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New screenshots and artwork lands.

Source confirms title is on the way.

- WarioWare D.I.Y. uses a NAND card, which allows for larger save files and faster loading - the dev team felt this card was necessary for the downloadable content and user-created micro-games - the “Big Name Games” section will include micro-games created by Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Masahiro Sakurai and Yoshio Sakamoto (micro-game pictured above) - five [...]

#blizzard Blizzard has revealed the male model of Diablo III's wizard class, sporting a look that many late 70's, early 80's rock stars would have given all of their chest hair for. More »

Just look at that mess of destruction. Every single jump could be your last, ending with meat-juice explosion the likes of which you’ve never seen. Well, get ready to see those gibs splatter all over the walls thousands of times, because that’s the way that Team Mean is developing Super Meat Boy. [...]

While we're happy to see any new media related to Metroid: Other M, this new trailer isn't doing much to build excitement. Here's a short list of Metroid standards missing from the video:

• Samus's suit
• Metroids
• Weapons

But on the other hand, it has:

• The catchphrase used by the annoying AI guide that nobody liked in Metroid Fusion

At least, now we know we'll be able to skip the cutscenes between the awesome shooting sequences.

In my opinion, Mega Man 9 has the better soundtrack by far. I’m really, REALLY let down with the music in Mega Man 10. There are only a couple tracks that I like, and those still aren’t better than what Mega Man 9 offered. Am I the only one that feels this [...]

"Terror in Cubicle Four" is an odd and, to me, poor choice to serve as the series' American debut, as it's a single book drawn out of a collection of eight total that previously shipped as a DS retail cartridge in Europe.

The SNES classic returns, now with hotter cheerleaders.

Same great formula, now with a solid single player game.

Globulos Party offers a collection of mini-games all based off the core gameplay concept of little round characters colliding with each other.

How Microsoft's new tech could solve our drinking problems and save the 360.

VT Tennis from Virtual Toys is essentially Rafa Nadal Tennis with the license stripped out of it. That wouldn't be so bad if that's all that was stripped out.

Pay no mind to the fake Japanese title; Let's Golf is made by Gameloft and it's a conversion of one of the company's many mobile games.

#review Sega and developer Sumo Digital take a stab at kart racing with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, a chance for Sega characters great and small to, for some reason, get together and settle their difference in go kart competitions. More »

Where in the world has the cape gone? I loved the idea of this item, even if it didn’t mesh too well with the Zelda universe. Hell, it doesn’t have to sync up all that well as long as it’s fun, and used often. It seems like there are a lot of [...]

Now…that surely can’t be a real bid. We know that Stadium Events goes for upwards of $40,000, but I fail to see what would make an auction jump to $800,000. I’m thinking this is nothing more than a joke bid. Thanks to Johnny4 for the heads up!

The classic football game is coming back.

LOS ANGELES - March 2, 2010 Nyko Technologies®, the leading videogame accessories manufacturer, today announced that their best-selling Wand™ controller is now available in five additional exciting colors, each available as an exclusive for select retail outlets. The new colors include green, orange, yellow, grey and red, and will join the award-winning original white Wand, [...]

Upcoming Wii exclusive arrives in North America March 16th.

Support for 3D Vision and advanced hardware shaders amp up PC release.

#gameannounce Tecmo, the company that was once a giant in video game football, is continuing its slow return to the virtual gridiron. Today we have word of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. More »

As we continue to wait for official comment from Activision, Infinity Ward or any of the reported players affected by the alleged ousting of Infinity Ward executives, a related story has gained significant traction and deserves some attention. BingeGamer reports that Infinity Ward "has yet to be paid a single dime in royalties for Modern Warfare 2." As the developer is a wholly-owned Activision studio, we turned to some leading industry analysts to explain what appears to be a private contractual matter.

EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich tells Joystiq, "I couldn't speak to what the royalty agreement between Activision and Infinity Ward is. If royalties haven't been paid out yet, I wouldn't consider that too alarming. The game has only been out for a little over 90 days. Additionally, it is common to see royalty agreements based upon factors such as hitting release date, review scores (a.k.a. 'Metacritic Clauses') or revenue milestones. I think if you just replace the word 'royalties' with 'bonus' it should make some more sense."

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter explains, "I don't know the nature of [Infinity Ward's] contract, but my bonus is paid after year-end (in February), and theirs is likely the same. The idea that they haven't been paid 'yet' is not all that surprising. The year just closed, and the final SEC documents were filed yesterday." He continues, "IW sold itself to Activision back in 2004, Activision owns the [Call of Duty] IP, and the guys leaving were employees under some kind of contract. Activision appears to believe that they have breached this contract, and may or may not be justified in withholding bonuses."

We'll continue to follow the Activision and Infinity Ward situation and report on it as soon as official statements are made. Check out Pachter and Divnich's full analyses after the break.

Runes of Magic hits major milestone in just 11 months.