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Pokemon and Nintendo Offer Special Pokewalker Route Distribution for a Limited Time.

We smash some robotic skulls in Transformer's class-based online multiplayer.

The Witch adventure flying into stores this May.

#coverstory I'd say evil little psychotic girl Alma is almost looking hot on this official box art for F.E.A.R. 3, but her kids are watching. More »

Danger looms from all directions in this upcoming massively multiplayer online third person shooter that spans the history of WWII.

Halo 3's amazing "Believe" campaign and the less well-known PlayStation "Mountain" ad have found a place on AdFreak's list of "The 25 most epic ads that aren't [Apple's] '1984.'" The Halo 3 campaign made it all the way to the eighth spot, while "Mountain," with its 1,500 extras, climbed to 17th place. The PS2 spot just barely beat out the incredibly memorable US Marine Corp "Chess" ad -- yeah, the one with the wizards and knights.

Halo 3's ad campaign was certainly an achievement, with atmosphere that eclipsed anything the game eventually provided. "Believe" had all those memorable elements: the diorama (wow, that diorama), the old men reminiscing, the History Channel feel of it all. It was the type of pretentious that works -- which is more than we can say for Halo: Reach's Nair boy and his Gatorade injections. Check out the "Believe" campaign and "Mountain" ad after the break.

#2ksports In January, 2K Sports put up a $1 million prize for the first person to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10. Today an Alabama man is $1 million richer. More »

More ninjas on your PSP.

Total revamp, total freedom, total soccer.

#gearsofwar Those details from Gears of War 3 were just the start. There are pictures to go with the info, too, of robots, lady soldiers and even some hot nautical action. Here they are! More »

When 24-year-old Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama was less than 24 years old, his friends and loved ones probably gave him a hard time about his penchant for virtual baseball. "Wade," they would say, "why don't you go play real baseball? Heck, with a name like 'Wade McGilberry,' you're already well on your way to the MLB Hall of Fame." Little do they know, Wade wasn't just wasting his time. He was training.

On the very first day of the MLB 2K10 Perfect Game Competition, McGilberry managed to take down 27 in-game hitters without letting one of them place their cleated toe upon first base. For this accomplishment, McGilberry won the competition and its $1,000,000 prize, reaffirming his decision to skip all of his high school formal dances to put a few more hours into Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Slugfest. A wise decision indeed, sir.

#clips YouTube user GoldenJellyBean dropped me a line to show that she's now teaching folks how to crochet their own LittleBigPlanet dolls, dressed in the style of PlayStation 2 classic Ico. More »

Racing game being reborn on Wii.

This October, fans of Cartoon Network's newest top-rated television series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, star as Ben and experience the most powerful aliens ever.

#review Alan Wake promises to deliver a new style of storytelling to the Xbox 360: A "psychological thriller", "riveting plot", "multilayered character interactions", all bullet points that scream: This game could be really bad. More »

This October, fans of Cartoon Network's newest top-rated television series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, star as Ben and experience the most powerful aliens ever.

This October, fans of Cartoon Network's newest top-rated television series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, star as Ben and experience the most powerful aliens ever.

The Euphoria-powered football game, Backbreaker, shows off team customization tools in its latest trailer. Sure, you could use the robust editing suite to manufacture a pretty sweet team logo and end zone design ... but we know most people won't.

When it launches on June 1st, could you at least promise us to keep your creations clean and devoid of objectionable genitalia for, like, the first day? How about you be a bit more mature and go with something like the Sioux City Slammers or, dare we suggest, the Jasper Joystiqs? No no, not the Joy Sticks. What is wrong with you people?

Modern day reboot coming this fall.

This October, fans of Cartoon Network's newest top-rated television series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, star as Ben and experience the most powerful aliens ever.

