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- Sissel must find out who killed him and why before dawn hits, otherwise his chance is lost - game starts off in a junkyard, where you must save rookie detective Lynne from being killed - interact with over 100 objects - Sissel can talk to the very recently deceased in order to rewind time and stop their [...]

Become the law with this revamped classic.

While we personally believe that there's no room for uncertainty when it comes to royal kidnappings, we suppose it's appropriate in the case of Mediatonic's recently announced PSP Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess. Keep it straight -- there's no doubt whether a princess has been stolen. She definitely has. The parenthetical modifier in the middle of that title is referring to the Monsters, who may or may not have stolen said Princess. Even without any prior knowledge of the heist, we'd bet they were somehow involved. We digress! In M(P)SMP, you play as The Duke, who reacts unfavorably to the disappearance of his beloved princess, and begins pummeling random monsters in an attempt to rescue said heiress. We expect monster sympathizers worldwide to get their dander up when this one launches on the PSN sometime in February.

Here’s the weird part. The Table of Contents had a different picture than it does right now. The original picture has been posted below. I really don’t think it’s a screen…I think it was just the NP staff playing around.

From Software has been on a roll lately, with the hit Demon's Souls and the well-received 3D Dot Game Heroes. But what of the franchise that people most closely associate with From Software (among people who associate From Software with things) -- Armored Core? At an Armored Core Silent Line Portable tournament in Tokyo, From Software dated the PSP version of Armored Core: Last Raven for March 4, and (more excitingly) announced a brand-new entry in the mech series, Armored Core 5. No details of the sequel were revealed beyond a release date, though the new AC5 site suggests that more information will be forthcoming January 14 (or when the Famitsu leaks hit). Mysteriously, clicking the big "5" on the site links to a Google search for the word "senjou," which means "battlefield." You mean there's going to be fighting in this mech combat game? Update: Reader Kenoji has pointed us to some off-screen footage of the teaser trailer shown after the event. It's posted after the break.

This week's Nintendo Channel update may be a bit on the slim side, but Nintendo Week is back and actually has a few worthwhile snippets in this week's episode. First up, Capcom's Seth Killian struts his stuff in Tatsunoko vs Capcom, explaining the title for the unaware and showing off some of the combo-heavy gameplay behind it. Then, there's the Reggie Fils-Aime interview where he talks about the Nintendo Week program, some of the third-party support Nintendo platforms enjoyed in 2009 and the DSi XL. He also manages to bring up the upcoming Zelda game without actually talking about it. Head past the break for the full rundown of this week's Nintendo Channel content.

Rivellon is full of faces only mothers could love on the enemies you'll be facing in Divinity II: Ego Draconis.

It's impossible to review Darksiders without the conversation beginning and ending with its influences. Though it's not technically a copy cat, this is a game that wears its inspirations on its bone-armored sleeve. It's a gutsy move by newcomer Vigil Games, considering it's inviting comparisons to some of the gaming's heaviest hitters, but it's one that -- for the most part -- pays off. You're War, the angriest of the Four Horsemen, and you've just been tricked into starting Armageddon. Now, all the people on Earth are dead and you've been given one chance to travel to the post-apocalyptic planet and take your vengeance on the party responsible, whoever that may be.

The Reign of Augustus begins in this expansion pack for Grand Ages: Rome from Kalypso and Haemimont Games.

Explore the Eighth Circle of Hell, filled with the bankers, the politicians and other fraudulent liars, in this developer diary from Electronic Arts.

Want to hear the Earthbound tribute song ‘Gigyas’? Yes, I said Gigyas on purpose. It looks like the tribute band ‘Entertainment System 64′ may enjoy Earthbound, but they didn’t bother to check proper spelling on Giygas. Either way, you can preview the track below.

How many years has it been since you last completed the original Legend of Zelda? I know it’s been quite some time for me, but there are still certain aspects of the game that I remember very well. I know there are a few puzzles and locations that would automatically snap into frame [...]

You know the tracks very well, yet they haunt your dreams…and nightmares.

Follow the story of Yuri, a young crewman that journeys the galactic frontier in this and slowly moves up the ranks to become captain of his own spaceship fleet. Using hundreds of blueprints and modules, players will build and customize a huge array of space ships and have over 100 crewmen to recruit. Players will battle their way through space to become the strongest fleet in the galaxy while exploring new planets and solar systems.

A new take on the classic Pipe Dream design.

Considering there's really nothing serious about it -- some of the enemies have bombs for heads -- we're not sure how Serious Sam wound up with its name. It could be comic irony, or perhaps merely for its delightful sibilance. Honestly, we may never know. What we do know is that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is this week's XBLA release, as promised last month. Sporting newly fancified graphics, online co-op and some serious action (oh that's it!), the game will be available for 1200 ($15).

The Metal Slug XX trailer you're about to watch is certain to riddle your thoughts with bullets of gaming awesome.

Knytt Stories is now playable on the DS, thanks to a fan-port! If you have the proper DS hardware, you can download this fan-port and pop it in your DS right now! It’s not completely tweaked to perfection, but the whole game is there for you to play. While we wait for [...]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Yeah, I’m not too sure Shredder was interested in taking over the world after the first few years of fighting the turtles. I think he just gave up on those dreams in order to start doing really mean stuff. Stealing the Statue of Liberty won’t help [...]

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Lionhead community manager Sam Van Tilburgh recently teased his Twitter followers with a pair of less-than-140-character missives. Tilburgh spent this past weekend "writing storyboard summaries for two new Fable 3 videos," which will apparently "come out when we show Fable 3 for the 1st time at an event next month in SF." Of course, for that second Tweet, we're assuming "SF" stands for San Francisco, and not a much smaller venue, such as "Sam's Foyer." We're not certain what event Tilburgh is talking about -- it's possible that Lionhead might be planning its own event to introduce the world to the flatulence-simulating technology its discovered over the past year. Regardless, we're not too far off from seeing more of Fable 3, and that fills us with joy. [Via Eurogamer]

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release Puzzle Chronicles for PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) and Nintendo DS on February 18th, with download editions for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 to follow shortly after. Developed by respected puzzle game creators, Infinite Interactive, Puzzle Chronicles mixes colour-matching puzzles with role-playing themes and plotlines, allowing users to enhance their character [...]

Big the Cat will probably need some lovin'.

How do you feel about paying $5 for a NES game? Does it make sense for every single purchase? There are times when I think it’s a great deal, and other times where I think the price is a little too high. The same goes for the rest of the pricing scheme. [...]

I’m thinking that Mike Tyson definitely deserves to be included on this list, even if he didn’t appear in many games. Still, I’m pretty sure his real-life demeanor is a little worse than his in-game representations.