Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Dante's Inferno 'Fraud' trailer makes you fight for your life]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/11/dantes-inferno-fraud-trailer-makes-you-fight-for-your-life/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/11/dantes-inferno-fraud-trailer-makes-you-fight-for-your-life/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/11/dantes-inferno-fraud-trailer-makes-you-fight-for-your-life/#comments We're ... we're just not sure we understand the reasoning behind Dante's Inferno's eighth circle, Fraud, depicted in the trailer above. See, Visceral Games has brought the concept of the circle's 10 Malebolges to life in the game in form of 10 arenas, where Dante must battle all the enemies he's fought in previous levels in succession. While doing so, he must navigate dark corridors where, according to art director Ash Huang, "you really can't see where you're going." Well, that actually sounds pretty faithful to the source material. It also sounds immeasurably frustrating.

Check out the trailer above to find out where politicians go, and make sure you tune in for the final Dante's trailer in February to catch a glimpse of Mr. Beel Z. Bubb himself.

JoystiqDante's Inferno 'Fraud' trailer makes you fight for your life originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dantes-infernoeaElectronic-ArtsfraudhellMicrosofttrailervideovisceral-gamesXbox-360Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Europe getting Dante's Inferno 'Death Edition,' includes playable Isaac Clarke]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/13/europe-getting-dantes-inferno-death-edition-includes-playabl/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/13/europe-getting-dantes-inferno-death-edition-includes-playabl/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/13/europe-getting-dantes-inferno-death-edition-includes-playabl/#comments In an inspiring attempt to try and take even more gratuitous liberties with the works of Dante Alighieri, Visceral Games has announced a Europe-only special edition bundle of its upcoming Hell-based action title, Dante's Inferno. The "Death Edition" bundle comes with a copy of the poem, some making-of documentaries, and an art book. However, its greatest bonus is a new skin for the game's scythe-wielding protagonist: The slot-helmeted outfit of Dead Space's hero, Isaac Clarke. Check out the full costume after the jump.

Now that we think of it, there's something pretty similar to this cross-promotion in the text of Dante's epic poem:

"I saw multitudes
to every side of me; their howls were loud
while, wheeling weights, they used their chests to push.
They struck against each other; at that point,
this space miner came in and killed them with this big scythe.
Needless to say, it was pretty [expletive deleted] radical."

Source: Console Planet (Google Translate)

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JoystiqEurope getting Dante's Inferno 'Death Edition,' includes playable Isaac Clarke originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We imagine the game gets much easier after, you know, there's no more Death.

JoystiqDante's Inferno demo burning up Xbox 360 and PS3 next month originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Playlogic's hellish third-person shooter, Infernal: Hell's Vengeance, will be burning a path to the Xbox 360 on June 30. The title, which was originally released for the PC in 2007, casts players in the fiery boots of a man recently deceased who gets caught up in a war between heaven and hell. Painkiller, is that you?

What Infernal lacks in originality, it tries to make up for in self promotion, promising a "fascinating" story, "state-of-the art" physics and a "vast array" of weapons and powers, though we wonder if any of these can resurrect the game from the tepid reviews its PC version has enjoyed so far.

JoystiqInfernal: Hell's Vengeance burning Xbox 360 in June originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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