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Both Mega Man 10 and Etrian Odyssey III were announced this week, from two completely different developers. I don’t think there’s anywhere between the two games where developers overlap. Then, how are these two games actually related to one another? Well, it seems they both have an affinity for sheep!

Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, Mario Wii all top sellers.

Is the Dragon Ball gameplay a blast, or will it leave hardcore fans in a rage? GameTrailers video review battles through the fray.

A new WiiWare puzzler, factory direct to you.

We know that the number of perfect 40/40 scores has risen a lot over the past couple years, but it’s the score of straight 9s (36/40) that has seen the biggest rise. Looks like Famitsu just loves giving out 9s and 10s!

Direct link here Yes, someone is actually translating Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2 Duo…the underage witch-touching game. There’s not going to be a publisher anywhere in the world that will pick this up for localization, so fan-subs are the only way to go. That’s certainly a brave homebrewer!

It looks like Activision's hopes for Tony Hawk: Ride are falling even faster than the average Tony Hawk: Ride player. IndustryGamers reports that this month's NPD numbers place the game at 114,000 copies sold across three platforms. Not that Activision is even paying attention to its own failure right now, distracted by the ridiculous success of its own Modern Warfare 2. This is the second disappointing month in a row for a big-box Activision game. While we don't have a per-platform breakdown of the disappointing sales, a forecast released before today's NPD results estimated that just 13,000 copies sold on Xbox 360. All of this just confirms what we intuitively knew: skateboards without wheels just don't work.

click for a Massively Multi-Image Online GalleryRemember Ragnarok DS? If you do, you're likely an avid fan of the Ragnarok Online MMO, and thus exactly the kind of person XSEED hopes to entice with the pre-order bonuses for the DS game. Pre-orders for the DS RPG will include exclusive in-game items for the PC game, which increase experience, attack speed, damage and other stats when used. In addition, every retail package will have more items thrown in, which increase even more stats. While at first blush it seems obvious to target people who like Ragnarok with this Ragnarok spinoff, it actually strikes us as kind of odd. People obsessed with Ragnarok have a lot of online gaming in their lives as it is! Are they going to want to jump into some random dungeons with just a few people?

‘Broken Link’ by David Cousens There seems to be a lot of Majora’s Mask fan art out there. It’s funny to see so much art for a game that so many people didn’t like!

Firmware 3.15's functionality might not live up to its hype.

It looks like Activision's hopes for Tony Hawk: Ride are falling even faster than the average Tony Hawk: Ride player. IndustryGamers reports that this month's NPD numbers place the game at 114,000 copies sold across three platforms. Not that Activision is even paying attention to its own failure right now, distracted by the ridiculous success of its own Modern Warfare 2. This is the second disappointing month in a row for a big-box Activision game. While we don't have a per-platform breakdown of the disappointing sales, a forecast released before today's NPD results estimated that just 13,000 copies sold on Xbox 360. All of this just confirms what we intuitively knew: skateboards without wheels just don't work.

Classic style arcade gameplay is revamped for PC and Mac.

Records · The Nintendo DS sales were the highest in history for a portable console in a November month. · The Nintendo Wii sales were the third highest in history for a home console in a November month. · [...]

Call to mind Wii Sports' tennis, and you don't have to stretch your imagination too much further to arrive at Ubisoft's Racquet Sports. If you own a Wii, you already own this experience, to which Ubisoft has added some variety, including ping-pong, badminton, squash, and beach tennis, and a more fleshed-out art direction than Nintendo's pack-in or even its sequel, Wii Sports Resort. There's no Mii support, but Racquet Sports offers its own dollish avatars, customized with unlockable trinkets. There's a derivative multicultural vibe, too, as the characters and playing courts span the globe in classic and fantastic scenarios. Grandma vs. dashiki-clad boy in an aquarium squash court? Yes. Of course, the experience you don't own is "tennis" played with a motion-tracking camera. No, not Natal -- not at all. Ubisoft's USB camera, first bundled with scarcely-reviewed Your Shape (featuring Jenny McCarthy), might be on the cutting edge of a revived and revamped gaming tech trend, but its implementation in Racquet Sports is painfully dull.

