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Mega Man 10 was announced just a couple days ago, and the internet has already given the game their stamp of approval. It looks like we can all thank Sheep Man for that, as he’s become the focus of a large collection of fan-art. I guess it was pretty smart for Capcom to [...]

While the Earthbound series may not get any love here from Nintendo, over in Japan gamers get to enjoy the series as they would any other. Long-time fans show their appreciation of the Mother series through the ‘321 MOTHER Fan Event’, which takes place every year. The 2009 edition just wrapped up, and [...]

Fremont, Calif., (December 2009) - Penguin United has provided gamers with a new way to use their Wii remote with the launch of its 4 in 1 Control Brothers for Super Mario. The Control Brothers turns the Wii Remote into a traditional controller that can be gripped in a horizontal position using both hands. Instead of [...]

- big headed versions of BlazBlue characters - free roaming royal rumble fights - wireless play for 4 players - simple control scheme - due out in Jan. for 500 Nintendo Points (Japan) Check out gameplay footage here (37 minute mark)

Commander Video is on one hell of a wacky journey through video game evolution. Have you been following his story thus far? If not, you can check out the video below to see all the story elements from BEAT, CORE and VOID. See if it makes any sense to you! Direct link here [...]

The official Japanese site for New Super Mario Bros. Wii keeps chugging along with new updates. Now that the game is available all around the world, I’m thinking these updates are going to dissipate somewhat.

- switch between Maxim and Tia on the fly - touch the character portraits to switch, even in the middle of a combo - each character has a different attack set as well as a unique wave art - Maxim: Cross Dash - Sophia: Icicle Blade - Tia: Hook Shot - use wave arts to eliminate enemies and access new portions [...]

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The war for Cybertron begins as the Autobots and Decepticons clash in the brand new original Transformers title.

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You might be wondering exactly how Visceral Games managed to get a level themed after "Violence" into Dante's Inferno -- a game where the lead character spends roughly 100% of his time killing anything near him. We were wondering too, and so it was really nice of Visceral Games and EA to release the above dev diary for the "month of violence" that the game's marketing campaign is currently embracing to promote the game's level based on the seventh circle of Hell. The real question now: what can we expect EA's marketing team during this month's theme? We're not sure just yet, but given its recent track record, we're hoping no one goes to our Editor-in-Chief's house to give him a lesson or two in violence.

Click to MAG-size. There's been some confusion about MAG, Zipper Interactive's 256 player super-multiplayer game. Some had wondered if the game would be made available as a PSN download, similar to Sony's other online efforts, like Warhawk and SOCOM Confrontation. However, Jeremy Dunham replied on the PlayStation.Blog confirming that the game will be "disc-based only." Dunham also added that "the game is so huge when moving everything off-disc, your hard drive is secretly thanking us." Anyone that participated in the beta will likely complain about the massive amounts of data that had to be downloaded during each game update. Considering the beta is but a taste of what's to come in the full game, the necessity for a retail-only release seems all the more evident.

It seems Naruto is well on his way towards becoming a football announcer. Namco Bandai's games based on the anime franchise continue their proliferation. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 is coming to PSP and it continues Naruto's inability to save his friend Sasuke. The big new features for this third iteration of Shippuden are four-player battles, a new story mode and an expanded roster of characters (Namco Bandai is promising over 50). In addition to the usual fighting modes, a new cooperative ad-hoc feature will let three players connect with each other and play through the adventure mode. While the enhancements sound promising, we wonder if fans haven't grown tired of these annual iterations yet.

Sony's struggling portable fights to stay ahead of PS2 numbers this holiday.

As part of its relaunch, Japanese publisher Sunsoft announced that it has purchased the rights to the entire 100-plus game library of Nihon Telenet. Even if you're not familiar with the name, you probably remember the games (most of which were published by Renovation) and their (at the time) exotic-looking anime-style covers. Telenet was the creator of the Valis series, along with action titles like El Viento, shmups like Sol-Deace and Gaiares, and the Cosmic Fantasy RPG series. Sunsoft will begin releasing classics from the library on the Wii Virtual Console and other services -- and then it will start producing remakes and new installments. This could finally be our chance for that non-pornographic Valis sequel we've been waiting for! Gaijinworks - the new company started by Working Designs' Victor Ireland - has been working with Sunsoft on the company's relaunch and is named as instrumental in this deal. Working Designs' history with Telenet goes back to 1992, when the company agreed to publish Telenet's Cosmic Fantasy 2.

Chris Redfield shows why he is manlier than the mightiest of macho men and bares his chest for the Mercinaries Reunion.

I wonder if there will be another game to really set the Wii on fire and give it some long legs again. I don’t think New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be that game, even if it continues to sell well.

Bayonetta's forms give her the maximum potential to contend with the many epic boss battles.

Capcom is doing something with iam8-bit this Saturday, and it has to do with Mega Man. It seems like this even is somehow loosely tied into the Spike TV Video Game Awards. Capcom also says that they’ll be giving out more information on this mysterious event come tomorrow. By the way, it [...]

After two months of trailing the PS3 in monthly NPD sales - thanks in no small part to the success of the PS3 Slim - the Xbox 360 has taken the lead once again. And Microsoft was quick to offer spokesman Aaron Greenberg for a chat, to explain why they're calling this November the "best-ever November in Xbox 360 history." "In the month of November, consumers spent more money at retail on Xbox 360 than they did on the Wii or the PS3," Greenberg tells Joystiq. "If you look at total consumer spend across hardware, software, and accessories, it was $838 million. And if you look at software games, specifically third-party software games, we sold more games than the PS3 and the Wii combined." This emphasis on the entire "ecosystem" - including console sales, and software and accessories - is behind Microsoft's "best-ever" claim. In fact, though the Xbox 360 did sell over 100K more units than the PlayStation 3, console sales were down 2% year-over-year. "We're essentially flat, year over year. It's down 2%, technically, if you just look at hardware sales," Greenberg admits. Whether the Wii was on top or whether Microsoft's November sales are the best in the console's history, all comes down to a question of focus. "What scoreboard are you using?" Greenberg asks.

Looks like that stock situation was a little more serious than we thought! You’ll have to hold out until the 13th to get a copy from Amazon, unless you don’t mind going with individual sellers. Thanks to CoffeewithChess for the heads up!

The official Japanese teaser site for Etrian Odyssey III has opened, and the image you see above is the only thing that the site offers. We’ll have to wait until the 14th to get some more information!

Can it enjoy the longevity of the other PixelJunk games, or is this experience bite-sized? Find out in the official GameTrailers PixelJunk Shooter review.

I happen to keep all my DS games in their original boxes. I’m too afraid that I would lose them otherwise. For people that are much braver than I, you can look forward to importing this Hori case, which should come in handy for long car/plane trips!