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"Interactive movie technology," you may find yourself asking, "isn't that just another word for video games?" Well, grandpa, yes and no. While this recently filed patent from Sony Computer Entertainment America will likely be implemented in some form of game -- our guess is PlayStation Home -- it doesn't really resemble anything we've ever seen from a ludological offering. Basically, SCEA is designing a framework for "avatars" to interact with a film in a number of different ways, such as tossing tomatoes at on-screen actors, or climbing into the film to deliver a swift kick to one of the characters' behinds. The patent's illustrations resemble pencil-drawn versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000, where a player's avatar can be seen sitting in a chair in front of the interactive movie. These interactions can even be scored, granting bonus points for a well-aimed tomato toss. We have no idea how well this type of technology would work, but our deep, deep fondness for Mike and the 'Bots makes us more than a little interested in how SCEA is planning on using it. [Via Siliconera]

A quick overview of the game and some extra clips to boot.

No idea what either of these games are. Nintendo’s trademark sure doesn’t sound like an expanded audience title to me. I hope we learn more about both of these soon!

A quick overview of the game and some extra clips to boot.

Knowing now that we won't be able to get our hands on a retail copy of Bayonetta on this side of the Pacific until January 5, it's hard not to be frustrated when the game's publisher releases more footage reminding us how much fun the combat is. It might be incredibly silly that she has guns on her feet, sure, but they're guns on her feet. It makes the thought of kicking an enemy all the more enticing! It's also just plain nice to see a trailer for this game that focuses on how the gameplay works, rather than on its hyper-sexualized main character. Also: she fires a bazooka at a demon wearing a tuba. If that's your kind of thing.

In our latest Joyswag, we're hooking one lucky reader up with a pair of new Majesco DS titles: Cooking Mama 3 and Cake Mania 3. Keep 'em to yourself or pass 'em along as a gift this holiday season. See how you can enter to win below: Leave a comment telling us whether you prefer to bake or cook You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) Limit 1 entry per person per day This entry period ends at 2:59PM ET on Tuesday, November 10 At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Cooking Mama 3 for the Nintendo DS ($30 ARV) and Cake Mania 3 for the Nintendo DS ($20 ARV) For a list of complete rules, click here

This is what the holiday landscape looks like over the past 10 years, but did you know that gaming has littered the most-popular toys for the holiday season over the last 30? Check out the full image here to see what other games and systems make the list.

Square-Enix saw great success with Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts, so they’re already putting together a sequel! Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts: Field and Battle will focus on battle music from the Kingdom Hearts series, as well as some of the field tunes. As always, you’ll have to look to an importer to get your [...]

Browser-based steampunk saga launches today.

Show everyone who the real champion is.

New blueprints, buildings, maps and more available for the recently released city-building game.

Taito announced a bit of a surprise with Space Invaders Extreme Z, a slimmed-down version of Space Invaders Extreme 2, but for DSiWare. This version of the game has time attack and score attack modes, three difficulty levels and different enemy spacing. You’ll have three lives to take everyone out, so be sure [...]

The giant HD sprites of Arc System Works' fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be shrunk down a bit. Famitsu has announced that Arc System Works is preparing a PSP port of the fighter. The portable release, out in Japan on February 25, will feature all the characters from the console game, and ad-hoc multiplayer for up to four. It'll also include a new Legion Mode in which players fight to gain territory on a game board. No screens or scans have been released yet. Considering the prolific nature of Blazblue's predecessor, the Guilty Gear series, and the fact that there's already an updated version of the original game on the way to arcades, don't expect this to be the only port of Blazblue.

Not the dolphin. This is the great-looking DSiWare game.

Update on the way for historical shooter.

Could this be a retailer-wide price drop? As you can see from the image above, GameStop has lowered the price of The Conduit to $30. We can also note that Best Buy and Amazon have done the same. Looks like SEGA may have gone in on a budget price for this one. [...]

Ubisoft hopes the sequel leads to bigger sales over the first title.

Find Your Own Way Home – first casual game to feature a classic rock band.

Zoo to release 2BeeGames competition-winning title in 2010.

Nintendo must absolutely love their quill stylus, as they’re giving it out yet again. This time, early buyers that pick up Spirit Tracks will get the quill stylus for free. This thing has been hanging around since the Phantom Hourglass days, and now Nintendo is recycling it one more time. Check out the official [...]

Black Friday isn't the only day in November where prices are eviscerated and sweet deals are distributed like confetti at a Flaming Lips concert. Wal-Mart has begun posting ads for a batch of sales being offered this coming Saturday morning -- one of which will be particularly intriguing to the prospective holiday console buyers among you. While supplies last (and we assume they won't last long), anyone who purchases a $199 Xbox 360 Arcade bundle will receive a $100 gift card to boot. A free Benjamin's worth of Wal-Mart products? That's enough to buy a couple of games for your new system! And it's only $35 short of the price of an Xbox 360 120GB hard drive! Or, you could buy two Xbox 360 Arcade bundles, and then have enough in gift card money to get a third one -- plus another $100 gift card -- for free! It seems we've beaten the system, as it were. Wal-Mart, consider yourself outfoxed. [Via Engadget]

Zoo to release 2BeeGames competition-winning title in 2010.

As the forces of Heaven and Hell collide, only one man can save humanity.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed new screenshots for Frogger Returns, a new downloadable title coming this November to the PlayStation®Network and Nintendo WiiWare™. A direct descendant of the timeless arcade game, Frogger Returns introduces a few upgrades to the franchise while staying true to its addictive dodge-and-run gameplay. Streets, sewers, subways and numerous other [...]