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Crytek's latest game development solution to be used by Georgia-based developer Xaviant for new multi-platform title Lichdom.

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.

A mutant hybridization of physics and wordplay makes for some frazzling fun in this freebie.

Start of aggressive downloadable content campaign to expand the single and multiplayer elements of the award-winning game.

#gdc10 Firaxis Games co-founder and Civilization creator Sid Meier expanded the minds of GDC attendees by talking about the psychology of game design and breaking some bad news to us. Everything we know, Meier argues, is wrong. More »

Did you miss out on the APB beta last year? Tipsters have begun alerting us that a new wave of invites is going out. If you still want an early look at Realtime Worlds' massively multithug online game, you should probably head over to the site and apply now. At least with the knowledge that more invites are going out, there seems to be more chance that you'd be able to get one now, right?

While you're on pins and needles about your potential beta invite, why not read this Eurogamer interview with RTW CEO David Jones? In it, he says that APB is a release during the first half of this year is "achievable" (though EA says pretty much exactly the opposite). He also describes the game's pay model as "a very unique business model because it's a unique game." He did not say what that model was.

[Thanks, Paul & Jesse!]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is my favorite Castlevania game…and it gives Symphony of the Night a very close run for top-billing. I can’t tell you how much I loved this title. Everything from locations to characters really blew me away. If you haven’t tried this one yet, rush out and grab yourself [...]

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.

A space sim on the Xbox 360? It's not so far off.

Art Style: light trax is heading to WiiWare, but that game wouldn’t exist without bit Generations: Dotstream on the GBA. That title never came to the states, but for those in the know, it’s pretty much the exact same thing as Art Style: light trax. Trust me, that’s a very good thing! [...]

That’s a pretty great deal for a puzzle game with this much content. You’re definitely going to want to take advantage of this deal. I’m thinking this title isn’t going to get a big publishing run, so scoop it up while you can!

Back in the original Pokemon Gold/Silver English release, Phanpy and Donphan were found exclusively in Silver, while Teddiursa and Ursaring were found in Gold. It was actually a reverse setup in Japan, and that reverse trend has been kept for HeartGold/SoulSilver.

#clips At the big Final Fantasy XIII launch at the HMV store in London, fans show their disapproval of the prospect of winning a free Xbox 360 bundle. Really guys? More »

If you’re looking to get your hands on the latest copy of Official Nintendo Magazine, now you have a bit more incentive! You’ll get a free set of Super Mario Galaxy stickers for your trouble. Seems worth the purchase to me!

Check out screens and more art in our Flickr set Minneapolis, MN – March 12, 2010 – Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI), in association with Build-A-Bear Workshop®, Inc., today announced Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for Wii™ and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for Nintendo DS™. Both titles will be available in North America on March 23, 2010. In [...]

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… The setup process for multiplayer mode is lengthy, but it’s only because there are so many options available, and with sixteen different areas to battle through as well as the promise of a new element spell should you bring your profile to 100% completion, there’s a lot of content [...]

Find out why Halo sounds so good, especially to those with a hard drive.

In a video answering fan questions, Splinter Cell Conviction Creative Director Maxime Béland revealed the existence of a demo for the highly anticipated sneaking-guy game. "Yes, there will be one. I can't tell you what map or when it's going to be released yet. My lips are sealed." Warning us in advance of the demo's release date would run counter to the whole 'stealth' theme, we suppose.

We first heard of a demo for Conviction from an Ubi employee known only as "Adam," and before that had only a guess that there would be one based on the common-sense fact that it's a really popular game. Splinter Cell: Conviction is currently due for release April 13.

- ramped-up difficulty - there may/may not be a hub area. Some screenshots have indicated hub-like area. - Hammer Bros. return - Yoshi can eat/spit back Hammer Bros. hammers - Yoshi can grab the Hammer Bros. feet to trip them up - Yoshi is only in certain levels - expect more Yoshi involvement in SMG2 than NSMBW - no shooting starbits [...]

Okay, so it isn't Rondo of Blood this week in Europe. Nintendo instead chose to inaugurate the latest Hanabi Festival with the pre-rendered Neo Geo shooter Ironclad and Lode Runner for NES. It's pretty novel in and of itself to have two Virtual Console games in a single week, not to mention a Neo Geo game! They're joined on Wii by the WiiWare version of Military Madness.

• Lode Runner (NES, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
• Ironclad (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Nectaris: Military Madness (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Elemental Masters (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 800 DSi Points)
• Pop Island (DSiWare, 1-8 players, 500 DSi Points)
• Simply Sudoku (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
• Simply Mahjong (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
• 4 Travellers Play Spanish (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 800 DSi Points)