I’m pretty sure we already knew the release date for myNotebook, but the Castle of Magic date is new. Either way, it’s nice to see some confirmations from the big N themselves.

While Ryan's away, the boys will play... pranks on Ryan.

[LittleBigPlanet Central] It's been nearly a year since Media Molecule created the Metal Gear Solid level pack for LittleBigPlanet. A recent Trophy leak shows that the PS3 platformer is finally getting an official MM-developed playable add-on -- this time, inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. This partnership was first teased at E3. We presumed the partnership would result in nothing more than a downloadable costume, and we were wrong. The open seas should provide a fitting setting for the impending addition of water to the LBP universe. The various playable challenges Media Molecule have created should provide inspiration for LBP authors, thirsty to have their water-filled creations hit the PlayStation Network. See the new Trophies after the break. [Thanks, Stargateheaven!]

Looks like the Wii and DS are both getting some new Prince of Persia action! The only time that I can remember GameFly being wrong with a listing was their long-standing Beautiful Katamari for Wii, which never happened. Let’s hope this isn’t the second time they are wrong.

Parish, Barnholt, Haywald, and Kohler discuss the strange resuscitation of Virtual Console, the overlooked legacy of Zelda’s portable entries, and the 15th anniversary of PlayStation.

Done with the MAG beta? Bored? Well, you could always jump back into SOCOM Confrontation, especially now that the long-teased 1.60 update is live. Highlights from 1.6 include the addition of new special forces: Dutch KCT and the Italian COMSUBIN Special Forces teams, each equipped with unique weapons, and four new weapons for all players: the 9mm Sub and M82A1A for the Mercenaries and the AK-74 and SR-25 for the Commandos. In addition to the new content, the 1.6 patch fixes a number of bugs ranging from serious "players were being booted out of the game to the XMB while loading into and during gameplay" to minute. The full patch notes can be seen on SOCOM.com. [Thanks to everyone that sent this in!]

Posting anything religious can always be a dangerous thing to do. I want to clearly state that I am not attacking/badmouthing any religion. I am simply posting this video because I think this man’s opinion of Pokemon is just a tad skewed. Direct link here (thanks pugwishbone!)

As you might imagine, it's kind of hard to believe the words coming out of someone's mouth when a gold wrestling championship belt is gleaming in our eyes, which is why we're not sure what to believe coming from the mysterious "Adam" regarding a possible Splinter Cell Conviction demo coming this January. Seen with the Hip-Hop Gamer in a video after the break, Adam -- a gentleman who Ubisoft wouldn't confirm to us is an actual employee -- seemingly announces the existence of an upcoming Conviction demo. When asked by the eccentric interviewer about the possibility, Adam responds, "It's coming out in January, and then the actual game: February 23rd." We asked Ubisoft for verification of Adam's words, and were told by a rep, "I cannot confirm a demo at this time." So, anyone know Adam?

More screens here NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, announced today the release of Puzzler World, the ultimate addictive, brain-buster for puzzle lovers of all ages. Developed specifically for Nintendo DS(TM) by Ideas Pad in close partnership with Puzzler Media, the masterminds behind the Puzzler brand, [...]

Organize your PT Boats and take the enemy by surprise!

OK, everyone, let's gather in a circle and repeat: Oh, lords of downloadable games, please guide PixelJunk Shooter to sales. For now is the time of retail and PJS has been released into the wastes. May it find an audience in this unforgiving time. Meanwhile, PSP Go (and normal PSP) owners have some downloadable games and even a couple PSP minis to choose from. Check out the full PSN update after the break. Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list: (Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

Just how does the camera play in Racquet Sports work? Well, if you’ve ever played a game or two with Sony’s EyeToy, you should have a very good idea. It’s not the most sophisticated setup, but according to the hands-on impressions linked below, it sounds like it works well enough. It might [...]

Things have gone completely haywire for our humble poultry-farming friend! Crazy chickens have infiltrated his once anonymous and boring life and now all of his chickens are going mad! Chickens on rockets! Chickens on water skid! Chickens on trampolines! In chicken blaster it is time to put those crazy chickens in their place. Blast them off [...]