If you've been following our coverage of Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword, then you know that the next addition to Mount & Blade: Warband will include firearms, grenades, and new maps. You can see all of the newest additions in action in the two trailers released by Paradox Interactive and Taleworlds Entertainment at GDC today. There is a trailer showcasing action and another showing off the ambiance and new graphics, so be sure to check them out below! Hey, maybe we'll even analyze these like our Skyrim one...

When it gets announced that Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions is going to release another one of their quirky titles, people start to sit up and take notice. When it's also announced that this new title is about Russian Nesting Dolls, people start to settle back down a bit, not because they're not interested any more but because they can't see how anyone could make a game out of that. At least, that's how I felt. After a couple of failed attempts at trying to wrap my head around a possible concept, I settled on the fact that if anyone could make a fun, humorous, and highly entertaining game out of something that's a little vague and, if I'm honest, very weird, then Tim Schafer and his doubly fine staff could do it. Probably.

When we first noted Magicka's buggy launch (which initially delayed the review process), we were certain that the developers would stick to their guns and work out the kinks. We've been following the updates closely, and in addition to our Top 7 Magicka Visual Spell Effects, we recently wrote about the free distribution of the game's music.

Earlier today, the Magicka team uploaded a new song to their site -- sort of an acoustic duel between an upset gamer and Vlad (the developer's representation) -- and it's fantastic; while nothing complex, the song perfectly mirrors the team's ability to take issues and turn them into something humorous and promotional. More interestingly to Magicka owners is the free DLC. According to the press release, the latest update includes 'free DLC' (as a reward for sticking with them through the bugs), and is detailed below:

We took the time to analyze Skyrim's latest gameplay trailer and explain exactly what hidden artifacts were present in the video. Check out our audio/video commentary below to get prepared for Skyrim!

Our coverage of Skyrim will pick up as PAX nears and the launch date approaches -- so keep checking our YouTube channel (Subscribe!) and the site for more.

The ruthless dismemberment of materially-satisfied heroes, the crunch of elven bone under the weight of an oppressive iron gavel, and the cries issued forth by pertinent champions as they are subjected to the treacherous will of beholders are all sounds that make up the clockwork of a dungeon. Day-in and day-out, dungeon lords very rarely receive the attention that their adversarial adventurers do; rather than resort to anti-depressants, one particular dungeon lord has decided to strike out into the world and create the deadliest, most magnificent dungeons ever to grace a generic fantasy setting. Dungeons is the virtual representation of a tabletop Game Master's dream environment for quick dungeon-crawl assembly.