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One game publisher steps up to the plate.

Looks like Tony Hawk has indeed jumped the shark with his latest game. Did any of you guys pick the title up?

Another movie tie-in game. Is this one any good?

Microsoft just pulled back the curtain on a brand-new bundle exclusively for our brothers and sisters to the north. Aside from a 250GB Xbox 360 Elite console, the bundle also includes a double dose of Bungie goodness: Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Starting today, you can get your maple syrup-soaked hands on this for a suggested retail price of $399.99 CAD. If you're a US gamer wondering why we didn't get this piece of gear down here, relax -- let Canada win this one! You have any idea how many driveways a Canadian has to shovel to earn this thing?

Meet the cast of this cool arcade game.

Lightning never looked any better than this.

Annoy your neighbors and have fun doing it.

Do you want to check out the Boston video game orchestra but don’t live anywhere in the area? Well, you can check out the concert via Berklee Internet Radio for free!

I know we’ve been hearing a lot about the dungeon count in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Previews have been discussing the number of dungeons, but it seems like there might be more to it than what we’ve heard thus far. The table of contents from the upcoming Spirit Tracks guide from [...]

Grab your mic and get to it.

That’s some fantastic music, don’t you think? I certainly do, and it happens to be the work of Go Shiina. There are a lot of composers out there that don’t get the recognition that they deserve, and Go Shiina is one that deserves your time.

Look, if for some crazy reason you've still not gotten yourself a DualShock 3 and, even crazier, haven't played through Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, then you might want to check out this Amazon bundle -- which is set to release December 15. For $60, you'll get a black DualShock 3 controller and experience every earth-shaking explosion in Nathan Drake's first adventure through glorious rumble or -- given the time of year -- gift your procrastinator friend or loved one with one sweet bundle, granted they haven't already acquired a new console in the last year or a new PS3 Slim. There's no word whether Sony will offer other bundles and together the two will only save you $7 right now (Amazon is pricing the game at $27 and the controller at $40), but we still wouldn't suggest playing Uncharted without a DualShock 3. What are you, some chump on the street not getting the fullest from your games? No, you hold yourself to a higher standard. [Thanks, Yingerman!]

The Final Fantasy series has been known to have some truly epic box art in the past, such as the man vs. machinery motif of the Final Fantasy VII cover, or the lovely, all-inclusive tableau featured on the front of the last entry in the core franchise. Imagine our surprise when we received the images above from Games Press -- it seems the cover for the UK version of Final Fantasy XIII will be considerably more simple than the box art of its predecessors. [Update: The US version of the box art will be identical to the UK version.] We've posted larger versions of the two boxes in the gallery below. Check them out, but don't let those eyes of yours wander. Yes, we know her skirt is hiked to a precarious degree. We also know that the baby Jesus is watching your every action.

This video may not be for a Street Fighter game that landed on a Nintendo platform, but I’m pretty sure you’ll recognize the characters nonetheless.

Our friends at Dtoid have picked up where they left off with their top 50 video games of the decade list. This time around, they’ve put The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time in their list at number 36. Back when this game was announced, I was absolutely blown away. I look [...]

click to giant-size Good news for all the would-be Gullivers out there, NinjaBee has announced the first DLC for its Avatar-friendly economy sim, A Kingdom for Keflings. Two DLC packs will be releasing next week on December 9 promising several new kingdoms in which to rule over your Keflings with a giant, iron fist. Kingdom Pack 1 will contain the Orchard Kingdom and Kingdom Crossroads, while Kingdom Pack 2 houses the Central Kingdom and Relic Kingdom. All the new maps provide twists on the original kingdom, though the press release notes that the Central Kingdom is recommended for more advanced players. NinjaBee hasn't announced a price yet, but we'll let you know as soon as we do. In the meantime, enjoy some new screens, including maps of the new kingdoms, below.

The reality: Nintendo is holding a fluffy PR event for grandparents and their little, angelic grandchildren at the Fairwinds-Ivey Ranch in Oceanside, California, this week. The event takes place this Friday, December 4, from 11AM-1PM. It's likely to be a schmaltzy feel-good event, inclusive of the whole family and further pushing Nintendo's "pioneering efforts" to expand the video game market. The fantasy: At the event, some little snot will get mad that grandma can't figure out which button is used to jump, eventually swiping the controller from her hand and making her watch helplessly as her Toad floats through the stage in a bubble. Meanwhile, grandpa joins in. He's figured out the location of the jump button, but does that weird old people thing of moving the controller upwards every time he gets the character to jump, thus his avatar spins wildly out of control, dying constantly. Having never put the Wiimote strap on, he accidentally flings the Wiimote into the television in a fit of frustration. That would be glorious.

Capcom has announced that the Final Fight / Magic Sword combo pack known as Final Fight: Double Impact will hit Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network in April 2010. In addition to the previously announced graphical filters, viewing modes and drop-in / drop-out co-op, Capcom has also revealed that both games will feature a selectable soundtrack from the people responsible for the excellent Bionic Commando: Rearmed soundtrack. Furthermore, the games will utilize GGPO, a networking library used to essentially eliminate lag during online play. Oh, it also includes both Final Fight and Magic Sword.

A portion of a GamesRadar (Wii) review… You’ll love * The forest world is lush and nicely realised * Fun stealth-focused combat * Overall a surprisingly decent movie tie-in You’ll hate * Heaps of ugly clipping * Control frustrations hamper its stealthy [...]

Cliffy B. just picked Ristar to be a part of his second list of top 10 games that he loves. This guy clearly has a special place in his heart for mascot games, platformers, and fun and colorful adventures. How in the world is this the same guy that’s been working on Gears [...]

That’s an Xbox 360 version of the case that will soon be coming to Wii and PS3. The game industry is trying to be a lot more eco-friendly, and these new cases have a lot to do with it. You can see the obvious benefits when it comes to using less plastic, but [...]

I hate Dead to Rights with a passion…a deeply-burning passion. I don’t know why I hated the game so much, but I literally took it back to GameStop the same day I bought it. I’d much rather spend time in a prison than have to endure any part of this game again.

Look at that man…he’s a total badass. Swinging around in the middle of pure insanity, and kicking ass while doing it. That man is Rad Spencer, the hero of Bionic Commando. This is a gaming character that deserves more time on the main screen. Gamers have clearly shown that they love [...]

Platinum Games describes the methods behind making a fun game.

How about this idea…a high-class video game magazine. Something with deep articles, meaningful pieces and through-provoking questions. Sounds like a hell of an idea to me. That’s exactly what the team behind Kill Screen is doing. They’re aiming to put together a game magazine that approaches gaming in a different way, [...]

Truth be told, loyal readers, we kind of already told you about SouthPeak Games scooping up the right to publish the Midway-developed TNA Impact!: Cross the Line for the PSP and DS. So when the company recently announced that it would be publishing Cross the Line "later this Winter," we weren't exactly flabbergasted. However, when SouthPeak's Q1 2010 financial report revealed the aforementioned last month, it wasn't clear whether the game publisher had secured rights to future TNA Impact! games or not. Speaking with representatives for SouthPeak this morning, we were declined comment on who owns said rights "other than what's in the [press] release." We've followed up with TNA and will update this post if we hear back.

Direct link here Well produced, well acted, and it features good information. I really tip my hat to the ESRB for putting these pieces together.