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Battles to be too easy, winnable by brute force, and that more advanced tactics would only become apparent as one played in multiplayer games, including learning the abilities and advantages of the other units of the factions other than Ironheade. The mix of gaming genres between the RTS and third-person action was found particularly confusing; Kohler commented that the handling of the individual genres was accomplished well, leading to "an astoundingly complex design instead of a simple one" that diminished the enjoyment of the game, while Davis considered that "perhaps there wasn't enough confidence in any one piece to let it carry the whole game". However, some felt that the various genres helped to create "a variety of gameplay opportunities", and made for "rather elegant" Stage Battles. In retrospect, Schafer lamented that they did not include enough tutorials in the game to guide the player as to "naturally how to play the strategy part a bit better", as they had come to accept over the years of development, and tried to use the Double Fine blog to explain some of these aspects. Though some critics argued that stripping out the RTS elements and leaving an action combat game wrapped in the metal-themed world would have been a better game, Schafer countered that this would have not been true to the vision that he had from the start. Schafer would later jokingly refer to the RTS elements of
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selects from one of three factions which affect what resources and troops they can summon, and are tasked with defending their stage from attack by the other team. The three factions available are
Ironheade, mostly human-based troops visually inspired by classic Heavy Metal led by Eddie Riggs; The Drowning Doom, with more Goth/Black Metal undead led by Drowned Ophelia; and The Tainted Coil, evil Industrial Metal BDSM/religion-themed demons controlled by Doviculus. Each player controls a single main avatar who has the same abilities as in the main game for combat and magic spells and can also fly about the map, but also is in control of troops that they may summon from the team's shared resources—fans as generated by fan geysers across the map. Different types of troops are available, costing various numbers of fans to summon, with the potential to upgrade to improved units through different routes. The number and types of troops that can be summoned is limited by a cap to prevent either team from becoming too overpowered. All of the troops can be engaged by the player to initiate various "Double Team" moves as with the single player game. The game can also be played by a single player with computer-controller opponents at one of five difficulty levels.
3266:. The lack of a mini-map, replaced by either following a glowing light from the sky illuminating the player's target or by navigating based on the Deuce's turn signals, was criticized for making it difficult to explore the game's world. The information about the world that players can access in the game's pause menu was also found to be lacking, neither showing the collectible elements of the game on the main map, nor easily identifying the alliance of the various troops in the in-game guidebook. Though Eddie gains the ability to fly during Stage Battles, the inability to use this or to make the character jump led to reviewers getting the character stuck on the landscape at times when exploring. Some reviewers found the number of progress checkpoints in the game to be lacking, requiring the player to repeat a long mission if they should die before reaching one. The single-player game was also considered to be short, lasting as little as four hours if one only completed the main story missions. In 2011, readers of
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gradually introduce the player to its more advanced aspects during the single-player campaign. The game-world's large size and varied content necessitated a game engine with streaming capabilities, allowing the game to seamlessly load and unload content as needed — this was also something the team had no prior experience with. Double Fine developed several in-house tools to help streamline the content-creation process for the game's world: an automated testing bot, RoBert (so named after one of the test engineers), was created to put daily builds of the game through continuous and rigorous testing, automatically reporting any errors to developers, while the Multi-User-Editor allowed the game's artists to simultaneously work on the game-world without fear of overwriting each other's work. The team ran into content management issues late in the game's development as more of the game's assets neared completion. Within the span of a few months the combined asset size tripled, endangering the game's ability to fit on a
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fist-pumpingly badass" at the same time. Critics found that while the graphics for the game may not be the most sophisticated for the current console generation, the detailed art aspects of the world were impressive; Varanini considered that "no matter where you are in the world, there's always some cool object to look at", while Donlan considered the world to be a "constant unfolding delight". The incorporation of heavy metal music into the game also benefited the game. Both Kelly and
Villoria considered the soundtrack essential to the game, and praised the moments where specific songs, such as Dragonforce's "Through the Fire and Flames" would be used as background music during specific game sequences. Kelly further praised the game for using the songs to define the action of the game instead of relegated to random background music. Villoria also considered the soundtrack to have "enormous breadth of sound and diversity", introducing the player to heavy metal genres they may not have known even existed.
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Awaking in the Temple of Ormagöden, Eddie meets with
Ophelia while fighting Doviculus' forces, and is instantly attracted to her. They discover writings left by the Titans that Eddie is able to comprehend, and build a hot-rod, the "Deuce", that they use to escape the Temple (confronting a giant lamprey-like monster) and travel to Bladehenge, the base for the small human resistance force led by Lars and Lita. When they meet Eddie and learn he can understand the Titans' messages, they see him as a prophetical "Chosen One", though a 'dispute about the translation' leaves them unsure if he will be the savior or destroyer of the world. Ophelia also becomes concerned when Eddie, in the heat of battle, transforms into a winged creature, an effect Eddie decides to use to his advantage at the time.
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There are about 23 main missions in the story with 30 side missions that the player can optionally take. The player can also explore the game's world to find statues bound in leather or chains that can be freed to gain a health boost for Eddie or to reveal part of the game's backstory, and can look through special telescopes at vistas or complete certain jumps to earn additional Fire
Tributes. The player can also find monuments they can raise that unlock an additional heavy metal song from the game's soundtrack that can be played on the Deuce's radio, "The Mouth of Metal"; the player can further customize its set list with songs they have been rewarded with or have collected.
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modern computers, and includes both DLC packs released for consoles. The multiplayer aspects of the PC version include a number of tweaks that Double Fine had tracked that they wanted to have made to the console version but could not do; while the full list of changes are not expected to be present in the initial PC release, Schafer has stated that if sales of the PC version are successful, they will look at adding new units, factions, and gameplay modes that they had originally scoped out for the console version. Mac and Linux ports were released in May 2013, premiering as part of the Humble Double Fine Bundle.
