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Feel the tension of every moment in Heavy Rain.

Sony may have been busy talking up the PSP Go (and its ridiculous accessories) during TGS, but it looks like the company hasn't forgotten the Go's older brother. Beginning October 1, the original PSP will receive a fifteen percent price drop in Japan, lowering the price to ¥16,800 (~$185). While it might seem a little strange for Sony to lower the price of the PSP just prior to the launch of the already overpriced PSP Go, Bloomberg rightly points out that the cut will place the PSP at a lower price than Nintendo's monstrously successful DSi. For now, the price cut remains exclusive to Japan. Joystiq has contacted Sony to find out whether it plans to share the love with the rest of the world. [Via Engadget]

Seeing Daxter fire a gun this big can only be bad news.

Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, the twinkly blood-suckers of Twilight are coming to Wii in a Scene It? game this fall! Yes, the vampire franchise -- with only one released movie under its coffin -- will be the subject of an entire multimedia-based trivia game for Wii, featuring some 500 multiple-choice questions based on clips, music and audio from the film. There are no details about the DS version of the game, which will release sometime next year. (There's also no mention of an Xbox 360 or PS3 version.) We'd call this the "shovelware cash-in of trivia games," but we'd be afraid that in doing so, pale, starving actors covered in glitter would come and suck our blood -- accompanied by throngs of enraged tweens and housewives that would rip our lifeless bodies to shreds. So ... we'll just call it not the game for us.

“[There’s] 22 players, 22 AI running around on the pitch at the same time. Madden benefited from the fact that it’s very stop-start and the players line up in a formation that you can create straight away and there’s only a certain amount of things that could happen. With football there’s randomness with [...]

Zevran has done more than his fair share of murdering in his day.

No need to hack us, we'll bring this trailer to you straight from TGS!

The world currently faces a crisis of epic proportions -- a global shortage of Breakout-esque games. Without competition, the few entries in this brick-smashing genre have monopolized the market, leading to a lack of competition, which will lead to another gaming industry crash, which will lead to complete economic collapse, which will lead to the nuclear apocalypse. Fortunately for us, indie developer Beatshapers will try to save our world this October with a ball-and-paddle PSP Mini titled BreakQuest. Okay, the demand for Arkanoid clones is considerably lower than the previous paragraph may have indicated, but we admit -- BreakQuest looks pretty stylish. Well, as stylish as an under-100MB Breakout title on the PSP could look. Check out the gallery below for a fresh batch of screenshots. [Via IGN]

Wow, has it already been 120 years? It seems like yesterday we were stamping around on our Power Pad and staring in awe at our freshly-opened Super Scope 6 package. But, alas, the house that Mario built is indeed 120 years young today and we'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the company on its skyscrapers of cash and getting grandma into video games. We hear the execs plan to celebrate with some tasty iced coffee.

Check out more screens in our Flickr set In My Baby 2, experience the magic of caring for a toddler and feel the joy of seeing your baby grow up right before your eyes. Check out the 1st DS screenshots of those unforgettable moments. Reminder : Remember, last time you saw him he just made his 1st steps [...]

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According to a rather lengthy thread on Bungie.net, several Halo 3: ODST players are having technical issues with the game. Users are reporting that disc read errors are occurring during the game, rendering it unplayable. Some believe the issue only affects older consoles, specifically those with older DVD drives. Anecdotally, our own David Hinkle encountered the DRE issue on a 2008 Elite. According to Hinkle, installing the game to the hard drive seemed to fix the problem. He later bought a second copy of the game and hasn't encountered the issue again. It's also worth noting that this issue seems to be isolated to the ODST campaign and Firefight mode. The Halo 3 multiplayer disc appears to be unaffected. Bungie is looking into the problem, with a member of the test team asking forum users for specific information about problems that have been encountered. For those out there with a copy of ODST, let your voice be heard in the poll below. View Poll

Direct link here Upon its release in 1986, ARKANOID was a smash hit, becoming the most successful of the second wave of block-destroying games. Originally, it was designed to appeal to business users. Uniquely for a game of its genre, ARKANOID featured a range of different block-types, randomly appearing power-ups, and even enemy vessels. [...]

Gameplay straight from the show floor.

“Emotional input is still not fully developed… I think the games industry can still develop even more. One of its unique characteristics is that as technology develops, the way you express things, the number of colours on the palette increases as technology develops. (Games can measure your) heartbeat or body temperature or sweat (but) [...]

The other day, we told you about the Cyber Shredder unlock in TMNT: Smash-Up. If you didn’t manage to get your code sent via email from the official site, you can check out the input code below which will allow you access to the alternate costume. To perform the unlock, select the Bonus Content option [...]

THQ Inc. today announced that the full list of characters from its soon-to-be-released Marvel Super Hero Squad video game has been revealed exclusively on Marvel.com. The roster includes such notable Super Heroes as Wolverine, Spiderman, Captain America and Thor, among other recognizable characters from Marvel Comics. The Marvel Super Hero Squad video [...]

Do you want to be a hero? Do you want to fight against evil? Then WE WANT YOU! HERO UP with your own exclusive Black Suit character! The new Marvel Super Hero Squad is assembling, and we’re calling all super heroes to embark on an epic adventure to find the Infinity Fractals. Pre-order the game on Nintendo [...]