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Here's something we wouldn't have guessed we'd be talking about today -- at least not for real: a WiiWare game about fish playing sports, and also eating ravenously. But that's exactly what Equilibrio creator DK Games has presented us with. Fishie Fishie is based on a one-button PC game by Captain Forever creator Farbs, about a fish who must eat continuously.

DK Games seems to have added some strange extra modes for the WiiWare version, essentially turning it into a multiplayer sports game. That you control by flapping your fins to swim. See Fishie Fishie football and more weirdness in the trailer after the break.

#gameon It's the end of the world as we know it, and PC gamers should be feeling fine, now that THQ and developer Vigil Games confirm a June release for the PC version of Darksiders. More »

Third installment flying off store shelves.

So, you've been looking for a way to get your hat back into the Pokéring, have you? We might be able to help you out with that endeavor, but it ain't gonna come easy. We've got a Nintendo DSi and a copy of Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver (winner's choice; runner-up gets the other) for someone who correctly answers the 5 multiple choice trivia questions posted after the break.

It's a lot like the Cinnabar Island Gym challenge -- and if you got that reference, you're probably going to do just fine. To enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment with the correct multiple-choice answers to the trivia questions posted after the break.
  
• You must be 13 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec).
• Limit 1 entry per person.
• This entry period ends at 3:00PM ET on Thursday, April 8.
• At that time, from the group of eligible commenters who answer all questions correctly, we'll randomly select 1 grand prize winner to receive a Nintendo DSi game system (black; ARV $169.99) and the Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver game (winner's choice; ARV $39.99); and 1 first prize winner to receive the Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver game (no choice; ARV $39.99); check your emails!
• For a list of complete rules, click here.

Hi there, BUZZ! fans! April is bursting with updates for your favorite BUZZ! PSP games! Get ready to gear up for a month of exciting BUZZ! content to put your trivia knowledge to the test while you’re gaming on-the-go.

To kick things off, the first-ever BUZZ! game on the PSP, BUZZ! Master Quiz, is now the latest UMD title available for digital download. Starting today, you’ll be able to download the formerly UMD-only game from the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation Network. Check out Buzz’s PSP debut and get ready to have him test your trivia skills with over 3,000 unique questions on topics including music, celebrities, TV, sports, science, nature, movies and more!

We’re also continuing to support Buzz’s latest PSP title, BUZZ! Quiz World, with additional quiz packs optimized exclusively for the PSP. On April 8, you’ll be able to prove your sports trivia talent when you download the U.S. Sports Quiz Pack. Then, on April 15, be sure to boost your question banks with fun trivia inspired by the popular National Geographic Kids brand by downloading the National Geographic: Kids Quiz Pack.

For those of you who just can’t wait to get your hands on additional questions, check out the recently released PSP-optimized Space Quiz Pack featuring hundreds of questions covering everything from our solar system to the galaxies beyond, now available on the PlayStation Store.

Put your trivia knowledge to the test this month with cool questions like these for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP:

U.S. Sports PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

WHAT TEAM WON THE FIRST SUPER BOWL?

OAKLAND RAIDERS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
NEW YORK JETS
GREEN BAY PACKERS

National Geographic: Kids PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

THE MOLTEN ROCK THAT FLOWS OUT OF A VOLCANO IS CALLED WHAT?

• HOT STUFF
• LAVA
• MOVEABLE MOUNTAIN
• RED GELATIN

Space PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

WHICH OF THESE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM DO NOT HAVE MOONS?

• JUPITER
• MERCURY
• VENUS
• SATURN

That’s all for now! Keep checking in with us at the PlayStation.Blog to stay up-to-date on the latest BUZZ! news.

DICE answers our questions about the past and future of the hit series.

#limitededition As if Xbox 360 gothic-lolita shmup Deathsmiles could get any more attractive, publisher Aksys reveals the Deathsmiles Limited Edition, packed in a super-sized box with a Xbox 360 and a soundtrack album. Now how much would you pay? More »

After an unprecedented rush of Q1 releases, April is actually looking a little more like itself in 2010. There are a couple of big titles, your Splinter Cell: Convictions and your Super Street Fighter IVs, but it looks like, by and large, your wallets may get a slight reprieve until May.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

Hammer + Helicopter = Best Minis Ever?

It’s time for the weekly digital comics update for the PSP. This week’s list of new arrivals is filled with solid classic titles and some adaptations of your favorite heroes or stories. On the classics side, we have the first ever five episodes of Stan Lee’s Daredevil. If you’re into heavy metal and audio commentary the two collide in the unique comic Eternal Decent #1. And, for a new spin on the JJ Abrams’ blockbuster Star Trek we have Star Trek: The Movie Adaptation #1. Check out the full list below to see the other hits like Transformers, The X-Men, G.I. Joe, and Transformers: The Movie Sequel.

As always if you need or crave more info go on digital comics go to www.playstationcomics.com.

