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Awesome news for Wii owners looking to veg out with all-day Mystery Science Theatre 3000 marathons (or even watch responsible numbers of TV shows and movies): Netflix announced via its blog that it has started shipping out the discs that enable Instant Streaming on Wii, to "some of our Netflix members."

If the PS3 rollout is any indication, you'll receive an e-mail sometime soon telling you if you're a lucky winner. Of course, if you didn't sign up for a disc, you're not going to get one. You should probably go sign up for one is what we're saying.

Yesterday we took a negative look at the sales for Red Steel 2. Today we have some positive information, as it seems that Best Buy is sold out of their stock for the time being. Let’s hope more retailers are seeing situations like this! Thanks to Mark for the heads up.

Content for Klingon players? Kinda!

#scottpilgrimvstheworld All you really need to know about movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is that it's directed by the guy behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Also, it has like a bagillion game references crammed into its trailer. More »

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Bungie is giving you more reasons than ever to keep coming back.

Mai Shiranui returns for the next KOF. First gameplay and character details.

#psn Patch 1.05 for Titan Studios' hit PlayStation Network game Fat Princess goes live today, bringing with it two new maps - Frost Bite and Candy Mountain - the latter of which is a land of sweets, and joy, and joyness. More »

Anaheim will once again become a second home to the citizens of Azeroth when BlizzCon 2010 takes place from October 22 to 23. As in previous years, this is the show where Blizzard brings out its big guns and usually delivers at least one major announcement. Although it's not expressly stated, it's very likely StarCraft II, Diablo III and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be at the event -- hopefully, with some release dates in tow.

Detailed sales information isn't live yet, but anyone interested in attending better start queuing up the nanosecond those golden tickets go out.

- two classes of soldiers: “knights” and “mercenaries” - Knights are at the high ranks of society - Knights worry about nothing but mastering their skills - Mercenaries are treated like “disposable units” - they wander in search of work - Mercenaries are the main characters - Mercenaries “have dreams of becoming knights, but fight on the boundaries of death as [...]

When Farmville met 7-Eleven.

#paxeast 2K Games nails down a (hopefully) concrete release date for Mafia II, with fans getting their first taste of the 1940's sandbox-stylings of the sequel this weekend at PAX East in Boston. More »

Get your first look at the game in action.

DVR kit and Yakuza 4 cause surge in Sony's homeland.

After leaving us agog with its announcement of Activision support, Good Old Games is extending its lineup of DRM-free downloadable classics further with the aid of Atari. Though the full list of PC titles is set to be unveiled throughout April, GOG.com has already confirmed the following trio: Outcast, Master of Orion and Master of Magic.

GOG's predilection for preserving point-and-clickers for posterity hasn't taken a break during this announcement (and accompanying Twitter competition), as it has also noted the addition of Benoit Sokal's s'okay adventure series, Syberia. The first half of the elegiac experience is available now for $9.99, including free soundtrack, wallpaper and GOG avatar. The second part -- along with Amerzone -- will follow in "the coming weeks."

Pitch a tent.

Axis: Bold as love to start, more albums to follow.

New MMORPG on the way.

#politics Australia is one step closer to a mature rating for video games, as resigning ratings-blocker Michael Atkinson is replaced as South Australian Attorney General by John Rau, a man who reportedly says an R18+ video game rating is common sense. More »

Gaming really becomes reality this week. Throughout the series, the gamers have been tested on the skills necessary to become an effective tester. This week, the ability to maintain concentration in a busy environment (and, man, does it get busy in First Party QA!) is put before the gamers by way of paintball.

In The Tester – Episode 6 “Focus, People, Focus,” the remaining five (Amped, Cyrus, Doc, Nauseous, and Star), are evaluated on their individual ability to keep it together under fire. And, to scrutinize if their aim is true, SCEA Managing Producer Kyle Shubel joins the panel to witness who’s in the ‘Killzone.’

As we get closer to the season finale on April 8, every moment (and shot) counts for the remaining contenders.

The Tester is available in both Standard and High Definition formats from PlayStation Store and also showing in PlayStation Home – Theater 8, where another free cast T-shirt will be rewarded. Also, check out this week’s commemorative items (The Tester Teddy Bear) available in the Theater and Central Plaza kiosks.

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Get your geek on this October.

Become a squad leader in Marines: Modern Urban Combat.

Check out this action-filled soccer title, just in time for the World Cup.

Play pinball with aliens.

#subversion From the moment I broke Mario through the ceiling of Super Mario Bros. World 1-2 to bypass the next few levels of that game, I've assumed an essential part of playing video games is being subversive. More »

First party development for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) extended on EyePet.