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It's six months away, but time to start preparing anyway.

Try calling the shots as head honcho of your own television network before game ships this spring.

You love explosions, right? You're a fan of head thrashing music, are you? Can't get enough of text flying at your face, you say? Well hold on to your underwear because the television spot for EA's upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 includes all of those things and more.

Developed by DICE and coming soon to the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 hits stores March 2 and will probably feature more explosions and generic rock music. Hopefully the lines of accolades will be omitted during gameplay -- being obscured like that would ravage our kill/death ratios.

This week, European Wii and DSi owners can download the same game on either system: a ported version of Chillingo's iPhone shooter iDracula: Undead Awakening. Unfortunately, it's hitting on the absolute worst day ever to release a WiiWare game about fighting Dracula.

• Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Reel Fishing Challenge (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
• Dracula: Undead Awakening (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Bird & Bombs (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
• Dracula: Undead Awakening (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
• Electroplankton: Marine-Crystals (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
• Electroplankton: Varvoice (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
• Zoo Frenzy (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)

For some strange reason, Europe didn’t get a release date from Metroid: Other M. Just when might the game be coming out? Well, an inside source that has been proven right in the past has called for a July 16th release date. We’ll have to see if NoE confirms this one as [...]

#clips I don't believe I've seen anything quite as beautiful as a man dressed as Jason from Friday the 13th carving the Big Daddy from BioShock 2 out of a tree using a chainsaw. More »

Another MMO that's free to play.

Hello Games could be pulling a fast one on us all, but the first trailer for the studio's upcoming digitally distributed Joe Danger features PlayStation 3 button commands on screen during the map creation showcase (as pictured above). As such, we're totally breaking out the jump to conclusions mat and getting our hop on -- the game is clearly coming to PS3 (via the PlayStation Network)! Alright, alright, it helps that during the game's preview on the latest GameTrailers TV, it gets a "PSN" tagged lower third. And yes, we've followed up with the developers to see if it's heading to Xbox Live and Steam as well.

We've also embedded the whole trailer after the break and we suggest you give it a peek. Mr. Danger's introductory role looks to be quite intriguing; the gameplay appears to be a mélange of Motocross Maniacs and Trials HD, with a bit of LittleBigPlanet lite thrown in for good measure. If it's even half as awesome as what that sounds like, we're ready to give it a try.

These hamsters are cute, cuddly, and require no clean-up!

Best free-to-play MMO marks four years of operation with sharp growth.

#theroadtotheigf Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We're playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Miegakure. More »

Welcome to 5 Arcade Gems, a collection of five wacky arcade games. You can play alone or together with your friends – you will definitely find something for your taste, be it a medieval knights game or ultra-modern space shooter. - Compete with other knights to beat the Evil Wizard’s challenge in Templar [...]

This title looks pretty damn amazing. Your job is to tilt the DSi in different directions to find hidden words in the landscape. In the video below, the player is looking for the letter A.

Compete to be the best tennis player on the international circuit with VT Tennis.

Tons of improvements, changes, and fixes have decloaked and are headed this way.

In one exemplary illustrative non-limiting implementation, a video game or other application displays an image of a steering wheel. Such display may be on the same screen as one that displays other information such as a race course or other environment through which the vehicle may be maneuvered in a simulated fashion, or it may [...]

Take on some zombies on your commute.

Just scratched the surface in the PS3, says Tretton

90 minute playable demo available now on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

One editor nearly finds his own "game over" screen, but games bring him back.

One editor nearly finds his own "game over" screen, but games bring him back.

One editor nearly finds his own "game over" screen, but games bring him back.

One editor nearly finds his own "game over" screen, but games bring him back.

#demo A demo for Just Cause 2 is coming to the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Xbox Live next week, giving players 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, packed with plenty of things to do, see, and blow-up. More »

[Fanpop; bramcurtis] Thanks to the internet, the word "boycott" no longer conveys an element of gravitas. In fact, we're pretty certain that this collection of 1080 (and counting) Sonic fans doesn't actually understand the point of a boycott. The petitioners are upset about Sonic the Hedgehog 4, knowing full well from the leaked footage that it will "simply not be anywhere near as good as the original Sonic games." They're not going to stand for this and have threatened to hurt Sega where it hurts the most: sales. "We will not buy it," the petition explains. "We will in fact buy Sonic 1 on release in protest of Sonic 4."

Take that, Sega! Instead of giving you money, these people are going to ... give you money? Ha! Lesson learned. But in all seriousness, we do want to take a moment to offer some advice to the protesters: The best way to show Sega your disapproval isn't to buy another one of its games. Instead, satiate your desire to hurt Sega and needlessly throw away your money by sending a check or money order to: Andrew Yoon c/o AOL, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Thanks, Sonic fans!

[Via Destructoid]

What, you think the Joystiq Biomass, MAG's premier, S.V.E.R.-aligned clan will accept any greenhorn off the street to join its ranks? No, no -- we're only looking for cold-blooded, military-minded killing machines. If you're hoping to join our prestigious organization, you might want to give PlayStation.Blog's recently concluded MAG Developer Tips series a look-see. It provides helpful information on how to play each archetype, how to fill each leadership role, and to not get destroyed in the various gametypes.

You'll find links to all of these lessons posted after the jump. Study up, and we might just reconsider your application.

Over-the-top military mayhem + true-to-arcades multiplayer= BOOM BOOM for an MSRP of only $19.99.