Our world's been flipped, turned upside-down! Yes, European PSN updates are now going to take place on Wednesday, which means we're going to have to find something else in Thursday to get excited about. As we ponder this dilemma, check out some of the new stuff that drops this week, including Modern Warfare 2's "Stimulus Package," Kick-Ass: The Game, Feeding Frenzy 2, and ... the soundtrack for Flower? Yeah, okay. Sure.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:
(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

We were almost right about the trademarked MySims SkyHeroes: we guessed it would be headed to DS and Wii, but EA has surprised us by announcing the game for PS3 and Xbox 360 as well!. You'll be able to see your unbelievably adorable characters in high definition.

SkyHeroes is, of all things, a cutesy air combat game, in which My ... your ... your MySim takes flight against the (apparently) evil Morcubus and his army. As you fight, your character's fame will increase, as will the customization options for your plane.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will feature both split-screen online multiplayer, in both cooperative and competitive game modes, for up to ten players. All four versions will be released this fall.

Hi there all you ZEN fans! ZEN Studios is revealing another trailer for our upcoming arcade golfing multiplayer game Planet Minigolf. This time, we’re revealing the most extravagant environments and golf courses that you could possibly imagine! This trailer shows off four different environments: Buccaneer’s Hideout, Polar Station, Ancient Valley and SoHo. Check out an exclusive sneak peak of the Planet Minigolf features trailer below!

That’s just a small taste of what Planet Minigolf will deliver. The trailer also shows tons of different options you’ll have when creating and customizing your course, the multiplayer modes, the replay feature where you can upload your replay of your best shots to YouTube, and also the scoreboards and country flags to show your pride of your own country. Planet Minigolf is coming to PSN this Spring for $9.99! For more information, you can always check out previous posts on this blog or visit the official ZEN Studios website.

Schlocky horror picture show.

#rockstargames Outlaws to the End, a cooperative multiplayer mission pack for Red Dead Redemption, will be hitting the Xbox Live and Playstation Network this June for free. More »

Isn't he the guy who wrote Jurassic Park? No wait, that's Michael Crichton. Our bad.

Michael Thorton is protagonist super spy in Alpha Protocol, Obsidian's upcoming Espionage RPG[TM]. As you can see in the trailer above, he's a dude who likes to knee chumps in the face ... and run through laser-heavy hallways in slow motion, apparently.

We get it, broseph: you're a spy. You drink martinis, drive expensive automobiles and get all the exotic babes. That's all well and good, but we have one problem with the above highlight reel, Mr. Thorton: Don't ever go around blowing up helicopters. That job is best left in more capable hands.

Inspired by real-life heists -- according to its developer, IO Interactive -- or not, the Fragile Alliance multiplayer mode in Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days definitely feels inspired. I recently played a few rounds of its increasingly difficult, single-player Arcade game type (shown in the above video) before working together with (and against) fellow journos online and came away pretty impressed. In fact, it seemed more fun and polished than what Joystiq's played so far of the game's single-player campaign.

Here's the setup: Players start out on the same team -- the crooks -- and steal loot at the beginning of a round. Those who can make it past A.I. controlled cops in one piece (and get inside the getaway vehicle before it leaves) share a cut of the cash everyone's grabbed. But these aren't the most honest men you're playing as, so it's possible to turn traitor on your own gang -- even taking other players as human shields -- and attempt to avoid death at their (and the cops') hands, in hopes of taking all the spoils for your own. For the first match or two I played, everyone worked together. After that, people started getting greedy.

It's like the mulitplayer game, but more lonely.

Post-release downloadable content is a certainty for nearly every major game this generation. However, it's not often you see DLC as significant as this being promised for free. Rockstar Games has announced a new expansion pack, coming this June to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, for the yet-to-be-released Red Dead Redemption.

The "Outlaws to the End" Co-Op Mission Pack will feature six multiplayer missions and be compatible with 2-4 players. The free download will also add Trophies and Achievements for players to unlock. (For details on some of the missions, click past the break.)

In addition to the free co-op mode, Rockstar Games plans on offering two additional downloadable content updates "over the summer." It's unlikely that these offerings will be free, however, as the press release carefully notes "pricing" will be announced in the future.

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