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fans are collected, the player can summon different allies, each consuming a specific number of fans, or upgrade their stage to allow them to produce more powerful allies. A character known as Mangus acts as the "sound guy" to help in the construction of these units and stage upgrades, and also warns the player of enemy attacks. Once the player has gathered their army, they can then seek out and attack their opponents. Eddie is able to control the entire army to follow, attack, or defend a point, and can use specialized squads of specific units to perform certain tasks, such as having a group of
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performance of his armies, such as temporarily boosting their attack skills or creating a rally flag which troops will gather at, while others hinder the performance of the enemy faction by removing enemy buffs or preventing the creation of enemy units for a short time. Each of the different units, including special allies that Eddie meets in the game, has a special co-op move they can perform with Eddie; for example, Eddie's first ally, Ophelia, can be tossed at foes by Eddie in the style of the
Fastball Special. These co-op moves are also available outside of Stage Battle missions.
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1027:", that character was the complete opposite of Halford, while The Baron captures both Halford and Judas Priest's attitude. Lita Ford voices Rima, queen of a group of "Amazon-like jungle women"; Schafer considered the similarities between the lack of clothing that Rima was designed with and Ford's outfits from the 1980s, staying true to the development teams' memories of her. Osbourne plays The Guardian of Metal who helps the player upgrade their equipment; Schafer commented that both the character and Osbourne, while dark and brooding, are "really upbeat" and "optimistic".
1441:, games that were dropped when Activision Blizzard re-evaluated their assets. On June 4, 2009, Activision filed suit to prevent publishing of the game, claiming that they had invested $ 15 million in the title and still had a valid contract to release the game. Activision's suit also contends that Double Fine had missed a deadline for the game last year, requesting more time and an additional $ 7 million in development fees. Activision's considers both the loss of the money they spent on the game as well as potential sales and
1200:. This subsequently led to much of the action and combat-driven gameplay outside of the stage battles. In a 2015 interview, Schafer said that much of the gameplay outside of stage battles were to provide tutorials for the Stage Battles, and to make the game more of an action-adventure than an RTS to avoid the stigma that impacts sales of RTS games. This caused the production to expand considerably around the merger of Vivendi-Activision, and Double Fine had difficulties convincing the new publishers to fund the expanded game.
1023:. The original character, a man with a top hat and beard, was considered out of place by Schafer, leading him to consider famous bass guitar players and quickly recognizing the need to have Lemmy play that role. Halford plays two characters, General Lionwhyte and The Baron. Schafer had selected Lionwhyte to capture Halford's ability to scream, and found his abilities in the studio beyond what they expected. They created The Baron character specifically for Halford, as while Lionwhyte was considered a "heavy metal
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console-based game like an RTS from the start, they were warned by both
Vivendi and Electronic Arts that "RTS" was "a naughty word in the console space", and instead marketed it as an action game. Despite this, reviewers found that the game was still difficult to play on a console due to the selected controls that made it difficult to target objectives or troops, the lack of a mini-map to track friends and foes, and the frantic pace of battle.
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1750:(Ophelia's and Doviculus' solos). While Schafer would like to have a soundtrack album for the game, he stated that there were already difficulties in securing the licenses for songs within the game and was not sure if it would be possible to extend them to a soundtrack. Schafer helped to select three songs—"We Are The Road Crew" by Motörhead, "The Metal" by Tenacious D, and "More Than Meets The Eye" by Testament—to appear in a pack of
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they were able to expand out the rest of the game from there, as these elements provided a means of testing the game to make sure it remained enjoyable. The first major feature developed for the game was the multiplayer element, given that no previous game from Double Fine had included this feature, and was the highest risk element to the game. The multiplayer gameplay itself was inspired by older strategy games, in particular, 1989's
929:. Additional characters include headbangers, "gravediggers", and "battle nuns". As the game features over two hours of spoken dialog, the art team wants to make the characters' faces and performances stand out, creating "clean, easy-to-read faces". The team had to change from their initial cartoony textures into more detailed ones that stood out on high-definition displays while exaggerating other features of the characters.
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584:' band", Kabbage Boy. Much of the game takes place in an unnamed world inspired by heavy metal music, created by, according to the game's mythology, Ormagöden, The Eternal Firebeast, Cremator of the Sky, and Destroyer of the Ancient World. In this alternate world, the human race is enslaved by a race of demons, led by Doviculus, Emperor of the Tainted Coil, (voiced by
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emphasized Jack Black's involvement and the heavy metal nature of the game, but did not assert what the gameplay would actually be like, with the possibility that the mention of the RTS elements of the game would have possibly driven more players away from the game. In an interview in
February 2011, Schafer claimed that the game had sold over 1.4 million copies.
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revealed the Titans' secrets to
Doviculus as well. Having no more use for Ophelia, Doviculus rips out her heart, taking her powers alongside his own and causing Ophelia to dissipate. While Ironheade battles Doviculus' forces headed by a massive monster made from the Sea, Eddie engages Doviculus in a one-on-one confrontation, which ends with the demon emperor's
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to further support the game after release. Two downloadable packs have since been released. The first, "Tears of the
Hextadon", was released in early November 2009, containing two new multiplayer maps and a new single-player weapon. The pack was initially free on the PlayStation Network for the first
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Schafer stated that they began the development with the character of Eddie, and recognizing what he should be doing in the game—specifically, swinging around his axe, playing his guitar, and driving his hot rod. Once they found this combination of elements to work well in combat and general gameplay,
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was generally well received by game reviewers, praising Schafer's vision and writing of the heavy metal-inspired world, and the performances of the voice cast, particularly Black and Osbourne. Some felt that the hybrid gameplay of action and real-time strategy games did not mix well, however, blaming
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able to settle the legal matter, Esmurdoc believed that the impact of the effort in settling the lawsuit impacted the quality of the final product. Schafer wrote more than 50% of the game's dialog in the few months following the completion of the lawsuit and prior to release, a "big crunch" for him.
