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A charming puzzler that sets itself apart in the DSi Shop.

#thq THQ's apocalyptic adventure Darksiders isn't forgetting about the PC gaming crowd, with a slightly late port of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game coming to Windows users at some point in the future. Wait, make that "June." More »

if you're interested at all in starting up a podcast or want to know more about what goes into creating one, the PAX East panel hosted by Gamers With Jobs' Julian Murdoch and attended by podcasting professionals Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Insomniac Games' James Stevenson, Irrational Games' Ken Levine and Shawn Elliott, and EA's Jeff Green is a pretty enlightening listen

We were anxious to hear what the group had to say on the subject of using podcasts for promotion -- and we recorded it because, well, you might be interested too! For the full, unedited (and very NSFW) audio, click on the play button below. Highlights include outlining the value in podcasting, being on the front lines of PR when something bad goes down and answering questions on how to get a podcast off the ground and cultivating an audience. Feel free to give a listen below.

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

So, we know that two of the four slots for alternate realities in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will be filled by the classic Peter Parker from Amazing Spider-Man and the 1930s take of Spider-Man: Noir. But we're totally in the dark about the remaining two continuities that will be featured.

So, since it's anybody's guess, we thought we'd make a few of our own. Excelsior!

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

#vote Ordinarily, sports demos match up the participants of the championship game from the preceding year. This time EA Sports is putting its Madden NFL 11 pairing up to a vote, raising the possibility of an intriguing outcome. More »

God of War III is the new Oregon Trail.

Wherein our faithful hero is eaten by a shark.

#screengrab Super Mario Bros. recreated in marshmallow Peep form, for the Washington Post's annual Peep Show competition. Thanks, Allison! More »

More on The Secret World, Command & Conquer 4, and Dragon Age.

By now, it should be apparent that Sam Fisher is no one to be trifled with. We've watched him slamming heads against toilets and executing hapless henchmen for some time now, but maybe there are still a few people out there that don't quite get it. Obviously aware of this problem, Ubisoft has released a launch trailer for Splinter Cell: Conviction that should make things perfectly clear. With a little help from Johnny Cash, the trailer pretty much spells it out: Mess with Sam Fisher and, sooner or later, he will cut you down.

Watch the trailer. Watch, and wait.

Gaijin Entertainment takes us on a ride, though not exactly a joyride.

How the Dante's Inferno and BioShock 2 composer brings tone, terror and tension to some of our favorite games.

How the Dante's Inferno and BioShock 2 composer brings tone, terror and tension to some of our favorite games.

How the Dante's Inferno and BioShock 2 composer brings tone, terror and tension to some of our favorite games.

A portion of a C3 interview with Q-Games and Kensuke Tanabe… C3: Were there any ideas from the bit Generations days that had to be shelved, and have you got any new ideas for more Art Style titles now? Tanabe: Could you allow me to keep it “secret?” *smiles* Q-Games: Of course, we have a bunch of ideas [...]

Out of my avatar's way, Peck!

#wii Last week, in explaining why the beleaguered NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas wasn't a part of voting for NBA Jam's roster, EA Sports indicated it could later add him to the game with a WiiWare update. They've backtracked on that statement. More »

And we're back to killing rats...

First footage of the top-down horror-fest for 360 and PS3.

Once the April 1st PSN Thursday update goes live, Creat Studios and TikGames will open up a new, branded storefront featuring all of their games. To celebrate the occasion, all seven PSN games released by the two companies will be discounted at 50 percent off:

$4.99 Games (regularly $9.99)

• Cuboid
• Digger HD
• Interpol
• Magic Orbz
• Mahjong Tales
• Mushroom Wars

$7.49 Games (regularly $14.99)

• Smash Cars

The deal will be available for two weeks, so mark it in your calendar if you don't want to miss this sale.

#highvoltagesoftware Just because High Voltage Software's horror shoot 'em up The Grinder is making the leap to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, transitioning from first-person perspective to top-down shooter, doesn't mean the original Wii version is dead. Far from it. More »

#pricedrop Atlus' eagerly anticipated surgical simulator Trauma Team for the Nintendo Wii is coming on May 18, and rather than submit the game to Atlus' traditional last-minute delay, they've gone and dropped the price by $10 instead. Score! More »