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Many people were out of the office this week to cover Gamescom. Those of us left behind will use the weekend to go to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, play some of the Summer’s new releases, and revisit some great older titles. 

OnLive, says it has been acquired into a newly-formed company and is
backed by substantial funding. It did not comment on potential layoffs.

Capcom revealed the box art and pre-order bonus through Amazon where you'll get the bone pack and character perk.

Sony confirmed Sports Champions 2 releases on October 30 in North
America. This version adds new sports like skiing, boxing, tennis, golf,
and bowling (as well as an updated archery experience).

Stardock filed a lawsuit against former marketing manager Alexandra
Miseta alleging she deleted, destroyed, and/or stole materials for the
game Elemental:War of Magic after she quit her job without notice.

In Japan, the download sales for New Super Mario Bros. 2 only made up 5 percent of total sales across the country.

Microsoft released a new Halo 4 video called "Prelude," which shows off
some behind the scenes footage of the making of the game.

A demo for Fable: The Journey launches on September 17 worldwide,
Microsoft said today. Players can preview the game weeks before it
releases in stores on October 9.

Square Enix will hold a special "Experience Final Fantasy" event on
Friday, August 31 in Seattle from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the ACT
Theatre in Seattle (700 Union Street). Fans will learn "new details
about the direction of Lightning’s story."

The New York Post is reporting that KKR and Providence Equity Partners have contacted the publishing giant Electronic Arts about a possible acquisition.

One nice thing about Atlus' pre-order bonuses, is that they are usually physical things as opposed to the download codes others offer.

Wii U? More like Wii blue! Today, Warner Bros. released the new box art for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition.

The Behemoth announced today, nearly four years after its debut on the
Xbox 360, that Castle Crashers is finally making its way to PC.

Gotham City's blacksmiths must be making a killing. Both Batman and
Catwoman debut new suits of armor exclusively in the Wii U version of
Batman: Arkham City.

Sony worldwide president Shuhei Yoshida says it's too early to cut the
price of the PlayStation Vita and instead the company will focus on
adding value with new bundle packages for consumers.

While Mega Man Legends 3 is still missing in action, Capcom's Blue Bomber is returning in a new social RPG exclusively for iOS.

Zelda fans have long been clamoring for an English version of Hyrule Historia, Nintendo's official Legend of Zelda encyclopedia. Diamond Book Distributors just announced they will be bringing the title to the West on January 29, 2013.

Konami confirmed it is delaying the release of Castlevania: Lords of
Shadow – Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS until sometime next year.

Pre-orders start today for one of the coolest Master Chief collectibles to date.

Konami confirmed a PC release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 in addition to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is scheduled for release sometime next year.