build of DCU and spotlighted a new feature with the awkward name “Play as Iconic.” (”Iconic” is what the licensed DC comics characters are referred to as in the game.) In the main game, you will play as your own custom characters, getting guidance and help from established veterans like Batman and Superman. But, as you’ve probably deduced, in the Play as Iconic bonus mode, you’ll get to play as DC heroes (or villains) in a 2-on-2 PvP match.

Continue reading Preview: DC Universe Online ‘Play as Iconic’ arena battle mode

Preview: DC Universe Online ‘Play as Iconic’ arena battle mode originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sega hasn’t found a whole lot of luck porting its classic titles to the iPhone and iPod Touch, largely due to the twitchy nature of games like Sonic the Hedgehog and the totally non-twitchy nature of the devices’ virtual controllers. However, that might not be too huge a problem for the latest Genesis game on the App Store: the classic strategy-RPG Shining Force.

The game is currently available on the App Store in North America for $2.99, and doesn’t require any split-second spin dashes or evasive maneuvers, meaning you might be able to play it on a glassy, buttonless surface. That’s as good a selling point as any, we suppose.

Download: Shining Force for iPhone and iPod Touch ($2.99)

Original Shining Force now available on App Store originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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