• 2000AD Prog # 1673 - $ 1.99
• Abyss # 1 - $ 0.99
• Beowulf – The Graphic Novel # 1 - $ 0.99
• Cages # 3 - $ 0.99
• Daredevil (1964) # 1 - $ 1.99
• Daredevil (1964) # 2 - $ 1.99
• Daredevil (1964) # 3 - $ 1.99
• Daredevil (1964) # 4 - $ 1.99
• Daredevil (1964) # 5 - $ 1.99
• Donald Duck and the Treasure Island # 2 - $ 1.99
• Donald Duck Gets Snap Happy - $ 0.99
• Eternal Descent # 1 - $ 1.99
• The Ghoul # 2 - $ 1.99
• G.I. Joe # 11 - $ 1.99
• G.I. Joe Origins # 11 - $ 1.99
• Jeeves & Quackmore: Heroes Riding High # - $ 0.99
• The Lexian Chronicles # 1 - $ 0.99
• Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows # 2 - $ 1.99
• Runes of Ragnan # 1 - $ 0.99
• Star Trek: The Movie Adaptation # 1 - $ 1.99
• Transformers # 4 - $ 1.99
• Transformers: Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream # 2 - $ 1.99
• Transformers: Tales of the Fallen # 4 $ 1.99
• Ultraheroes 3 0.99
• We Kill Monsters # 4 - $ 0.99
• The X-Men (1963) # 16 - $ 1.99
• The X-Men (1963) # 17 - $ 1.99
• The X-Men (1963) # 18 - $ 1.99
• The X-Men (1963) # 19 - $ 1.99
• The X-Men (1963) # 20 - $ 1.99
• X-Mickey # 10 - $ 1.99

- Remote + Nunchuk: Move with analog, flick remote up to jump, flick down to shoot/dunk, Buttons modify shot types - Remote only (sideways): D-pad moves, buttons shoot/dunk/etc, No motion controls. - Classic Controller: same as Wiimote only - Classic Campaign: same as it was years ago - Remix Tour: Powerups, boss battles, dynamic camera triggered by spectacular plays - [...]

Japan gets the RPG once known as Monado this Spring.

Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. First and foremost, the trailer should do quite a bit to please fans hoping for a return to the days of Sands of Time. The whole trailer is highly reminiscent of the game that brought the Prince back to gaming way back in 2003, which is no coincidence. At PAX East, Ubisoft told us quite a bit about the ways that Forgotten Sands will return to the roots of the series, something we got to experience with our own hands-on time with the title. You can check out the platform-filled, trap-laden video above.

In other news, the video also announced the Collector Edition of the game. The Xbox and PS3 editions will include the XBLA and PSN versions of Prince of Persia Classic, confirming a rumor that began floating around earlier this year. The PC version will include a copy of Sands of Time. The Collector Edition will also feature bonus in-game content, including a survival mode, sand wraith skin and Malik skin. It's worth pointing out that this is a European trailer for the game, so it's possible that the Collector Edition won't make it to other regions. We've contacted Ubisoft for more details -- including the price -- and will update this post with any new information.

The console versions of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands releases May 18 with a PC release following in June.

Want to avoid mapathy? We're going to be giving away five codes for the recently released map pack for Modern Warfare 2. How do you enter? Simply join our Facebook page. Then, check the page beginning around 4PM ET for the entry form post. Once it's live, leave a comment on the Facebook post to enter the giveaway. Commenting on this post will NOT earn you an entry!

To enter this giveaway:

• Join the Joystiq fan page on Facebook. At around 4PM ET, leave a comment on the entry form.
• You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec).
• Limit 1 entry per person.
• The entry period ends at 4:30PM ET on Thursday, April 1.
• At that time, we'll select 5 winners from the eligible commenters to receive a code for the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus Pack" DLC (ARV $15). Make sure your privacy settings allow for direct messages to receive a code.
• For a list of complete rules, click here.

What is Joyswag? Since we don't keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes "Joyswag," which is passed along to our readers. Please note that Joyswag may be in "used" condition. For more info on our policy, click here.

Third chapter of Runes of Magic introduces new expanded card system.

This is a bit weird. A patent popped up that seems to be related to Amazon’s shipping methods. It looks like Amazon is thinking about creating YouTube videos of your orders being filled and shipped out. It’s certainly a nice feature, but who in the hell is going to go around and [...]

Who's the king of the castle?

The Nakamura W-Station rack is a godsend for someone looking for the perfect place to store their Wii. You still have access to the Cube ports, you can store Wiimotes/Nunchuks and even your steering wheels! An importer needs to pick this thing up NOW!

Watch us pretend to work!

Watch us pretend to work!

Admitting that the ability to create and play as a female agent in the first Crackdown was originally intended (but eventually cut), Billy Thomson, Ruffian Games creative director and former lead designer of Crackdown at Realtime Worlds, explained to 1UP that the functionality won't be making an appearance in the sequel either. According to Thomson, it was excluded from the first game due to memory constraints that would've required a "massive reduction" to other parts of the game.

Similar limitations will keep playable female characters out of Crackdown 2 at launch, Thomson claimed. "You've got four players (in cooperative play), and that means every single player can be a different character, and that has to be in memory all the time ... we had to save memory all over the place because we've got so much more content in this game than we had in the first game ... we don't stream." While the studio isn't making any promises about a female agent DLC update, "we never know what happens in the future," teased producer James Cope.

A portion of a Diehard GameFAN review… America’s Test Kitchen is easily one of the best titles available for the DS to date, even if it isn’t an actual video game. Whether you’ve mentored under some like Ming Tsai or you’ve eaten microwaveable dinners all your life, you should really invest in a copy of this [...]

The bullet-hell smash hit, comes to the U.S on Xbox 360.

This week on The Tester, we find out who has what it takes to make it to the “final three.” It is not going to be easy. In Episode 7, “Killer Recall,” Amped, Cyrus, Nauseous, and Star must memorize self-defense combinations and use them against a gauntlet of attackers in a live game scenario. The grueling mental and physical challenge puts contestants’ individual memorization abilities to the test — a key skill needed to recreate game bugs or follow critical procedures in the QA environment. You don’t want to miss this episode!

On hand to evaluate who’s got all the right moves is God of War III’s Director of Product Development, John Hight. A industry veteran with dozens of titles to his credit and a Cinematic Arts Professor at USC to boot John’s got an excellent eye for talent.

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

Thanks again for downloading and watching The Tester. Don’t miss the season finale next Thursday, April 8 when we find out who wins the job at Sony Computer Entertainment America.