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#review Take Advance Wars, replace tanks with Transformers, then release it on the iPhone. Sounds like a dream, but that's exactly what Glu Mobile has done with Transformers: G1 Awakening. More »

Just a small town farm boy.

Is Zelda Wii going to make it out before 2010 passes us? Things are actually looking good for that outcome! We know that Metroid: Other M and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are hitting in just a few months, which leaves the holiday season completely open. Nintendo isn’t talking about the second half [...]

Start making your characters today.

The one track we were most looking forward to from Green Day: Rock Band was, of course, "Brain Stew/Jaded" from the outfit's 1995 album. It's a powerful, triumphant tune -- and, apparently, it's also super hard. The Harmonix crew attempted the song during last night's "Rock Band Bar Night" event at GDC, and -- well, it ended in tears. Or rather, jeers.

You can check out some off-screen footage of their tremendous failure above, or footage of them actually playing the game past the jump. To be fair, the drummer didn't see the flurry of notes coming at him, due to his attempt to refresh himself with some libations. You know who else was enjoying a few beverages? The drunk dude who kept trying to throw the devil horns up in front of our camera while we were filming. Really, drunk dude? Really?

Hey The Tester fans. It’s Thursday, which means the wait is over for the next episode of The Tester.

Game developers know that the ability to thrive in almost any situation and use creativity to problem-solve are key qualities necessary to work in quality assurance. Testers must be able to adapt and create scenarios to fully analyze a game.

So, what better way to take people out of their comfort zone and assess their creativity than with a surprise live-action role play? That’s right, things definitely get dramatic this week as the remaining 7 gamers use random props, their wits and sheer guts to entertain and impress the panel.

And to help evaluate the performances, PlayStation Home’s Katherine de Leon joins Brent Gocke and Hal Sparks on this week’s panel. Katherine oversees the creation of environments and virtual merchandise for the platform. An RPG veteran and former US Marine, she brings strong opinions and her d20 to this challenge.

Don’t miss Episode 4.

Thanks again for downloading and watching. Enjoy the show!

#gdc10 Yoshio Sakamoto, the Metroid co-creator and WarioWare producer, says that his latest game, Metroid: Other M, was originally planned to be an on-rails adventure. If that sounds like Metroid sacrilege to you, thank co-developer Team Ninja for changing Sakamoto's mind. More »

Click here to check out a Flickr set with DS screens from each game mentioned below LEICESTER, UK and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — March 11, 2010 – SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTC BB: SOPK) and Nobilis today announced that after the success of My Baby 2: My Baby Grew Up, they have signed a new deal to bring [...]

Coming from an ONM preview for the next issue… …for more earth-shattering new details and in-depth analysis of Mario Galaxy 2 you need to buy the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine when it goes on sale tomorrow. Even the cover has this ‘earth-shattering’ mention. I wonder if there’s really going to be any new, big [...]

New zone arrives in long-running MMO.

Let the brawling begin!

Popular arcade-style golf franchise tees off a new sequel on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

This is an odd thing for Hudson to release…but now you have a complete walkthrough available for Calling, if you should need it. Calling Walkthrough Prologue The Possession – Shin After Shin wakes up, look around and save your game. Try the door and wait for the lights to go out. Pick up the cellphone and [...]

When Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 was revealed to have PlayStation Move support, we wondered why EA would support every other motion-controlled peripheral (all two) and not Microsoft's Project Natal. So we hit up EA for an answer. As it turns out, EA just wasn't "in a position" to add Natal support to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 -- but the company doesn't rule out implementation in future installments of the franchise.

"We are always evaluating new technologies and Natal would be a perfect fit for the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise," an EA spokesperson told Joystiq, "however we are simply not in a position to do so with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11."

There you have it: Natal is a "perfect fit," but Tiger Woods 11 won't have that functionality. Our guess? The Natal dev kits haven't shipped and a post-release implementation patch would not be cost effective.

Remember when adventure games were the absolute kings of the game industry? Everyone was playing them, and the genre kept pumping out excellent adventures. Then, for whatever reason, the entire genre saw a collapse. Hardly anyone was making adventure games anymore, and the ones that did come out were ignored. Nowadays, the adventure [...]

A portion of an ONM review… It’s not a great port and we’d have liked more content, but the quality gameplay shines through.

#releasedate The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on June 8. More »

Pirates Plund-Arrr is best summed up as Castle Crashers, but with pirates. On the Wii. For $30.

Unfortunately for Majesco and developer Boomzap, PSN and XBLA have spoiled us with a number of high-quality downloadable beat 'em ups for under $20. By skipping WiiWare and releasing as a retail game, Pirates Plund-Arrr seems a bit too pricey for its genre.

Still, if you've been hankering for a four player co-op brawler on the Wii, Pirates Plund-Arrr delivers the action and humor we've come to expect from the genre. The title alone is representative of the spirit of the game. Boomzap has taken every opportunity to inject pirate lingo and iconography into a colorful, well-animated world.

Eager to get your hands on the best sports game this year? Wait no more as the MLB 10: The Show PS3 demo appears on the PlayStation Store later today! Play four innings in the Minnesota Twins’ stunning new stadium, Target Field, against the New York Yankees. See what has had the critics so impressed with this year’s game. Game Informer gave it a 9.5/10, saying “No baseball game has come close to delivering a complete package like this game does.” From fans reaching over the wall to catch foul balls to the sunlight shifting over the field as the day progresses, the rush of the pro game has never been more apparent. We hope you enjoy it.

Our friend Mr. Raroo has put together a rather lengthy article on why he loves Samurai Showdown II, which you can grab on the Virtual Console right now. You might find yourself interested in doing that after you read this piece. I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen anyone pour so much time [...]

Telltale invites us into The Devil's Playhouse.