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Posted by Joystiq Feb 02 2010 01:00 GMT in EA Sports MMA
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The slow trickle of EA Sports MMA media appears to be picking up again with today's small handful of new shots. EA released a relative pittance of assets in the form of five screenshots (including the Eeyore-inspired headshot you see above). Rather than show off new fighters, the screens instead showcase two long-announced Strikeforce combatants -- Jake Shields and Brett Rogers. Head to the gallery below for both gentlemen in all their polygonal glory.

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 02 2010 00:40 GMT in Nintendo News
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Alex Kidd comes to the rescue on the Virtual Console this week. It's more of his usual hijinks in the latest Alex Kidd entry from Sega, as players must call upon the powers of Shinobi -- including platforming, dodging incoming throwing stars and chopping dudes up something fierce. Check it all out in the latest episode of VC in Brief above! Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Oh, and big ups to reader Cody Borst for creating that sweet new intro. Heck of a job, Cody! Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks like that.

Posted by IGN Feb 02 2010 00:45 GMT in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
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Suda's series rocks, and we want more. Our top 10 ways to improve and expand the world of No More Heroes.

Posted by IGN Feb 02 2010 00:43 GMT in Nintendo News
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Talkin' about the Nintendo Sixty-Fooooooooooour!!!

Posted by IGN Feb 02 2010 00:36 GMT in System Shock 2
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Developer provides new insight into the classic PC game.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 02 2010 00:30 GMT in Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond
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Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond was in the unfortunate position of being a not-so-bad follow-up to a pretty darn bad game. As if we needed to feel even worse for it, Gamasutra has released one of its all-too-humanizing postmortems centered on the PSN and XBLA release. Developer Vicious Cycle's revelations about underestimating the work a downloadable game would take are interesting, but we're kind of disappointed that the "What went wrong" section isn't just "The first Matt Hazard game" in big letters.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 02 2010 00:00 GMT in The Last Guardian
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We're not going to pussy-foot around this (ha, you said -- nevermind): Team Ico's highly-anticipated The Last Guardian finally has an honest-to-goodness website now, chock full of saliva-inducing high-res screens. Aside from that, there isn't really much there at the site now -- apart from the trailers we've all seen way too many times but, hey, you might as well watch them again because it's been [insert any amount of time here] since you last watched them and why not? Anyway, go to the site and look at the new screens. What? No more words! The only thing we want to hear is you going "awwww" at the beautiful relationship between a young boy and his catbird thing. [Via VG247]

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:53 GMT in Xbox 360 News
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The sequel's almost here, so we take a look back at Irrational's original.

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:53 GMT in PlayStation News
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The sequel's almost here, so we take a look back at Irrational's original.

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Posted by GameTrailers Feb 01 2010 23:48 GMT in Iron Roses
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Live the rise of a World-famous band in this PC game.

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:45 GMT in PC Gaming News
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Editorial: Your favorite game system sucks. Mine's better.

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:45 GMT in MAG
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Planes, tanks and guns, oh my!

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:44 GMT in Xbox 360 News
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Editorial: Your favorite game system sucks. Mine's better.

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:44 GMT in Nintendo News
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Editorial: Your favorite game system sucks. Mine's better.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 01 2010 23:30 GMT in Metro 2033
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According to its Facebook page, Metro 2033, the upcoming post-apocalyptic FPS from 4a Games, will feature a full (optional) Russian voiceover track with equally optional English subtitles. Seeing as how Metro 2033 is set in Russia, this option could really add to the game's atmosphere, granted you don't mind reading subtitles -- or hey, maybe you even speak Russian. It's a shame other games developed by foreign studios and set in foreign countries so often neglect authentic language options when localized for North America. Yes, Yakuza, we're looking at you. Since Metro 2033 will offer a Russian language option, we think it only makes sense that this post does, too: По данным Facebook свою страницу, Метро 2033, предстоящий пост-апокалиптические FPS от 4A Games, будут представлены полные (не обязательно) русский закадровый трек с не менее Факультативный английскими субтитрами. Видя, как какой Метро 2033 установлен в России, этот вариант может действительно добавить в атмосферу игры, допуская, что вы не возражаете чтения субтитров -- или Эй, вы, может быть, даже владеющие русским языком. Это позор, другие игры, разработанные иностранными студиями и установить в зарубежных странах часто пренебрегают таким подлинным параметры языка, когда локализована в Северной Америке. Да, якудза, мы смотрим на вас. [Via Gameswire]

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:31 GMT in Madden NFL 11
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Steps to turn the world's most-watched spectacle into EA Sports' biggest star.