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In late July, the presiding judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Karlan, reported that a preliminary ruling that could have affected the game's release would have been given on August 6, 2009, with Karlan tentatively ready to deny Activision's motion to delay the game. However, prior to the
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contained. The sequel would have likely included a fourth faction that was cut from the original game which would have been the last major group the player would have to fight through, including a major boss character, before the final battles with Doviculus. Schafer further noted that at the end of
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s fate was unclear, Schafer was not able to talk about the project to avoid causing problems with any potential business deals, until EA Partners picked up the game in December 2008. However, even when the fate of the publication of the game was unsure, the team continued to work on its development.
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in the game, preventing any dismemberment and disabling blood in the game. Schafer stated the filters were added to the game in consideration of older players that may not wish to see such aspects, or for parents who opt to play the game with younger children. During development, Schafer stated that
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With their new allies, Ironheade manages to push the Drowning Doom back towards the Sea of Black Tears; defeated, Ophelia denies Eddie's belief that she is Doviculus' spy, again claiming that Eddie's the traitor. As they argue, Doviculus arrives and confirms that Succoria is not Ophelia, but Eddie's
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onto his shoulders to use her crossbow for long-range attacks. The player can also use Eddie directly in combat during these battles. Ultimately, Eddie transforms into a winged demon who can fly above the battlefields to issue orders or lay out attacks. Spells in Eddie's arsenal can help control the
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who had "encyclopedic knowledge" of the entire genre, and who provided the team with sample CDs to help them discover some of the more obscure metal bands. Schafer had identified many of the more well-known songs on the list, while Ridgway was able to locate mission-appropriate, more obscure titles
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version of the game, as Schafer has stated that the game is primarily an action game and "meant to be on a console". However, in February 2013, Double Fine announced that a Windows version of the game will be released on February 26, 2013. The Windows port has been updated for higher resolutions of
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elements. The player, while still in control of Eddie, is required to defend a giant stage where new allies will spawn, holding out until a specific objective is completed. The player creates an army for attacks by building merchandise booths on "fan geysers" through Clementine's magic. Once enough
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as a key factor; Schafer would also later state that Dio's part was cut due to a combination of "really complicated reasons" and other circumstances outside their control. Curry considered the role "perfect" for him when Schafer described Doviculus to him as "big and tough, but also has this kinky
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During a gig for Kabbage Boy, Eddie is crushed by falling scenery while trying to save a member of the band; his blood lands on his belt buckle, in reality an amulet for Ormagöden. The stage is transformed into Ormagöden, who kills the band and takes the unconscious Eddie to the heavy metal world.
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The game has a multiplayer mode, described by Schafer as "your typical head-to-head, battle of the bands scenario. But with axes." The multiplayer modes are team-based and play in the same manner as the single-player Stage Battles, with team sizes from one-versus-one to four-versus-four. Each team
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largest weakness. Many reviewers were critical of the incorporation of real-time strategy (RTS) elements into the game, a fact that was not well advertised prior to the game's release and does not become apparent to the player in the first hours of the game. Though Schafer had set out to make the
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considered the game to be "dedicated to an unabashed love of metal" and "heavy metal fan-service to the highest degree". Davis believed that the juxtaposition of all the elements that made up the heavy metal fantasy world were the game's greatest strength, often being "both giddily ridiculous and
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features 107 heavy metal tracks from 75 different bands, selected by Schafer and Music Director Emily Ridgway, each song being a "completely sincere choice" by Schafer and Ridgway, with the whole track list being "designed to be loved by Metal fans." Schafer sought to include songs from most main
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release state, and would need to be concluded prior to the game's final release; this required the executives to dedicate their time towards information gathering, interviewing, and other legal matters "during the crunchiest, most critical time of development". As such, while they ultimately were
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after the game's release, and had invested a great deal of development time towards this, but were later told by EA that it was cancelled. Schafer stated that the sequel would likely incorporate much of what they had to drop prior to the game's release. This game world would have been three times
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also inspired the game's open-world environments, such as amps carved into the face of a mountain, a forest where tires replace leaves, giant axes and swords piercing the ground, spandex covered temples, and mining facilities where human slaves excavated car and motorcycle parts. However, Schafer
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eventually become the dominant species, Succoria fell into a deep despair. Riggnarok, who had followed Succoria through time to assassinate her, took pity on her in her misery, and the two fell in love and bore Eddie. Now in the past, Eddie's demon nature has borne out, and has also inadvertently
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Eddie helps Lars, Lita, and Ophelia create an army, named "Ironheade" to fight against General Lionwhyte. They successfully raid Lionwhyte's "Pleasure Tower" and defeat him. However, as they celebrate, Doviculus arrives, sending the group into hiding. Doviculus is aware of the presence of his spy
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Within the open world, the player can use a map and the Deuce's turn signals to guide them towards either story-advancing missions or side missions. Side missions include hot-rod races against a demon, defending Eddie's allies from a pending attack, or helping a cannon operator spot his targets.
