Atlus today released a demo for The Cursed Crusade, their upcoming action adventure set during the Fourth Crusade, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The demo takes players through the Assault on the Castle of Biron mission, a fortress siege set on a fiery summer’s eve. Unfortunately for the PC gamers among us, no PC demo is planned at this time.

The Cursed Crusade is scheduled to release October 25 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Lunar Workshop has just released the Campaign Update for their artillery/strategy game, Digitanks.

Your computer has been infected. All manner of Bugs, Viruses, Worms, and perhaps even some Snakes have taken root in the digital landscapes of your PC. It’s up to you and your fleet of Digitanks to clear them out. Build tanks, compete for resources, and expand your base while clearing the infestation from your hard drives.

The Campaign Update features two new missions, a new Firewall that allows you to automatically defend your base, and an improved interface. Digitanks is also now available for whatever you want to pay through the end of October (one dollar minimum please).

Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who helped to pioneer the personal computer industry, died earlier today. After exhibiting significant weight loss in mid-2008, he took a six-month medical leave of absence in 2009, during which he received a liver transplant. He then took another medical leave of absence in mid-January, before stepping down as chief executive in August.

“Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,” Apple said in a statement. “The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”

He is survived by his wife, Laurene, and four children.

There’s only a few days left before the North American launch of Dead Rising 2: Off The Record on October 11 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. To get you ready for the return of Frank West, today we have an all-new trailer featuring him and what he’s been doing since we saw him last.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record sees the photojournalist and original hero of Dead Rising’s Willamette incident, Frank West, take center stage as players experience a reimagining of the Fortune City outbreak.

Today we have an inside look at the never before seen co-op campaign in Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken.

For those of you not in the know, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken tells the story of the rebel cock, Hardboiled, who’s caught in the middle of a struggle against an evil penguin regime. The full co-op campaign features 10 chapters and a narrative all its own. The evil penguins have kidnapped the General’s daughter and it’s up to you and a friend to save her. Choose from six different Budgie commando characters, each specializing in a different weapon, and work together to wreak havoc, rescue the General’s daughter and prove who the ultimate mother-cluckin’ soldier is.

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is rated M, and will be available October 18 on the PlayStation Network for $11.99.

Indie developer Rampant Games has announced the release of its role-playing game, Frayed Knights: The Skull of S’makh-Daon. According to Rampant, the title embraces the style and mechanics of role-playing games that have been largely abandoned by major publishers. It features a first-person perspective, turn-based combat, a statistics-heavy game system, a party of four characters, and thousands of lines of unvoiced dialogue presented in comic-book style word balloons.

Frayed Knights: The Skull of S’makh-Daon is now available as a digital download, and while unrated, the folks at Rampant believe that it should be content-appropriate for most teens and adults.

Atlus has released a new trailer for The Cursed Crusade that focuses on the action adventure’s story. Alas, this shiny new video also came with the news that we’ll have to wait an additional two weeks to get our paws on it. A new release date has been set for October 25, and a demo is slated to arrive a couple of weeks prior to launch.

The demo will take players through the fortress siege mission Assault on Castle Biron. Under a barrage of flaming arrows and faced with a full armament of defending soldiers, the player, as Templar Denz de Bayle, must fight alongside partner Esteban Noviembre to break through the castle defenses, defeat the enemy forces, and ultimately confront a de Bayle family friend, Martin d’Algais.

Today, Ubisoft announced that I Am Alive, a post-apocalyptic action/adventure game, is coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this winter. Developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, the game was engineered with the intent to “create a convincing, post-disaster world in which players are faced with thought-provoking choices.”

I Am Alive follows one man’s journey to find his wife and daughter, who were lost during The Event. A year later, he finds Haventon, his hometown, in shambles. Buildings are destroyed, toxic ash fills the streets, and society has collapsed to the point where its inhabitants struggle for survival.

Players will be challenged by both their environment and their enemies. Stamina and resource management are key when being exposed to deadly atmospheres and scaling enormous buildings in search of supplies. The combat system requires the use of intimidation. Cowards are easily swayed by an empty gun, but other enemies should prove much more difficult to dispatch.

Bethesda Softworks has just released this sixth and final Rage gameplay video – Jackal Canyon: Recover the Decrypter. The Resistance has heard rumors of an Ark surfacing in Jackal Valley, and they need you to search the site for a valuable data decrypter. Finding it won’t be easy, however, as the valley is home to one of the Wastelands’ most brutal factions – the Jackal Clan.

Calling all space sim fans! We have the first official teaser for Star Conflict. The video provides real-time in-game footage from the upcoming MMO.

A Game of Thrones – Genesis releases tomorrow for PC. With the goal of remaining faithful to the world imagined by George R.R. Martin, it emphasizes the backstabbing and political intrigue common in Westeros and the fight for the Iron Throne. Command the assassination of an opponent’s Great Lord, set up secret alliances, send a spy to take the place of an opponent’s unit, or harass his trade routes to weaken his economy. Treason, espionage, kidnapping and treachery await. Watch your back!

This trailer affords gamers a preview of what it’s like to delve into the most renowned archive of our planet’s history and geography through the upcoming competitive trivia game, National Geographic Challenge from UTV Ignition Games. The sneak peek shows off the title’s variety of questions along with the images and interactive video that players will experience in this family-friendly battle of worldly knowledge. Players will also have to opportunity to view the institution’s vast archive of high-definition video, when the game arrives for consoles October 25.

More Fallout: New Vegas DLC has arrived! Courier’s Stash and Gun Runners’ Arsenal are now available for download via Xbox Live, and will be available later today on the PlayStation Network and Steam.

Courier’s Stash (160 MS points/$1.99) gives players immediate access to four content bundles previously available only as pre-order perks. The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack each offer weapons, apparel and aid advantages that will help you throughout your journey.

Gun Runners’ Arsenal (320 MS points/$3.99) increases the range of some weapons, and adds weapon mods, ammo types and recipes. These items and upgrades lie waiting to be uncovered in the Mojave Wasteland.

The open beta test for the upcoming MMO Digimon Masters is now live. Conflict has once again spilled over from the Digital World into the Real World, and the fate of both rests in the hands of a new generation of Tamers.

The game will feature an RPG experience, enhanced graphics and real-time combat, in a departure from the turn-based action found in Digimon Battle. Hundreds of Digimon from the first 5 anime series will be available for capture, including PawnChessmon (White), Gabumon, Veemon, Guilmon, and Piyomon. Each Digimon will benefit from their DATS member’s strengths and weaknesses, so a Digimon trained by Marcus will differ from one raised by Yoshino.

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Bethesda Softworks has revealed the legends of both stage and screen lending their talents to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The title will feature an ensemble cast of Academy Award nominees, including Christopher Plummer (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Insider), Max Von Sydow (The Exorcist, Minority Report), and Joan Allen (The Contender, The Bourne Ultimatum).

Christopher Plummer, a two-time Emmy Award winner, two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee, takes on the role of Arngeir, a powerful Greybeard elder. The Greybeards are an order of philosopher monks who are masters of the Way of the Voice. They live in silent isolation atop Skyrim’s largest mountain.

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