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The only question I have is, why bother putting Bowser Jr. in?! Does anyone really want to see him as a playable character? I think it’s amazing that the homebrew scene is doing this…I just wish they would pick another character! Thanks to Booton for the heads up.

If you were among the unlucky number of gamers to suffer printing issues on the Demon's Souls strategy guide, we have some good news. Atlus has announced that the replacement guides will begin shipping this Monday, February 8. Late last year, after discovering that many Demon's Souls collector's edition guides had "unusual cover ink wear / fading" problems, Atlus opened a replacement program.

Thankfully, the company didn't deprive gamers of their guides in the meantime, requiring that only the cover be sent as proof of the defect. It's a good thing too, because that game is effing hard. Seriously, look at that thing up there. You're supposed to kill that? With a sword? Hard!

It’s official…Nintendo of Europe is cooler than Nintendo of America. Yet another 4th-wall approach has been taken to promoting a game on the Nintendo of Europe website. This time around, we get a special promo for Endless Ocean 2. Click over and have a look. I particularly like the music! Site here [...]

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Square Enix hasn't announced a release for the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack outside of Japan. Instead, it has announced a second FFXIII music release in Japan that is going to make you even more jealous. On February 26, the publisher will release a collection of eight songs from Masashi Hamauzu's Final Fantasy XIII score on a 12-inch record, including an exclusive version of "Ragnarok."

The limited-edition vinyl record, W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII, is exclusive to Square Enix's E-store. Importer NCSX secured a shipment of the record through one of its vendors, but that has already sold out. Maybe we'll have better luck when Square releases the eight tracks on 8-track.

[Via VG247]

Unique virtual egg sold for over $69,000.00 USD.

In the consumer business, the Group launched some new titles of home video game software such as “Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™” in the U.S. and European markets and “Phantasy Star Portable 2”, the latest title of the popular series in the domestic market. While domestic sales were mostly firm thanks to [...]

Spend some virtual time in a place called Kursk.

Capcom originally planned to release its WiiWare ports of the Phoenix Wright games every other month. However, the publisher today announced that the court date for the second game, Justice For All, has been moved up a month, and will now be available on WiiWare in North America on February 15 (February 19 in Europe).

If you're playing through the series for the first time on WiiWare, this will be your first opportunity to meet Franziska von Karma, a brilliant young prosecutor who attacks every person she meets with a whip. Somehow, she missed out on the whole "assault = illegal" thing in law school.

- 12 page booklet - commentary from producer Hironobu Takeshita, director Hayato Tsuru, and sound producer Ippo Yamada - official artwork - guest artwork and commentary by manga artist Shigeto Ikehara - musical work by Manami Matsumae (Rockman 1 and 2), Yasuaki Fujita (Rockman 3 and 4), Minae Fujii (Rockman 4), Mari Yamaguchi (Rockman 5), Yuuko Takehara (Rockman 6 [...]

This week’s Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero DLC features three singles by Los Angeles-based alternative rockers, 30 Seconds to Mars. Formed by Jared and Shannon Leto, 30 Seconds to Mars debuted in 2002 with a self-titled album featuring a post-grunge sound that established the group as a fresh, new force. 30 Seconds to [...]

Speaking exclusively with IGN, The Conduit developer High Voltage Studios has revealed its upcoming game The Grinder to be heading to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, as well as the Nintendo Wii. Previously announced as another of HVS' exclusive games for the Wii aimed at teh hardcorez, the game will now end up on every console, which "allows us [High Voltage] to show off what our company can really do and get it into the hands of the most gamers."

While we're inclined to argue that most gamers hands are in possession of a Wiimote and Nunchuk (at least that's what the numbers tell us), moving to the other consoles is a fairly understandable choice given the relatively low sales of HVS' previous Wiisclusive title. "We are extremely proud of the sales for The Conduit, with over 350,000 copies sold, numerous 'best-of 2009' nods, and over a million hours played according to the Nintendo Channel," noted CEO Kerry Ganofsky. From the interview, it appears that the studio's proprietary game engine ("Quantum 3") will also be heading to the other consoles. Does that mean a Conduit port to the 360 and PS3 is in the cards? Hopefully we'll find out when we next see HVS at the Game Developer's Conference this March. In the meantime, we've embedded a new trailer after the break.

Team Bondi's gangster title heads to Xbox 360.

Dragon Quest VI remake sells nearly a million units but fails to give DS a sales spike.

Dragon Quest VI remake sells nearly a million units but fails to give DS a sales spike.

Dragon Quest VI remake sells nearly a million units but fails to give DS a sales spike.

More wallpapers here Just wanted to let you know that the launch date for the WiiWare™ version of Phoenix Wright™ Ace Attorney™: JUSTICE FOR ALL has been moved up! That’s right. This Capcom classic will be available for download on February 15, 2010 and it’ll cost 1,000 Wii Points™. Don’t miss out on this suspense-filled, [...]

SEGA's sexy title impresses.

I think some of my most fun gaming experiences have been through the Mario Kart series. I know that not a ton changes from entry to entry, but it’s the subtle things that really make the big differences for me. Tiny tweaks to kart handling and track layouts can mean big changes in [...]

Is Deus Ex: Invisible War worth a one-of-a-kind painting?

With a Steam pre-purchase of THQ's upcoming Metro 2033 (which releases March 16) for $50, deal-seekers will also nab Red Faction Guerrilla for free. The Red Planet Revolution sim is regularly priced at $20 -- but, you know, the right Steam sale comes along and that price drops like a Martian communications tower.

Our recent hands-on with Metro 2033 gave us a "good" vibe, but we definitely need more time with the game to see if the feeling lasts. Red Faction Guerrilla, however, made it onto five Joystiq editors' "Best of the Rest" of 2009 lists, and it's totally worth picking up -- even if you have to pay for it.

[Via 1UP]

Metal gods offer up Rust in Peace to Rock Band fans.

Tomorrow, the final installment in Halo Waypoint's ongoing four-part motion comic, "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian," will be available. The comic -- which is written by Frank O'Connor and animated by ONE -- centers around ODST Baird, last remaining human survivor on the UNSC ship Destroyer. Baird must stop the invading Covenant forces before they discover the location of Earth and all of its Burger Kings.

What? You didn't know the Covenant loves their chicken parmesan sandwiches?

Justice for All lands on WiiWare earlier than expected.

The German developer's second WiiWare game hits Wii Shop Channel in a week and change.

We got to check out Rotor'scope: The Secret of the Endless Energy at PAX last year, and it nearly broke our minds. Of course, our minds were quite fragile at that point, weakened by long nights of tireless writing and frequent coffee binges -- still, the fact remains that Rotor'scope was one of the most original concepts for a puzzle game we'd played in a good long time. Fortunately, we now have the chance to give the game another go -- it was recently added to the Xbox Live Indie Games platform for 400 ($5).

Check out the Rotor'scope trailer after the jump to see the game's cog-flipping puzzle mechanics in action and to get a sense of the title's overarching story. With create-a-level modes, hand-drawn graphics and even some Facebook integration, it looks like you'll be getting a lot of bang for your buck. Or five bucks, as the case may be.

Shortcut: Add Rotor'scope (trial / full game) to your Xbox 360 download queue [via Xbox.com]