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sold approximately 215,000 copies in the United States in October 2009, with about 150,000 copies being for the Xbox 360 platform, making it the 12th-top-selling game in that month. These numbers were not considered to be strong, and were attributed to the difficult marketing of the game, which
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fad of the 1980s which displaced heavy metal to the disappointment of Schafer and other development team members, and became the opponents of the game. To help create a more mature game with concepts that could be used to pitch the game, the art team created several factions that represented
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would take advantage of these games' guitar-themed controllers. Schafer mentioned that while he had entertained the idea, he could not find an acceptable way for players to repeatedly switch between standard and guitar controllers, so he abandoned it. Players who preordered the game through
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Critics did appreciate the slow introduction to the various aspects of the game as part of the single player game, but felt the game did not adequately introduce or explain all of the game's RTS features, such as the ability to mount a final stand on one's stage. Some also considered the
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the original game, Doviculus' head falls into the Sea of Black Tears, and implied that the same effect that the Sea had on Ophelia could happen to Doviculus. Schafer also had ideas for a plot using a character voiced by Ronnie James Dio, but will not likely be used due to Dio's death.
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fan since high school, and roadies have long fascinated him. As Schafer said in 2007, "The name was one of the very first things I thought of, over fifteen years ago. I was riding a bus, thinking about a game that would be the complete opposite of what we were working on,
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into their scripted lines during recording sessions. Instead of rerecording these, the development left these in the game, but included the option for a profanity content filter to be enabled by the player to "bleep" out these words and mask such word on screen using the
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roadie named Tony he once met as having given him the idea to make a game about a roadie, with the character of Eddie Riggs becoming a re-imagined version of him. Schafer had previously explored the idea of a roadie sent back in time with the character of Hoagie from
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genres, includes Stage Battles in both the single-player and multiplayer mode, where the player must command troops to defeat their foes while defending their own stage. In addition to Black, the game features voices of heavy metal musicians including
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two weeks of release. The second pack, "The Hammer of Infinite Fate", was released in mid-December 2009, and in addition to new multiplayer maps, expands the single-player experience by incorporating new weaponry for the Deuce, outfits for Eddie, a
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to be the strongest aspect to the game, distancing the title from other video games due to "rounded, personable leads who are distinctly superior to the usual throngs of cybermen and super-vixens", and a facet of Schafer's signature work.
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users on September 24, 2009, and to Xbox Live Silver users and all PlayStation 3 users the following week. The demo is based on the game's beginning, showing Eddie's arrival and his encounters up until the first boss character fight.
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leapt into my head. I've been hanging on to that name ever since." The title, which he describes as sounding "like the hardest core fantasy thing out there", makes use of the
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sequel. Schafer was infamously quoted as saying, in commenting on their actions, "Hey, if Activision liked it, then they should have put a ring on it. Oh great, now
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franchise. The countersuit stated that Activision had dropped the game after its merger with Vivendi and a failed attempt to convert the game into a
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was interested in publishing the property, and it was confirmed in December 2008 that Electronic Arts would publish the game. During the period when
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mother. In the past, Succoria, an even more vicious demon empress, also sought the Titans' secrets in the future. However, after discovering that
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for distribution prior to December 2008, commented that "Sometimes significant creative risks end up being some of the world’s best products".
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during its critical marketing phase, as well as trying to protect its
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voted Eddie Riggs as the 48th-top video game character of all time.
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6026:"Brütal Legend Tour: Metalocalypse's Dethklok and Mastodon Edition"
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4124:"Brutal Legend: We didn't think we'd get Jack Black, says Schafer"
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5303:"Brutal Legend Sequel Could Happen if Psychonauts 2 Does Well"
3649:"Brutal Legend: Battle of the Bands... With Axes... Real Axes"
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1686:(Kilmister's band) and performed by the all-female metal band
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1445:-related merchandise as part of the harm done in the lawsuit.
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Initially after its release, Double Fine had not planned on a
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series. Much of the game's interface elements used a medieval
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to "fulfill the promise" of such lore. Schafer also credits a
6233:"Interview with brutal game composer legend, Peter McConnell"
5402:"Activision didn't tell Double Fine it dropped Brutal Legend"
6842:"Review: Brütal Legend Rocks the Story, Whiffs the Gameplay"
2980:
The track is merged with the song "More Than Meets the Eye".
6974:"NPD: October Top 20 Sees Impressive Demon's Souls Showing"
6323:"Brutal Legend Xbox One Version Has All The Original Songs"
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was announced in October 2007 through a feature article in
7007:"Brutal Legend And DJ Hero Fail To Crack Top Ten In Sales"
5237:"Sesame Street Game Turns Kinect Into Sensitivity Trainer"
1619:
on October 2, 2009 to promote the game. Black appeared on
1276:, a Wii title scheduled to be released about a year after
6908:"Guinness Names Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time"
5434:"EA's DeMartini Plays Coy On Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters"
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4573:"RONNIE JAMES DIO No Longer Part Of 'Brütal Legend' Game"
4402:"'Brutal Legend': The Most Absurd Heavy Metal Game Ever?"
3885:"Heavy-metal royalty help 'Brutal Legend' spring to life"
1121:, who voiced protagonist Raz in Schafer's previous game,
6000:"Brutal Legend Metal Meltdown Concert to Comic-Con 2009"
5758:"Brutal Legend DLC is "something awesome," says Schafer"
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Convention in July 2009, and featured the metal artists
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A promotional concert for the game was held at the 2009
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use their headbanging to destroy statues, or hoisting a
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versions of the game were made available as part of the
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3769:"Brutal Legend multiplayer is a console RTS that works"
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As of 2013, Schafer is still interested in a sequel to
7152:"13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists"
5885:"'Brutal Legend' Releasing This "Rocktober" (October)"
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5943:"Brutal (Legend) Thoughts with Jack Black: Episode 1"
5641:"A year in gaming quotes: Kotick, Beatles, Tony Hawk"
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3396:"EA Announces October Release Date For Brutal Legend"
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5916:"Brütal Legend Fans Set New Air Guitar World Record"
5103:"Rumor: Brutal Legend for Wii Existed, Now Canceled"
4950:"GameStop's Exclusive Brütal Legend Tenacious D Axe"
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merged with Vivendi's game division (which included
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The art style for the game was based on the work of
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market through the release of the widely successful
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5610:"Countersuit filed over 'Brutal Legend' video game"
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3845:"Meet more of the characters from 'Brutal Legend'"
3189:'s Giancarlo Varanini and "played brilliantly" by
600:with the name being an allusion to glammetal band
6142:"Brutal Legend demo code giveaway... OF DEATH!!!"
