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Learn how to build your economy from the ground up with this developer diary from the minds behind Settlers 7.

It's been quite a while since we heard about Space Ark, the upcoming game from GEON: Emotions developer Strawdog Studios. Originally slated to release in 2009, the studio has announced that Space Ark will now be launching on Xbox Live Arcade in spring 2010. The game involves lots of cute critters on a mission to save the universe by repairing planets damaged by a black hole. In order to do this, players will bounce said animals into the air to collect DNA. Okay, so it may not make that much sense at first glance, but it looks fun enough. See a new trailer above and check out a new batch of screens in the gallery below.

A short gameplay montage shows many of the beasts and demons Dante must defeat on his quest to save the love of his life.

The Bizarre Creations dev team discusses Blur's storyline, unique driving styles, and impressive stunts in this doc!

Man, this game is going to be horrible. You don’t even need to see any screens or hear details to know that. I love Chuck E. Cheese, but I think I’ll stick to the brick and mortar locations instead of the game. Thanks to Hero of Legend for the heads up!

Hit the Port Carverton Downtown District with three producers from Skate 3 and pump and grind the tranny into the grind.

For anyone that’s wondering, the new price is just around $14. Thanks to Entity for the heads up!

Rytmik is an application for creating rhythmical and melodic themes and for composing whole songs. Its user interface blends the fast and well-arranged interface of classic drum machines with flexible pattern interface of popular trackers and with modern sound library. It contains more than 170 carefully selected sound samples of drums, cymbals, percussions and bass [...]

Look, we get just as tired of seeing Nintendo's remarkably high software sales figures every few months as you do -- that's why, this time around, we're going to do things a little differently. We're just going to add up all the life-to-date totals for the company's biggest titles, and just drop them in one big chunk. Ready? Okay, here we go: 247,780,000. Well, that sure didn't work. Fine, we'll break down each of the games highlighted by Nintendo's recent financial report (warning: .pdf link) and post their FY2010 sales and life-to-date sales after the jump. (Fun fact: All of the Wii games actually have "Wii" in the title. It's like the Nintendo 64 days all over again!)

If you desperately need a somewhat nicer Classic Controller, but can't wait for the Classic Controller Pro's April release -- and you demand free Super Saver shipping -- head to Amazon right away. The retailer is offering the Japanese version of the Pro for $34.99 in black and white. Quantities are currently severely limited, but the item listing promises that more are on the way. Sure, you pay a hefty premium over the $19.99 a Pro will cost when it's officially released in North America, but that's the price you pay for being the envy of all of your friends during Bomberman '93 sessions. And if you're not having weekly multiplayer Bomberman '93 sessions, don't you want to now? That sounds great. [Via GoNintendo]

We're not big fans of teaser pages, but we do wish there were a few more like the one hinting at more Sam & Max in 2010. The site has now evolved beyond rambling about "a power-mad space gorilla" to ... well, there's still some rambling, but there's also a real deal: The whole first season of Telltale's Sam & Max for just $4.99. If you haven't touched the series or just like buying things really, really cheap, now would be the time to act. Here's to hoping future teasers follow Telltale's lead and lump some utility in with the titillation. [Thanks, Dao Jones]

When you think of Nintendo, your mind is automatically filled with years and years of fantastic memories. The Mario outings, the Zelda adventures, the Kirby journeys, the Metroid missions…and so much more. There’s no shortage of absolutely fantastic content coming from the Big N, as they’ve been pumping out masterpieces for the better [...]

Platinum Games Goes to Space.

Nintendo’s CSR report may not be the most exciting thing to check out, but it’s still nice to have it. The CSR report is basically a bunch of business talk from all sorts of corporate figures within Nintendo, including developers and major players like Satoru Iwata. I haven’t had a chance to run [...]

Nintendo of Europe puts out a ‘Ninty News’ feature on the Nintendo Channel in the UK. In the latest video (which we posted yesterday), the host talks about games that you should get ‘fired up about’ this year. All the games listed are coming out in 2010, but the thing is, Zelda Wii [...]

You know those mostly boring presentations that Satoru Iwata puts on every quarter. Well another one of those is out, and you can enjoy it in either Video/Slide form, or just scroll through the text and slides on your own. You’ll see all kinds of sales info, but there’s one little bit on [...]

Over at the Metroid: Other M teaser site, we can hear Samus saying something, but a translation is needed to understand it. Thankfully, we have that translation! “A dream. It’s as if I was watching a playback of a tragedy that really happened.” Thanks to NintenDaan for the heads up!

Specs Released, but Blizzard states they're not.

As evidenced by the image above and this link, Dragon Age: Origins' once-released and subsequently pulled DLC offering, Return to Ostagar has, uh, returned to Xbox Live! No, seriously, we're not lying -- we understand your skepticism, but, we assure you, it's there. As for the PC and PS3, well, it's still not available on those platforms at the time of writing this post. BioWare says it'll be on those platforms "soon." The 400 campaign add-on takes you to Ostagar, the site of a vicious battle with the Darkspawn. One captive has managed to escape and seeks the Grey Wardens' aid to ... wait for it ... Return to Ostagar. Epic! Shortcut: Add Return to Ostagar to your Xbox Live queue [Xbox.com] Gallery: Dragon Age: Origins "Return to Ostagar" DLC

Check out more screens here Along with the new screenshots, the official Japanese Mega Man 10 site has updated with information that confirms replays for the Time Attack mode. “More great functions are now also available in Time Attack. Including the replay function, you can see people’s top Time Attack rankings. Using Super Play to watch everyone [...]

- Easy Scenario Mode: appears to be nothing more than the traditional games played in their correct sequence - Collection Mode: gather data for three separate collections - Mod Card collection: illustrations that also give you special effects during gameplay - Character Card collection - character/enemy/rival cards with detailed info on each one - Wallpaper Card collection - concept [...]

It's time to show those ... animated ... cans ... who's boss. Intelligent Systems's patently odd shooting game 530 Eco Shooter arrives on WiiWare this week, aiming to fill you with terror at the sight of any preserved vegetable. For those among you who shun can combat, Street Fighter Alpha 2 is also available, in a surprisingly competent SNES port. On DSiWare, Gameloft has released Legends of Exidia, which is reportedly a port of its mobile game Might and Magic II (not to be confused with the real Might and Magic II) with all the license stuff excised. That's pretty weird. 530 Eco Shooter (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points) Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) Electroplankton: Luminarrow (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) Electroplankton: Sun-animalcule (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) Legends of Exidia (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)