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#specops Might we be seeing soldiers cry—or, at least get very pensive—in Spec Ops: The Line? Maybe. It may be set in the architectural wonderland of Dubai but bad shit's going to down in 2K Games' upcoming military shooter. These screens and concept art shots show the shattered steel and glass of Dubai festooned with bodies of lynched soldiers and one firefight that looks like it might be happening in front of what might be a playground. Emotional manipulation needle's in the red, captain! More »

Here's last night's split-second appearance by Jerry Lambert, the actor best known for playing mascot Kevin Butler. "Giddy-up now, Deion," Lambert says to legendary NFL cornerback Deion Sanders. Presumably later he tried to sell him a PS3. [Thanks, Rob!] More »

Microsoft clearly has no care for the silly paramaters we call "seasons," as its launching Microsoft Flight on February 29, bucking the original "spring" launch window. Microsoft Flight's official site will be hosting downloads of the free application starting that Wednesday -- no other distribution channels are named, but we suspect it'll also be up on Games for Windows Live's Marketplace as well.

That guess' accuracy is bolstered by the news that the "Hawaiian Adventure Pack" wil be made available as well on the 29th, coming in at $19.99. The pack is said to include the "remaining Hawaiian Islands, a new plane, and 20 new missions," should you have already exhausted your enjoyment of the other content, perhaps during the simulation's beta period. More details on the DLC can be found just after the break, including two additional planes, priced at $7.99 and $14.99 (for regular and "deluxe" models, respectively).

At this point, we were gonna make a flippant joke about Flight being little more than flying simulation, but then we thought about that Louis CK bit and started feeling all guilty. So, here we are. Either way, how about those DLC prices, eh? Madness!

#facebook I think I am a social game developer's worst nightmare. More »

PlayStation Home gets yet another new game this week. The appropriately-named Supa-Fun-Robo-Goalie-Beach-Time personal space boasts addictive gameplay and comes complete with awesome rewards. Check out the trailer and then get ready for Supa-Fun-Robo-Goalie-Beach-Time, coming this Wednesday, February 8th to the VEEMEE and Estates stores in the PlayStation Home Mall.

Enter the Lockwood’s ShowOff: First Date Valentine’s Day photo competition where first place wins one of two pre-release Iron Fusion content packs. All entrants are also submitted into a prize draw for a chance to win the Lockwood Team Choice Award (five runner-ups will get special Lockwood Picnic Packs). Be as creative as you can in interpreting the Valentine’s Day theme. Visit www.lockwoodpublishing.com for more information.

No PlayStation Home update would be complete without new items hitting the shelves of the PlayStation Home Mall. In addition to new collectibles, we’re also releasing two 100-Item Super Bundles for the low price of $4.99 each (owners of select Exclusives content will be able to pick these packs up for $1.00) and putting our line of animated weapons on sale (available in the Costumes store). Here’s a look at some of the hottest items coming your way this week!

The PlayStation Home Community Theater will be updated on Wednesday with new episodes of the Hip Hop Gamer Show and Luge Control. Bonus: We’ll be airing a special Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance video in the Playstation Home Theater this week. All visitors will get a free Ghost Rider Flaming Head virtual item, so be sure to come out!

Finally, be sure to go to the Activity Board for new quests – one of which will help you prep for the big Valentine’s Day bash that will occur in Pier Park on Tuesday, February 14th!

See you in Home!

- invite up to 3 players to tackle the Chaos Temple
- this mode lets you earn experience points and find rare items
- Song of Darkness plays while you play
- fight bosses like Omega, Shinryu, and Ultima Weapon

#asuraswrath How appropriate that a game as bonkers as Asura's Wrath was mailed to me on a disc that only contained some chapters from its middle. Who cares how this game begins? It's not like it would suddenly make complete sense. More »

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Wouldn't it be nice to see Henry Hatsworth return? For all the sequel love the industry gets, there are still some gems that only had one chance to wow us with their gaming goodies. It's high time these characters got a second chance!

