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Supergiant Games’ newest project is a science-fiction-themed ARPG named Transistor.

And, if the video and art that was revealed yesterday is any indication, it’s going to be a beautiful game. For those who may not know, Supergiant Games is the indie developer behind the game Bastion, which recieved a lot of love from gamers due to it’s carefully crafted combination of art direction, storytelling, gameplay and music. Oh.. and of course.. The narrator.

Granted, you could count the narration as part of the storytelling, but really, it does deserve its own mention.

Action! Drama! And Zeppelins! Bioshock Infinite’s TV spot in a nutshell.

Okay, there’s a bit more to Bioshock Infinite‘s TV spot. The new ad, which popped up on TV during The Walking Dead, gives potential players a glimpse into what things are like for the “Lamb of Columbia” and her new friend Booker DeWitt.

Like a lot of video game ads, this one starts out with the game’s protagonist about to make an attempt to rescue his female companion, Elizabeth. Now… before anyone gets upset about the whole damsel in distress thing, take a good look at Elizabeth. Yes. She’s in danger. And, yes. She’s in tears.

Of course she is.  These people want her dead, and for good reason. They’re afraid of her.

Whether that fear is valid or not remains to be seen, but if this and previous trailers are any indication, Elizabeth has the potential to be pretty bad-ass.

Handy-men, mid-air stunts and ominous zeppelins.

Okay, so one of my favorite things about Bioshock Infinite‘s TV spot may be that I get to use the world “zeppelins” a couple of times. So, shoot me.

If 2K was hoping to catch the attention of the less “hard-core” gaming crowd with this TV spot, I think they may have done a reasonable job. The 60 second spot is a beautiful bit of eye-candy filled with non-stop action. The music they chose to go with the visuals adds to the feel perfectly — and some of you will be happy it’s not dubstep.

Interestingly, it seems that 2K took their time putting out the TV spot, as the game releases a week from Tuesday. However, the team has been pretty non-stop with their online marketing as they’ve released some great documentary style videos about the city of Columbia as well as some other action packed trailers.

Just in case you haven’t noticed… We have new forums!!

Yes… That’s right. It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a shiny new set of forums that we think you guys will love. They have features that we’ve been wanting for a very long time — such as the ability to “like” other people’s posts, give them points and even virtually stalk… err… follow them.

While they’re still a little under construction and you’ll see some things moving around and changing here and there for a while, they’re pretty awesome.  We’ve got quite a few more well-defined sections, and many of your favorite MMO’s are prominently featured.  We are also working on ways to make these areas more useful to you as players.

In addition, there is a forum for you to discuss the various stories that are covered here on GAMEBREAKER.

So! If you haven’t already signed up for the forums, pop over now and do so! It’s a great place to meet the GAMEBREAKER community. And you might come across some of the GB staff in there from time to time. We’ve even created a place for you to drop off any interesting news tips you may have.

“Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt.”

If there’s anything I’ve learned from this Bioshock Infinite trailer, it’s that all it takes is a few bad decisions to find yourself shooting your way through a city in the sky while relying upon the girl you came to kidnap to get you out of a jam.

Booker DeWitt owes a debt — that happens when you gamble too much — and it appears it’s a big one. To top it off, it looks like he owes it to those “Pay what you owe, plus the vic or we’ll send our guys to break your kneecaps.” people. You know… A shylock.

Paying off the debt.

So, what do you do when you owe a debt this big? You do what you’re told, which in Booker’s case is to head to Columbia, the fabled city in the sky and find the “Lamb of Columbia”.

Who knew the “Lamb” might be so dangerous?

Guns, powers and grappling hooks.

Oh.. yes! There’s a ton of action in this Bioshock Infinite trailer as well. You’ll see Booker taking down people with guns, powers and using his zip-line hook in ways it definitely wasn’t intended to be used but is surprisingly excellent for.

You also get to see the amazing potential Elizabeth has. She’s an obviously tough girl who can hold her own. So while you might start out having to lead her around, it seems like she’s going to pick up and be useful to have around. And she’s not about to take crap from anyone.

I want it now.

Yes, I know, I keep saying that. But this is one of the few games that I’ve actually been waiting on. And! Now that it’s so close I’m getting a bit antsy about it. The game looks beautiful. The story sounds amazing and I am an admitted Bioshock fan.

Maxis general manager explains what went wrong with the SimCity launch and offers an apology.

Okay… Yes. Let’s be honest with each other — and with the devs. The SimCity launch has been a bit of a disaster. Not for everyone, mind you… Some people have managed to play the game just fine, our own Gary Gannon being one of them. But, the simple fact is: Maxis was not properly prepared for the problems that come with launching a constantly online game. And they know it.

In a recent update on ea.com, Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw gave a mini-update as to what’s happening with the game. Basically, the issue comes down to: what Maxis saw — and prepared for as a result — in the beta wasn’t what happened when the game went live. The game saw a spike of sales closer to launch and far more people tried to log on than they figured they’d have based upon the beta.

These new people also played in way that the beta testers did not. (No… I’m not certain as to what that means either. My best guess is that more people were actually trying to friend people as soon as they got into game. Or perhaps they were building faster.)

The Bioshock Infinite soundtrack features a special song sung by the main characters.

Earlier this week, I wrote a piece talking about video game concept art.  And now, I get to talk about another favorite feature, but not only that, a feature in a game I’m really looking forward to — the Bioshock Infinite soundtrack.  Irrational made a blog post yesterday announcing what purchasers of the Ultimate Songbird Edition or the Premium Edition will be receiving.

The soundtrack features twenty-eight tracks, including an introduction written by Ken Levineand a duet performed by Troy Baker and Courtnee Draper, the voices for Booker DeWitt andElizabeth.  And, of course a full score has been composed by Gary Schyman, composer for the previous Bioshock games.

According to the post there is still time to purchase either the Songbird or Premium Editions, although my recent searches have shown the former to be out of stock.

Yes… I’m sad-facing about that.

Another thing of note is that when asked on of the Irrational Games staff stated that the Bioshock Infinite soundtrack will be a digital version.