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Well, this is nice to hear. LucasArts' big gamble - moving development of its signature properties back to its internal teams - continues to pay off with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The latest figure out of the House That Luke Built for what's already been billed as the "fastest-selling Star Wars game ever" is that Force Unleashed has "sold seven million units worldwide" since its September 2008 release. Seven million!

While strong sales figures are hardly rare for the Star Wars franchise, good games are. Lucky for all of us, LucasArts is busy continuing its wild experiment with a (get this!) sequel, due for release later this year, as well as "other unannounced products." Perhaps another stab at that next-gen Indiana Jones game?

A preview and feature from GameDaily… Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - preview The Nintendo Difference: New Super Mario Bros.

The DS version's a little different than the console, but it still comes out a great Mario Kart clone.

Can you survive in the Octagon this year?

The word "free" is a funny thing, isn't it? If you think it means getting something without spending money on it, then we guess a new promotion that allows you to get Peggle Nights for yourself or a family member just by signing up for PopCap's newsletter is pretty darn free.

But if you think "free" means "without cost," "without sacrifice" or "without having to miss out on your kid's piano recital because that last orange peg is just sitting there mocking you," then Peggle Nights is just about the least "free" game you can find.

It's all in your perspective.

[Via Big Download]

Mordekaiser is League of Legends' newest hero. Design Director Tom Cadwell gives us a first look at the new hero and his abilities in Riot Games' League of Legends.

Ah, StarFox 64…back in the days when StarFox games were still taking a traditional route towards gameplay. Believe it or not, some people didn’t really care all that much for the game itself, as they did the high scores. I had no idea that high-score hunting was so popular in StarFox 64! [...]

Jill Valentine's story continues in the Japanese import version of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition.

Bass Pro Shops and Psychlone present hunting so real, you'll need camouflage.

Time Magazine once described Modern Warfare 2 as having "something intelligent to say about contemporary military conflicts." Which is why we haven't seen the addition of the popular Call of Duty staple, zombies -- it would ruin the incredible realism established by Infinity Ward's latest! Of course. Thankfully, Robert Bowling confirmed to IGN that there are no plans for Nazis, zombies, or Nazi zombies, in "any piece of Modern Warfare 2 downloadable content."

Thank goodness! We certainly wouldn't want to misrepresent the realities of modern warfare with something as ludicrous as that, right?

Ten thousand XP fans just died a little inside.

We find out if the life of a major league catcher successfully translates into virtual form.

Black Wiis, DSi XL dated for Aussies and more. Get the first details now!

Does the sequel stack up to the original?

Since its original Japanese announcement, Naruto fans have been wondering two things: When is Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 coming out? And does it still look good? Well, the answers are "this fall" and "yes."

Not only is Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 the first game based on the Shippuden story arc to appear on an HD console, it's also the first multiplatform game for the franchise. Whereas the first game appeared exclusively on PS3, the sequel will grace both Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Thankfully, it looks as though developer CyberConnect2 isn't cutting any corners for the sequel, promising more than 40 characters, original Japanese voice overs and "bigger and more epic cinematic boss battles."

Like the first Ultimate Ninja Storm, the sequel is likely to present an abridged version of the series story. However, the press release boasts that "a shocking story twist" will have "Sasuke wearing Akatsuki gear." Yeah, we can't believe it either.

Take a look behind the scenes of TERA and the process to make the Exiled Realm.

President and CEO Brian Farrell says consoles still have a lot to give.

Seriously, how outrageously awesome is that sucker? It looks better than something an official third party licensor would put together! Man, if they had one of these with each copy of Ghostbusters, I bet the Wii version would have flown off of shelves.

We can only imagine that if Kratos were a real person (wait -- he's not?), the idea of having to wait for God of War 3 to install a portion of itself onto the PS3's hard disk wouldn't sit too well with the rage-filled Spartan. Heck, even we don't dig mandatory installs. It's a good thing, then, that God of War 3 won't have one -- this according to Sony Santa Monica director of technology, Christer Ericson.

Ericson stated via Twitter that, "God of War 3 does NOT do a HD install. The 5MB listed on box back is for save game only." This is in stark contrast to other games (yes, we're talking about you, Devil May Cry 4) that require -- nay, demand! -- multi-gigabyte mandatory installations. Of course, for some, the ability to install an entire game to the PS3 hard disk, potentially cutting down on loading time is a welcome option -- but it won't be for GOW3. "No there is no HD install option," Ericson replied when asked if the game will allow for it.

Given that the final back cover of the God of War 3's box only lists the 5MB space requirement, this pretty much rules out the game secretly carving out HDD space for caching data -- data that would eventually translate into images of Kratos carving up enemies on-screen.

[Via Eurogamer]

Source -- Twitter
Source -- Twitter

President and CEO Brian Farrell says consoles still have a lot to give.

If you're absolutely certain that you want to do the following two things:

• Buy Monster Hunter Tri
  
• Buy $10 worth of other things from Amazon in the near future

Good news! The retailer is now offering a free $10 credit with purchases of both the standard edition and Classic Controller Pro bundle of Monster Hunter Tri. For some reason, it's not listed on Amazon's $10 Bonus Offers page, but the game's page mentions the deal.

In addition to that bonus, the standard edition is currently priced at $44.99, so you'd effectively be getting Monster Hunter for $34.99.

[Via GoNintendo]

The Epic evolution of gaming's most influential engine, from Gears of War to Mass Effect 2.

The Epic evolution of gaming's most influential engine, from Gears of War to Mass Effect 2.

If Just Cause 2's previous trailers have taught us anything, it's that the second game in Eidos' "do crazy sh##" series will absolutely relish in the lengths to which it enables you to live out its mission statement.

As evidenced once more in the second "Anatomy of a Stunt" trailer, wherein the game's main character mounts a speeding fire engine and takes on an aircraft, the game certainly seems to be jam-packed with the kind of insanity we like from our games (ask Red Faction Guerrilla!). Just wait until the trailers introduce a shark into that equation -- and the shark's on fire! But hey, you gotta save something for March 23 when the game comes out, right?

Edit your face in this DSiWare title featuring the DSi Camera.