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Included with the limited edition of Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic is a lore book called the Hiergamenon World Guide.

Shacknews has teamed up with Stardock to present some excerpts from that book over the next few days, starting with a look at the game’s “Sovereign’s of the East”, seen below.

Three pages from the Hiergamenon World Guide for Elemental: War of Magic

The book was written by Stardock CEO and Elemental lead designer Brad Wardell and Random House, which is also publishing the companion book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elemental-Destinys-Embers-Bradley-Wardell/dp/034551…

When QuakeCon 2010 kicks off on August 12, the world’s elite frag-masters will be on hand to scoop-up their share of $50,000 in prizes.

QuakeCon will open its doors to the public between August 12 and August 15 and feature multiple tournaments for “professionals” and “up-and-comers” alike, with free-to-play, browser-based Quake Live as the game to master.

Quake Live

In the Intel-sponsored Quake Live Master Championship, “top professionals” from the world of Quake Live will face-off in a 64-player, double elimination bracket. The ultimate champion walks away with $14,000…

There are a lot of maps in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, but you might not realize it if you only player Ladder games or games of a certain type — 1v1, 2v2, and so on. There are, in fact, 52 maps available from Blizzard with the shipping version of SCII.

All 52 maps from StarCraft II

Of course, not all of these are used on the various Ladders (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, and FFA). Blizzard will add and remove maps to the ladder throughout the life of the game, but they currently utilize the following map selection pools (note: the number of players refers to the number of possible starting positions).<…

When CIA-backed operatives dive onto PC and consoles in Call of Duty: Black Ops this November, a “companion” title on the Nintendo DS will land behind enemy lines to join the fight at retail.

Developed by n-Space, Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Nintendo DS will feature the expected level of military-based action, from “taking the controls of an attack helicopter to flying an experimental stealth fighter jet.”

Call of Duty: Black ops (Nintendo DS)

The handheld title will include six-player online multiplayer alon…

THQ has added a fourth title to its stable of upcoming WWE-branded wrestling games for release within the next year, CVG reports.

Rather than release the upcoming free-to-play WWE Smackdown vs. Raw Online in Europe and North America, THQ core games boss Danny Bilson said a new, as-yet-unnamed title would make its say to those markets and feature more casual gameplay than THQ’s traditional Smackdown vs. Raw series.

Beyond the Asian-only free-to-play title, THQ is currently developing a new installment in its popular WWE Smackdown vs. Raw Raw series and WWE All Stars. The fourth title, according to Bilson, will be “less simmy” than the traditional WWE Smackdown vs. Raw series and more in line with the accessible play of All Stars.

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