The beloved 2D world of Castlevania gets a 1080p overhaul in Harmony of Despair, a game bringing multiplayer to the series for the first time. One of 2009′s best reviewed games, Batman: Arkham Asylum hits Games on Demand for $39.99. And, the Deal of the Week is for Forza Motorsport 3 lovers: a 40 percent discount on the game’s car and track packs.

Too Human was released for the Xbox 360 last week (August 19, 2008) in North America and hasn’t received many favorable reviews from some reputable outlets. Some of the common complaints include Too Human‘s unmerciful camera angles and lack of depth in combat. Granted, the game’s character customization options are very unique and satisfying but even that falls flat when held up against a forgettable story and botched promises.

Dyack spoke with OXM about the reception his game has been receiving. According to Dyack:

“What we’re also seeing is for the people who don’t like it, generally just don’t get it. And it’s because we’ve created something so innovative and different. It’s ironic, it just shows that human nature of if you don’t understand something, you immediately attack it. It’s pretty interesting in…

Remember the Klobb? You know, the crappiest, least accurate gun in GoldenEye 007? Well, it’s coming back in Too Human. According to a post at GameLife, the Klobb will be one of the hundreds of weapons and items in the game. The original GoldenEye gun was named after Nintendo’s Ken Lobb, who’s now Creative Director more »

While a date has yet to be set, Silicon Knights President Dennis Dyack has said that a demo for the upcoming action/RPG epic, Too Human, will be hitting Xbox Live. “…A demo is absolutely planned,” Dyack told Eurogamer. “We think it’s critical for the game. If things go as planned, gamers should get a demo more »

Much like the movie industry started the season with the release of Iron Man, the game industry has already started off Summer 2008 on the sunny side with Grand Theft Auto 4 and Mario Kart Wii.

Typically this is the time of year when gamers have to sort through stacks of games lacking in quality and originality. Summer 2007 was a particularly low point in what was otherwise the most profitable gaming year in history. For Summer 2008, however, many high-profile titles should help make this am unusually more enjoyable season..

Click through for a look at some of Summer 2008’s best-looking games…

Microsoft has had a forgettable start to the year with the Xbox 360 finishing third for the first time on US sales charts in January 2008. The news of Blu-ray triumphing in the HD format war has only aggravated its woes, although it is putting up a brave pretense. But at the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft gave itself a few reasons to cheer by announcing a stellar games lineup, which includes the much awaited Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Too Human.

Cliff Bleszinski, the lead designer at Epic Games, took center stage just as…