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Are you ready to rope yourself some Zebras?

A sexy love story for the ages.

Remember when Capcom conducted a poll asking how we wanted to receive the additional content being offered in Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition -- in a boxed version of the game or as a DLC expansion to the original? Turns out the questionnaire wasn't a pointless exercise. A majority of the participants answered that they'd rather receive the new features (including motion-control functionality) as a downloadable pack. After deliberating with the RE5 team in Osaka, Capcom has announced that the new content will come to the U.S., Europe and Australia as DLC for the core game. Considering Alternative Edition is going to Japan in a retail box, this move is fairly surprising. Perhaps even a little upsetting, if you've gone ahead and traded your copy of the game in towards the cost of Horse Life Adventures. Even more upsetting if you did that today. Like, right before writing this post. Gah!

Nintendo has unloaded a pair of TV spots for upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii and they're pretty slick. Each features a foursome of gamers playing the new Nintendo title while surrounded in what seems to be a convergence of the Mushroom Kingdom and reality -- not unlike the plot of the horrible 1993 film. Unlike that movie, however, these ads are entirely watchable. But, before you boot up your Wii and check 'em out for yourself, head past the break to see the rest of this week's Nintendo Channel content.

Are you up for a little more crossword fun, but this time with a wise-old owl?! That’s what KrissX is going to bring to your Wii, via WiiWare, sometime in the future. The title is being published by Konami, and has been developed by Regolith Games and Blitz Games Studios.

We've beat the single player and unlocked all the challenges. Here are some of our favorites.

Direct link here Christmas doesn’t have to be all work for Santa does it? Santa’s having some fun and wants you to play along too. While Santa magically stacks the Christmas presents, it’s your job to remove the presents and decorate the Christmas tree. Christmas Clix is a casual family friendly game for the Nintendo [...]

We corner Sony's resident car nut to talk about GT5, SEMA and his hot car of the moment.

The 5th floor of retailer LABI Ikebukuro is nothing but Wii and DS content. From games to hardware, accessories to guides…it’s all Nintendo.

Cat Trap This is a big favorite of mine, as well as Mom Brain. I had no idea that hardly anyone played this game! With it being such a rarity, I almost feel like Mom Brain and I were meant to meet up, and share our love of Cat Trap!

No, you won't have to buy another copy of Resident Evil 5.

The official site for AAA: El Videojuego has opened up. We still haven’t seen any screens of the Wii or DS versions, but they’re definitely in the works. You can pop over to the official site to get a better idea of what the game will be all about, and to check out [...]

Direct2Drive's second "Best of Indie" initiative is now under way.

Sure, the upcoming God of War Collection is a lot more resolution-y than the original PS2 games, but does that produce a noticeably better-looking game? Bitmob tested the original God of War games on their backwards-compatible PS3 systems and took comparison shots of both. It's clear that the Blu-ray remastering is better than the PS2 original, even with the PS3 upscaler turned on.It certainly helps that the original source material was so good. Looking back at the first game has us impressed -- we'd forgotten how much muscle the last generation could flex.Source - Graphics Comparison (part one) God of War 1 vs. God of War CompilationSource - Graphics Comparison (part two) God of War 2 vs. God of War Compilation

“We got pretty good reaction today from people. There’s a significant number of people who interacted with the game. It’s a great way to get your message out.” - Michael Lew, Kaiser Permanente marketing team Now that’s how you get people to talk about insurance. Just strap a TV on your back, and let [...]

Update: Major Nelson has just confirmed that 0D Beat Drop will be joined by both NBA Unrivaled and Encleverment Experiement. Word has come down from on high, and this week's Xbox Live Arcade release is none other than 0D Beat Drop. What's that, you've never heard of 0D Beat Drop? Truth be told, neither have we. Thankfully, the game's Xbox.com page provides us all with the crucial details. If the above screenshot didn't tip you off, OD Beat Drop is a puzzle game; however, it has a musical twist, challenging players to drop pieces to the beat. OD Beat Drop can even analyze your own songs for use in the game (Protip: It's time to break out your Tetris soundtrack). The game will be available this Wednesday for 800 ($10). Also, if Tecmo is to be believed, NBA Unrivaled will release on XBLA this week as well. It's worth noting that the game was not included in Major Nelson's XBLA announcement and that publishers are frequently mistaken about XBLA launch dates so it's anyone's guess what Wednesday holds.

Arcade basketball makes its way online.

Though that other open-world crime drama just got a huge booster shot in the form of the release of Ballad of Gay Tony, Volition's Saints Row 2 is getting a helping hand from its ol' pal Microsoft. Major Nelson recently announced that the game's DLC pack, "Ultor Exposed," is the Xbox Live Marketplace Deal of the Week. The pack, which offers three new missions, a new co-op mode and a playable character modeled after real-life porn star Tera Patrick, has had its price cut to 560 ($7). That's a 30 percent discount from the add-on's usual 800 ($10) price point. With that, we'd like to welcome the naughty folks who ended up here after searching Google for "porn star Tera Patrick." Welcome! Sorry, there's no images of your erotic quarry to be found here, but take a look around, anyways! You might just like what you see.

Kabuto and Orochimaru get the chance to flash their moves.

Prepare for the battle of your life.

Word has come down from on high, and this week's Xbox Live Arcade release is none other than 0D Beat Drop. What's that, you've never heard of 0D Beat Drop? Truth be told, neither have we. Thankfully, the game's Xbox.com page provides us all with the crucial details. If the above screenshot didn't tip you off, OD Beat Drop is a puzzle game; however, it has a musical twist, challenging players to drop pieces to the beat. OD Beat Drop can even analyze your own songs for use in the game (Protip: It's time to break out your Tetris soundtrack). The game will be available this Wednesday for 800 ($10). Also, if Tecmo is to be believed, NBA Unrivaled will release on XBLA this week as well. It's worth noting that the game was not included in Major Nelson's XBLA announcement and that publishers are frequently mistaken about XBLA launch dates so it's anyone's guess what Wednesday holds.

The guys at Gaijin Games have confirmed a new update for Bit.Trip BEAT, which you can grab right now! BIT.TRIP BEAT was updated on the Wii Shop Channel this weekend! The update includes some changes to the level unlocking scheme as well as general game functionality improvements. In short, if you’ve downloaded BIT.TRIP BEAT, [...]