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MONDAY l NEWS l Orcs Must Die! > With the announcement of Orcs Must Die, it appears that Robot Entertainment will have its long awaited day in the sun. The fantasy themed action strategy game is the studio’s first original creation. As an inexperienced War Mage, you will be charged with defending civilisation from a near infinite number of bloodthirsty orcs. If the announcement trailer is any guide, you’ll achieve this by laying traps, unleashing spells and calling in support from archers.  READ MORE

TUESDAY l NEWS l Fallen Frontier > Moonshot Games has issued a teaser for its sci-fi themed debut. Fallen Frontier sees you touch down on an alien world determined to settle an old score. With its 2D perspective, labyrinthine setting, deliberate pacing and liberal use of the grappling hook, the new game appears to combine elements from a range of classics, including Super Metroid and Bionic Commando. The moody setting even recalls the more recent Shadow Complex.  READ MORE

WEDNESDAY l NEWS l Rochard > This sci-fi themed 2D action game casts you in the role of John Rochard, a simple asteroid miner forced to rely on the tools of your trade to overcome hoards of vicious enemies. The violence seems to have something to do with the recent discovery of (you guessed it) a mysterious alien artefact. READ MORE

THURSDAY l NEWS l nanoBITES 32 > You can look forward to another iOS shooter from Australia’s Halfbrick Studios. Machine Gun Jetpack is the latest vehicle for the developer’s square jawed mascot Barry Steakfries. According to Halfbrick, this “one button experience” will arrive in winter 2011. This is just one of the stories in this week’s edition of nanoBITES, our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items. READ MORE

FRIDAY l REVIEW l Knights Contract > Knights Contract is a third person action game in which a remarkably patient man is forced to carry a shamefully lazy woman from one end of the world to the other. To be fair, Heinrich probably owes Gretchen a favour, having lopped off her head during that whole ‘witch trials’ misunderstanding a few years back. While Gretchen is willing to let bygones be bygones, her sisters are apparently less forgiving, brushing aside any thought of mediation in favour of the wholesale slaughter of the human race. Some people just can’t let go. READ MORE

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