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What does A2M plan to do with their ‘Naughty Bear’ trademark? It doesn’t really sound like a game name, does it? Who the hell knows what this will end up being, but at least now we know to keep an eye out for it!

Metal Gear fan-art by The Sketcher If there were ever a Metal Gear anime/comedy, you can be sure that this style Snake would often make an appearance. So cute…so deadly!

Auction here Store NES display case Shantae GBC cart (thanks JoeCam!)

“Haunted Video Game” by Jess Bradley I don’t know what this fan-art is all about, but I like it. It looks like something a character in a comic-strip would have on their shirt. Just a nonsensical nod to a particular gaming platform that the artist likes. That’s enough reason for me to enjoy [...]

There’s really nothing new to look at here, but if you’re interested in catching up on all that EA has pumped up to North America already, you can do so at the links below. More EA Showcase Gallery here More Tsumuji screens and art here More Need for Speed: NITRO DS screens here More Need for Speed: NITRO screens [...]

Here’s a quick rundown of all the Nintendo-related news that EA brought with it to their TGS presser… - Tsumuji was once again shown. This is a title we’ve known about for a long time now, but a trailer was finally debuted. It’s cel-shaded, it’s action adventure, and it’s sounding exactly like Zelda. - FIFA [...]

Perhaps this patent means that we’ll finally see the console version of Taiki Drum Master in the states? An inflatable drum seems like a much better idea for the Wii than an actual drum peripheral. That is, as long as it works well.

Click to see full bento box. Warning: may cause incredible jealousy and/or hunger. Making a video game is no easy task. XSEED's Christine Nakashima had been working long hours on the Wii game, Little King's Story. Thankfully, someone noticed her effort! Her sister stayed up late one evening, making a Japanese-style "bento" box for Christine, featuring various characters from the game. Perhaps we have a bias for looking at adorable things ... and then eating them, because this looks far more appetizing than Little King Story's other food promotion.

Speaking about upcoming co-op zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2 at EA's Tokyo press conference today, Valve's Kim Swift announced intentions to release a demo on October 27. Though no platforms were explicitly mentioned, we're betting pre-orders on both Xbox 360 and PC platforms will be getting first dibs, as Valve has already stated. From what we understand, the demo will feature multiplayer, though we're not sure to what capacity this will extend. Either way, Xbox 360 and PC owners will get a chance to try out at least some of the 10 melee weapons well before the game's November 17 release. We'll ask EA for more details on the demo as the Tokyo Game Show continues this week.

Is it wrong to expect a downloadable game to be priced lower than its boxed retail equivalent? The cost of sending information through the intertubes seems much cheaper than packaging a plastic disc and shipping it halfway across the world. Yet somehow, WipEout Pulse costs $5 more on the PlayStation Store than on Amazon.com. This isn't an isolated case, though. Capcom Classics Collection Remixed is also $5 cheaper to buy at retail than as a download. Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 is $6 cheaper at Best Buy than via PSN.While the PlayStation Store is simply offering games at normal retail price, many retailers engage in price wars to gain the loyalty (and dollars) of consumers. Unfortunately, owners of the digital-only PSP Go will never be able to benefit from actual retail pricing, as SCEA's Eric Lempel told Destructoid that "we have pricing parity right now, and it is part of our strategy."In Japan, PSN downloads have been customarily slightly cheaper than retail equivalents. Unfortunately, Lempel isn't open to the idea. "We'd like to keep it that way, keep a level playing field, and again, there's not that much more to say on that topic." We'll see if Sony changes its tune should consumers end up not paying $250 for a system that only plays what they see as overpriced games.

Unlike other publishers, EA isn't waiting for Tokyo Game Show to start to reveal their big news. High atop the Mori Tower in Tokyo's luxurious Roppongi Hills, EA Japan has announced a brand new original game. Tsumuji, aka Whirlwind, is a DS-exclusive being produced in Japan.We're reminded a lot of Celda. The trailer has a big-eyed character running around a top-down field that's reminiscent of A Link to the Past. There will be towns to visit, dungeons to crawl. Like the DS Zelda games, all the action is controlled by the stylus.We'll be getting hands-on with this game, and a whole slew of other EA titles: Dead Space Extraction, Army of Two: The 40th Day, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dante's Inferno, Left4Dead 2 and more. Stay tuned for the rest of our pre-TGS coverage.

Official Blip Festival 2008 live performance double-CD compilation. Produced by 2 Player Productions, and featuring one track from each of the festival’s 32 musical performers. Professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered; the phenomenon of live chipmusic has never before been so pristinely captured. From the liner notes: “For a scene and a subculture not known to put a [...]

Hey Joystiq! We're live from Roppongi Hills' gorgeous Mori Tower, where we're attending the EA Showcase Tokyo. We're not sure if there will be any big revelations, but stay tuned as we update this liveblog will all the details.

Hey Joystiq! We're live from Roppongi Hills' gorgeous Mori Tower, where we're attending the EA Showcase Tokyo. We're not sure if there will be any big revelations, but stay tuned as we update this liveblog will all the details.