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“Indie Nation” highlights interesting games from the independent scene. Series installments are written pretty much whenever we feel like it. I’ve tried to start this post about a dozen times, forever attempting to write an opening sentence that begins with, “imagine a game where…” before descending into confusion and unhelpful metaphors. Maybe this game is like the exact opposite ofJumping Flash, I thought. Perhaps it’s a skydiving game mixed with retro, high score-hungry sensibilities....

As if people heading toPAX Primedidn’t have enough to be excited about, Sony and the crew atSucker Punchhave a little something for the crowds in attendance: a playable demo ofinFAMOUS 2. Seven kiosks will be set-up at the inFAMOUS 2 booth, #122 on the show floor, with demos featuring Cole’s new weapon, the “Amp,” and a new power called Ionic Vortex. Plus, they’ll be giving outinFAMOUS2 t-shirts to demo players until they run out....

If you are the kind of person who finishedPortal 2and immediately started playing again with the developer commentary enabled, you’ll want to give this a look. It’s an iPad App calledThe Final Hours of Portal 2, written by journalist Geoff Keighley. This project will make total sense for those familiar with Keighley’s past work, likeThe Final Hours of Half-Life 2. He’s managed to cram 15,000 words into this $1.99 multimedia App; the story has been in the works for the last three years....

Apparently, Jeux Video is fond of a giggle and told a joke so hilarious nobody actually got it. The site said last week that the possible vaporware known asI Am Alivehad beendemoted to a digital release. That was a joke of some kind. “Although our responsibility in this story is zero, we still want to apologise for the misunderstanding arisen from this innocent trait of humor,” said JeuxVideo. Okay, I guess?...

He who laughs last, laughs best. That’s what I always told myself whenever the Japanese would get a game months or years before I would get the opportunity to play it. I would hope, often against fate, that the version I got would have a special edition full of nifty stuff the Japanese didn’t get and then I could feel better about the wait. Now the shoe is on the other foot....

Destructoid is bringing you previews ofKane & Lynch 2’smultiplayer mode ever Wednesday this month! Today we’re looking at the “Fragile Alliance” mode, which is more or less an online version of the “Arcade” mode that you learnedabout last week. The difference here is that you and seven other human players will be stealing the cash and need to flee the scene within the time limit. The other difference is that players that get killed will respawn as cops....

Codemasters always likes to tout how it goes to the experts to bring that extra level of realism to racing games. Come to think of it, that essentially describes what all of the studios do. At any rate, this new video forDiRT 3has rally racer Ken Block. In it, he talks about all things Gymkhana. I’m glad they’re expanding the types of events inDiRT 3, but at the same time, I can see myself failing miserably at the Gymkhana segments, because they tend to require a level of memorization I can’t handle....

Varietyhas confirmed that Konami has picked up the rights and will be publishing the upcomingSawtitle for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The title is set to ship this fall to coincide with the release ofSaw VI(yes, that’s a God damned “six”). It also appears Konami is looking at the series as its next survival horror franchise, alongsideSilent Hill. David Daniels, director of marketing for Konami, tells Variety they the publisher is “passionate about [Saw] and wanted to find another property on par withSilent Hill....

My desire to playTransformers: War for Cybertrongets a big ol’ boost every time one of these videos gets pushed out the door; this latest behind-the-scenes video is probably the worst offender yet. I am more immensely curious about the quality of this title than any other unreleased game out there. “Hasbro has been fantastic to work with. What they’ve allowed us to do is take a licensed property and treat it like a brand new IP,” says game director Matt Tieger from High Moon Studios....

The debut trailer forStar Wars: The Clone Wars — Lightsaber Duelsfeatures plenty of action, and we think you’ll agree that it looks delectable. It’s still early on, and LucasArts doesn’t want to give too much away, but it was hard to stifle the anticipation of seeing the camera pan away — just for a second — togive us a shot of the Wiimote in action.That shot never came; unfortunately, but it’s still nice to see some of those familiar faces dueling through theClone Wars,during their heyday....

Jesus. Eight discs? La-La Land Recordshas released an 8-disc set of music from EA’sMedal of Honorseries of games. Each of the eight discs have been remeasured from EA’s vault, and there’s also content from the composers’ private collections. Discs 1-6 cover the score from the original game,MOH Underground, Frontline, Alliet Assault, Pacific Assault, European Assault, Rising SunandAirborne. Disc 7 is from the newMedal of Honorreleased in 2010, with added bonus material....

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Pro-tip: Microsoft isn’t keen on leaks, especiallyHalo-related ones. CVGis reporting that a handful of French people haveHalo: ODSTin advance of its September release date. Some of these owners have been justtoo excitedto not share their sweet score with the Internet. They’ve been posting (now-defunct) YouTube videos of their sweet score and drawing attention to the leak. In response to the leak — not the stupid behavior — Microsoft has begun investigating Xbox LIVE accounts with ties toODST....