Jade Empire Special Edition is now available for free on Origin Games as the newest entry in their "on the house" program (thanks GameInformer). Here's word on the martial arts action/adventure, which was first released in 2005:

When danger threatens, you travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City.

In your adventures you face powerful human and supernatural foes, learn exotic and magical martial arts, and discover the darkest secrets of the world.

Only by mastering the greatest fighting styles and defeating the most powerful enemies will you earn your place as a master of martial arts in the world of Jade Empire.

Game Informer's lengthy interview with Feargus Urquhart discusses what's going on at Obsidian Entertainment. A good portion of the conversation covers a project that was going to be an Xbox One launch title before it was ultimately cancelled. They go into what a low point this represented for the company, as it resulted in the layoff of a number of employees. At the very end of the conversation it is revealed that this project has received new life, and has been picked up by a publisher in "sort of in a different form." He doesn't have too much to say about this for now, but Feargus says an announcement is coming within the next few months. You can here about it at this point in the video. Thanks PCGamesN. Continue here to read the full story.

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Got back from walking the Gunnar-man this morning thinking I had stepped in some dog poo along the way. Instead of that, I found this yellow berry residue on my shoes that I'm told was ginkgo biloba droppings. Ginkgo biloba? More like stinko biloba! We had a neighbor cut down one of those trees a few years ago because they hated the smell, and now I understand the point, because the odor from this was positively nauseous.

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