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We’ve all seen the T-Virus vile from the Resident Evil film series, and now someone has made a drink out of that. I actually don’t drink alcohol, but I know plenty of you out there do. If you happen to be old enough to take part in alcoholic adventures, you might want to [...]

Reader AFXSteve sent in a picture of his license plate, which will automatically grab the eye of any Nintendo fan out there. While the car in the picture is long gone, the license plate is still in action. Let’s just hope that AFXSteve doesn’t reach F-Zero speeds while on the highway!

A roundup of all that was new in the most popular Facebook games this week.

Why the skateboard peripheral is a flawed concept and the series is lost in the wilderness.

Why the skateboard peripheral is a flawed concept and the series is lost in the wilderness.

Why the skateboard peripheral is a flawed concept and the series is lost in the wilderness.

So here's the thing -- we were all set to tell you about how MechWarrior 4 has been released as free for all to play, but apparently some people found out before we could tell you and now, well, now the servers are down. Bigtime. As in, it might be a few minutes before they're back up. According to several tipsters, the 1.7GB file became available for download last night, but as of right now, MekTek (the game's host) is still suffering an outage.

That said ... hey! MechWarrior 4 has been released to the general public for precisely zero of your hard-earned C-Bills! If you managed to snag the file last night, we're hearing reports that MekTek has recovered the game's multiplayer servers. We'll let you know when we hear that the servers are back up.

#highscores Two Activision game testers staged a speed-eating competition of the KFC culinary profanity known as the Double Down, with the winner polishing it off in 57.97 seconds. Video inside, plus my review of the "sandwich." More »

#screengrab They weren't charging nearly enough for their used games. Weird pricing decision by GameStop for Modern Warfare 2, (Xbox 360 version), spied by reader DSForte. More »

#newreleases Iron Man 2 hits both theaters and consoles this week, the game landing on Tuesday and the movie premiering on Friday. Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus Package also arrives for PS3 and the PC. More »

When are we going to get a sequel to this game? I could see the Wii or DS proving the perfect platform for a true successor. I don’t even care if it’s a downloadable game. I really enjoyed the original, and I’d love to see a second round!

Dustin Browder isn't just the lead designer on Blizzard's StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty -- he's also in the game! Well, sort of. According to a Blizzard spokesperson, "There are a few examples of Blizzard employees making it into the game. The portrait of the Vulture pilot was based on the likeness of Jason Huck, a level designer. Brian Sousa, a senior 3D artist was the inspiration for the regular Goliath pilot. A running joke amongst the team is that Brian and Dustin look similar enough to be brothers - so the extension of that joke was to make the mercenary goliath pilot (Spartan Company) look like Dustin."

So there you have it. If you want your face in a multimillion dollar game, just get a job working on it. Easy enough, right? We talked to Dustin about StarCraft 2 last year, and this time he gives us more details about the development of this eagerly awaited title, and not just his vanity unit portrait. He discusses multiplayer plans, balancing, Blizzard's hardcore fans, and more, just beyond the break.

I have to go with the ‘BARF!’ quote, as we were just taking about it on the podcast! This is one of my favorite old-school sayings. It makes absolutely no sense, but that’s why I love it so much!

#screens This is Cullen Gray of NATO's International Security Force. He's going to be the lead performer in the upcoming SOCOM sequel. Sony published a small batch of screens, plus a profile of what makes the new Operations Commander tick. More »

I’ve been out on vacation this past week, but it looks like Sid presided over a busy enough week that it probably went unnoticed…

Below are the interesting news stories that I dug up this week, feel free to add more.

Also… PlayStation Store updates on Tuesdays! Yes!

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of April 26, 2010)

• We Can Mod This ModNation Racer – Kotaku
• Review: What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 – Destructoid
• MAG doling out double the XP this weekend – Joystiq
• Free Realms confirmed for PS3 – Massively
• PlayStation Problem Solver: “Your System Patching Facility” – IGN
• Sony: Bungie-Activision Deal A ‘Big Win’ For Gamers, PS3 Users – Gamasutra
• News: Developer Claims Move is Superior to Wiimote – Kombo.com
• PSN Gets Japanese Style-Indie Games Through Rockin’ Android – Gamasutra
• SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Debriefing – IGN
• Don The Iron Man 2 Armor In PlayStation Home – Kotaku
• God of War Creators Differed on GoW3’s Ending – 1UP
• King of Fighters shooter expanded for PSP – Joystiq
• Hydrophobia confirmed for PlayStation 3 – Scrawl
• Lara Croft Swings Into New Guardian of Light Shots – PlayStation LifeStyle
• PlayStation 3 Sells More Than Last Year (In Just Six Months!) – Kombo.com
• New Bungie Game Headed to PlayStation 3 – 1UP
• Free Realms Makes It To The PlayStation 3 For E3 – Kotaku
• Mystery Spartan stands tall on God of War teaser site – Joystiq
• PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Now Less Than A Pittance – Siliconera

#cool One year later, the Atari 2600 Joystick Lamp gets a worthy companion - this combination of a dead VCS, 10 cartridges, and a boxart lampshade. Put it in the living room window so people can see it from the street! More »

#achievements The achievement set for Red Dead Redemption is out, giving another look at what you can do in its lawless open world, which is basically anything. The game incentivizes cowboy-up stuff such as bustin' horses, winnin' poker, and shootin' people. More »

Operation Commander Cullen Gray has been through a lot. In his 36 years, he's seen military action the world over, been field-trained with various Special Operations units, worked with NATO and now, well now he's about to star in a popular war-based video game franchise. SOCOM 4 has the fictional Cullen Gray acting as an addled operation commander who "will pursue success at all costs."

The EU PlayStation blog has a rundown of Gray's entire dossier and a handful of new images (seen in the gallery below). And if you're wondering who it is that he resembles while you're browsing the images, it's obviously Lost's Matthew Fox. WE HAVE TO GO BACK, CULLEN!

#weekendreader A week ago, we pondered the chance of living to 100 and still playing games at that age. But even as the gamer demographic trends older, many feel like the time will naturally come when they'll put down the controller. More »

#kotakureader Welcome to the April 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. More »

Mother fans have proven themselves more dedicated than any other game-specific group out there, in my opinion. An amazing amount of work went into the Mother 3 translation project, and this magazine article takes a look at just what went into working that title into English. Hit up the link below to check [...]

#photoshop This week word spread that the Cub Scouts were now offering video game badges. Unlike everyone else, we treated the subject seriously and sensitively at first, but now the time has come to follow the rest of the pack. More »

We featured one of these tracks sometime last week, and now the man behind the rap has gotten in touch. Alex Kresovich is a hip-hop/rap producer, and he’s been working on a rather big Goldeneye feature. The project is called ‘Alex Kresovich in… Gold N’ Fly: 007’, and it features 22 raps with [...]