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EA’s released a new developer diary for Dante’s Inferno.

Chatting about the seventh circle of Hell, Violence, the video shows off scary enemies and more of the story.

The game’s out in February and it can’t get here soon enough. Hit the link for the video.

Via GameInformer.

EA just announced a PS3-exclusive Divine Edition for Dante’s Inferno, including developer commentaries, a Wayne Barlowe digital art book, the game’s soundtrack and a digital version of the complete Longfellow translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, all for the standard retail price of $60.

The PS3 version of the game’s demo hits PSN today in the US, followed by the 360 version on December 24. Both versions will release in Europe on December 24.

“We are thrilled to offer an exclusive game pack for PlayStation 3 gamers,” said EP Jonathan Knight.

“The PlayStation platform has a long history of delivering AAA action/adventure games. Adding Dante’s Inferno to that rich catalogue is very exciting for the team. And with the demo now available on the PlayStation Network, players can finally get a taste of what awaits them in the full game on Feb 9th.”

Take that, 360 owners. Hit the link for the full announcement.

EA’s put out the first edition of its Dante’s Inferno mini-comic. You can download it here.

Looks cool, innit. The publisher announced the game’s animated movie release for February 8 this morning, in addition.

The game’s out for PS3 and 360 on February 5.

Dante’s Inferno: The Animated Movie will release on February 8, EA said today. The game itself hits on February 5.

The movie’s a Starz Media affair: the firm also did the Dead Space animation tie-in.

It’s out on Blu-ray and DVD. PR after the break.

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EA’s just confirmed to VG247 that the Dante’s Inferno demo will release on both PS3 and 360 on December 24 in the UK.

American PS3 owners will get the demo two weeks early, as reported yesterday, with the US PSN version hitting on December 10.

The American 360 version will release on December 24, same as the British tester.

No reason has been given for the PS3 lead in the US as yet.

EA has revealed that the Dante’s Inferno demo scheduled for this month will land on PS3 two weeks ahead of the Xbox 360 demo.

Called “Gates of Hell”, it’s the first level of the game and set for release on December 10. XBL gets it Christmas Eve – or December 24 for the oblivious among us.

Full thing is out in February.

Via D’toid.

Dante’s Inferno has gone into Beta, according a post by the development team on Facebook.

“We hit zero bugs for the first time, but we’re going to keep testing and polishing to make sure it’s as tight as it can be, and be ready to ship on Feb. 9,”  it read.

So there you have it. Zero bugs, loads of demon murder, fiery Hell.

It’ll all be yours in a few short months.

This week, a viral video for a “game” called Mass: We Pray was released, and like most of us thought, it was a fake. A hilarious fake, nonetheless.

Turns out, it was the latest in EA marketing for Dante’s Inferno, this time instead of Wrath or Lust, it was Heresy.

When you click on the preorder spot for the game, it takes you to the page for Dante’s Inferno, so no “anointing the stick for you” or playing around with crucifix styled controllers that would make a Goth kid squeal with glee.

Heresy. The worst of all sins. Well, to some folks at any rate. This time, it’s rather hilarious.

Watch below for proof, and then click here to burn in Hell along with us and Joystiq.

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Oh yeah. That’s the stuff. There’s a Dante’s Inferno story trailer up on EG that says “buy me” in as many monstrous boss-shaped forms as you can imagine.

Can’t wait for this. Hit the link to see why. It’s out in February.

The latest episode of GTTV that was teased yesterday has been released, and it is full of Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake and many other nifty things.

In it, the BioWare Doctors talks about how they see games as an art form, and how the team is pushing the envelope once again with Mass Effect 2. There’s also information on your new squad member, and “The Man” is revealed to be not only Sheperd’s nemesis, but also someone he is kind of taking orders from.

There’s also a badass new trailer for Dante’s Inferno in there, and a new one for C&C4: Tiberian Twilight as well and then there’s GTTV’s review for Modern Warfare 2 and a preview of Alan Wake.

The video is passed the break.

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A promo teasing episode 228 of GTTV has popped up, and looks like the latest episode is gonna be full of Mass Effect 2 goodness.

Apparently, not only will BioWare show off new areas of the game, but according to a tweet by host Geoff Keighley, we’ll get to “meet and see the Illusive Man for the first time”. Cool.