6002:. Gamers Daily News. July 9, 2009. Archived from
5698:"Lawsuit Over 'Brutal Legend' Video Game Settled"
4725:"Exclusive: Gass, Posehn, Agee in Brutal Legend!"
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4295:"Creating Some Of The Best Video Game Menus Ever"
3913:"Tim Schafer takes us on a tour of Brutal Legend"
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3197:'s Christian Donlan considered the characters of
1438:The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
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6084:"Jack Black On Jimmy Kimmel For 'Brutal Legend'"
6028:. EA Underground. August 4, 2009. Archived from
5527:. Associated Press. June 4, 2009. Archived from
4487:"The Past, Present, And Future Of Brutal Legend"
4158:"Tim Schafer: Gamers Worry Too Much About Sales"
1699:Schafer had tried to get music from groups like
1517:through a large banner on the South Hall of the
780:. Schafer stated that the commercial tie-ins of
696:Creator Tim Schafer has said that he has been a
7897:Lua (programming language)-scripted video games
7038:"Schafer Admits Fantasy Of Flatulence On Youth"
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5552:"Activision Sues To Stop Brutal Legend Release"
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1034:Eddie Riggs' character is partly modeled after
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5172:"Pending PC Success, Brutal Legend Will Go On"
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3738:"Brutal Legend Multiplayer Impressions: Whoa!"
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3462:"Brutal Legend Rocks Out With Electronic Arts"
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5583:"Countersuit filed over 'Brutal Legend' game"
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7070:"Sales Of Music Video Games Plummet In 2009"
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5336:"Gaming merger leaves Ghostbusters in limbo"
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3316:Black was given the Best Voice award at the
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568:follows the story of Eddie Riggs (voiced by
5852:"Schafer's Brutal Legend Finally Confirmed"
5672:"Ruling delayed on 'Brutal Legend' release"
3676:"Brutal Legend's Multiplayer Skirmish Mode"
3377:game featuring bikers and heavy metal music
592:human minion, General Lionwhyte (voiced by
526:The single-player and multiplayer modes of
7947:Video games developed in the United States
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7159:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
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4185:"Brutal Legend - Tim Schafer AU Interview"
3550:"Joystiq impressions redux: Brutal Legend"
3326:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
3322:13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
3022:
2993:
1779:
32:
23:
7902:Multiplayer and single-player video games
6355:"Brutal Legend for PlayStation 3 Reviews"
5723:Pham, Alex; Fritz, Ben (August 6, 2009).
5525:"Activision sues to stop Jack Black game"
4541:"Postmortem: Double Fine's Brutal Legend"
6941:"Brutal Legend sells 216K, DJ Hero 123K"
6634:Varanini, Giancarlo (October 13, 2009).
6111:"Brutal Legend Demo Coming September 17"
5367:Yin-Poole, Wesley (September 27, 2010).
4429:"Ozzy Osbourne Joins Brutal Legend Cast"
3805:"Brutal Legend: Introducing Kabbage Boy"
3460:Goldstein, Maarten (December 12, 2008).
1766:The full soundtrack remained intact for
1759:that was made available the same day as
1734:drummer Mike Vanderhule and recorded by
1570:players, all simultaneously playing to "
7227:
6906:Marchiafava, Jeff (February 16, 2011).
6335:from the original on September 19, 2018
6243:from the original on September 23, 2015
6152:from the original on September 22, 2009
4638:"Tim Schafer - Brutal Legend Interview"
3811:from the original on September 22, 2009
3386:
1397:, gaining the rights to publication of
355:, which was released in February 2013.
190:
7050:from the original on February 13, 2011
7005:Johnson, Stephan (November 13, 2009).
6953:from the original on November 16, 2009
6887:from the original on February 17, 2012
6766:Hatfield, Daemon (December 10, 2009).
6698:from the original on February 26, 2012
6553:Donlan, Christian (October 13, 2009).
6272:from the original on November 29, 2018
5972:Frushtick, Russ (September 14, 2009).
5831:from the original on December 13, 2009
5446:from the original on December 21, 2008
5414:from the original on December 19, 2009
5381:from the original on November 29, 2014
5348:from the original on September 7, 2008
5182:from the original on February 21, 2013
5148:from the original on February 16, 2013
4789:"Interview: iMEvil Star David Sobolov"
4195:from the original on February 14, 2009
3468:from the original on September 7, 2012
3269:Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
1653:subgenres of metal, including classic
764:also reminded Schafer of his idea for
7927:Video games scored by Peter McConnell
7720:Host Master and the Conquest of Humor
7194:from the original on January 22, 2010
7036:Nutt, Christian (February 11, 2011).
7017:from the original on December 1, 2017
6986:from the original on October 18, 2012
6854:from the original on October 16, 2009
6688:"The Consensus: Brutal Legend Review"
6686:Villoria, Gerald (October 13, 2009).
5895:from the original on December 1, 2017
5800:from the original on October 31, 2009
5678:from the original on January 23, 2024
5315:from the original on December 9, 2015
5249:from the original on November 7, 2012
5170:Grayson, Nathan (February 19, 2013).
5002:Alexander, Leigh (October 18, 2008).
4704:from the original on December 1, 2017
4539:Esmurdoc, Caroline (March 25, 2009).
