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Plans are in place to move superhero MMOChampions Onlineinto the free-to-play realm temporarily during October 30 through November 2nd. During its first live event, which begins this afternoon and extends until November 5th, Cryptic Studios and Atari are inviting all to check out what the MMO has to offer without having to purchase a retail copy of the game over its weekend period according toBig Download. The event is called Blood Moon — an apt name considering that the event starts with an omen of sorts, a crimson-stained moon....

Are you ready to get your strategy on? 2K Games has announcedSid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition, a collection ofCiv IVplus the expansions, and it’s hitting North American retailers next Tuesday. Don’t you love these stealth releases? They make the wait so much easier. Priced at $39.99 and completely free of DRM,The Complete Editionincludes the core game,Warlords,Beyond the Sword, andColonization. Not a bad offering in the least bit, I would say....

You know the folks at PETA get angry over thestrangest stuffsometimes. That would be fine if they kept it consistent, but it appears that they’reabsolutely fine with baby seals being clubbed to deathand then having their heads used as a hat. Evidently wearing fur is murder, but if the skull is still around it’s A OK. Speaking at E3 Codemasters’ Sam Cordier demonstrated that one could indeed make a fashion statement out of a fuzzy cute animal inOverlord IIand that that is actually quite acceptable to PETA....

There’s been a lot of worry aboutDead Space 2becoming more ofan action game than a survival horror title. Well, you can put those fears to rest, people. Steve Papoutsis, Senior Producer at Visceral, told me during my preview time that “there were some comments that were misquoted, misunderstood about the game being too action-y orCall of Duty-like. The first thing I want to say is this is clearly not that. This is not aCall of Dutygame, this is not a run-and-gun game — and I think you’ll see it when you see [Dead Space 2]....

As the Features Editor here at Destructoid, I get to force my will upon others here. I had the urge to try and stretch the staff’s creativity by putting together themes from month to month for content. This would let us rope in various columns, features, and the community together to have some fun and explore some ideas. So here’s our first attempt at the thing. I wanted to cover the topic of sports because it’s a bit of a paradoxical genre....

I’m a complete sucker for strategy and management games. So when Sandswept Studios sent over this developer vlog, detailing in a very clear manner how their upcoming indie gameDETOURplays, it was like a critical hit on my weak spot. DETOURlooks like a mix between real-time strategy wargames andTransport Tycoon, creating — to my knowledge — the very first weaponized action-construction RTS. Think of it as a fast-pacedOpenTTDwith guns. The goal is to get your trucks to the other side of the map by creating routes, while trying to stop your opponents from doing the same thing....

Remember when the Internetexplodedover the announcement that Capcom was going to do the unthinkable, and share theDevil May Cry 4love with Xbox 360 fans? Since then, we’ve witnessed more than a fewscreenshotsand videos of the game in action — and each has been more pleasing that the next.Unfortunately as a result of the multi-platform announcement,DMC4(like other games in this predicament) has found itself in the virtual tug-of-war match that countless games before it have endured, as a result of the advent of side-by-side comparison videos posted on the Internet....

Does everyone remember the Conan game that came out for the 360 and PS3 in 2007? You know, it had Conan and killing or something. Listen, it happened, we were all there, let’s just admit no one played it and move on. Now that we have, does everyone remember the games based off of theChronicles of Narniamovies? Yea, they happened too, and actually they turned out pretty decent for what they were....

Disney’sEpic Mickeyis going to launch in an epic way in New York’s Times Square on November 30th. The new Disney Store located in Times Square will open its doors early at 7:00 a.m. (yikes!) on November 30th so that New Yorkers can nab their copy first. Warren Spector will be there to see his game sell, as will other unnamed celebrity guests. you may also expect to find custom sketch drawings from game artists, music from the game, “Tales of Wasteland” Disney Epic Mickey Digicomics, gameplay contests and other surprises to entertain you while you wait in line....

In today’s episode of Destructoid, we recap the mortifying events of theSuper Meat Boycharity live stream, show off aCall of Duty: Black OpsKobe and Kimmel commercial, cringe at some leakedBlack OpsWii footage, chew on aTekken Tag Tournament 2tongue twister, chortle atKinect nudityand PS Move peripherals, and a bunch of other stuff. Tara is pretty awesome in this one. As for my performance? No comment.

Makes me sad that Trendy Entertainment’s cool little digital download titleDungeon Defenderswas delayedand pushed back into 2011. Not sure why I think the game looks so cool? Check out ourhands-on previewwe did awhile back; if you like third-person action games and tower defense, this is definitely up your alley. Trendy has released a new trailer for this game, this time detailing one of the playable characters, The Huntress. The pointy-eared Huntress is an expert with ranged weapons, as is demonstrated in the video above....

WithWarriors Orochi 2not turning out to be quite the wonder horse I had hoped for, I now look toDynasty Warriors Multi Raidfor my next hack n’ slash fix. The firstWarriors Orochiworked amazingly well on the PSP and I’m convinced that portable is the way to go withDWtitles from now on. Thesefirst official screensshow Zhao Yun in action. Judging by the character boxes in the bottom left-hand side of the screen, it’s quite possible thatMulti Raidwill be using the “tag team” feature as introduced inWarriors Orochi, allowing the player to swap between three characters during a battle....

Even thoughGod of War III’srelease date is looming large on the horizon, I still think there’s a reason to get excited aboutDante’s Inferno(the other third-person brawler): the monsters in the game are wicked huge, super stylized and mountable. During the short behind closed doors presentation I was able to catch yesterday, I watched action hero Dante monsterjack (re: hijack) an enemy’s ride and proceed to rip a boss monster’s head off his muscled neck with the newly acquired, however evil, mount....