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I’m pretty sure there are a good amount of people out there that owned some Mega Man Zero games, but ended up trading them in at one point. Many a game gets sent to GameStop in order to purchase a new game, and then those used games live on in someone else’s collection. [...]

“Oboro Muramasa” by Simosi Wow…the fan-art coming out lately is absolutely amazing. There are so many talented artists out there!

Platform: Wii Rating: Teen Content descriptors: Animated Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence Rating summary: In this first-person sword-fighting game, players control a banished hero, a seasoned cowboy-samurai who returns to his town taken over by villains. Players must rid the town of thugs, scavengers, and flying robots while discovering the fate of the Kusagari [...]

This week heralded the end of the Calling All Cars saga, as David Jaffe finally saw the lights go out on his PSN baby. He's got a set of final thoughts over on his blog -- he says that as his first online game, it was definitely a learning experience, and while there were good times, it wasn't the most fun he'd ever had. He's suprisingly regretful about the whole thing: He says that he seriously thinks he probably should have "made it war themed and ['ditched'] the cartoony stuff," and that it was really a problem of expectation. At $10, he says, they were expecting gamers buying downloadable titles to just be "sampling them like candy," not looking for a full game experience. But we wouldn't worry too much about Jaffe -- while he jokes that the CAC server shutdown "marks the beginning of the end of my career," we're sure there's still more fun to be had from that mind of his. We're hoping to see what he's got planned next by the time E3 rolls around this year.

The fate of humanity rests in the hands of the Dirty Dozen assembled and lead by Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2.

Apparently advertising was a major complaint from consumers that picked up MLB 2K9. It seemed as though the real-world stadiums were altered in order to add in more room for in-game advertising. As you can see from the screen above, that advertising space has been scaled back to realistic terms. Check out more screens [...]

Remember when Animal Crossing hit the Cube? That was a pretty big deal, and I know that I hadn’t played anything like it up to that point. Now here we are, years after the franchise landed in the states, and the Animal Crossing series is pretty much the same thing. There’s so [...]

A portion of a WiiLoveIt review… As the first Darts game on the service and priced at only 500 Points, Pub Darts isn’t bad at all for those who want to have a Darts night with friends. In fact, it’s probably the next best thing to buying a real dart board, which could cost anywhere from [...]

If you're still a little incensed about the totally boobular North American box art for Heavy Rain, you might want to skip right past this post. See, Sony Europe recently revealed the EU-only special edition bundle for Quantic Dream's mystery/thriller, and it looks pretty wonderful. It's got stylish fold-out packaging covered in realistic, imprinted raindrops, and comes with a DLC voucher, a page covered in helpful notes and some do-it-yourself origami. More importantly, the front of the game doesn't look terrible. Europe's current ratio of not-terrible Heavy Rain covers to terrible Heavy Rain covers is an impressive 2:0. They are batting 1000, as far as not-terrible Heavy Rain covers are concerned.

The last beta phase for Zipper Interactive's pseudo-MMOFPS MAG has ended, and the developer has compiled some facts and figures you may find fascinating. According to a recent post on the studio's blog, over one million people downloaded the MAG beta client worldwide. Of that group, around 619,000 people gained at least one point of experience, 52,846 became eligible for Squad Leader status, 10,249 became Platoon Leaders, 3,181 hit the rank of Officer in Charge, and only 143 players reached the level 60 experience cap. Zipper also broke down the populations of the three factions: Raven and Valor each netted about 38 percent of the game's player base, while SVER only picked up 24 percent. However, despite its smaller size, SVER ended up winning out overall for the Sabotage gametype. Well, now we know which private military contractor is the plucky underdog.

One of the many volleys in DICE's Battlefield Bad Company 2 marketing campaign meant to sway Modern Warfare 2 loyalists towards its upcoming shooter was the promise of dedicated servers for PC players. That said, when the Swedish game development house recently announced a rental service for those interested in using said dedicated servers, some folks were less than thrilled. According to producer Gordon Van Dyke in an interview with Eurogamer, the reasoning doesn't have to do with profits so much as protecting "the game's integrity on PC." Van Dyke also indicates that DICE's "authorized hosts" have already been chosen worldwide, though he notes that the studio "will see where the game goes and support it post-launch." At very least, PC gamers will get a chance to find out if the rental fee is worth it when the game goes into PC beta on January 28. Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

I never knew that ReDead would actually eat fallen ReDead. I hated them before, and now I hate them even more!

Wow, thats a great joke coming from the Nintendo Power guys. I wonder if they had to fight with NCL to include it! Thanks to Marl0 for the heads up.

If you haven't got any cash to donate to charitable organizations who're currently lending a hand with recovery efforts in Haiti, don't fret -- Bungie's organizing a free method for you to show your support. All you have to do is change your Halo 3 (or ODST) emblem to the heart seen in the image above, and play any of the games' online modes this coming Wednesday and Thursday. Bungie's donating a dime for every person who does so to the Red Cross (up to a maximum donation of $77,000). Check out Bungie's blog for more information about the event. If you're wanting to make a slightly larger contribution, you could also purchase a special version of the Superintendent t-shirt from the Bungie store -- all of the proceeds from which will also go directly to the Red Cross.

- A button passes - B button is turbo - Swipe controller side to side to execute crossover(offense) or steal attempt(defense) - Shooting and Blocking are a two part gesture much like that in Wii Sports Resort Basketball. - Pull the Wii remote up to jump, then flick forward to release the ball on offense, or swat at ball [...]

“Chasing Destruction” by Momogirl Believe it or not, this is another piece of video game art that was created in MSPaint. I don’t know how people have the patience for this sort of thing! Thanks to Usse for the heads up!

No, that screenshot isn’t sideways. You’ll understand what’s going on when you actually click over to play. This new version of Tetris may be even more addicting than the original! Try the game here (thanks Pugwishbone!)

Holy hell, that’s one of the best papercrafts I’ve ever seen! I need to get Mom Brain to make one of these! Grab the template here (thanks Lyrin!)