4485:Greyson, Nathan (February 27, 2013).
4089:Van Burkleo, Meagan (July 29, 2009).
3857:from the original on October 16, 2009
3705:Goldstein, Hilary (August 13, 2009).
3524:from the original on November 5, 2012
3359:for "Best Writing" and "Best Audio".
3338:Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
7:
7734:Host Master Deux: Quest for Identity
7132:from the original on October 8, 2012
6873:Whitehead, Dan (February 15, 2012).
6461:Haywald, Justin (October 13, 2009).
6399:from the original on August 16, 2010
6387:"Brutal Legend for Xbox 360 Reviews"
6367:from the original on August 18, 2010
6321:Makuch, Eddie (September 19, 2018).
6186:from the original on August 12, 2009
6121:from the original on August 21, 2009
6082:Frushtick, Russ (October 15, 2009).
6063:from the original on October 6, 2009
6051:Westbrook, Logan (October 4, 2009).
5819:O'Conner, Alice (December 8, 2009).
5670:McCartney, Anthony (July 30, 2009).
5608:McCartney, Anthony (July 22, 2009).
5581:McCartney, Anthony (July 22, 2009).
5369:"Bobby Kotick slags off Tim Schafer"
4604:McWhertor, Michael (June 15, 2009).
3781:from the original on August 16, 2009
3717:from the original on August 16, 2009
3707:"Brutal Legend Multiplayer Hands-On"
3355:The game was also nominated for the
3334:Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
3292:According to data collected through
3027:
2998:
1534:; gaming journalists had received a
483:akin to the note-matching aspect of
7706:My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge
7098:. December 19, 2009. Archived from
6972:Mathews, Matt (November 13, 2009).
6939:Thompson, Tor (November 12, 2009).
6814:from the original on March 11, 2013
6740:from the original on March 24, 2012
6648:from the original on April 14, 2012
6521:from the original on April 26, 2012
6140:Kuchera, Ben (September 17, 2009).
5737:from the original on August 8, 2009
5639:Webster, Andrew (January 7, 2010).
4983:from the original on April 25, 2009
4821:Faylor, Chris (September 7, 2009).
4758:"GamesCom 2009's Biggest Surprises"
4367:Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 14, 2010).
4264:"Pre-E3 2009: Brutal Legend Update"
4229:Alexander, Leigh (March 28, 2009).
3925:from the original on March 26, 2012
2989:
2617:"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck"
1636:. The demo became available to all
1038:, who provides the voice for Eddie.
7625:Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
7491:Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
7324:Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
7161:. January 21, 2010. Archived from
6840:Kohler, Chris (October 13, 2009).
6802:Gaskill, Jake (October 13, 2009).
6507:Kelly, Andrew (October 13, 2009).
6266:"Mike Vanderhule Official Website"
5953:from the original on July 26, 2009
5922:from the original on June 18, 2009
5704:. Associated Press. August 6, 2009
5585:. Associated Press. Archived from
5301:Makuch, Eddie (December 7, 2015).
5282:from the original on July 18, 2010
5216:from the original on July 16, 2010
5134:Wilde, Tyler (February 13, 2012).
4975:Deam, Jordan (December 30, 2008).
4898:from the original on June 23, 2015
4795:from the original on July 27, 2009
4756:Kolan, Patrick (August 25, 2009).
4723:Rudden, Dave (September 1, 2009).
4673:from the original on April 6, 2009
4612:from the original on June 18, 2009
4497:from the original on March 1, 2013
4381:from the original on July 16, 2010
4337:from the original on July 27, 2013
3803:Fahey, Mike (September 16, 2009).
3686:from the original on July 18, 2009
3427:McWhertor, Michael (May 7, 2013).
3220:The heavy metal-inspired world of
1690:, recorded in their 1981 split EP
1513:was given significant exposure at
1377:was originally to be published by
1338:Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
339:was originally to be published by
14:
7190:. PR Newswire. January 19, 2010.
6778:from the original on May 16, 2012
6567:from the original on May 12, 2012
6431:from the original on May 25, 2013
6298:. October 9, 2009. Archived from
6231:Smith, John (November 21, 2010).
6109:Faylor, Chris (August 18, 2009).
5651:from the original on June 6, 2011
5562:from the original on June 7, 2009
5334:Saltzman, Marc (August 2, 2008).
5235:Schreier, Jason (April 5, 2011).
5204:O'Conner, Alice (July 15, 2010).
5037:"Is Brütal Legend Coming to Wii?"
4855:Schafer, Tim (October 14, 2009).
4439:from the original on June 3, 2009
4400:Totilo, Stephan (April 3, 2009).
4301:from the original on May 27, 2010
4274:from the original on May 18, 2009
4262:Hatfield, Daemon (May 16, 2009).
4183:Kolan, Patch (November 6, 2007).
4156:Totilo, Stephan (April 6, 2009).
4134:from the original on May 15, 2009
4122:Garrett, Patrick (May 13, 2009).
3883:Snider, Mike (October 13, 2009).
3843:Snider, Mike (October 13, 2009).
3767:Cacho, Gieson (August 13, 2009).
3736:Breckon, Nick (August 13, 2009).
3655:from the original on May 16, 2009
3628:from the original on July 3, 2009
3614:Purchase, Robert (July 2, 2009).
3588:. September 2009. pp. 48–51.
3510:Nguyen, Thierry (April 3, 2009).
3441:from the original on June 6, 2013
3394:Jenkins, David (April 21, 2009).
3118:
2511:Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
1538:from Activision that contained a
259:
239:
7545:Double Fine Happy Action Theater
7387:Double Fine Happy Action Theater
7254:
7242:
7230:
6728:Davis, Ryan (October 14, 2009).
