Niero and I are currently in Stockholm, Sweden where Paradox Interactive is showing off their upcoming 2012 lineup. We're going to have a lot of coverage and video to bring you, but in the mean time we bring news of a Magicka expansion!
Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin is a "completely new take on the Magicka universe." You play as Alucard the Vampire and his Necromancer minions as you go up against the forces of good. There will be new environments, new enemies and one new challenge map. Additionally, Necromancers will be introduced to the PvP element of Magicka.
Magicka has been a breakout hit for Paradox and their most successful game to date. Paradox's Shams Jorjani revealed that Magicka has sold over 1.3 million copies since release. There has been over $4 million in sales of all the downloadable content to date. The most successful of the DLC has been the Vietnam expansion, moving over 500,000 units.
You can expect Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin sometime this Fall for just $3.99. We'll be going hands-on with the game a little later so expect coverage soon!
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7:00 AM on 01.19.2012 | 
You have to admit... That image, despite the roguish mustache, is most certainly uncannily similar to Konami's Alucard...
They certainly aren't trying very hard to separate their version...
Pretty sure it goes under parody, if not, then Alucard originally appearead in Son of Dracula anyway, not Castlevania.
It's not even subtle.
Guess they thought it would be too obvious to directly copy Alucard.
Appalling bit of artwork to boot.
Hence the parody claim, it's fair-use. It's obviously meant to be a parody on the Castlevania character. This is how all the Movies-movies get away with completely ripp off designs and characters. And unless SOPA/PIPA passes, that fair-use law won't change.
These guys are masters of parody. If you've played the game at all you would know this by their character selection alone. Not to mention some of the best humor in all of videogames.
Bring on more Magicka!
Yeah, yesterday was frost-hell down here in Kalmar.
The ear on the bottom-left vamp is questionable too.
Paradox guy 2: I GOT IT! Slap a mustache on him! No one ever suspects the 'Stache!
In any case, Konami would have a lot of problems taking Paradox to court for a whole slew of reasons. Also, Paradox is awesome, and they're one of my favorite developers and publishers.
I am excited, my friends and I plowed through the main game and The Stars are Left. This sounds like the right kind of new content to bring us back.
Arc Laud
Arc Dual - kind of cool.
Car Laud
Car Dual - dibs on new twisted metal character.
A Ad Curl
A Lad Cur - and, possibly, making him a VAMPIRE WEREWOLF!!!
A La Curd
A La Crud - what I think of overusing Alucard as a character name.
Ad La Cur