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The average American viewed over 9 million advertising messages over the past decade -- logically, a few would stick out in your mind as being better than the rest. Advertising trade publication Adweek recently voted on the best piece of video marketing to be released this decade. Two video game ads you might remember made the final nominees: "Diorama," for Halo 3, and "Mountain," for the PlayStation 2. Sadly, both of these ads lost to Honda's "Grrr" ad -- if only Sony's "Horrifying, Reverse-Weeping Baby" spot had made it into the list of nominees, the company could have brought home the gold. [Via IndustryGamers]

I’m not even going to try and explain this one. I’ll let the good guys at NewScientist.com handle that… This image, Mario, was submitted to the 2009 international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition by Team Osaka from the nanobiology laboratories at the University of Osaka, Japan. They genetically engineered bacteria to express fluorescent proteins [...]

Start a snowball fight, meet new characters, and collect rare in-game items during this special Holiday promotion.

Princess Angel is due to release in Korea on December 18th, 2009. Thanks to NormalGamer for the heads up!

Do you ever want to go beyond the Kirby games, and explore the deep backstory and complex, rich cast of characters in the Kirby universe? If so, you'll be pleased to hear that manga/anime publisher Viz Media is releasing a 25-volume Kirby manga in North America, joining Zelda and Pokemon manga. The manga by Hirokazu Hikawa follows "Kirby and his friend, Chirby," trying to return the Star Rod while being pursued by King Dedede. Essentially, it's Lord of the Rings, but with an infantile pink monster who devours everything instead of a hobbit. The first volume will be out September 2010. [Via Anime News Network]

Looks like Capcom and Stickam are making a big deal out of this upcoming Inafune talk. I know I’ll be tuning in, and I hope you do as well! Thanks to GWX for the heads up.

Again, this is part of Gamasutra’s huge NPD analysis which we posted up in the beginning of the week. If you missed out on that, you can check this feature-by-feature approach that they’re running with all week.

Though Japan finds itself awash in Square Enix RPGs in the PSOne Originals channel of the PlayStation Store, the American PSN is suffering from an inexplicable drought. Fortunately, that situation will be rectified shortly -- according to a recent email bulletin sent out to its customers, Sony revealed Final Fantasy VIII will be coming to the U.S. PlayStation Store. No exact timeframe was given for the game's arrival, but it's listed under a section of the newsletter titled "Coming Soon." We've contacted Sony to try and get something more concrete than that. [Thanks, Solace.]

It's a scenario we've all dreamed of at Joystiq: 1. Find an extra video game console lying around. 2. ????? 3. Profit. We just never imagined that second step might be "microwave it and glue creepy eyes on it." Artist Kenny Irwin (who you may remember from him microwaved Game Boy Advance) has done just that with an unsuspecting 360 and Wii, the results of which are currently available on eBay for $31,002 and $5,988 respectively. If you pick up either of the systems, 50 (360) or 25 (Wii) percent of your purchase will go to the Council on American-Islamic Relations of California. We're not sure we understand the connection, but, of course, no one's paying us thirty grand to nuke electronics, so what do we know? [Via Hot Blooded Gaming]

Robust tool available as free download today plus new game update for The Sims 3 introducing Shop Mode available now.

All your favorites are back!

Direct link and videos for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, DS recommendations, Momotarou Dentesu 2010, PostPet, Luminous Arc 3, Okiraku Kart, High Stakes Texas Hold’em and Artelier Deco La Dolly here (thanks NintenDaan!)

Master the character development of the Dragon Slayer and compete for your chance to win.

EA has just announced that a new round of pummelers and pummelees have signed on for EA Sports MMA. The game's site lists seven new fighters in total: Cung Le, Gilbert Melendez, Robbie Lawler, Ronaldo Souza, Matt Lindland, Scott Smith, and Josh Thomson -- a few of whom have participated in UFC fights in the past. Considering the UFC president's stance toward EA's game, we have to wonder if their participation jeopardizes their chances with the UFC in the future. We've also got a few in-game screenshots for you to train with. Practice your virtual arm bars by checking 'em out in the gallery below. [Via @EASPORTSMMA]

After a successful first test period, the highly anticipated free MMORPG opens dedicated servers with fully localized game in French and German.

New puzzle game hits PC's.

Reader Supa_S was all over Amazon today, checking out versions of the site from all around the world. Check out these interesting goodies she came up with! New Super Mario Bros. Wii is currently besting Final Fantasy XIII in Japan… A temporary boxart for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands… And finally, an Amazon notification of a [...]

Holiday festivities include live events, in-game gifts and more.

Illustrator Ashley Browning has added in 4 more characters to his collection of video game minimalism art, and I think you guys will easily recognize this quartet.

Enjoy a free gift for getting the game at launch.

Click to start the unboxing. Japanese gamers are braving the cold right now, waiting on line to pick up Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix and Sony have partnered up to create a limited edition bundle that includes a copy of the game, a white controller, and a pink Lightning-emblazoned 250GB PS3 Slim system. It's unlikely this system will ever be officially released outside of Asia. Unless you're looking to do some import shopping, these pics from Joystiq Japan's Ittousai are the closest you'll get to owning the first-ever special edition PS3 Slim.

Direct link here The Amazing Brain Train! is a brain training game like no other. Hosted by the diminutive genius Professor Fizzwizzle, the player is taken on a brain-boosting adventure around the Professors cartoon world, stopping to solve challenges and help his friends along the way. Fueled only by mental energy, The Amazing Brain Train! guides [...]

Tecmo shrinks down volleyball but forgets fighting.

MMO gets a holiday offer.

Wii RPG gets an online home.

We heard awhile back that Capcom toyed with the idea of including Phoenix Wright in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but they decided to shelve the idea. As you can see from the image above, this preorder booklet clearly shows Phoenix Wright, and what looks to be an in-game model of him. Does this booklet [...]