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MindFactory has released a free version of Broken Sword, an unofficial sequel to the official Broken Sword games from Revolution Software. You can download Broken Sword 2.5 here.

The last months were quite a blow of fate to George Stobbart. First he had to leave Nico for one year because of an important trip to the USA, then his beloved grandfather died of a cancerous growth. But that was not everything. When George receives a telegram from France one day he already has a foreboding of evil.

Microsoft has announced that the five week Summer of Arcade program on the Xbox Live Arcade, which saw the release of great titles like Braid, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Castle Crushers and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 was a big success that saw a 58 percent increase in unique members purchasing titles on the XBLA.

The PlayStation.blog has a video where Insomniac’s James Stevenson explains what’s going into Resistance 2 during these final few weeks, what to expect in the upcoming public beta, and why your input is still very important, even in the late stages of development.

Blizzard has revealed that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King won't be released on PC CD, it will only be available to consumers that have a DVD drive installed on their PC when it launches on November 13th.

Blizzard Representative Vaneras wrote on the official WoW-Euruope Forums; "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will only be available on DVD, not on CDs,"

The European PlayStation Network has been updated, and contains the following new content for purchase...

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A class action suit filed September 22nd with the northern California District Court is asking for a judgment in excess of $5 million from Electronic Arts. The suit was filed by one Melissa Thomas and "all others similarly situated." The complaint sites that the installation of SecureROM as part of the Spore installation was not authorized by the Plaintiff and that SecureROM can have undesired effects on the consumer. A copy of the complaint is found on Courthouse News.

The founder of Lionhead Studios, Peter Molyneux told GamesIndustry.biz that his next project will be "ridiculously ambitious". Most of Molyneuxs projects have been ambitious, he is known for Dungeon Keeper, Populous and Black and White. The new project from Lionhead has not been announced but Molyneux said, "We've actually been working on another project now for a while, and obviously it's ridiculously ambitious, but it's ridiculously ambitious in a very simple way," he revealed. "It's a simple and pure idea, and very, very different to anything I've done before".

In an interview with 1up.com Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve Software, spoke about the possibilities of a port of Left 4 Dead to the PlayStation 3. While no port or even plans for any conversion were confirmed, Newell didn't shoot down the idea either which leaves room for speculation on a port of the title.

A video of the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade remake of Banjo-Kazooie, which was announced for a November 26th release yesterday, has been leaked onto YouTube. The video is over nine minutes long and contains gameplay footage from the start of the game.

This we found amusing, CVG reports that all references to Nintendo have been removed from the game, N64 logo's, Rare's logo has been updated, and even the big Nintendo logo on Mumbo's xylophone has been replaced with Microsoft Game Studios. Though Banjo is still playing the original Gameboy in the start screen.

Got Game have released a Debut Trailer for Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches, an adventure game in development for the PC.

Are reports of unexplained noises and strange visions by fifteen year old Rhiannon Sullivan merely the figments of an overactive imagination? Or does the history of her family’s new home, Ty Pryderi, hold a terrible connection to a timeless struggle between man and magic? Her parents take Rhiannon away, leaving Ty Pryderi to your watch and exploration, but their absence can only postpone an ancient inevitability of revenge and death.