6586:Bertz, Matt (October 13, 2009).
5850:Pagna, Kris (October 12, 2007).
5770:from the original on May 7, 2009
5756:Garrett, Patrick (May 5, 2009).
5550:O'Conner, Alice (June 4, 2009).
5491:Fritz, Bed (February 13, 2009).
5400:King, Ryan (December 16, 2009).
5016:from the original on May 9, 2009
4956:from the original on May 9, 2009
4692:Meyer, Frank (August 11, 2009).
4636:Pikover, James (July 30, 2009).
4553:from the original on May 8, 2010
4243:from the original on May 9, 2012
4009:. February 2009. pp. 18–22.
3963:from the original on May 8, 2009
3674:Williams, Bryn (July 17, 2009).
3647:Crecente, Brian (May 14, 2009).
3408:from the original on May 9, 2009
3236:The actual gameplay was seen as
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
870:and inspired by heavy metal and
846:
840:
588:). Doviculus is assisted by his
5883:Leahy, Brian (April 21, 2009).
5268:Parkin, Simon (July 15, 2010).
4581:. June 14, 2009. Archived from
4231:"GDC: The Art Of Brutal Legend"
3949:Minkley, Johnny (May 6, 2009).
2085:"Drink the Blood of the Priest"
1987:"Crack the Skye (Instrumental)"
1875:"Battle Hymn/One Shot at Glory"
7922:Real-time strategy video games
6419:"Brutal Legend for PC Reviews"
5941:Faylor, Chris (May 21, 2009).
5035:Leone, Matt (March 30, 2009).
4917:John, Tracey (April 3, 2009).
4886:Ringell, Jaz (June 22, 2015).
4659:Snider, Mike (April 3, 2009).
4427:Breckon, Nick (June 1, 2009).
4045:Leone, Matt (March 30, 2009).
3616:"Live Brutal Legend interview"
3296:, some songs contained within
2637:"Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery"
2161:"Goliaths Disarm Their Davids"
1586:as Eddie to promote the game.
1366:will eventually get a sequel.
1000:and recognized he was an avid
608:), his sister Lita (voiced by
429:and other celebrities such as
1:
6174:Goad, Libe (August 9, 2009).
5914:Chalk, Andy (June 15, 2009).
4787:Barley, Mark (July 6, 2009).
4293:Fahey, Mikey (May 24, 2010).
3911:Cacho, Gieson (May 4, 2009).
3548:Kelly, Kevin (May 14, 2009).
3357:Game Developers Choice Awards
3252:; during the fundraising for
2795:"The Somber Grounds of Truth"
2373:"Metal Storm/Face the Slayer"
1519:Los Angeles Convention Center
1228:franchises, many wondered if
1076:Parents Music Resource Center
7072:. Reuters. December 18, 2009
5101:Pigna, Kris (July 1, 2009).
5068:Fritz, Ben (April 3, 2009).
4977:"Backstage with Tim Schafer"
4320:Joe Kowalski (May 7, 2010).
4029:. November 2007. p. 78.
2843:"Thus Spake the Nightspirit"
1693:St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1616:Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
1432:Ghostbusters: The Video Game
1093:, Black's collaborator with
572:), who is "the world's best
7952:Action-strategy video games
7317:The Secret of Monkey Island
6875:"The Kickstarter Conundrum"
6768:"IGN: Brütal Legend Review"
4948:Fahey, Mike (May 6, 2009).
4369:"Double Fine's Tim Schafer"
3951:"Double Fine's Tim Schafer"
2831:Through the Fire and Flames
2607:"Skeleton on Your Shoulder"
2171:"Hall of the Mountain King"
1216:With the popularity of the
969:Characters and voice acting
889:in the game use the game's
788:, as despite poor sales of
704:The Secret of Monkey Island
459:elements. The game uses an
7973:
7699:Epic Saga: Extreme Fighter
6463:"Brutal Legend (Xbox 360)"
4323:Recent Work: Brutal Legend
3512:"Brutal Legend (Xbox 360)"
2975:
1682:", originally recorded by
1613:tour. Schafer appeared on
1566:for the largest number of
1260:When rumors of a possible
1167:scrum development approach
612:), and Ophelia (voiced by
404:The game, a hybrid of the
180:October 13, 2009
7821:LucasArts adventure games
7727:Middle Manager of Justice
3552:. Joystiq. Archived from
3031:
3028:
3002:
2999:
2543:"Queen of the Masquerade"
2393:"More Than Meets the Eye"
1630:PlayStation Network Store
1558:arranged for 440 fans of
1464:is going to sue me too."
343:prior to its merger with
31:
7957:Adventure strategy games
7867:Dark fantasy video games
7800:Lisette Titre-Montgomery
7297:Video games designed by
6514:Computer and Video Games
6237:Game Audio Network Guild
5407:Computer and Video Games
3191:Computer and Video Games
3051:Computer and Video Games
2877:"(We Are) the Road Crew"
2805:"The Wild and the Young"
2733:"Technical Difficulties"
1855:"Back at the Funny Farm"
1157:. Schafer noted that in
818:, the metal approach in
62:Double Fine Productions
6509:"Review: Brutal Legend"
3318:Spike Video Game Awards
2711:Symptom of the Universe
1591:Comic-Con International
1498:, and Schafer himself.
317:real-time strategy game
47:Double Fine Productions
7907:Open-world video games
7887:Heavy metal subculture
7862:Action-adventure games
7586:Amnesia Fortnight 2017
7579:Amnesia Fortnight 2014
7572:Amnesia Fortnight 2012
6804:"Brutal Legend Review"
6636:"Brutal Legend Review"
4006:Official Xbox Magazine
3344:" (for Eddie Riggs), "
2907:"When the Night Falls"
2181:"Her Ghost in the Fog"
1963:"Cathode Ray Sunshine"
1849:Michael Schenker Group
1522:
1391:Blizzard Entertainment
1273:Dead Space: Extraction
1149:According to Schafer,
1039:
1019:harp on the back of a
822:was readily accepted.