Not into ME2? Well, there will also be new details on Alan Wake, new trailers for Command & Conquer 4 and Dante’s Inferno, and a review for Modern Warfare 2.

It usually airs around 12:30am EST on Spike TV, which is technically Friday morning, and snoozy time.

Therefore, expect more on this tomorrow should you not be able to stay awake for it.

EA’s released a trailer for the Dante’s Inferno animation movie – watch it on EG.

Looks hot. And bloody. Bloody hot. It’s out on Blu-ray and DVD alongside the game next February.

During EA’s Winter Showcase in West London, the EU PS Blog had a chance to sit down with the executive producer of Dante’s Inferno, Jonathan Knight.

In the chat, Knight mentioned that from the moment he pitched the idea of bringing the literary classic into the 21st century via an action game, he pretty much “got the greenlight right away”.

“The bosses of the games label at EA and the executives thought it was a great idea right away,” he revealed. “Like me, they saw the potential in the mythology and how nobody’s ever taken on that sort of medieval, christian notion of the afterlife as kind of a real place that you go to under the ground. There’s monsters and demons and rivers, and it’s just a crazy fantastical vision that Dante Aligeri had for Hell.

“My execs just immediately saw potential there for a great game.”

The video is posted passed the break, and in it, Knight also reveals what was taken literally from the text and what they took liberties with. Good stuff, there.

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Visceral has announced that it’s to release a demo for Dante’s Inferno in December, which has players going through The Gates of Hell – the entire first level of the game.

Great to hear.

There’s a developer video of Heresy – the sixth circle of Hell – below the break, and in it the devs talk about how the place heretics go is indeed full of fire, brimstone, and literally Satan’s backyard.

It’s loaded with poor souls damned to Hell for all eternity, and when dealing with them you can choose to be a “total bastard or a nice guy” – the choice is up to you.

Full PR is also passed the break. It’s out in February.

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Hit the link for a video of Eurogamer’s Craig Munro killing the shit out of the Dante’s Inferno Limbo boss. This is shot off-screen from the E3 build set up at today’s Eurogamer Expo in Leeds.

The game’s out early next year. To be honest, it really does look fucking hot in the flesh.

Check it out.

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IGN has live new shots of Dante’s Inferno for the PSP: ten to be exact.

Go get them through the link.

The game is out next year, alongside it’s big brothers on the PS3 and 360.

Jonathan Knight, the executive producer for Dante’s Inferno, revealed during yesterday’s EA’s “Naughty and Nice” holiday press event that players will unlock an Achievement for killing the scary, unbaptized infants in the game.

Called the “Bad Nanny” Achievement, it is unknown how many of the babes with knives for arms you will have to slaughter to get it, but there it is anyway.

Surely someone out there will find fault with this, but it’s not like if you tickle them you’ll be left alone.

It takes place in Hell after all.

More over on UGO.

EA’s released a brand new dev diary for Dante’s Inferno.

In this one, it showcases the “fifth circle of hell” – anger.

It’s out next year for PS3, 360 and PSP. Diary is after the jump.

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Visceral Games has announced, via press release, that the Academy Award-nominated writer of Monster’s Ball, Will Rokos, is penning the storyline for Dante’s Inferno.

“Taking such a naturally rich and deep universe and adapting for the video game has been one of the most interesting and challenging projects I’ve worked on,” said Rokos. “I really got into re-imagining Dante as a flawed hero with a dark past, and his determination to save the love of his life from a terrible fate.

“It was a truly unique experience to re-create one man’s hell, one circle at a time.”

Rokos will be collaborating with the game’s creative team to craft an all new narrative that parallels the original poem, and is set to be released in North America February 9, 2010 and Europe on February 12 on PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360.

The writer, producer, and director for Dante’s Inferno, Jonathan Knight, has told PlayStation: The Official Magazine that it’s a compliment for the game to be compared to God of War.

“We never get sick of hearing it because it’s the greatest compliment we can be paid,” he told the mag. “We hope to be worthy of that. Those guys are at the top of their game and there’s no question God of War III is going to be spectacular. I’ll be the first in Line to get it.

“I hope those comparisons are being made because of our combat system and is just as responsive; the control over the character is very immediate, it’s very fast-paced, you can branch out of moves very easily, you feel very powerful and overall is a very fun game to play.”

You can read the full thing in the latest issue of PTOM.

Via GamesThirst.