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#clips Microsoft's "Live Anywhere" concept, whereby Xbox Live can be shared across multiple platforms, isn't quite yet with us. But when it is, it may look something like this. More »

#twitterati It's March. For half of the globe the weather is getting warmer. It will be spring before you know it! And before then, there's a week of tweets. More »

#pc Hey, Ubisoft: when you force users to maintain an internet connection even when playing a singleplayer game offline, you'd damn well better make sure you hold up your end of the bargain. More »

#top Hurt Locker trounced the competition at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday night, winning six Oscars. The movie has been called "near perfect" by critics. "Near perfect" as in not perfect? More »

Everyone has an opinion about the Zelda series. Even if you aren’t a fan of the franchise, you at least know of what it stands for. You might see the Zelda games as some of the best fun that the game industry has to offer, but others believe that the outings of our [...]

After you heard what we had to say about Final Fantasy XIII, you may very well now be itching to finally get your own hands all over the thirteenth entry in the FF series from Square Enix. Lucky for you, dearest reader, we've got news of a couple ways to save some dough on your purchase this week.

Target is offering a $10 gift card with purchase of either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version, while Amazon is offering a $10 pre-order incentive credit towards future video game purchases for both versions as well (oh, and also, the game costs $56.99 instead of $59.99, which is kinda nice). Sure, neither offers a free rideable chocobo or anything wonderful like that, but that $10 at Target could potentially buy pizza bagels. And did you know that when pizza's on a bagel, you can apparently eat pizza at any time? Madness!

Source 1 - CAG
Source 2 - Target

Here’s a question for you guys. If you own one of these games, which one was the last one you played? How about, which one did you play the most?

The League of Extraordinary Rugby?

A portion of WiiLoveIt review… Although some may have overlooked it upon release, the game will last you weeks, even months! With so much content for such a reasonable price, NEVES Plus is, without a doubt, one of the strongest puzzle games released on WiiWare yet!

Professional level designer J.P. LeBreton's creativity can't just be contained by the BioShock franchise which his work has appeared in for the last three years. So, he recently exercised his craft in a fairly peculiar way -- by designing a Doom 2 map modeled after the two areas on which he served as lead designer for 2K's underseas adventure: Arcadia and the Farmer's Market.

You can download the map directly from LeBreton's site. It comes bundled in a handy little .ZIP file which includes instructions on how to get it up and running on your modern gaming rig. If you're having trouble, just put the original BioShock in, and smear a thick sheen of petroleum jelly on your monitor.

[Via Big Download]

When this article hit newspapers, I was one of those kids! Man, thankfully I turned out alright. What am I talking about…I talk Nintendo all day long!

#portal The issue of Game Informer blowing the lid off Valve's Portal 2 is now in people's hands, and those people are scouring it for details. Most important of which is confirmation the game is going to be available on Mac. More »

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Around these parts, we're all avid supporters of a thick, lustrous beard. Though our tastes for the gaming industries various genres differ greatly, we can all get behind any game so long as it includes characters with copious amounts of facial hair. For this reason alone, a recent batch of screenshots has placed Fallout: New Vegas firmly on our list of most anticipated games of 2010.

You can check out images depicting New Vegas' unprecedentedly hirsute ensemble in the gallery below. There's also a Super Mutant with heart-rimmed glasses and a doo-wop weave, and man, we've got to find out what that's all about.

#esrb Yes, yes, simmer down, I know you were all dying for another installment of konsole karaoke. Happily, the ESRB issued another of its fabulous spoiler alerts, letting us know we'll be wailing along with one-hit wonders sometime soon. More »

#newreleases This is Final Fantasy XIII's week, as the game arrives in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. Other releases of note: Assassin's Creed II, DRM and all, on the PC, BlazBlue on PSP, and the BioShock 2 DLC. More »

Man…here’s quite the conundrum when it comes to making sweet love. Can these two robots…or part human/part robot creations actually find a way to mate with one another? Let’s say that they can…there’s still another problem! With Splash Woman behind part mermaid, how exactly would Mega Man go about…well…you know!

