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Now we finally know what that Japanese site was talking about!

To clear up any misconceptions with "the kids on Twitter," Spike Video Game Awards host Geoff Keighley took to Major Nelson's podcast this weekend and explained that the Halo: Reach trailer on next week's show will be "actual gameplay." That's right, folks: none of that live-action or CG mumbo jumbo. "You'll get a first glimpse at the world of Reach," Keighley told the Major during this week's show. "I think it's going to be the biggest game next year by far." When addressing the contents of the trailer -- something Keighley claimed to have not seen just yet -- he noted that he thinks people will be shocked by the direction than Bungie is taking, calling it a "huge leap forward." So, Mr. Keighley, it could be said that the studio is reaching new ground then? ... Hello? Where are you going?!

Check out more screens in our Flickr set Following on from the announcement last month detailing the Mamba catalogue for next year, Mamba Games is pleased to announce the release of their second multi platform title: Pirates: Adventures of the Black Corsair. Pirates: Adventures of the black Corsair will be available on DS and Wii world wide. [...]

If amazingly fast and explosive men have been the bane of your existence in Modern Warfare 2 as of late, then know that Activision's go-to guy, Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling, has got the hot scoops on a patch in the works to address the despised Javelin glitch. Version 1.06 of the game will not only do away with that awful bit of frustration, but will also address two other notable exploits in the multiplayer experience: Fixes the Javelin glitch (thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster!) Fixes unlimited care packages glitch Fixes areas where players could exploit geography (e.g. hide inside rocks in Afghan) Bowling says the patch is currently in the hands of Microsoft for certification on Xbox 360 and presumably in Sony's for PS3 certification. We've contacted Bowling for more info and will update the post when we hear back. Source - 1.06 in Microsoft cert Source - 1.06 patch notes

The latest installment of the Dead to Rights series will have you shooting, punching and mauling more than ever.

Sidhe's original game for PlayStation Network wins best downloadable title.

If you read the first installment in the latest installment of "Pachter Predixx," you already know that the analyst's new report praises the PS3 for its resilience during these troubled times. According to the report, the PS3 saw an 85-percent year-over-year sales increase in November, while the Wii and Xbox 360 suffered sales declines. This reversal in fortune leads Pachter and his Wedbush associates to a surprising conclusion: "We think that the PS3 will again outsell the Xbox 360 in November and December, prompting a price cut some time early next year." Pachter adds that while Microsoft "has the ability to lower price yet again," it probably won't do so until "it begins to lose significant market share to Sony." As with all conjecture -- even when delivered by professional conjecture conjurers -- we suggest considering Pachter's educated guess as just that: a guess.

Check out the trailer here (click the ‘Movie’ section - thanks ForAlec!)

Samurai Warriors 3 lets you make your own characters. One such Japanese gamer decided to put the vocaloid princess Hatsune Miku into his title.

Come on, Aussie gamers! I’m getting more fired up about this ratings issue than you are! This is talk all around the gaming world, yet only 50 Aussie gamers could show up to support the ‘Treat Us Like Adults’ event? The cause is a great one, but the videos of this event [...]

Mass Effect 2's Engineer class can disable and even turn enemies to your side.

LONDON (07 December, 2009) - Guinness World Records announced today that they will launch the third in their series of books dedicated to video gaming in the new-year. Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’ Edition will be released on the 4th of January in the United States and the 21st of January in the United Kingdom. Praised [...]

Recently, we told you that the Strong National Museum of Play had inducted the Game Boy, and now reader DarkNight_DS has grabbed us a pic of the display. Looks like they did a pretty nice job with the small amount of space. Great to see the Game Boy brand still getting recognized!

Your first look at gameplay in less than one week.

Ah, Melissa Joan Hart…how I love you. You haven’t really done anything of note in years, but you’re still in my heart. How could I ever be mad at Clarissa!? That’s why it’s so nice to see you at a Your Shape launch event. I don’t know why you’re there…but it [...]

IGN is offering up all 8 tracks from It’s a Chiptune Holiday for free! What a joyous occasion this is! Just hit up the link below, download your album, and rock out until Christmas!

'They were ready to discredit it before they even tried it.' says Hawk.

Now that Assassin's Creed II has been out amongst the crowds, slinking its way into millions of consoles, gamers are stumbling upon some of its secrets. While you may be stuck tracking down those last few feathers, others are discovering ancient beasts and, according to CVG, game-breaking glitches. Some gamers apparently found themselves stuck controlling Desmond in the Hideout after DNA Sequence 11, a direct result of shutting off their system after the game autosaved. When they later booted the game back up, they were unable to return to the Animus and continue Ezio's 15th century adventure. CVG didn't comment on whether this was affecting Xbox 360 or PS3 gamers, or both. We've contacted Ubisoft to see if this is the first it's heard of the issue and also urge you to contact us if you've encountered it. Update: Ubisoft has acknowledged the "SQ11" glitch. Posting on the company's message boards, community developer "Atmon" confirmed that Ubisoft is aware of the issue and is "glad to say that it will be solved through our upcoming patch," but did not suggest a release date for said patch. In a separate thread, Atmon continued to dance around the issue of a release date for the patch, explaining that upcoming server maintenance is unrelated to fixing the glitch.

Tecmo's sci-fi shooter no longer a PlayStation 3 exclusive.

Update: We've unearthed some screens of the PSP version, courtesy of Game Watch. There may be some difference between it and the XBLA version, but they'll probably look pretty similar. Peruse them in the gallery below. Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced that Qix ++ is headed to Xbox Live Arcade this week. Apart from the price (800 / $10), that's really all we know. The "++" in the title might be a clue, though, given that Jeff "Why'd you buy Frogger" Minter seems to have an affinity for throwing plus signs at the end of retro game titles. It's also worth noting that Minter worked on the XBLA version of Space Invaders Extreme which, like Qix, is a Taito (via Square Enix) game. For now, with no assets of the game available, you'll have to settle for a video of the original Qix posted after the break. In other news, the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is Rock Band DLC, specifically No Doubt's The Singles 1992-2003 album. The DLC has been discounted from 1600 ($20) to 1200 ($15). Shortcut: Download The Singles 1992-2003 [Xbox.com]

- developed by Brownie Brown - puzzle/action title - lead Kappa to the goal by drawing paths and avoiding obstacles - touch the screen anywhere else in order to grab the camera and move it around - scissors icon lets you stop Kappa in his tracks - rescue baby Kappas - a giant blue, flaming hand is chasing you as well, [...]

Back by popular demand, SouthPeak is proud to announce the return of the Dementium II Renegade Kid signed pre-order posters. For anyone that loves the finer side of mind-bending and scary art, appreciates the thought and effort that goes into a game’s cover, or has just been looking for an awesome and super rare videogame [...]