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The second wave of DLC has finally deployed for Codies' Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on Xbox Live Marketplace, and where the first pack focused on more team-based content, this new DLC addition, dubbed "Overwatch," is -- uh, actually, it's more multiplayer stuff. It's kinda this game's thing, you know? Overwatch adds two new multiplayer modes: Blindside and Supremacy. In the former, PLA players are tasked with accomplishing goals as quickly as possible, while the USMC players are charged with preventing the PLA team from achieving said goals. Supremacy pits players in a race to capture strategic checkpoints featuring "multipliers," including gun emplacements and air strikes. And, just like the Skirmish DLC before it, Overwatch also packs two new Fire Team Engagement missions to play though: Friendly Skies and Hostile Takeover. You can get the new DLC on Xbox 360 today for 400 ($5) -- PS3 players ($4.99) and PC gamers (free download) will have access "soon."

A portion of a Kotaku review… An entertaining single-player romp, supported by silly B-movie style, and a solid live-as-long-as-you-can local Survivor mode, make Jurassic a worthwhile budget purchase or Gamefly rental. It doesn’t quite recapture the magic of the dino-crazed 90s, but as a potential sleeper-hit it could pave the way for a T-Rex renaissance. Full review [...]

The penguin apocalypse rages on with the sequel to The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins on PC.

Ubisoft is starting their promotion of Red Steel 2 as we lead into a suspected March launch. First up we have some wallpapers/avatars/forum sigs for everyone to check out. Hit up the link below to check it out.

With the success of the AI systems of Left 4 Dead, we've been continuing to develop these technologies to create new kinds of game experiences. Team Fortress 2 is an excellent "sandbox" for explorations of this sort, and we've been quietly doing so for much of this last year. Some of the results of these explorations are TF "bots" — AI-driven player proxies with simulated humanlike senses, reaction times, and tactics. Although the TFBots are not yet complete, they play a pretty decent game of King of the Hill.

We thought you might enjoy testing your skill against these work-in-progress digital killing machines.

We've got one more update to go out to our backend item system. After that, we'll be granting all the missing items that weren't granted properly when you finished achievements.

Did you miss the first release of Holy Invasion of Privay, Badman!? Don't worry if you did, because it appears NIS America is readying a spectacular bonus for the upcoming sequel. According to an Amazon.com listing, the "complete original game [is] included for free." Yep, it's two games for the price of one, and who doesn't like a promo like that? It's unclear if this bonus will apply only to the UMD version of the game, or if the PSN version will also benefit. Considering how often PSP Go owners have been screwed, we wouldn't be surprised if the digital release arrived late with no discount and no prequel bonus. [Via Siliconera]

Take your high stakes poker match on the road with High Stakes Texas Hold'em on DSiWare.

The sassy muppet returns.

Today's Amazon Deal of the Day offers would-be World Warriors, Kings of Fighters and, uh, people who play BlazBlue a reduced-price ticket to hardcore fighting game certification. The Hori Real Arcade Pro EX SE, a high-end arcade stick for Xbox 360, is discounted from its original $139.99 price to $89.99. Still expensive for a controller, true, but less expensive. Though it's not a one-day deal, Amazon is also currently selling the PS3 equivalent, the Real Arcade 23 Pro EX-SA , for the same price. Either stick would be a great gift option -- and the recipient would have a really hard time figuring out what that large, heavy box was all wrapped up.

Meet the clan and some of the gameplay mechanics in this Japanese Tales of Graces game montage.

The intro cinematic for Japanese Wii game Tales of Graces.

The Ideabox opens up on PC!

Direct link and full series here (thanks Chaos_Warchild!)

Seriously…how in the hell did Tradewest/RARE let the Battletoads die?! They were dead partway through the 16-bit era, right when they should have been riding high! I can’t understand this one at all. We all loved the characters, and even though the TMNT craze isn’t what it used to be, there’s still [...]

Get inside tips straight from Zipper in our series of How To videos.

Check out new shots from Atlus's Trauma Center sequel.

Enjoy more racing action featuring SEGA's line-up of characters.

The extra missions have finally arrived as DLC for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

Endless Ocean 2 is set for a February 25th, 2010 release in Australia. This date is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo of Australia, so hold tight for an official announcement.

Banjo and Kazooie invade SEGA's airspace and are ready to race!

We’ve seen a handful of holiday cards coming from game companies, but Warner Bros.’ card is by far the best. Think any other company can top this one?!

Major Nelson has enlightened us all via his Twitter that today's holiday deal is none other than Avatar Golf. No, it's not a game about blue aliens playing a relaxing round of golf, but rather a golf game involving adorable Xbox 360 Avatars. Normally 400 ($5), it's supposed to be marked down to 200 ($2.50), according to the Major. However, checking the XBLM listing, it looks like the actual price is a paltry 160, also known as two dollars. Keep an eye on Joystiq for the other daily deals throughout the rest of the month. Shortcut: Add Avatar Golf to your 360 download queue [via Xbox.com]

The lifeblood of the Command & Conquer series gets a makeover, and Tiberium harvesting will never be the same.

I’ve never played Clash at Demonhead, but I’ve always wanted to. It seems like a game right up my alley, plus it’s an NES game that I’ve yet to experience. It’s like going back in time to play through something brand-new! I really need to track down a copy of this…or perhaps [...]