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[TheMonthly Musings themecontinues on with ZargonX’s take with customizing RPG parties. — CTZ] In most cases, when you sit down to play an RPG, there are a few safe assumptions you can make. You will probably be killing things, you will probably be collecting XP and earning levels, and you will most likely at some point have to go on an incredibly annoying fetch quest. Where your assumptions may start to fall apart, though, is when it comes to how your characters are handled....

Here’s a silly amount ofDragon’s Dogmascreens for you, full of monsters, swords, and all that other grade-A fantasy nonsense. This game’s still pretty high on my list of interesting titles, and I feel I’ll need to sneak a little look at PAX while everyone else is busy looking at all the stuff people care about. That’s what I love about the games I really want to see at events … short, short lines....

I’m sure I’ll seem like a Philistine to my cohorts over atJapanator, but I have to admit thatDragon Ballis really the only manga I’m familiar with. I spent a year living with my Dad in France when I was kid, about the time the series was taking Europe by storm. It was the cool thing to do. Which leads us to 2010 — eleven years later, I still kind of dig on the plucky Goku, and finding this new trailer forDragon Ball DS 2: Assault!...

Serious Samdevelopers Devolver Digital have decided that onenew gamein the series is not enough and have partnered with Be-Rad Entertainment to make a slightly different game for iOS and Android devices.Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attackcomes out today for $.99, and puts players in the shoes of theHeadless Kamikaze. The point of the game is to blow up the hero. The commercial is kind of lame, butKamikaze Attacklooks like a fairly good way to kill some time while waiting on line at the store, or chilling out during a lunch break....

Heavy Rainis getting a new, re-edited version for the French market calledHeavy Rain – Version Modifiée. This is now the third version of the title, after the release oflast year’s version with Move support. The game got a PEGI 18 rating mainly due to its erotic content, which will be modified exclusively for France, along with some violent content. This strikes me as odd because of several reasons: First of all, there are almost no games that have been cut for the French market up until now....

Rockstar released a new full trailer, made entirely with in-game footage, to show offL.A. Noire. Cars! Guns! Proper police work! Even a nod toScarfacenear the end. Go right ahead and watch it. And don’t forget, Samitpreviewedit a few weeks ago.

Just what, exactly, is going down at Call of Duty XP? I don’t know. I’ve seen field pictures from Nick and our poor editor-in-chief looks frightened. We’ve embedded a live stream so you can see what the fuss is about. It sounds as if the stream will kick off with a multiplayer briefing, presumably telling us more about what we saw in themultiplayer trailerfrom this morning. Prepare to get overloaded withModern Warfare 3info....

Followingyesterday’s newsof Devolver Digital revampingSerious Sam: The Second Encounterfor release sometime next year, we are now forced to drop down into the realm of sad news. As mentioned on the studio’s Twitter, the Xbox LIVE Arcade version ofSerious Sam HDhas beenpushed to January. There’s no telling for sure if this move was certification-related, or due to a scheduling conflict, but my guess is it’s more than likely the former. A real shame, but I’m more than willing to be patient if the play experience will be better off for it....

This week’s gaming setup belongs to Iggy. Iggy has a ton of stuff to the point that he has three TVs in his room. He also loves himself some rhythm games and has at least five guitars,DDR, and even aTaiko Drum Masterdrum. There’s a lot more to Iggy’s collection and you’re able to see it allon his C Blog. The week of 09/29 began with a couple of New York NARP recaps bynintendollandZen Albatross....

A few days ago, we ran a rumor that PlayStation Home had been hacked in some way. It seems that some were able to upload images and videos, but it wasn’t clear on whether these would be broadcasted to other users. Some were quick to discount the hack’s severity, but Telegraph says that the vunerabilities were more serious than first thought. Telegraphdetails two known hacks. The first sounds like what we reported on earlier, one that uses a combination of the Apache web server and DNS re-direction to allow people to watch their own movies and display images within the game....

We thought thatDatel’s Wii Freeloadersaved the day for importers. Up until now, it allowed you to play any Wii or Gamecube game, regardless of region, without modification. Importer Play-Asia is informing customers that this device will not work with the import version ofMario Kart Wii. According toNintendic, these messages are sent to those who have pre-ordered an import copy of the game. This is an important e-mail update regarding your pending preorder Mario Kart Wii (w/ Wii Handle) (Nintendo™ Wii Japan, NTSC J)...

I’m known for (among other things) my relative disappointment withinFAMOUS. I thought the game was “okay” but it could have been far more than it was. Along comesinFAMOUS 2, and a new gameplay trailer that seems to indicate that this sequel IS going to be everything it had the potential to be. I didn’t think I’d say it, but this footage makes me excited in my underpants! It looks faster, more fluid, and way more over-the-top than the first game did....

This may not be the best WiiWare title in the world, but it still has me interested. The Japanese WiiWare titleHarvest Moon: Makiba no Mise, has the player go through a series of mini-games that pit you in the position of the townspeople withinHarvest Moon. For the most part, the gameswill involve youmaking food such as juices and ice cream for customers — not anything as exciting as managing inventory or paying salaries....