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#modernwarfare This week's episode of animated comedy series Family Guy ends with a special treat: a cameo appearance from Modern Warfare 2, complete with the game's community manager. More »

#violence The blowup this week over gun-camera footage showing an Army operation raised comparisons to "video game-like" behavior by the men pulling the triggers. NPR's "On the Media" looked at this controversy and the relationships among games, tactics and weapons systems. More »

We're constantly looking for reasons to re-purchase the Lord of the Rings film trilogy -- a fact clearly evidenced by our ownership of the theatrical versions of the films, the extended director's cut of each movie, the Blu-ray version of the trilogy, and another set of each of those, so we can keep one in mint condition, and watch the other on a bi-weekly basis.

A recent PlayStation.Blog post has informed us that we'll need to shell out for yet another version of the films: The HD, downloadable trilogy on the PlayStation Store. Not only does it curtail our need to purchase two versions of the bundle, but it also comes with a free, LoTR-based dynamic PS3 theme. We've already collected a number of background skins for Sony's home gaming console, but we have a feeling this one has a pretty good shot at ruling them all.

#screengrab This mosaic, nearly 4 feet by 3.5 feet, depicts an 8-bit Mega Man using more than 1,500 screenshots of all the levels in Mega Man 1 through 6. Seen at Nintendo Everything (with more images and artist commentary) More »

#newreleases Sam Fisher goes rogue this week in Ubisoft's anticipated Splinter Cell: Conviction, getting a two week head start on the 360 before hitting the PC. An eclectic gathering of DLC and add-ons rounds out the highlights. More »

#lists Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What's better? A list of those. Here's a roundup of the rundowns out there. More »

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Arcade fans looking for something irreverent and over-the-top are advised to stock up on zombie repellent and download this one for some shooting fun!

- Digimon have lost the ability to evolve - tamers (Digimon handlers) are disappearing as well - a mysterious group is starting to pop up all over - an Agumon heads into the real world to find the main character, and he brings friends along - the friends end up getting captured by a 3-person group that retreats to [...]

#screengrab First salvation, now real estate. What's next, used cars? A garage sale? Seen and sent in by reader Claremonster via Twitter. More »

The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone Content descriptors: Mild Cartoon Violence Rating summary: This is an action-strategy game in which players throw paper cut-outs of bears at little creatures on a storybook game board. Bears can attack enemy creatures that are trying to steal the players’ crystals. “Cartoony” bombs occasionally explode on the board, [...]

#mma The site MMAjunkie reports that mixed martial arts promoter Strikeforce has booked the Nokia Theatre for an event June 16, across the street from the L.A. Convention Center and smack dab in the middle of the E3 Expo. More »

Here’s our list of links from the past week… and while we’re looking back, I wanted to thank Seattle for helping us put on such a great event last Thursday. Attendance at our PlayStation Move meet-up was outstanding, to say the least. We hope those of you that attended had as much fun as we did, and that you enjoyed going hands-on with the PlayStation Move months before it’ll hit store shelves.

This week, we’ll add more pics from the event here.

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of April 5, 2010)

• Spoiler alert: Talking God of War III with Stig Asmussen – Destructoid
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Review – IGN
• Uncharted 2 multiplayer adds new mode with ‘Siege Expansion Pack’ – Joystiq
• 3D Dot Game Heroes for PlayStation 3 – G4tv.com
• Video Walkthrough: Blue Toad Murder Files – G4tv.com
• Advantage PlayStation In Japan’s Weekly Console War – Kotaku
• A winner crowned on Sony PlayStation Network’s reality show ‘The Tester’ – USATODAY.com
• Sony and FIFA release more details on World Cup 2010 3D broadcast – Engadget
• Modern Warfare 2 ‘Stimulus Package’ DLC coming to PS3 May 4, worldwide on May 5 — Joystiq
• Review: Patchwork Heroes – PSNStores.com (Unofficial PSN Blog)
• E3 2010: Sony Confirms Press Conference Plans – IGN
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker includes optional install – VG247
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable Review – IGN
• PS3 Slim gets an HD screen from Hori – Destructoid
• The Best God of War Boss Fights – IGN
• Sony’s ‘It Only Does Everything’ Campaign Paying Off – IGN
• A Flying Hamster Shooting Beer – Is This The Best Game Ever Created? – Kotaku
• Alien Zombie Death Review – IGN

Ever heard of Killspace Entertainment? Yeah, neither had we until Supererogatory spotted the unannounced development studio's website (replete with strange video). In a Digital Development Management brochure (warning: PDF link), the studio is advertised as having one "Original IP with major publisher" in development and one "Licensed IP -- TBA," though it's said to be working on games for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, iPhone, and Facebook. A quick search on LinkedIn shows that the dev house has been picking up employees from the likes of Obsidian Entertainment, Pandemic Studios, Red 5, and EALA, and will be focusing on "3rd and 1st person character action" titles. It also appears that some employees have been with the studio for over a year, meaning it's not exactly a brand new venture.

Odder still, it appears that one Douglas Markland of Killspace Entertainment is down as the contact on a WHOIS of both ApocalypseNowGame.com and WarIsNotAGame.net (though both sites are still devoid of content as of this writing). We've reached out to the studio for information on any of this and will update this post if we hear more.

#beta Emails sent by famed designer Will Wright's Stupid Fun Club are now inviting members to participate in his experimental television project, which will engage viewers in the creation of the show's storylines. More »

#weekendreader No matter who is brought in to write a story or dialogue, the industry still treats the written word in such a utilitarian way that it has a second-class citizenship among the other art forms comprising a video game. More »

Our weekly round-up of all that's new in the world of Facebook games

#photoshop Product placement in video games is nothing new, but Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is definitely taking it to another level. You're going to take it even further in this week's Kotaku 'Shop Contest. More »

If you skipped out on last year's crossfading, record-scratching simulator DJ Hero due to its once-outlandish price, you're running out of excuses to not pick it up. Toys 'R Us recently knocked the price of the 360, Wii and PS3 (but puzzlingly, not the PS2) versions of the game down to a scant $49.99 -- a significant decrease from its launch price of $120.

Still wondering whether the game's worth your hard-earned Grantpaper? That's a decision you have to make on your own -- though, wait! Dizzee Rascal is here to help! Oh, and so's Chuck Brown! And look, it's Daft Punk! How nice of them to aid you with your soul-searching.

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Man, I didn’t even remember this story! I was only only 9 years old back then. I was way more worried about playing Nintendo games than I was with price fixing and issues with the FTC!

As we noted the other day, Nintendo Power has a special Mario collector’s edition magazine out on store shelves now. This magazine doesn’t have the same information that the latest Nintendo Power does. This baby is all about Mario, from his birth all the way up to Super Mario Galaxy 2. If [...]