802:Harmonix Music Systems
732:
686:
531:
7882:Electronic Arts games
7128:. February 18, 2010.
6086:. MTV. Archived from
5980:on September 22, 2009
5976:. MTV. Archived from
4404:. MTV. Archived from
4160:. MTV. Archived from
4047:"Tim Schafer Profile"
3918:San Jose Mercury News
3774:San Jose Mercury News
3342:Character Performance
2485:"Overnight Sensation"
2383:"Metal Thrashing Mad"
2333:"Marching Off to War"
2109:"For the Glory Of..."
1975:Children of the Grave
1564:Guinness World Record
1562:to help to break the
1509:
1033:
925:, and the artwork of
727:
525:
453:action-adventure game
7826:2 Player Productions
7168:on February 15, 2010
5796:. October 27, 2009.
5674:. Associated Press.
5505:on February 15, 2009
4833:on September 9, 2009
2755:The Beautiful People
2699:"Swords and Tequila"
2323:"March of the Crabs"
2313:"Machine Gunn Eddie"
2215:Wrath of Killenstein
2007:"Cry of the Banshee"
1791:"A Serpentine Crave"
1746:(Eddie's solos) and
1582:, Black appeared in
1487:downloadable content
1481:Downloadable content
1383:Sierra Entertainment
992:, they met with the
804:for influencing the
319:elements created by
7917:PlayStation 3 games
7872:Cancelled Wii games
7331:Day of the Tentacle
7249:Speculative fiction
7102:on January 11, 2010
6920:on February 1, 2012
6475:on October 13, 2012
6302:on October 12, 2009
6292:"DLC Week of 10/13"
6212:on October 24, 2007
6090:on October 18, 2009
5620:on January 22, 2016
5589:on January 22, 2016
5442:. August 22, 2008.
5115:on November 5, 2012
5049:on October 13, 2012
4867:on October 15, 2009
4737:on November 2, 2009
3025:
2996:
2675:"Sulphur Injection"
2051:"Diary of a Madman"
1905:"Birth of the Hero"
1835:"Angels Don't Kill"
1601:, Unholy Pink, and
1395:Activision Blizzard
1145:Development history
963:Adobe After Effects
883:Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
751:Day of the Tentacle
576:" for "the world's
7831:Double Fine Comics
7596:Stand-alone titles
7482:Milkman Conspiracy
7092:"Best Voice Award"
5702:The New York Times
5531:on August 20, 2014
5176:Rock Paper Shotgun
4768:on August 28, 2009
4648:on August 4, 2009.
4491:Rock Paper Shotgun
3748:on August 15, 2009
2994:
2663:Still of the Night
2553:"Riding the Storm"
2243:Kickstart My Heart
1773:s addition to the
1757:downloadable songs
1715:" and designed by
1622:Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1580:Video Music Awards
1523:
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536:real time strategy
532:
457:real time strategy
451:is a third person
410:real-time strategy
285:real-time strategy
7877:Double Fine games
7844:
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7836:Xbox Game Studios
7770:Klint Honeychurch
7743:
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7691:Free and freemium
7563:Amnesia Fortnight
7417:
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6032:on August 8, 2009
5864:on March 25, 2009
5730:Los Angeles Times
5472:on March 24, 2008
4103:on August 4, 2009
4023:"Brütal Legend".
3582:"Brutal Legend".
3320:2009. During the
3294:Nielsen SoundScan
3280:According to the
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2897:"Wheels of Steel"
2533:"Queen of Desire"
2343:"Master Exploder"
2191:"High Speed Dirt"
2045:3 Inches of Blood
2031:3 Inches of Blood
1967:Dark Tranquillity
1839:Children of Bodom
1599:3 Inches of Blood
1544:Download Festival
1540:backwards message
1370:Publishing issues
1331:(formerly titled
1305:larger than what
1080:Parental Advisory
698:heavy metal music
371:in October 2014.
349:Microsoft Windows
323:and published by
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160:Microsoft Windows
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2563:"Rip the System"
2211:"Igniisis Dance"
2119:"Free Your Hate"
2039:Destroy the Orcs
2027:"Deadly Sinners"
2017:"Dawn of Battle"
1845:"Assault Attack"
1780:
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1671:Aquarius Records
1659:industrial metal
1420:
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1056:Lord of Darkness
1044:Ronnie James Dio
980:'s Rob Halford,
927:Hieronymus Bosch
850:
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739:, thus allowing
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315:video game with
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281:Action-adventure
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4003:"The OXM 100".
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2995:Aggregate score
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2949:Youth Gone Wild
2927:"World of Hurt"
2867:"Warriors Dawn"
2799:Bishop of Hexen
2475:(Instrumental)"
2269:"Leather Rebel"
2185:Cradle of Filth
2097:Fast as a Shark
2061:"Die for Metal"
1865:"Battle Angels"
1795:Bishop of Hexen
1770:
1724:Peter McConnell
1676:Lemmy Kilmister
1647:
1556:Electronic Arts
1504:
1483:
1418:
1412:Electronic Arts
1372:
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1258:
1256:Other platforms
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1119:Richard Horvitz
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902:Lemmy Kilmister
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859:Lemmy Kilmister
851:
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827:Norse mythology
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622:Lemmy Kilmister
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325:Electronic Arts
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7942:Portal fantasy
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7795:Nathan Stapley
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7760:Scott Campbell
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6306:October 9,
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3111:Giant Bomb
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