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The folks at Irrational Games have kept the information flowing all month long touting Bioshock Infinite's combat augmenting baddies in a set of documentary style videos off their Insider blog. The debut of the new enemies, dubbed Heavy Hitters, brings a fresh look at the types of challenges that the player will encounter in the floating city of Columbia.

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In a move that may have even the franchise faithful calling for Exterminatus, THQ announced today that Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online is no longer being developed as an MMO. Instead, the title will focus primarily on the single player experience with online multiplayer side features.

Reports of developer Junction Point developing a sequel to 2010's ultimately underwhelming Epic Mickey from earlier this year have finally materialized with the studio's official announcement of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, and this time Disney's go-to guy will drop the Wii-exclusive act and appear on all current-gen consoles.

We certainly can't complain about the Entertainment Software Ratings Board being thorough, but every now and then a case like this comes up that, while understandable, seems a little silly at first. On the grounds that it too closely resembled blood, the ESRB has called for the red pattern on the original box art for Risen 2: Dark Waters to be changed to a more neutral blue.

News concerning the long-awaited release of Phantasy Star Online 2 has been one surprise after another. Not only is Sega bringing the formerly home console-exclusive property to the Vita, but thanks to a recent announcement shared with Andriasang we now know that the game will also see release through Android and iOS.

Fans of anthropomorphic pandas and martial arts whose movie collections lack anything by Dreamworks are in luck; Your fix is fast approaching. Today Blizzard Entertainment announced the beginning of beta testing for the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria, and started sending invitations to community members.

Namco Bandai made an official statement earlier today that there would be a Dark Souls-related announcement coming soon. As the developer has a press event scheduled in April it seems likely that this is when the announcement will be made.

In case you've been without Internet access - or a pulse - for the last few weeks, allow us to fill you in on a couple things: (1) The highly-anticipated conclusion to the Mass Effect trilogy was released almost two weeks ago, and (2) a whole lot of people were less than pleased with the ending.

In many cases, compromise can be the wisest possible course of action. When faced with a situation where opposing sides simply can't both have their way, making concessions between the two can be a great way to keep the peace and leave everybody feeling satisfied. But what happens when a compromise loses sight of the intended goal and what results is somewhere in between extremes that might be preferable to what you got? Take a look at Mass Effect 3 and you'll get a decent idea.

Shortly after the record performance of Tim Schafer's fan-funded side project, inXile Entertainment leverages the same funding method with much success. As of this writing, the pledged money stands at over a million dollars that will be used to get the Wasteland 2 project off the ground.