Following up on our killer Blizzcon 2011 Cosplay Gallery, here’s Joe’s video report from the show. It’s pretty hilarious!

The best friends continue their epic journey to troll each other via electronic video games until one of them dies, or they fight the evil queen ant who does nothing but stand in a pool of lava/life energy.

The good news: Strategy fans will get their hands on the arcade-inspired RTS action of Anomaly Warzone Earth on April 8 for $ 10 through services like Steam and GamersGate. You’ll lead Earth’s forces through the defenses set up by alien invaders, in what Polish developer 11 bit is describing as “reverse tower defense,” a taste of which is offered in the gameplay video after the break. Also, we’re told the previously announced iOS version is still in the works, though no date has been set.

The bad news: In the five months since Anomaly Warzone Earth was first announced, it still has the same title. Heartbreaking.

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Zeboyd Games has announced that the already attractive Cthulhu Saves the World is about to get even hotter. Officially titled — wait for it — Cthulhu Saves the World: The Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!), the updated edition packs in loads of new content.

Specifically, the, erm, “Collector’s Edition” includes the new Cthulhu’s Angels mode, in which the Lovecraftian god sends three new playable characters — we particularly like the sound of the “Were-Zompire” Molly — to save the world. The mode also features new music, dialogue and abilities.

Additionally, the Collector’s Edition will include director’s commentary, rebalanced gameplay, a new dungeon and a new “Insanity” difficulty setting. It will apparently replace the original game on the Xbox Live Indie Games platform when it’s released this spring, and current owners will be upgraded for free. A PC version will also be released at that time.

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CCP games is now rolling out the next free upgrade Eve Online: Apocrypha. When the patch hits later today, the EvE universe will get even bigger than it is now. Are you ready?

Among the new features, Eve player will find wormholes that provide access to thousands of new systems and technology. Some of that technology will allow players to create and customize Tech3 Strategic Cruisers.

The Apocrypha patch has been on the Eve test server for weeks, and CCP even changed everyone’s skills so they could try out Tech3. That was nice of CCP, but they’re pretty good that way – generally trying to put the player first.

So, in a game as big as Eve, with a scope that is literally astronomical, just how do you improve upon it? You do what CCP does – listen to players and give them what they want. And in Eve, that means more systems to explore, more ships to fly, and ultimately more options for corporations and alliances to alter the balance of astropolitical power.

View the trailer (click through for HD version).