Can't wait to get your hands on Resident Evil: Revelations tomorrow? If not, why not check out this 6-page Iwata Asks on Resident Evil: Revelations!? Maybe they'll explain why they decided to put a spelling error on the spine!

#ninjagaiden I sat down with my katana and PS3 controller recently to play Ninja Gaiden 3. In addition to pausing the game every so often to act out my favorite moves, I put together this video showcasing what Ninja Gaiden 3 has to offer. You'll see blood being flung off of a sword, an unsettling cutscene, and evidence of Ryu Hayabusa's love for birds of prey. More »

A portion of a Shacknews review...

When it sticks to horror, few survival horror games feel better than Resident Evil Revelations. Capcom has crafted a great 3DS debut for the series that should satisfy longtime fans. Even if it doesn't lead directly into Resident Evil 5 as I was led to believe, the story is still one worth experiencing.

Full review here

Nothing says love more than the Stone Abomination right? No? Oh… well… that’s probably because you have yet to hear the tale behind the Festival of Hearts in Free Realms. Sure, everyone knows that Festival of Hearts celebrates love, but not many know the tale of how the festival originated. This is a tale of love that transcends time, and has been retold from generation to generation all around the land.

Long ago, two young pixies – Rylan and Arianna – met while adventuring in the place we now call Merry Vale. Upon first glance, they were smitten with each other and planted a flower together at the spot where they first met. The two young pixies vowed to see each other every day, meeting near their flower in Merry Vale. Every time they met, Rylan would bring a present to his sweetheart; sometimes flowers or chocolates, other times balloons or hand-printed poems. Their romance was the stuff of legend, until…

But I’d better not spoil the fun. I’ll let you guys find out for yourselves starting February 7th! Log into Free Realms and find out what happens to these two lovebirds. And of course, don’t forget to check out the new Valentine’s goodies in the PlayStation Store; there are surprises for everyone.

For those of you who are new to Free Realms, you can jump into the game for free. We are a Free-To-Play MMORPG and you can find us in the PlayStation Store under the PS3 Games category, under the letter F. Get the game and you can play and make new friends online in Free Realms, or you can play with your current PSN friends who have also downloaded the game for free!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone and be sure to share your Festival of Hearts adventures with the team on our Facebook page and Twitter handle @FreeRealms!

It's nice to know the names of the things you kill, and Demiurge wants you to have the most pleasant experience possible in its coming title, Shoot Many Robots. In the video above, meet Hot Rod, Hummer, Gasbag, Six-Pack and Dirt Screw. One of them "screws dirt." We'll let you deduce which one.

Amazon (orders ship free, or ship free with a combined total order of $25 or more)

Pre-order bonus offers: $10 Amazon store credit with your Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D pre-order (3DS, $39.96, free S&H, available February 21st, release date delivery also available), Free 3D Classics Kid Icarus download with your Kid Icarus: Uprising pre-order (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available March 23rd, release date delivery also available)

Coming soon, available for pre-order: Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS, $39.99, $10 price drop, free S&H, available tomorrow), Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available April 13th), Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii, $29.99, free S&H, available February 13th), Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (DS, $29.96, free S&H, available February 28th), Heroes of Ruin (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available March 31st), Mario Party 9 (Wii, $49.99, free S&H, available March 11th), Tekken 3D Prime Edition (3DS, $39.95, free S&H, available February 14th), Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (3DS, $39.95, free S&H, available March 31st), Tales of the Abyss (3DS, $39.96, free S&H, February 14th)

The Disney sale that never ends: Save up to 50% on select Disney video games - selection includes Disney Epic Mickey, Disney Universe, Phineas and Ferb, Cars 2, and LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. For Wii, DS, 3DS and other popular systems.

Walmart

2 Nintendo Wii games for $30 - selection includes Namco Museum MegaMix, Dragon's Lair Trilogy, De Blob 2, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Jewel Quest Trilogy, Toy Story Mania, MySims Agents, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and more.

