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Adolf Hitler won’t be making an appearance in the newest installment of the classic WWII-themed Wolfenstein video game series. For those of you who are under 21, Wolfenstein is a Nazi shoot ‘em up game that’s widely recognized as the godfather of the first person shooter genre. Wolfenstein 3D, which was released in 1992 featured Hitler as an evil boss, but he hasn’t been seen in a Wolfenstein games since then.

Kevin Cloud, an artist working on the latest Wolfenstein sequel, told Eurogamer that Hitler won’t be in the new game because:

“We’ve got to save something for future Wolfensteins. We can’t do him in yet!.”

Hitler’s already been a target in the old-school Wolfenstein game, so I’m not sure why they think the uber-Nazi would be off limits for subsequent titles if they let gamers have another shot at him now. There’s still no planned release date for this new Fuehrer-free version of Wolfenstein.

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Hey, not all sequels suck! Forget about Speed 2: Cruise Control, that movie was garbage. We’ve grouped together a few sequels of well known video game titles that prove that the game industry isn’t disintegrating year after year. Hit the jump to catch the nostalgia:
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LucasArts, in conjunction with Day 1 Studio, has announced their newest addition to the gaming world with the new brand, Fracture, which is sure to have a slew of sequels in the future. The main unique feature of the new game will be something called Terrain Deformation, which will be a nifty little gadget to change the land to aid in game play. Meaning if you need to reach a ramp at a higher height, Terrain Deformation can lift the land for you.

LucasArts has released some crap games in the past with high hopes of intense gaming environments, so even though the game looks pretty cool, we wouldn’t get our minds too attached just yet. But honestly, we just want a new kickass game to play. Fracture is expected to be released in mid-2008. Vid after the jump. (more…)