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The Top 5 Unintentionally Scary Video Game Characters

It is an undisputed fact that there
are some pretty horrific monsters in video games. These monsters were created
by developers with a specific goal in mind: Scare the hell out of the player.
Check out our feature on the most horrific
video game monsters to see this in action.

But sometimes, developers have no
intention of scaring the poor player, yet this is exactly what happens. The
original intentions of these unfortunately designed characters are lost on
players, as they are too creeped out to even comprehend the true nature of the
character. With this in mind, here are the top five Unintentionally Scary Video
Game Characters:

New Xbox 360 Dashboard Releasing Next Week

The latest iteration of the Xbox 360 dashboard was demoed by Microsoft at the Nokia World event, and according to rumor siteWin Rumors, the dashboard will be released sometime within the next week, despite it previously rumored to launch on November 15.

Server Problems Plague Xbox 360 Version of Battlefield 3

Owners of the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 hoping to frag each other
out over Xbox Live have been severely disappointed, as frustrated gamers have
reported on EA’s forums and elsewhere of frequent server crashes. EA has
responded via Twitter that the issues have been resolved, yet ongoing
maintenance is still occurring. Gamers, however, are still reporting issues
with servers and the Battlelog service. A user posted on the rllmuk gaming forum that only 10 servers
were running worldwide. EA has announced that they shipped 10 million Battlefield 3 units worldwide.

Digital High Episode 15

I’m back this week for more talk onBatman: Arkham City and why waiting for the PC version turned out to be a bad idea. We can finally discuss what playing Battlefield 3 is like, and if you’re interested in the multiplayer, turns out it’s pretty darn good.

In other news, Grand Theft Auto 5 has been confirmed, but not announced, because who actually needed confirmation that another GTA game was in the works? Those of you hoping to get Battlefield 1943 with your copy of BF3 are probably pretty annoyed, the Co-op DLC for Warhammer has been released, Arkham City sales are very not bad, RAAM orientated campaign DLC is on the way for Gears of War 3 (yay!) and Soul Calibur 5’s exclusive character has been revealed. Don’t forget to send us your questions in for next week.

New Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Trailer

Do you like Japanese games?  Desolate, post-apocalyptic cities?  Giant, walking tanks?  If so, the new trailer for Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour looks
like it might be right up your alley.  The game is developed
by FromSoftware, the minds behind the Armoured
Core series and more recently, Demon’s
Souls and its sequel Dark Souls;
both renowned for their difficulty and challenging gameplay.

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Shadow Hunters DLC Review

We enjoyed Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet here at Player Affinity; its visual style, familiar-but-challenging gameplay and clever puzzles made it worthy of being one of the games featured in Xbox’s Summer of Arcade.  It’s primarily focused on a single-player, but came with a simple co-op multiplayer mode called Lantern Run that had players working to drag a fragile “Lantern” away from an unstoppable wall of death.  The new DLC, Shadow Hunters tries to combine elements of both game types into one experience.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Release Date Announced

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, featuring HD revamps of five classic Metal Gear titles (Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 and MGS: Peace Walker) has finally been given a concrete release date. February 3rd, 2012 is when the collection will hit your Xbox 360 or PS3 screen, giving gamers who may never have owned a Playstation 2 (an admittedly small group) the chance to experience the greatness of MGS 2 and 3 for the first time and the rest of us the chance to reminisce.