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DICE is letting folks know that there are currently no Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta sign-ups, meaning that any recent invitations you may have received represent scams. Battlefield producer Gordon Van Dyke is letting the community know that any site asking you to sign up for the beta is phishing -- he recommends you "give them the middle finger."Van Dyke notes that if players aren't reading an announcement from the company's site or official Twitter, it just ain't real. Although we're sure you savvy consumers know better in this age, game companies aren't going to ask for your social security, mother's maiden name or other standard security questions.

Company looks to Amazon's Kindle service as a solution to cartridges.

Too pretty not to show off. I’d love to see a real car get that paint job!

KEY: [+] = positive change (buff) [-] = negative change (nerf)[*] = unimportant change (no effect on gameplay) [?] = unknown change (unsure if this is a positive or a negative change) ——————–UNIVERSAL/SYSTEM CHANGES————————- + Throws are more useful (tick throws exist. You can throw someone while they are attacking, can throw after blockstun etc.) - Characters fall faster now. - Megacrash [...]

Of atom bombs and alliances.

Check out all the trio's mash-ups.

Sony Online Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast have announced a new collaboration: Magic: The Gathering - Tactics, a new turn-based strategy game for PC and PS3 set in the universe of the card game. Tactics puts players in control of "dramatic 3D figures" in single-player or online battles, with spell cards taken from the Magic series. Of course, it's not Magic without frequent, additional purchases, and SOE promises "regular content expansions," which will no doubt become a de facto requirement for highly competitive tournament play. The game is being developed by SOE's Denver studio, and will be out on PC in early 2010, with the PS3 release to follow.

Direct link here Graphics are pretty nice, but I think it has a lot to do with the lower rendering quality that happens after YouTube. Thanks to Terranigma_Freak for the heads up!

This game has nothing to do with the movie... or the book.

Spend a day doing those things you'd love to do on a daily basis.

IGN goes behind the decks of FreeStyleGames' superb mash-'em-up.

Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble isn't even out in North America yet (next week!), but in the period between its announcement and release, publisher Spike has already announced two more Kenka Banchos for Japan: a port of the original, and a new sequel. Kenka Bancho 4: One Year War takes place in an inexplicably violent high school, as Yuuto attempts to become top "bancho" among the toughest kids in class. By beating everyone else up, of course. The "smashtalk" taunt system will return with unidentified updates. The school fight will start in spring 2010 in Japan. Stare down some screens at GAME Watch. [Via Siliconera]

Unfortunately, no one has footage of the Wii version, so you’ll just have to use your imagination while watching this 360 footage.

Here's hoping you really like Wallace & Gromit and, more specifically, Telltale's episodic Wallace & Gromit games, because that's all you're getting on Xbox Live Arcade this week. As promised, the final three episodes, The Last Resort, Muzzled! and The Bogey Man will all be dropping on XBLA this Wednesday, each priced at 800 ($10). That brings the total for all four games to $40, which isn't too bad, although PC owners should be aware that Telltale is offering the entire season -- which includes a collector's DVD -- for $34.95 as well. Still, if you've got a yen for some couch-bound, Achievement-filled Wallace & Gromit, it's a pretty good deal.

Just how many millions of copies will the hype machine move?

Just how many millions of copies will the hype machine move?

Taylor Swift,, Travis Barker, Pete Wentz and Rivers Cuomo join the Risky Business marketing scheme for Activision.

Two titans of gaming collide to bring you Magic.

Remember Spider-Man for the N64, developed by Neversoft? Man, those were the days of good Spider-Man games. Too bad those days are long, LONG gone. I can’t remember the last time I played a Spider-Man game and actually enjoyed it. The 3d franchise started off with a bang, and went downhill [...]

Grab your chopsticks, jump on your scooter and adventure your way through ancient tombs in The Sims 3 World Adventures on November 17, 2009.

A couple of retailers are selling the PS3 version of Bayonetta at a slight discount over the Xbox 360 version. GameStop is temporarily knocking five bucks off pre-orders for the PS3 version only, bringing the price down to $54.99. Both come with a set of eight posters. Amazon has discounted both versions, but the PS3 release's $54.99 price tag is a little bit more discounted than the Xbox 360 version's 56.99. Siliconera speculates that these discounts are a response to the outcry over Bayonetta looking a bit blurrier in its Sega-ported PS3 incarnation than on Xbox 360. Since these are special offers, though, it's a response on retailers' parts, and not Sega's. If it's really the case that it's an extra push for the "inferior" version and not just a semi-random sale, it seems like it could do the trick. After all, the most attractive version of Bayonetta is likely to be the one that comes with a five dollar bill. Update: The Xbox version is now $54.99 at GameStop as well.

A couple of retailers are selling the PS3 version of Bayonetta at a slight discount over the Xbox 360 version. GameStop is temporarily knocking five bucks off pre-orders for the PS3 version only, bringing the price down to $54.99. Both come with a set of eight posters. Amazon has discounted both versions, but the PS3 release's $54.99 price tag is a little bit more discounted than the Xbox 360 version's 56.99. Siliconera speculates that these discounts are a response to the outcry over Bayonetta looking a bit blurrier in its Sega-ported PS3 incarnation than on Xbox 360. Since these are special offers, though, it's a response on retailers' parts, and not Sega's. If it's really the case that it's an extra push for the "inferior" version and not just a semi-random sale, it seems like it could do the trick. After all, the most attractive version of Bayonetta is likely to be the one that comes with a five dollar bill. Update: The Xbox version is now $54.99 at GameStop as well.

A portion of a Kombo review… Revenge of King Piccolo is a new game that feels like a classic old school beat ‘em up. The gameplay is a delight and the entire experience is great with some nice elements like the boss battles. With the beat ‘em up genre making a resurgence lately, future developers need [...]

New content on the way from Lucasfilm, Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, and more.

This mech brings a special delivery of pain.