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The free-to-play online FPS Interstellar Marines has launched!

The Console Wars[TM] have been raging since before some of us were even born. For a majority of gamers, this is all they know, but thankfully one man is stepping up to try and bring an end to this eternal conflict. In combining Halo's Master Chief and Nintendo's iconic mascot, Mario, he's created one super tattoo and blueprint for the future prosperity of all gaming peoples. This Master Mario Chief is able to squash Goombas at alarming speed and save not only the Mushroom Kingdom from despair, but all of humanity in the year 2553 -- he's a figure every console owner can love. Frankly, we applaud this man's courage and dedication to acknowledge that there are good things on all consoles via this permanent tattoo. Instead of blindly trashing the opposition as inferior, he celebrates each console's merits. Except for anything on Sony platforms, though, because Sony totally sucks. [Via Hawty McBloggy]

The town of Plymouth holds many secrets within its borders in the PC point and click adventure Alter Ego.

More like Skirmish of Forli.

The Big N announces an all-new, exclusive partnership with ... PBS?

Fallout Extreme is another canceled Fallout project that has emerged from the wastes. Unearthed by Pawel "Ausir" Dembowski and posted on the Fallout Wikia, Extreme was a "squad-based first- and third-person" shooter for Xbox, under development at Interplay's 14 Degrees East (which co-developed Fallout Tactics). The game was in the concept phase for "several months" during 2000, but never really got rolling with a development team. The premise of the game was players would control a squad in "The Cause," a group of revolutionaries in the Pacific Northwest. The game would follow The Cause as they defeat the local Brotherhood, cross the Bering Strait, and conclude with a showdown in China's Forbidden City. The premise sounds interesting, but, "Extreme?" Really? Might as well have just called it: Mountain Dew presents Michael Bay's Fallout.

Event game features first full and authentic 2010 FIFA World Cup online tournament mode.

Just one of the many items up for auction over at IGN’s eBay store, with proceeds going to help those in need in Haiti.

Event game features first full and authentic 2010 FIFA World Cup online tournament mode.

This English-speaking, Japanese-subtitled trailer shows off massive battles between technology and beast in the desert and elsewhere.

Finally! You can put your CSI knowledge to good use. Starting tomorrow, PlayStation Home will be updated with a brand new Space: The Backstage Pass. At first glance, it may not seem related to Heavy Rain, but keen minds will be able to find a way to unlock a secret adventure, the Heavy Rain "Evidence Analysis" mini-game. The PlayStation.Blog is scant on details, but promises Home denizens "will receive a rather special reward" when completing the game. "This prize is definitely one you Heavy Rain fans won't want to be without." That certainly sounds like the most enticing reason to visit the PS3 online community in quite some time.

Hudson discusses how it optimized its upcoming thriller for the Wii.

Today, you can get a copy of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for a price much more befitting the bizarre, experimental game it is. Just one month (and one day) after its North American release, Amazon marked the telekinetic action game down to $32.98. Now you can experience the lovely graphics, oddly compelling tossing-stuff-based gameplay and irritating bosses for yourself! If you miss out on this deal, online retailer Tronix sells Crystal Bearers for $40 all the time. Either way, you don't have to pay full price for the thrill of tossing garbage bags at slime monsters.

Quantic Dream discusses some of the more repetitive elements in the creation of a game.

Syfy to broadcast two-day Star Trek marathon and offer an exclusive "Syfy Bundle" for download only on Syfy.com's game center.

Man, I wish I had this back when I was in school. I would have loved to see the look on a teacher’s face when I took this sucker out for math class.

Faceez the ultimate creative photo application for the Nintendo DS allows you to personalize, mix and "give life" to your photos and then share them online with friends.

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Despite the fact that you’ll occasionally find it hard to see what you’re doing the gameplay is very tight and addictive; though it would have been nice to have initials or Miis rather than generic names against high scores. If you’re at all a fan of the genre you [...]

The sequel you've been waiting for.

Are you excited for NightSky on WiiWare? I know I am…but it looks like one dev couldn’t wait to play the game. What did he end up doing? He made a clone for the iPhone… Direct link here I just contacted Tyrone Rodriguez of Nicalis to see if I can get a statement from [...]

Check out more new screens in our Flickr set Evil has once again reared its ugly head. While our heroes at Renegade Kid have fought valiantly they have sadly succumb to the horrors of a manufacturing delay to their universally feared horror sequel, Dementium II. The delay will only create more suspense for gamers as they’ll [...]

Direct link here and here (thanks Raiden and NintenDaan!)

New skills provided for each class.

Tales of Vesperia continues gracing the PS3 with more and more content. The First Strike, an animated film prequel to the game, will be available on Blu-ray in Japan and it'll unlock extra costumes for the PS3 version of the game. (Undoubtedly, this will make some Xbox 360 owners quite angry.) This isn't the first time a Blu-ray has been enhanced for the PS3. Most recently, District 9 featured a playable God of War III demo. Zombieland also includes a dynamic XMB theme. However, Tales of Vesperia seems to be charting new territory by unlocking additional game content via a Blu-ray movie. It's certainly an interesting experiment: one we'd like to see more and more movies take advantage of. See a trailer for the movie after the break. [Via Andriasang]

First up, the new games that you won’t be interested in… California Sports - Wii Redneck Racing - Wii Now, with a few minor exceptions, the flood of DS shovelware… Thanks to AusGamer for the heads up!