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The brand new season of Critical Hit is just around the corner, and to whet your appetite for all the action that is sure to shake the heavens,  take the jump for a selection of sketches, as well as the banner for the upcoming season.

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Sony Online Entertainment released a new trailer for the upcoming DC Universe Online game that lands on the PS3 and PCs in November 2010.  While the last trailer we saw contained cinematic awesome, this time out, we get to see some actual game play.

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This episode: You asked for it, and we’re delivering – a series of episodes walking those who want to become a Game Master through the process. This time out: Stephen rolls out his first Dungeons and Dragons adventure as a novice game master. [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/critical_hit_61.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via iTunes Take the jump to see the Top of the Round images!

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This episode: You asked for it, and we’re delivering – a series of episodes walking those who want to become a Game Master through the process. This time out: All the goods and materials you need to bring to the game. [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/critical_hit_60.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via iTunes Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major…

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced that the followup to Batman: Arkham Asylum now has an official name – Batman: Arkham City. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the Autumn of 2011. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated…

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This episode: You asked for it, and we’re delivering – a series of episodes walking those who want to become a Game Master through the process. This time out: Creating an encounter for your players. [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/critical_hit_59.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via iTunes Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

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Sony Online Entertainment and Warner Bros. have posted a new episode of the DCU Online – Inside the Studio series, where Chris Cao, Game Director, and Jens Anderson, Creative Director answer questions posted by fans.

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Jones Soda has always been unique with its flavors and labels.  The latest series is perfect for the Dungeons and Dragons set, with Spellcasting Soda. Dwarven Draught, Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer, Sneak Attack, Potion of Healing… great names for this pure cane soda drink.  Those of you who want to add these sodas to your next game session will need to drop $10.99 for a 6-pack, or $18.99 for a 12-pack. via Jones Soda

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Beginning at the Big Apple Con in October, TCGplayer.com will host a series of Magic: The Gathering competitions with major cash prizes being awarded to the winners. Starting at Big Apple Comic Con, October 1-3 at Penn Plaza Pavilion in New York, the TCGplayer.com Championship Series will host events at every Wizard World Comic Con, offering $10,000 prizes at each, culminating in a huge $75,000 championship tournament at Chicago Comic Con in 2011. In total, over $250,000.00 in cash and prizes will be paid out during the inaugural year of the TCGplayer.com Championship Series.

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The Super Hero Squad return with a larger team of heroes that follows the second season of the television series. Players can “Hero Up” with friends in cooperative play and master the unique Factor Power of each of the Marvel heroes in three game modes: Story Mode, Freeplay Mode and Challenge Mode. The game also boasts a brand new puzzle component, in which players will need to utilize the characters’ unique abilities to move or destroy objects, traverse through certain environments, and summon specific strengths to overcome obstacles. With new adventures, tricky puzzles, an expanded selection of Marvel Super Hero…

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The good news is you won’t have to wait until the end of November to pick up a copy of the DC Universe Online game.  The game is available for pre-order now on the Steam site, and it has November 2, 2010 as the release date.  The game will also have a $49.99 price point, but the site doesn’t mention anything about an ongoing subscription. System Requirements OS: Windows XP 32-bit Processor: 2.4+ GHZ Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 30 GB of Free Hard Drive Space Video: NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI x1300+ Video Card Nice…

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It is no secret, Dear Meatbags, that the Critical Hit podcast has become quite popular. Although my mechanical brain does not understand the appeal of five overweight humanoids pretending to be technologically backwards mythical creatures, I know that its popularity is worth investigating. Thus in order to learn more about it I have sequestered its ring leader and seek to interrogate him about this strange phenomenon. Also, I have been advised to warn you that, if you are one of the few who have not finished the first arc of Critical Hit the following transcript is a veritable minefield of…

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