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It's FIFA vs. PES in this year's edition of the annual showdown - who's going to be crowned 2010 champion?

Dante's Inferno is getting flak from a nanny group over an Achievement for killing unbaptized babies -- not ironically, it's named "Bad Nanny." As GamePolitics points out, the International Nanny Association (INA) released a statement calling the 'cheevo "offensive to our association," as it seemingly defies the INA's goal to "promote and educate the public regarding the selfless work nannies do to support families." We here at Joystiq are thoroughly offended too, though mostly because we know that more than one person on staff will be once again be forced into a morally compromising position in the endless hunt for virtual grandeur.

I was going to post up my Cabela’s review tonight, but Rinry surprised me with her latest video! Of course I’d rather share than than my review, as the Cabela’s game wasn’t very good! Please, enjoy this video, as it should jump-start your Friday quite nicely. See you all in a few, [...]

Some old, some new, some with a better view. Check out more scans and pics for all the games below.

This is a Sony ad campaign, but I thought you guys would like to see what Super Monkey Ball creator Toshihiro Nagoshi looks like when he’s getting his game on.

DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole thinks that Nintendo and Sony devices will still lead the handheld market by 2014, but that the iPhone/iPod Touch will drive growth, thanks to a little thing called the App Store. IndustryGamers took note of the new report, where the analyst believes that the worldwide mobile and portable games market will reach $11.7 billion by 2014, which includes the PSP and DS, with Apple's devices pushing 24 percent of software sales.The company found that of over 8,000 surveyed respondents, 54 and 69 percent of North Americans and Europeans, respectively, had played a game on their phone in the last year. The report found that the the most popular service for purchasing apps for their phone was Apple's App Store -- shocking, right?

DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole thinks that Nintendo and Sony devices will still lead the handheld market by 2014, but that the iPhone/iPod Touch will drive growth, thanks to a little thing called the App Store. IndustryGamers took note of the new report, where the analyst believes that the worldwide mobile and portable games market will reach $11.7 billion by 2014, which includes the PSP and DS, with Apple's devices pushing 24 percent of software sales.The company found that of over 8,000 surveyed respondents, 54 and 69 percent of North Americans and Europeans, respectively, had played a game on their phone in the last year. The report found that the the most popular service for purchasing apps for their phone was Apple's App Store -- shocking, right?

Has anyone else come across the issue above? Reader Matthew did, after pouring hours and hours into griding. Not exactly the screen you want to be greeted with after going without a save for a few hours.

Capcom is pumping out Monster Hunter figurines as fast as possible, with options for both the cheapskate and the deep-pocketed gamer. Make sure to click over to see the full selection of monsters and weapons. But first… Monster Hunter Life Dust Snack…a deliciously salty snack that comes with an optional cheese packet! This [...]

Ubisoft's website lists James Cameron's Avatar as launching across all platforms -- Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS, Wii, PSP, Wifi-enabled Toilets and Toasters that also cook hot dogs -- for December 1. As we're often skeptical with what we read on the Internet, we decided to find out if the listing was accurate. According to Ubisoft, the game will indeed launch in North America on December 1. The date thrusts gamers into the Avatar universe more than two weeks before the film hits theaters on December 16. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players -- with the proper set up -- will also be able to experience the game in 3D. Whether or not James Cameron will record what seems like an hours-long video introduction outlining every detail of the game and movie experience to accompany the launch is unclear.

The Samurai Spirits are set to invade the Xbox 360 in Japan just in time for the holidays.

After a "last-minute bug" delayed its PSN release back in July, with a hold-up in quality assurance in September, it appears that it's finally time for tryin' Trine. Then again, with the way Critter Crunch (demo out now) sold, it appears folks are into their big holiday retail titles at the moment. Admit it, you're playing Uncharted 2 for the third time right now. Check out the full PSN update after the break. Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list: (Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

Fittingly, there is only one big-name, multiplatform game comfortable in the shadow of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's release next month: Assassin's Creed 2. While it's not the only game willing to test its selling power against the potential "bestselling title of all time" -- Left 4 Dead 2 seems aptly titled; and New Super Mario Bros. Wii should collect coin on its platform -- Assassin's Creed 2 is easily November's second-most significant multi-console release.When pressed for comment about AC2 going up against MW2 and the possibility of his game (ha!) surpassing Infinity Ward's shooter in sales, Yannis Mallat, CEO of AC2 developer Ubisoft Montreal, admitted to VideoGamer.com that he was not "pretentious" enough to predict a sales outcome, but added, "I can certainly say there is no room any more for average or bad games, but there is still a lot of room for awesome games, and that's what Assassin's Creed is."Internally, Ubisoft has set its standards high -- two years ago, the first Assassin's Creed moved 2.5 million units in its first month at retail to become the fastest-selling new game IP in U.S. history. Of course, two years ago, Call of Duty 4 was claiming records of its own. Ubisoft would not dare pit AC2 against MW2 in an outright sales challenge, but, in embodying its franchise's ethos, with a little patience, Ubisoft will almost certainly enjoy successful sales of AC2 over the course of the holiday season. After all, who among us has ever been content to settle on just one awesome game when there are many to enjoy?

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack at IGN.

The "wave 1" invites to the Xbox Live update preview program are out now, according to Major Nelson. If your dear console has been invited to participate, there should be a prompt upon sign-in. A "wave 1" invite implies that more waves are incoming, so don't get too sad, Moondoggie. Grab that board and prepare to ride a future wave to all that upgradedness. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Majesco sure made one manly title with Go Play: Lumberjacks. Too bad it never caught on with…well…anyone. The title failed to catch the attention of Wii owners, even though it was a mini-game fest. I guess being a lumberjack doesn’t scream ‘fun’ to anyone?

Want to turn your kids into the cute, but freakish creations above? It’s actually pretty simple!

Nice to see Square-Enix promoting the game through their Members site. As for the design of Layle…not too into it.

That’s a pic from outside of the event. I don’t know if there will be room for everyone inside! We might see some real-life fights!

We move over the Anduin and into the great forest of Mirkwood.

It’s hard to pick just one Bomberman game with infinite replay value, isn’t it? You throw together a group of players, and you have yourself a party game that can take you all night long. Now that we can play online, or local with 8 players, I think we’ve really hit the golden [...]

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