The Starbound website is now accepting preorders for Starbound, saying this will help fund the completion of development of Chucklefish's upcoming indie adventure game (thanks NKD) This game from one of (the last two words were added for clarification) the folks behind Terraria was announced for release last summer, saying at the time they were "willing to take the extra time to get things JUST right," which has obviously come into play, but they their preorder program will accelerate the process:

Preordering the game will go directly towards funding development and get the game to you even faster.

The Starbound beta will be coming this year and preordering the game today will make sure you’re one of the first to get access when it’s available.

You also get 2 soundtracks, the Starbound Soundtrack and an Experimental Soundtrack. For a total of 66 tracks.

Petroglyph sends word that Battle for Graxia is tentatively scheduled to end open beta testing and officially launch on April 24th, leaving open the possibility this will be delayed by a week. The Battle for Graxia Beta Forums have word on launch plans for the upcoming MOBA, including word on new content being added for the launch:

We are hoping to implement the new content at or right before the official launch in the next few weeks. The launch will be accompanied with a tournament announcement as well! Until then, we hope to reveal more about these features so you can voice your initial feedback early on. All of your feedback up to this point has been greatly appreciated and highly valuable in moving the game forward. We thank you!

Here's Valve's list of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for the week:

1. Age of Empires II HD Edition
2. BioShock Infinite
3. Dishonored
4. Defiance
5. Company of Heroes 2
6. The Walking Dead
7. Scribblenauts Unlimited
8. Arma III
9. Poker Night 2
10. The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim

• Animation Vertigo Interview- The Motion Behind Call Of Duty, Heavy Rain And God Of War.

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC Gamer. Thanks Mashiki.

• Project Unity sees 15 consoles crammed into one huge box.
• Xbox Live outage prevents users from signing in.

• Tablet sales to reach $64 billion this year, a hefty 28% increase from last year.
• Netbook to die off 2015, says iSuppli. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Pundles for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store.

• European tax inspectors take to Google Street View to investigate cheats.

• 3D films set for popularity slide. Thanks Acleacius.

• BioShock Infinite on Matchsticks for my Eyes.
• The Cave on Hooked Gamers.

• Asus F2A85-V PRO Mainboard on X-bit labs.
• Corsair Carbide 200R and Thermaltake Chaser A41 on X-bit labs.
• HTC One Android Smartphone on Hardware Heaven.
• StarCraft II – Heart of the Swarm on Player Attack.

• Game Giveaway of the Day - Cabby Gils (for Windows & Mac). Thanks Ant…

Hey, look at that! Thanks to Agent.X7 for pointing out an article from late last year saying that Starz is indeed considering a Spartacus spinoff focused on Julius Caesar. Here's hoping that comes together.

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Science:	US supreme court to decide if companies can patent human genes. Life on Earth… but not as we know it. Nasa animation shows mission to catch asteroid.
Media:	Egg Roulette with Tom Cruise. The BEST Listening Dog in the WORLD. Thanks reddit. Shred of the Month. Very Rare Triple Play.
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