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Someone tell Nolan North that he can turn projects down.

It may not be the most shocking turn of events, but we would be remiss not point out that Turn 10 -- the studio behind the Forza Motorsport series -- is dabbling in Natal development. The evidence comes by way of a Turn 10 job listing for a business development manager. The listing, discovered by Total Video Games, is looking for someone to "set strategy and drive high quality game content for our Next Generation games including the NATAL platform." Considering that Forza Motorsport series is the only product that Turn 10 has created for Microsoft thus far, it's probably safe to assume Natal support will work its way into future iterations of the series. Microsoft has already proven that Natal can be utilized in driving games with its Burnout Paradise demo, though its hard to imagine the motion capture peripheral will have the precision for something as technical as Forza. But who says Natal has to be used for steering? It could be used for secondary activities like shifting, changing the radio station or, most obviously, flipping the bird. We're sure Xbox Live members would just love it. [Via G4tv]

Check out this highlight video with Felix Hernandez and Kendry Morales featuring gameplay footage.

Stroke me, Jubileus.

Three new maps and ten new achievements on the way.

Line up your shots and knock 'em down.

Game lets players "Crash-n-Bash" with favorite SpongeBob characters.

As a reminder that Sushi Go Round is on its way to both Wii and DS, I received this in the mail… This is the first time I’ve been sent a piece of sushi in the mail. Doesn’t seem very safe, does it?! Well it’s perfectly fine, especially once you see the other side [...]

A patch for the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 is available for download on Steam right now, which nips the negative XP and "running man" issues in the bud. PC gamers should find the game more or less is back to normal, but there are still plenty of problems for console gamers, so we we contacted Infinity Ward's Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling. He told us a console patch is "currently in test for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions." Sadly, he didn't have any word as to when the patch would go live for Xbox 360 and PS3 owners, but we'll be sure to let you all know when we hear something.

While God of War III will conclude the trilogy, it won't spell the end of the franchise, Sony Santa Monica's John Hight revealed in a recent interview with Joystiq. With the third game "capping off what we started with God of War," Hight says we should expect more God of War games to follow, but the decision on where to take the franchise after the initial trilogy (and portable prequel) won't be taken lightly. "We're going to be really careful about what we do next," he assures. The full interview can be viewed in its entirety above. Select portions of the interview can be read in the following transcription: Can you explain the new technology that you're showing off today? So what we've kept under wraps until this time is dynamic environments. It means we can take literally anything in the game, including creatures and in this case, extremely large thousand foot plus creatures, and turn them into an environment that Kratos can now navigate, battle on, engage other creatures on, find treasures, you name it. Even since the very first God of War, we keep a running list of features that we'd like to have. So you're in the middle of making something ... some of them make it into the game, and some of them get moved to the next game. And this was the case of definitely a feature that the team has thought about for a while, but God of War 3 and the technology of PS3 enabled us to actually build it.

The Japanese debut trailer for Mega Man Zero Collection for Nintendo DS.

Hannah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler, and Lindsey Jacobellis featured in new snowboarding game for Wii.

It doesn’t seem like Ubisoft is going to do much in the way of promotion for No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. I haven’t seen any online ads, no TV commercials, not even a single ad in print mags. That hasn’t stopped GameStop from putting it at the top of their latest email newsletter. I’ll [...]

The online world of Hellgate: London experienced its apocalypse (or, judging by the game's ruined, lifeless environments, its second apocalypse) almost one year ago, only remaining open in Korea as a free-to-play title. Today, HanbitSoft, the company responsible for keeping the game on life support in Korea, announced it had secured worldwide publishing rights for the title, and would revive the game in Europe and the U.S. later this year. The MMO, which has appropriately been remonikered Hellgate: Resurrection, has adopted a universal free-to-play model during its downtime. It's also acquired a few new features, thanks to developer T3 Entertainment. Hopefully, the studio didn't succumb to the crippling waves of depression which hampered the game's original creators.

A portion of a RunDLC review… Even though there’s very little challenge , Eat! Fat! Fight! is a one-of-a-kind game. If you’ve ever been curious about leading the life of a sumo wrestler, download this to your Wii library. Otherwise, hold off for something a little meatier.

Fight for a fairer distribution of resources or protect law and order and look the part with this customization walkthrough.

IO Interactive is ditching many of the audio-visual bells and whistles of the modern third-person action game for its upcoming Kane & Lynch sequel, with the hopes of ultimately creating a more realistic, gritty experience. So far, we'd say the developer is doing a pretty good job. Set in a Shanghai that's a far cry from the brightly colored one found in Army of Two: The 40th Day, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is presented "documentary style" -- it looks like the game is being recorded on a handheld camera as you play, with all of the shaking and imperfections you'd expect from such a production. It's as if the action has been taped and uploaded to YouTube -- there's even an animated "Buffering..." message in place of a stock loading screen. The video pixelates when you're hit and loses sync when the camera's rocked by explosions. Particularly heinous headshots and other brutal injuries generate a mosaic effect as the camera moves past them, adding to the documentary feel. Oh, and there's no soundtrack -- the only time you'll hear music is if you happen to pass a radio or catch a shopping center's muzak over the gunfire. We're sold on the presentation, but the gameplay ... well, read on after the break for my thoughts on an in-progress build.

SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that they will be partnering with Chiquita Fresh North America for a nationwide promotion with Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll™ for Wii™. Beginning in February, supermarkets across the country will feature special stickers to promote Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll on over 180 million Chiquita bananas. Heart-healthy, nutrient-dense [...]

Nintendo suddenly remembers the Wii Zapper.

Gameloft's game show hits WiiWare again with an all-new episode that's full of improvements.

Collect all of the gold from the wilderness to help win the Princess' hand in marriage in Level 2-2.

Avoid enemies and threats from soldiers to forces of nature amongs the ruins of an ancient civilization in Level 4-1.

IO Interactive is looking to ditch many of the audio-visual bells and whistles of the modern third-person action game for its upcoming Kane & Lynch sequel, with the hopes of ultimately creating a more realistic, gritty experience. So far, we'd say the developer is doing a pretty good job. Set in a Shanghai that's a far cry from the brightly colored one found in Army of Two: The 40th Day, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is presented "documentary style" -- it essentially looks like the game is being recorded on a video camera as you play, with all of the shaking and imperfections you'd expect from such a production. It's as if the action has been taped and uploaded to YouTube -- there's even an animated "Buffering ... " in place of a stock loading message. The video pixelates when you're hit and loses sync when the camera's rocked by explosions. Particularly heinous headshots and other brutal injuries generate a mosaic effect as the camera moves past them, adding to the documentary feel. Oh, and there's no soundtrack -- the only time you'll hear music is if you happen to pass a radio or catch a shopping center's muzak over the gunfire. We're sold on the presentation, but the gameplay ... well, read on after the break for our thoughts on an in-progress build. Gallery: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (01-19-10)

It appears that Ubisoft has unceremoniously dated Red Steel 2 for March 23, 2010, according to the publisher's site. Ubisoft mentioned the release window last July and didn't include Red Steel 2 in its recent delay announcements. We've contacted Ubisoft to confirm the date. The Wiire notes that Ubisoft slashed Red Steel 2 sales projections by half -- to 500k expected units sold -- during its financial update last week. Hopefully, the MotionPlus-required game has worked out its control issues in the 6 months of extra polish time it's received. [Via The Wiire]

Take Overgrowth for a spin and design your very own gaming environment with ease.

Unleash mystical weapons and powers on the mythological foes of Heracles on the Nintendo DS.

Glory is now yours to claim on the Nintendo DS!

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.