Since then, when most people think about “going to the circus” they think about going to see a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show.

Unfortunately, no matter how much fun it is to watch the show, you were never able to participate in it…until now.

Now you can be a human cannonball, dance with elephants and even dress up as a clown to keep the crowds happy with your expert juggling.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey is coming to your favorite Wii and DS systems Nov. 10th, just in time for the Christmas rush.

This is a game that is sure to be on the short list of every circus lover out there.

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The Circus is Coming to the Wii and DS

I’m still conflicted on the change in the middle of the stream that 2K did with Borderlands’s art direction, but this trailer ranks up there in my top five of trailers that I’ve seen.

The music is awesome, foot tapping stuff, the “87 bazillion guns!” text made me laugh out loud and the game play looks good enough to eat.

My only reservation was with the rendering of the game – still…I know.

I found myself paying too much attention to the comic bookesque graphics and not enough attention to what was actually happening with the game play. Once I made myself focus on the action, it was awesome, but I don’t think that I should have to make a conscious effort to ignore the way that the game is rendered; game art should enhance, not detract.

Just so you know what I’m talking about, here’s the new trailer – complete with the great song by DJ Champion {No Heaven}:

And here’s the original trailer with the grittier, original art direction:

The only thing that’s gonna make it so that I can shut up with my useless bitching about the art is me getting Borderlands in my hot little hands and that won’t happen until the end of October.

I’ll try not to bitch too much until then.

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Borderlands Box Art and New Trailer

That’s right. I admit it. Little girls with knives scare me.

ANYWAY, enough true confessions. I bring you three bad ass screens from E3 of BioShock 2. They look just as scary as the first game [maybe scarier] and are sure to wet your BioShock 2 appetite.

Enjoy.

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BioShock 2 E3 Shots

It’s about damn time!

I thought I was cool with the new artistic direction for Borderlands but the more I look at the new screenshots, the more I’m starting to not like them. The style was dirty, mean and made you believe that such a world could exist. It wasn’t exactly realism but just this side of it. The new style looks like the old style got together with Okami and made a baby. Mind you, it’s a pretty baby but after pining after the old screenshots for so long, I’m left missing what I got comfortable with.

So, maybe this new direction will grow on me. Once I have the game in my hot little hands, maybe Borderlands will blow me away so much that the dirtier look will be a distant memory.

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Borderlands Release Date Kind of Announced

Before Halo, few game developers worried about their games’ multiplayer appeal. Unless you count online multiplayer games but I’m not counting those because I’m trying to make a point.

Back to bashing Microsoft.

Because of Microsoft and their Xbox and Halo, online play has become desired and in some cases demanded. While Call of Duty 4 had an inventive and cool storyline, the online play is what keeps ‘em coming back for more.

2k Games has taken notes and has released some details on the multiplayer element of BioShock 2.

From the release:

• Evolution of the genetically enhanced shooter – Earn experience points during gameplay to earn access to new Weapons, Plasmids and Tonics that can be used to create hundreds of different combinations, allowing players to develop a unique character that caters to their playing style.

• Extend the Rapture fiction – Players will step into the shoes of Rapture citizens and learn more about the fall of Rapture as they progress through the experience.

• See Rapture before the fall – Experience Rapture before it was reclaimed by the ocean and engage in combat over iconic environments in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked from the ground up to deliver a fast-paced multiplayer experience.

• FPS veterans add their touch to the multiplayer experience – Digital Extremes brings more than 10 years of first person shooter experience including development of award-winning entries in the Unreal® and Unreal Tournament® franchise.

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BioShock 2 Multiplayer Features Outlined

I like both of them.

The original look [check out the screenshot from back in May] was pretty, a bit grungy and maybe even gauzy looking.

The new look has crisp edges, sharply outlined character and the gauzy look has been replaced with almost a comic book thing.

You judge for yourself which you think is “better”. I feel they stand on their own artistically and are hard to compare. Maybe I’m just making excuses cause I like both of them?

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Borderlands has a New Look