We showed you a one-page interactive preview not too long ago, but this video preview gives us an even better idea of what the digital side of EGM is going to be like. I’m seriously impressed, and could see myself very much getting into this sort of setup. Thanks to Hyperfludd [...]

#review The game of baseball was brought to video game consoles long ago. The total experience - the Pastime - represents the next frontier of simulation, for a public delighted by every stat and detail, no matter how small. More »

Earlier today, our tips inbox and the official Assassin's Creed 2 forum were set ablaze by incensed owners of the PC version of the aforementioned Italian revenge epic. According to numerous reports from prospective players of the game, Ubisoft's DRM authentification servers have crashed, forcing some players to suffer lengthy login periods when booting up Assassin's Creed 2, and locking some folks out of the game entirely.

A Ubisoft representative responded to a particularly rage-filled forum thread, stating "clearly the extended downtime and lengthy login issues are unacceptable, particularly as I've been told these servers are constantly monitored." The representative added "I'll do what I can to get more information on what the issue is here first thing tomorrow and push for a resolution and assurance this won't happen in the future." We've got a really great suggestion for how to make such an assurance: Find a less abominable DRM policy.

[Thanks, Marc!]

#review If MLB 2K9 had been an actual ballplayer, last year's performance would have sent it to the minors, if not the waiver wire. After a soul-searching offseason, 2K Sports decided to focus on the fundamentals for MLB 2K10. More »

If this isn’t the longest reading list in recent memory, please forgive me – we’ve been prepping like mad for GDC. Speaking of next week’s Game Developer’s Conference, I hope you’ll be joining us in-person; but if you can’t, we’ll have live coverage beginning at 3pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday.

Also, bit of housekeeping: we know the blog login system has been jacked up over the past several days. Everyone should be able to log in, but if you’re still appearing as the wrong name, let us know in the comments (also, let us know what your real PSN ID is if you’re appearing incorrectly). I want this thing gone forever by this time tomorrow :-)

Oh, and God of War III reviews hit soon. Keep an eye out for those (we’ll be linking out on the right rail of the Blog).

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of March 1, 2010)

• Insomniac’s Ted Price On Mistakes, Having Limits, Learning From The Competition – G4tv.com
• Platinum Developing Vanquish on PS3 and 360; PS3 Lead SKU – 1UP
• VU Meters and psp’s – Tailor Made Toys
• Amazon Slashes Prices On Blu-Ray Anime Box Sets – Siliconera
• Swag Sunday: Age of Zombies eats your braaaaaaains (PSP Minis) – Joystiq
• ModNation Racers Deep Dive – IGN
• MLB 10 The Show cover athlete Joe Mauer’s all-time favorite sports video games – USATODAY.com
• MLB 10: The Show Review – IGN
• Naughty Dog’s Wells: GoWIII Is Worth A PS3 Purchase – PSXextreme
• Interview: Adam Puhl, Lead Combat Designer, God of War III – Gamervision
• Interview: Yakuza 3 – Gamervision
• ModNation Racers trailer introduces devastating props – Joystiq
• The PS2’s First Ten Years: A Timeline – Kotaku
• Report: FFXIII on 360 “Isn’t Anywhere Near As Impressive” As PS3 Version – Kotaku
• PS3 is the lead platform for Vanquish – Destructoid
• God of War III contest series – Week 2 – Destructoid
• Get your free God of War III track here! – Destructoid
• Final Fantasy XIII Producer Had A Hard Time Hunting Mission Monsters – Siliconera
• PSP Pro-Tips – IGN
• UNCHARTED 2 DLC – Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack Review – Pads & Panels
• ‘Heavy Rain’ tips from the developers – USATODAY.com

#weekendreader It's there, and you know how to use it. It's an exploit or a glitch or some imbalance in the AI. Morally, it's wrong. But what if everyone else is doing it? Or just the potential for them doing it? More »