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Posted by GoNintendo Feb 01 2010 23:00 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Videos for Foto Showdown, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Deca Sports DS, Tumblebugs 2, 5 in 1 Solitaire and Downtown Texas Hold ‘Em here (thanks NintenDaan!)

Posted by GoNintendo Feb 01 2010 22:54 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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How many game composers can you name out of this sheet? I haven’t had a chance to fully look at it yet. I can’t wait to see my score!

Posted by Joystiq Feb 01 2010 23:15 GMT in Xbox 360 News
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Filed under: Podcasts We're short one man on the Fancast this week, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about Mass Effect 2. So, expect to hear plenty of (spoiler free) discussion on that, as well as some new fan mail and another birthday shout out. As an added bonus, we get the first fan mail from one of our own hosts. Also, be sure to stick around for the outtakes. Something epic just may be in the offing. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in Zune Marketplace (MP3). [RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [MP3] Download the MP3 directly. Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander) and Dave Hinkle (KnifefightYoDad) Produced by Richard Mitchell Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. Break: "The Extremists" by Frausdots. For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group

Posted by GoNintendo Feb 01 2010 22:51 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Did you know that there’s a new TV show in Japan that profiles game companies? That show is called ‘The Game Maker’, and their first episode focused on Jaleco. The company may not be as big as it used to be, but they’re trying to claw their way back onto the scene. [...]

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:19 GMT in BioShock
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The story of Rapture, really fast.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 01 2010 23:14 GMT in Nintendo News
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It's likely that The Last Story, Mistwalker's new Wii RPG, is the project Hironobu Sakaguchi has been hinting at for a while. In a new blog post, the Final Fantasy creator said that the new RPG is "my only project because I am concentrating on this particular one right now." And then, because that didn't meet the appropriate level of creepiness, he described the game as "raised like a only daughter, but sometimes she was forcedly pushed into the abyss of ravine ... She's sturdy, beautiful and I'd like to nurture her gently." Yikes. Anyway, the point is that Mistwalker has been at work on the game for a while, and Sakaguchi is working on it directly. Since The Last Story is Sakaguchi's "only project" right now (except for the Lego creation above, of course), that means that either another team within Mistwalker is working on the iPhone game or it's been put aside until the The Last Story is all grown up.

Posted by GoNintendo Feb 01 2010 22:46 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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I don’t know how this little guy managed to survive so long! Someone obviously loved him too much to erase their mistakes with him.

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Posted by GameTrailers Feb 01 2010 23:11 GMT in Victoria II
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Producer Johan Andersson discusses the first details of Victoria II, sequel to the original cult hit on PC.

With Dragon Quest VI in stores in Japan for almost one whole week, Square Enix wasted no time in announcing another upcoming Dragon Quest game for DS. The latest new announcement is Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, a sequel to the Pokemon-like DS Dragon Quest spinoff from 2007. The new sequel, out April 28 in Japan, will feature over 300 catchable monsters and online multiplayer for up to eight people. And in a post-Dragon Quest IX Japan, with millions of people happily playing online, this game would seem to have a built-in audience. [Via Andriasang]

Posted by IGN Feb 01 2010 23:06 GMT in PC Gaming News
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The sequel's almost here, so we take a look back at Irrational's original.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 01 2010 22:59 GMT in Gaming News
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Well, that certainly didn't take long. Industry Gamers reports that Walmart's and Best Buy's stab at tapping into the lucrative used games market will soon come to an abrupt end. E-Play, the company that distributed used games kiosks to certain locations for the two retailers, suspended operations earlier today -- and as a result, said kiosks will be shut down and removed within the next three weeks. Neither Walmart nor Best Buy looks to be pursuing similar operations without E-play. We had an inkling that the two retailers weren't seeing significant returns from dabbling in the used games market through third-party vendor E-play, but the brevity of this venture is still a little surprising. Even our "mullet and horn-rimmed glasses" phase lasted longer than eight measly months.

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Posted by GameTrailers Feb 01 2010 22:57 GMT in Command & Conquer 4
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Learn how to win as GDI or Nod in each different class.