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Epic Games celebrate 20th anniversary with a free soundtrack

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Epic Games are giving away a free soundtrack featuring 20 of the best tracks from their games of the past two decades.

Epic have personally selected and remastered the set, which includes tracks from such titles as Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal, Unreal Tournament 3, Shadow Complex, Bulletstorm, and Gears of War 3. The entire set list has been included below – including the bonus track “Cole Train Rap”.

Head on over to Epic’s official blog to download the soundtrack.

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Track Listing:
1. Unreleased Theme – Unreal Tournament 3 (Rom Di Prisco, 2007)
2. Dan – Jill of the Jungle (Dan Froelich, 1992)
3. Main Theme – Unreal (Alexander Brandon/Michiel Van der Boss, 1998)
4. Armored Prayer – Gears of War 2 (Steve Jablonsky, 2008)
5. Vault of Tears – Infinity Blade II (Josh Aker, 2011)
6. Space – Epic Pinball (Robert Allen, 1993)
7. Main Menu – Unreal Tournament (Alexander Brandon, 1999)
8. Menu Song – Jazz Jackrabbit (Robert Allen, 1994)
9. They’ll Be Coming For You Now – Infinity Blade (Josh Aker, 2010)
10. Hope Runs Deep – Gears of War 2 (Steve Jablonsky, 2008)
11. Main Theme – Tyrian (Alexander Brandon, 1995)
12. Hyperblast Redux – Unreal Tournament 2004 (Kevin Riepl, 2004)
13. Hanover’s Favorite Son – Gears of War 3 (Steve Jablonsky, 2011)
14. Main Theme – Shadow Complex (Josh Aker, 2009)
15. 14 Years After E-Day – Gears of War (Kevin Riepl, 2006)
16. Lockdown – Unreal Tournament 3 (Jesper Kyd, 2007)
17. Theme – Bulletstorm (Krzysztof Wierzynkiewicz/Michal Cielecki, 2011)
18. Pull Back the Bass – Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (Alexander Brandon, 1998)
19. Transistor – Unreal Championship 2 (Kevin Riepl, 2005)
20. Finally A Tomorrow – Gears of War 3 (Steve Jablosnky, 2011)

Bonus Track: Cole Train Rap [EXPLICIT] – Gears of War (Mike Larson/Rom Di Prisco)

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Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV hit the Wii Virtual Console

Two more titles from the classic Wonder Boy series, Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV (pictured), are launching on the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console service on May 10.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land is an action role-playing platformer developed by Westone and released for many systems including the Sega Master System , Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Atari ST. In Wonder Boy in Monster Land players reprise their role as Wonder Boy (now in a Medieval world) to rid the land of a fire-breathing dragon and his minions. The Sega Master System version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land was released on Virtual Console in 2009, however, it is the 1987 arcade version that Wii owners will get to experience anew from tomorrow.

More exciting is the release of Monster World IV, the sixth and final installment in the Wonder Boy franchise (though technically not part of the Wonder Boy series and exclusively part of the Monster World series). Monster World IV is a 1994 adventure platformer also developed by Westone and released for the Sega Mega Drive – only in Japan. This Virtual Console release is the first official release of the game outside of Japan. Featuring a female protagonist and Middle Eastern setting, Monster World IV sees players journey to save the Elemental Spirits and defeat the bad guys.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV will set you back 900 Nintendo Points each.

Source: SEGA Blog

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Celebrating 20 years of Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein 3D is 20 years old, and Bethesda and id Software are celebrating by releasing the first-person shooter classic as a free browser-based game.

The iOS version, Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum, is also free on the App Store for a very limited time.

If free games were not enough, creator John Carmack has recorded a director’s commentary for a special The Bethesda Podcast where he reminisces about Wolfenstein 3D’s development.

You can play the browser game here, and watch Carmack’s video below. Happy birthday, Wolfenstein 3D!

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD works its way onto XBLA and PSN in June

Tony Hawk, via Twitter, has revealed that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD will release in June.

Rather than a HD port/remake of the classic PlayStation game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is an amalgamation of select levels from the original game and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2.

The title will be landing on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

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European release of The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy delayed

The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy: Classics HD – which bundles the PS2 classics Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded and Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal, has been delayed until early June.

Insomniac Games confirmed the title’s delay for Europe (and Australia), which was expected later this month.

A new date has not been announced, but Australian retailers have The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy: Classics HD listed for June 7.

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C64 homebrew game Fairy Well now available on cartridge


Fairy Well, the winner of RGCD’s 2011 Commodore 64 16KB Game Development Competition, is now available in cartridge format.

The game is a unique and highly ambitious collect-a-thon with a huge game world, ton of interesting characters and some neat boss battles.

For £21 (shipping included), you get a boxed copy of the game with manual and a bonus sticker. The game is compatible with both PAL and NTSC sets, and is joystick control-only, so you can play it on a Commodore 64GS if you’re one of the handful of people who owns one.

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Escape Goat coming to PC


Retro inspired platformer Escape Goat will be making the jump from the Xbox Indie Games service to the PC next month.

Players control a hat wearing goat (and his mouse friend) as they go on a quest to rescue a bunch of sheep trapped in a hellish underworld.

A number of developers have experienced greater success leaving the poorly promoted XBLIG service (which still isn’t available in Australia, and probably never will be) and bringing their games to various digital download services on the PC.

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Watch pre-fame celebrities hocking video game products


YouTuber Patrick Scott Patterson has dug up a variety of videos featuring now famous celebrities and actors hocking video games and related products in the 80s and 90s.

In the video above you’ll see a young Jack Black hyping up Pitfall!, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell) chomping down Donkey Kong cereal, Paul Rudd playing the Super Nintendo and Christian Bale dancing around with some Ms. Pac-Man cereal.

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Leisure Suit Larry remake may not see 2012


The recently successful Kickstarter campaign for the Leisure Suit Larry remake may have been a little too successful, as the extra content that arose as a result of the game breaking its funding goals may end up pushing the game in 2013.

In a new blog post on the project’s Kickstarter page, Replay CEO Paul Trowe stated that “We were originally planning on shipping in October but since we have to pretty much design a TON of new stuff (which I think is extremely positive), there is no way in hell we’re going to make October 2012.”

Trowe added that “We MAY be able to make December but honestly, I’d rather launch the game after the holiday season and put a lot of polish (no, not Pole-ish…I said polish!) on the game and make sure we have beta tested it enough to release. There is nothing I can’t stand more than a game that was released “to make Christmas” that is just riddled with bugs.”

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Master of Darkness takes a bite of the 3DS

Master of Darkness (titled Vampire: Master of Darkness in the US), a Castlevania-style vampire hunting platformer released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in the early 90s, will be re-released on the 3DS Virtual Console.

In Master of Darkness players take up the role of Dr. Social, a psychologist armed with a wide range of weapons – including knives, rapiers, axes, pistols and bombs, and fight their way through a variety of locations to defeat many enemies and eventually Dracula himself.

A date for the 3DS release is yet to be announced.

Source: Siliconera

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