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Gustave Dore drew this illustration of Lucifer for Canto 34 of Dante's Divine Comedy

I’m pretty sure that Dante Aligheri wasn’t thinking of obese demons barfing up green ooze when he penned his epic poem, Divine Comedy. But when 13th-century poetry meets 21st-century video games that’s what you get.

Dante’s Inferno, based on the first part of the poem, sees Dante descending to hell to rescue the soul of his slain lover Beatrice from Lucifer. Dante journeys through circles based on the seven deadly sins using a giant scythe and Holy Cross.

Welcome to Hell.

Dante’s Inferno (the game) is scheduled for release in 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation Portable.  Divine Comedy: Inferno on the other hand is available now and is compatible with all eyes.

(In case you’re interested, here’s the link to the official game site.)

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