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We know the digital version went live, but now you can see the first look at the physical magazine, as it’s hitting stores and mailboxes everywhere. Thanks to Hyperfludd for the heads up!

FIRST, A NEW TRAILER

I’d like to kick off this post with a brand new trailer. We’ve been talking a lot about the Mods you can get by pre-ordering ModNation Racers for PS3, but we’ve never seen them in action. So what do Ratchet, Clank, Kratos, and Nathan Drake look like when they finally take the wheel ModNation-style? Click on our latest trailer to find out!

SACKBOY JOINS THE RACE!

Sackboy officially joins the ModNation Racers crew with a sweet Cardboard roadster!

Please welcome the latest addition to the ModNation Racer family….SACKBOY! Congrats to everyone who guessed correctly.

It’s only fitting that hero that started the Play, Create, Share movement joins the cast of ModNation. Now the question is, how do you get him?

Well, that part’s easy!

On May 25th, look out for specially stickered copies of ModNation Racers for PS3!

Inside those copies you will get a PSN voucher good for the Sackboy Mod and his sweet Cardboard kart. Early pre-ordered copies will come with a packed-in Sackboy voucher. This offer is valid only while supplies last, so you’ve gotta be quick!

BONUS MYSTERY MOD and KART PACKS REVEALED!

If you pre-order or have pre-ordered from a participating retailer (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and GameCrazy) you not only get one of your favorite characters but you will get one of the four BONUS Mod and Kart packs below!

Each pack comes with an original Mod and Kart Body, PLUS you get special accessories that you can use in your own creations!

Which one will you get? Who knows? It’s the luck of the draw. Find out when you redeem your pre-order voucher code.

Till then, anyone got a favorite?

Mouse Trap
Ready to catch his next meal, this clever cat speeds around a big wedge of cheese to lure in his next meal.

Mod Accessories: Feline Ears, Cat Eyes, and Claws
Kart Accessories: Cheese Wheel and Cat Toy Ornaments

Lil Tinker
Some kids were just born to race. Sporting a homemade Soap Box Racer and X-Ray Specs, this little rascal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=priOqFKjAxs) is ready to go.

Mod Accessories: X-Ray Glasses and Pot Helmet
Kart Accessories: Nail ornament and Trash Steering Wheel

Cowboy
MOO-ve over! There’s a new sheriff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrnZSLwfzVs) in town. If you don’t get out of his way, his truck will mow you into hamburger!

Mod Accessories: Cowboy Hat, Straw, and Chaps
Kart Accessories: Saddle Seat and Rope Steering Wheel

Woody
You don’t have to watch Caddyshack to know you don’t mess with this gopher and his souped up Golf Kart. Whether on the fairway or on the race track, this guy likes to “drive”!

Mod Accessories: Golf Hat, Gopher Nose, Argyle Sweater Vest
Kart Accessories: Golf Kart Seat

For better or for worse, (Capcom of) Japan has understood that ‘the West’ likes Frank. So maybe that’s why he’s called Frank West? I don’t know… Rightly or wrongly (Capcom of) Japan is convinced that Joe Six pack here in America love God d*mn Frank West. He will be making appearances in as many games [...]

A waste of a name.

Don't get your hopes up.

We've known for a while that Rocket Knight, Konami's resurrected opossum adventure (a resurrected adventure about an opossum, not an adventure about a resurrected opossum), would land on XBLA, PSN, and Steam in May. On Facebook, Konami just announced precise US arrival dates for the airborne marsupial.

PC and Xbox 360 owners will be able to download the game on May 12, while those looking to play on PS3 will have to wait until May 18 to join the fight against Axel Gear. But what's a six-day wait after the years spent anticipating a new Rocket Knight?

[Thanks, Joey]

Record of Agarest War releases today on Xbox 360 and Thursday April 29th on the PlayStation Store.

#arenanet Guild Wars developer ArenaNet launches its new blog in grand fashion today, with a design manifesto detailing all the ways that they're raising the MMO bar for Guild Wars 2, from exciting combat to a novel solution to kill stealing. More »

Most folks don't know that PS3 Firmware Update 3.30 didn't just prep the system for 3D support, renovate the Trophy section, and totally crash user's lengthy Dragon Age: Origins sessions. It also added a tab under the "Remote Play" section of the XMB - an unassuming option simply labeled "PC."

The notes accompanying the update confirm that "future models of the VAIO PC" will be able to access certain titles on the PSN, though the full capacity of said access is unknown. The notes mentioned that further details on the VAIO's Remote Playability will be announced on Sony's website next month. Until then, you can keep on playing your PSN games on your PS3, just like you always have, since the dawn of time, you caveman.

[Via Videogamer]

New update includes a fiery boss monster, a freshly renovated seafaring tutorial, and more.

Monster Hunter Tri is dangerous business. So dangerous, in fact, that Capcom felt the need to warn us about some of the harder-to-hunt monsters. In the last entry in its "Dangerous Guide to Monster Hunting," the publisher introduces the "Alatreon," which sounds like something that should only be taken on by the craziest, death-wishingest of hunters.

After the break, you can see footage of the dragon tearing around a lava pit, where it apparently lives. At Capcom-Unity, you can read all about how these things " mercilessly tear apart whoever touches their sharp scales," and are so powerful that "their actions can affect the very weather." Okay, now who's ready to go swing a sword at one of these?

The post also features links to the other entries in the "Dangerous Guide," so you can read up on the other creatures you'd have to be a reckless idiot to fight.

Puzzle games and RPGs renew their vows.

Get in there and fight, grunt.

#numbers The iPhone and iPod Touch game Doodle Jump may be one of the hottest paid video games on the planet. One month after passing the three million mark worldwide, the game has now sold more than four million ($.99) copies. More »

THQ and Syfy aren't just making De Blob into a cartoon and Red Faction into a TV movie -- they also announced that they'll turn the TV show Ghost Hunters Academy into a game. In the new iPhone/iPad/DS game, players will "try out" for a position on the show's team of paranormal investigators, visiting haunted buildings throughout the country and searching for ghosts.

While no details have been released about the gameplay in the iPad or DS versions, the iPhone version will " utilize the device's camera for an augmented reality feature." We guess someone liked the idea of Ghostwire.

A portion of a MonroeWorld review… The price of five bucks makes me not even hesitate to recommend it to my readers. For the price of a Starbucks grande, you can relive every little boy’s dream of being in a shoot out (without the lead poisoning). The party game aspect of multiple players alone will make [...]

Hope you still have room for more Mega Man.

I don’t believe the Wii version will look quite this good, but it should match up rather nicely. It’s not like The Sims 3 is a powerhouse in the graphics department. That’s not what the series is about!

Hope you still have room for more Mega Man.

Hope you still have room for more Mega Man.

#collectibles Why spend all day staring at your Blood Elf rogue's ass when you can spend all day staring at her chest? Custom statue creators FigurePrints is now making busts of your World of Warcraft alter-egos. More »

Yes, this is the real deal. This game hit SEGA’s Pico art device long before SEGA decided to go third party and start working iwth Nintendo. I guess the Big N felt it was okay to release a bit of software for this device, since it wouldn’t really be a competing [...]

Hope you still have room for more Mega Man.