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Everybody wants the boy with the power to destroy the world: you.

The era of the morning launch begins. Come along to get your copy and free stuff to boot.

THQ describes the latest SpongeBob SquarePants game, SpongeBob's Boating Bash, as its "first demolition derby style party game," which makes it perfect for when you want to throw a demolition derby style party without all the cleanup. Boating Bash puts SpongeBob and his friends behind the wheel of customizable "boat mobiles," as they attempt to knock parts off each other's vehicles to earn points and advance through the game. The ultimate goal of the thousands of violent collisions? A driver's license, of course! Boating Bash will be out on Wii and DS this spring.

Looks like there’s some more Pac-Man karting on the way, but we don’t know what platform it’s going to land on. The Wii seems to make logical sense for that type of game. We’ll have to see if we get an official announcement soon.

Between Ska Studios' The Dishwasher last year, this year's I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, and the recent announcement of Charlie Murder for Xbox Live Indie Games, the nascent developer has certainly been establishing a name for itself. The game's Facebook page offers us a first look at the characters and a bit of the gameplay (which seems to be an arcade beat-em' up with punk rockers/zombies), as well as a glimpse into the fictional band's history. The game's announcement tells us that Charlie Murder follows the eponymous punk rock band on a side-scrolling journey to find the lead singer's girlfriend, Skelekitten, murdering everything in its path along the way. Ska Studios will be heading to PAX East and we've been told there's a "good chance" the game will be there, though a release window of "March 2010" means we might even be playing from the comfort of our couches before that.

Some console alternatives for your friends who love Farmville

Some console alternatives for your friends who love Farmville

Some console alternatives for your friends who love Farmville

Crash-n-Bash with your favorite SpongeBob characters.

IGN will be there. Will you?

IGN will be there. Will you?

IGN will be there. Will you?

Speaking to CVG about the upcoming XBLA re-release of Perfect Dark, Rare's Mark Betteridge hinted that more of the studio's old IPs might return in the future. Betteridge noted that Rare hasn't announced its next project after Perfect Dark, but added, "we've got over 25 years of IP to dip into so there's no shortage of possibilities." Just glancing at Rare's list of games -- which spans all the way back to 1983 -- it's easy to see Betteridge's point. The question is, then, what property should Rare pursue next? What game would you like to see Rare resurrect? Cast your vote in the poll below, and feel free to name some other choices in the comments. View Poll

DSiWare turns up the heat with Hell's Kitchen competitive action available for download.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Catch up with this game from the PSP Minis store.

Following the recent Wii release, revered survival horror game franchise returns to PlayStation consoles.

Battle the beasts of Olympus and Hades amidst the presence of the Titan Gaia.

Eurogamer recently got its eyes on a few "PS3D" tech demos at a Sony preview event held at Motorstorm developer Evolution Studios' offices yesterday. While most of the titles demoed there had been shown to press before, one new 3D-enabled game popped out: LittleBigPlanet. Media Molecule's D.I.Y. platformer was panned by some critics for the three planes of depth players could navigate, which led to a lot of missed jumps and, well, death. However, Eurogamer's Richard Ledbetter claims that "stereoscopic 3D puts an end to that, ensuring each of the parallax elements occupies its own distinct area within the 3D space." While we're not fluent in Tron-speak, we're pretty sure that means "3D makes the game better." That's wonderful news!

Some console alternatives for your friends who love Farmville

Solve temporal puzzles from past and present simultaneously on the Nintendo DS.