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Take on Scott Tenorman and his evil gingers next year.

The second South Park game for XBLA has finally been revealed. This will be the final part of the exclusive deal between Microsoft and South Park Digital Studios that was unveiled two years ago. The first game, South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! had a decent showing among reviewers, with a Metacritic of 72. While that game featured Stan, Kenny, Cartman, and Kyle in a tower defense setting, the new game is something much, much different.

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Chessa leads the charge in an effort to recap the entire Ratchet & Clank series with a set of Review Rewinds.

With the release of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One quickly approaching, we thought it would be interesting to go back and replay all of the entries in the Ratchet & Clank series starting with the original. As those who are familiar with our Review Rewinds may already know, these articles tend to stray from the standard PixlBit review formula, allowing the writer to analyze and critique a game in any way they desire. As such, when going back through the Ratchet & Clank series, we'll be focusing mainly on the staples of the series in order to fully capture how each has evolved as the series has grown.

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The legendary developer has some shocking comments.

id is a company that has been synonymous with the PC since its inception. The company that brought the world Doom and Quake has always pushed the PC as the lead platform for their games. Even though Doom 3 was released on the Xbox about six months after the PC launch, id had never gone fully multiplatform on day one until the release of Rage last week. While the 360 and PS3 versions are stable, there have been plenty of issues with the PC version of the game. John Carmack, the co-founder of id and driving force behind the company’s game engines, spoke out about those issues recently.

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Steam gives gamers a chance to catch up on some gems.

Steam and huge, huge sales on PC games pretty much go and in hand these days, and this week is no different. This week, you can get deep discounts on the THQ library of games. Read on for the skinny on today’s big deal, as well as a look at the other games being offered.

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Wherein I get a rude awakening.

Previously in the Travel Log: I went through the palace of Boletaria with confidence and defeated Phalanx, the first boss. Read about my triumph here.

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