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More Info On The Makers Of Dead Space’s Next, Mysterious Game

Late last year two unearthed trademark applications seemed to lend credence to rumours that Electronic Arts was working on a game based on Jack the Ripper, but we haven’t heard anything new about the game since… until now.


March 21, 2010

Dante’s Inferno Dark Forest Micro-Review: Much Power, Little Point

For about five bucks, a Dante’s Inferno player can have the most powerful Dante in the video games.


March 19, 2010
News

One Step Closer To The Mathematical Formula For Fun

No, in this post you will not find the algorithm of entertainment, the theorem of thrills or the postulate of pleasure. But you will find details on how one unlikely game may, accidentally, calculate fun.


March 18, 2010
News

The Newest Kotaku Podcast Completes Its Dark Descent To iTunes

Dante’s Inferno senior producer Hans ten Cate joined our hosts, Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo, in today’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio to discuss everything you need to know about descending into the darkest depths of hell.


March 17, 2010
In Real Life

Mario’s Inferno Sticks It To EA’s Marketing Team

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Few trailers in recent memory have polarised gamers as much as EA’s Dante’s Inferno clip for the Super Bowl. Would you have liked it more if, say, Dante was not Dante, but Mario?


Dante’s Inferno: Trials Of St. Lucia Preview: Mod Of War

In April, you can re-shape hell, or fly through it as a lady. And you can play through it with a friend, as co-op comes to this year’s biggest God of War competitor.


March 13, 2010

A Listen To Dante’s Inferno Lite

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It Wasn’t God Of War That Dante’s Inferno Borrowed From

During their Scoring Hell talk at the Game Developers Conference, the folks behind the sounds and music of Dante’s Inferno boiled down their game to its essence: Donkey Kong upside down.


A Musical Journey Through Dante’s Hell

As I mentioned in my review of Dante’s Hell, I loved the scoring and sound of Visceral’s take on hell.


March 11, 2010
News

Scenes Of Video Game Hell Invads San Fran Hotel

Video game art folks will be taking over San Francisco’s Hotel Des Arts, on Thursday, packing the five-floor boutique hotel with art from Dante’s Inferno and inspired by other video games.