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Should you climb behind the wheel one more time?

Filed under: Podcasts After losing the first half of the show to a tragic recording accident, and then delaying the show so you could find out about your Twitters and Facebooks and whatnot, the Xbox 360 Fancast is finally here. This week we rant on the upcoming Dashboard update, Project Natal's price and learn about Canada's rich cultural heritage. Also, behold our new podcast art, brought to you by Chris Majewski. Check out some of his other work right here (serious commissions can contact him at Commissions [dawt] CSMajewski [att] yahoo [dawt] com). [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in Zune Marketplace (MP3). [RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [MP3] Download the MP3 directly. Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander), Xav de Matos (Snypz). Produced by Richard Mitchell Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Furr" by Blitzen Trapper. For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group

Bullets are flying.

Game Informer's slow trickle of Epic Mickey deets has turned into a full-on firehose today, as the site has published a massive five-page feature on the game's environments, concept art and character animations. The feature not only talks about the developmental process for animators and designers at Junction Point Studios, but also delves into the game's world a bit, showing off screens of the cartoon objects and inert objects populating the land. The former are things the player can create and erase in the game, whereas the latter are permanent objects in the game world that the player cannot affect.There's even some really odd stuff to look at -- like a robotic Donald Duck and a video of Mickey Mouse shadowboxing. Looks like we can cross one item off our list of Sentences We Never Would've Imagined Ever Having to Write.

You can once again kill hookers on the PSP.

NEW YORK, NY — 10/20/09 — Today, Altec Lansing introduced its new Stage-Gig(TM) speaker system at the College Music Journal (CMJ) Music Festival in New York. Stage-Gig is a portable amplified speaker designed specifically for use with Rock Band®, Guitar Hero® and DJ Hero® games on any gaming platform. Delivering big sound and authentic roadie [...]

Oh man, both of those are so good. I’d love to do one of them, but I have something else in mind. Now all I need is a place to go!

The Battle Brawlers take their fighting stances.

We bet you didn't know Bayonetta was a (numerically) flawless game. As it turns out, it is ... at least according to Famitsu, which just gave the game a perfect 40/40 review -- the first perfect score given to a game available on Xbox, incidentally. It's no secret that the Japanese mag has been handing out perfect scores at an accelerated rate these days. Of the twelve games to receive a perfect score -- Bayonetta included -- six were awarded in the last two years. There are only so many reasons we can imagine that Bayonetta would receive such high scores. First, it could be that Bayonetta is just a really good game. Second, it's possible the editors of Famitsu really have a thing for hair witches. Given the involvement of Hideki Kamiya -- one of the principal minds behind Devil May Cry -- it's probably the former. At least, we certainly hope it's the former.

Watch us "Hero Up!" in our full video review. Warning: Contains adorable Marvel mascots.

With all these wicked weapons you will not have time to rest.

Let's hero up!

If you’ve played Bit.Trip BEAT, I’m sure you’ve become anamored with the soundtrack. Well now you can actually own it! Either purchase now through CDBaby, or wait until Oct. 27th for Amazon and iTunes options.

I never knew you got around to setting up an entire town around your fort.

Teddy bears filled with C4, the best defense against zombies.

Senior Product Manager David Silverman dishes what to expect from Origins and its tie-ins to Mass Effect 2.

Ahh, the world of social networking services, where everyone from Joystiq to Charles Martinet (the voice of Mario and many other Nintendo characters) can coyly hint at things of interest to the world. Why just yesterday morning, Martinet dropped hints at an "Awesome new Mario game." Normally such a statement would provide us little in the way of excitement, except it came paired with "And it's not NSMB [New Super Mario Bros.] Wii, and it's not Galaxy 2," as well as assuring us "it's going to be crazy fun!" Considering the recent release of Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and the two he mentioned in his Tweet, we're fairly sure Mr. "It's a me, Mario!" is dropping his dulcet tones into an unannounced "new Mario game." We've shot Nintendo a note for some clarification and will update this post as soon as we know more.Update: Unfortunately, The Big N hasn't offered us much in the way of information, saying, "We're always working on new games and experiences, but we have nothing to announce at this time."[Via GamingTarget]

A portion of a 1up review… While it maintains its easily accessible, casual gameplay, obsessive players (like myself) can still work hard towards getting 100% on all dishes. This blend is exactly what makes me love Cooking Mama in general, and Cooking Mama 3 is a great, if occasionally exasperating, addition to the series.

Get topsy-turvy in this newest co-op shooter.

Get topsy-turvy in Namco Bandai's newest co-op shooter.

According to online game rental service GameFly, Monster Finder (note: totally not Monster Hunter), the first DSi-only game announced in Japan, will be headed to the US thanks to Konami. Siliconera notes that the game is listed for a January 2010 release.As we've previously reported, the game -- which sounds similar in concept to the PSP's Invizimals -- utilizes one of the DSi's two cameras to create an augmented reality adventure where players must "find" monsters in the real world. We find ourselves wondering if its creator, Alpha Unit, just wasn't feeling all that creative when naming the game ... or if it really wanted that tenuous Monster Hunter connection after all.

This fantastic piece of work was created by JBellio, and he happens to have taken the grand prize in Ignition’s contest.

Stephen Totilo has been checking out Spore Hero, and he happens to think that the fighting element of the game would lend itself very well to a fighting-only title. Would the gaming world really want a Spore game that’s all about fighting? I’m not sure we’re ready for an idea like this…or that [...]

Discover the new downloadable Rock Band tracks.

Flipping shooters upside down.