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Finally, someone compares Halo and Professor Layton! I knew you were waiting for an article like this to come along. If you’re interesting in reading why some may find the Halo games more ‘mentally engaging’ than the Professor Layton series, check out the article below.

Direct link here More players every day…more hackers as well. I don’t get why people want to ruin this online game for others. What do they achieve from this? Thanks to CoffeewithChess for the heads up.

This is a pretty interesting preorder bonus. If gamers head out to preorder Cross Treasures, they’ll end up getting a silver sticker featuring game artwork. The thing is, if you look at the sticker from the right angle, you’ll end up viewing a secret spell which will allow you to unlock a rare [...]

Globally acclaimed hits from David Guetta remixed exclusively for DJ Hero.

We engage the enemy on the digital battlefield.

You may laugh at the "It Only Does Everything" ads but those of us with a cot in the Joystiq Bunker understand that they're a sign that the end is nigh. Why? Because the US military is looking to make a super computer made up of 2500 interconnected PS3 systems -- wait, isn't that how Skynet is made? The US Air Force already has over 300 launch PS3s in its arsenal, but an upcoming purchase of 2200 additional systems will greatly expand the number-crunching capabilities of its networked supercomputer. According to Information Week, the US Air Force will use Sony's Cell-powered hardware for radar imagery, HD video processing and "neuromorphic computing" or, to those of us without a PhD in Armageddon-ology, "building computers with brain-like properties." Yeah, we told you the end was coming.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – November 24, 2009 – Ubisoft® today announced that its ground-breaking new fitness title, Your Shape(TM) Featuring Jenny McCarthy is now available at retail. Leveraging an entirely new, motion-sensing camera peripheral for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy is the first fitness video game that enables people to [...]

Ezio better than Altair - confirmed.

Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy now in stores in North America.

DSiWare Skeeball.

Humans vs. aliens, which side will you choose?

Factor 5 unspools Indy's highlight reel in this SNES action game.

The highly anticipated new 4x space strategy game has come out of hyperspace and is ready for action.

The PSP series make the leap to the Wii, but struggles here just as much as it did on the portable.

According to comments made to Edge by EA Montreal general manager Alain Tascan, you can expect more big action titles like Army of Two: The 40th Day from the studio. While previous Wii games, including Skate It, Boogie Superstar and the recently released Need for Speed: Nitro, have enjoyed acceptable levels of success, Tascan believes that targeting HD consoles with "fewer and bigger things" might yield improved results. It's a prudent approach, no doubt stemming from the publisher's recent layoffs. Tascan explains that the Wii market is "a little bit unpredictable these days," further encouraging a shift to additional "big, blockbuster-type titles." We probably don't need Tascan to point out that Army of Two is "the most successful original IP EA has had in the last few years," since it's the first to get a big, blockbuster sequel ahead of Dead Space and -- can we dream? -- Mirror's Edge.

Experience all the drama of "Bring It On" for yourself.

Demo promises action-packed challenges set in intriguing sci-fi adventure.

Joymax teams with InComm and Blockbuster to provide pre-paid cards for in-game currency in Silkroad Online, Deco Online and Darkeden.

Induction charging dock for Wii offers convenience and style.

We thought the Haggar billboard and Metro City license plate in the new car-smashing bonus stage would be the only Final Fight nods in Super Street Fighter IV. Scans from Famitsu show that Final Fight's two shirt-wearing protagonists, Cody and Guy, will appear as playable fighters in the game. The appearance of Adon, along with Cody's striped prison getup, means that the fighters are appearing in their Street Fighter Alpha incarnations. Well, those clues and the heading on the article saying that the three characters are from that series. A sidebar in Famitsu shows Cody parrying a kunai, suggesting that Street Fighter III favorite Ibuki might be joining the fight as well. You remember Street Fighter III, right? [Thanks, Richard 2.6!]

Actio RPG set to descend from above.

With the season of bargain hunting upon us, Amazon has a special today on DJ Hero "Renegade Edition" for $150. The set, regularly priced at $200, includes a turntable featuring gaudy gold nobs, a case that converts into a stand and a two-disc CD set featuring Jay-Z and Eminem's block rockin' beats. The deal is for today only and supplies are limited, so if you're looking to grab the game for the holidays the $30 difference between the "Renegade" version and the standard edition seems much more tolerable.

Hidden object game gives players chance to cast spells and solve puzzles.

Here's a glimpse of the multiplayer modes available in the game.

A recent Ubisoft press release has revealed that the company is just so darn proud of its latest bundle of joy, Assassin's Creed II. According to the publisher's own internal estimates, the game has sold 1.6 million units worldwide in its first week of availability -- a 32 percent increase over the launch week sales of Assassin's Creed the First. The company also touted the game's impressive critical reception, highlighting the game's 94 percent user rating on Gamespot and an average critic's rating of 91 percent on GameRankings.com. We're glad to hear Assassin's Creed II is doing so well despite being the follow-up to a fairly polarizing blockbuster. Also, here's a cool Digital Foundry time-lapse video showing off the game's day and night cycles. Yeah, we know that has nothing to do with what we were just talking about. Deal with it. We drop non sequiturs like Ezio Auditore drops corrupt, 15th century Italian noblemen.

Three classic Capcom fighters will return in 2010.

Video: US version vs. Australian edit. One is bloody... the other is bloody ridiculous.