2 Nintendo 3DS games for $30 - selection includes Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Raving Rabbids Travel in Time 3D, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, and more.

2 Nintendo DS games for $30 - selection includes Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, LEGO Batman, Gardening Mama, Final Fantasy III, De Blob 2, Crafting Mama, Bejeweled Twist, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Personal Trainer: Walking, Picross 3D, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Plants vs. Zombies, Tetris Party Deluxe, and more.

Portable system bundle offers: 3DS bundle ($169.96), DS Lite bundle ($99.00), DSi XL bundle ($169.00) - bundles include base system, free travel case, and select free game.

Other retailers

Gamestop Pre-order bonuses: Free 3D Classics Kid Icarus download with your Kid Icarus: Uprising pre-order (3DS, $39.99 new, available March 23rd), Free set of exclusive Pokemon themed Wii remote skins with your Pokepark 2: Wonders Beyond pre-order (Wii, $49.99 new, available February 27th, backordered)

Exclusive Gamestop pre-order offers: Gamestop exclusive 3DS Circle Pad Pro accessory (3DS, $19.99, available tomorrow), Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, $49.99, available April 2nd, exclusively available via Gamestop and Nintendo.com)

Best Buy: Bonus 3DS case with Resident Evil: Revelations pre-order (3DS, $39.99, $10 price drop, free S&H, available tomorrow)

Toys R Us: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword with Music CD (Wii, $39.99, save $10.00); Buy 1, Get 1 40% off all video games priced $19.99; Free 3DS case with your Resident Evil: Revelations pre-order (3DS, $39.99, free S&H, available tomorrow); 50% off any Wii video game priced $49.99 with the purchase of Just Dance 3 (Wii, $39.99); Free 3DS system case ($9.98 value) with purchase of a base 3DS system ($169.99)

Toys R Us, in-store only: $20 gift card with the purchase of a black Nintendo Wii with New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Galaxy soundtrack bundle ($149.99), $10 gift card with the purchase of Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS, $39.99, available tomorrow)

Thanks to GrubberGamer for the heads up!

The following predictions come from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter...

- year-over-year software sales dropped by 12 percent to $505 million
- low sales blamed on a lack of high-profile games released until the end of the month
- forecasts that late 2011 games like Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Ubisoft's Just Dance 3 will be two biggest software titles
- these will sell around 800,000 and 600,00 units respectively
- major publishers will have "an opportunity to grow revenues by 10 percent or more annually for the next several years."
- software sales at retail will likely begin to see monthly growth in May
- "175,000 Wii units (down 45 percent year-over-year), 390,000 Xbox 360 units (up 2 percent), 235,000 PS3 units (down 12 percent), 65,000 DS units (down 78 percent), and 215,000 3DS units."
- January's total hardware sales will fall by 18 percent year-over-year
- sales will jump back up once price cuts for the consoles

#razerblade Razer's sleek and stylish Blade gaming laptop is slowly making its way into the hands of customers ballsy enough to drop $2,800 on an untested product from a company that's never made a gaming laptop before. Did their gamble pay off? More »

#streetfighter It seems like the character archetypes in every successful TV ensemble show are a bit interchangable—there's the Rachel, the Ross, the Joey and the Chandler. Or the Samantha, the Carrie, and the Miranda. Or, if you watch NBC's Community, there's the Troy, the Abed, the Pierce and the Britta. More »

- takes place after the events of the movie
- free-roaming game
- set in Manhattan
- side missions for the player to discover
- includes challenges and mini-games
- developed with a more “realistic” mindset
- exciting new interpretations of fan-favorite Super Villains
- all-new villains created specifically for the game

A portion of a Dtoid review...

Revelations proves that, while traditional survival horror isn't due a comeback anytime soon, there are certainly compromises that games can make in order to get a fresh taste of that old, beautifully soul-destroying flavor.

Full review here