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New Darkspawn download formally announced.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif — May 5, 2010 — The thrill and high-speed action of flying meets the creative, immersive world of MySims™. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced MySims SkyHeroes™, a new flying action-adventure and the next installment from the MySims franchise is in development for Wii™, Nintendo DS™, [...]

Luigi riding Yoshi?

Hi Everyone. Here’s this week’s Digital Comic Store Update:

This week, we start updating the comics store every Wednesday. So from now on, look out for us a day early.

This week is a good week for Spider-Man fans. The Amazing Spider-Man (2003) series continues, and Mr. Parker’s paparazzi hobby causes him some trouble again.

We also have more Star Trek and Transformers comics for you. Star Trek: Captain’s Log is a brand new series following some of our favorite Starfleet Captains. This week, Captain Hikaru Sulu is in the spotlight – which he unfortunately shares with the Tholians. You can also pick-up issue #1 of Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers, if you want to see what the Autobots’ special ops crew is up to.

Tribal politics are on the menu in Kong: King of Skull Island #3. Kong gets captured, and he’s not happy. To learn more about Kong’s eventful saga, check out issue #0 – it’s free.

And finally, Buzz Lightyear and Woody make their debut in the comics store with our first Toy Story comic! If you like it, you can also pick up the Toy Story 2 comic, out this week as well.

Here’s the full list:

• 2000AD Prog # 1678
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2003) # 561
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2003) # 562
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2003) # 563
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2003) # 564
• Archie # 603
• Atomic Robo Vol.2 # 5
• Daredevil (1964) # 6
• Daredevil (1964) # 7
• Daredevil (1964) # 8
• Dead, She Said # 3
• Donald Duck and the Giro d’Italia # 1
• Donald Duck and the Giro d’Italia # 2
• Donald Duck Baba #
• Donald Duckling and Betty Lou’s Love
• G.I. Joe # 16
• G.I. Joe: Cobra # 9
• G.I. Joe: Operation HISS # 2
• G.I. Joe Origins # 15
• Kong: King of Skull Island # 3
• Ritual # 3
• Serpent Wars # 2
• Shaun the Sheep # 5
• Sonic the Hedgehog # 2
• Star Trek: Captain’s Log # 1
• Toy Story
• Toy Story 2
• Transformers # 6
• Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers # 1
• Transformers: Nefarious # 3
• Ultraheroes # 5
• Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 # 5

Check out pricing and the forum at: www.playstationcomics.com

The PlayStation Network is in a frenzy.

Get ready to play around with boys one more time! Ubisoft just announced HAWX 2, presumably one of the two new Tom Clancy games mentioned by an Ubisoft producer late last month. HAWX 2, in development at Ubisoft Bucharest, gives players the chance to "become elite aerial soldiers in control of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft." This is, oddly enough, the second aerial combat game to be announced today, though the other one is slightly different in tone.

It's currently scheduled for a fall release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and Wii. Ubisoft released one really exciting piece of artwork, which you can examine in more detail in our gallery.

More screens and art in our Flickr set Lapland Studio Ltd Announces Lead The Meerkats™ for WiiWare™, Nintendo´s new downloadable game service for the Wii console that offers fresh game play experiences and new opportunities for creators. Lead The Meerkats™ will be released: Europe: May 28th North America: TBA Lapland Studio Ltd a dedication to compelling casual cross-platform [...]

#patch A patch to fix the frequent crashing issue that's plagued PlayStation 3 players of Dragon Age: Origins since the release of firmware 3.3 is currently being tested by BioWare, though an actual release date is still up in the air. More »

#blizzard Starting with the release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty your Facebook friends can easily become your Battle.net buddies as well, as Blizzard unveils integration with the world's most popular social networking website. More »

It's time to rethink the keyboard.

Prepare to fly high this fall.

Get ready to tag Blizzard's online platform in inappropriate drunk photographs.

Kind of a big deal.

Things have been quiet in regards to Nathan Drake's death-defying (yet impeccably animated!) leap from video games to film, but the LA Times reports that may be changing. The paper says director David O. Russell (of I Heart Huckabees fame) is in early talks to bring the Uncharted franchise to the big screen, though he's reportedly not the only name on the list.

Our friendly advice to the film's producers: It was already made, it starred the charming pairing of Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey and it was called Fool's Gold. Now, make your peace with that fact and move on.
[Via Slashfilm]

#podcast OK, maybe Sid Meier isn't the father of strategy games, but he's most certainly the father of Civilization and he's here now to answer your questions on Kotaku Talk Radio. More »

#clips Is that Arcee I see in this trailer for the online multiplayer modes in Transformers: War for Cybertron? More »

Blizzard Entertainment's next-generation online gaming platform will integrate with Facebook to enhance social gaming experience.

Three download content packs planned for release.

#patch A patch to fix the frequent crashing issue that's plagued PlayStation 3 players of Dragon Age: Origins since the release of firmware 3.3 is currently being tested by BioWare, though an actual release date is still up in the air. More »

If you're interested in evaluating Telltale's first episodic game "pilot" for yourself, you can now pre-order the new puzzle-adventure game Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent from Telltale's website in advance of its June release. As a nice incentive to check it out, when you buy the $9.95 download, everything else in your cart will be discounted by 50%! Not that Monkey Island bundle -- good thinking, though. Graham Annable fans might be interested in adding the new Book of Grickle to their carts. And people writing this post might be interested in throwing in a set of Homestar Runner figurines.

The pre-order offer applies to both PC and Mac (you'll get both with purchase), but not WiiWare, iPhone, or iPad.

Upcoming turn-based strategy game's website now live.

I just received this email invite from Namco Bandai. I’ve removed some information pertaining to this event, but the important message still stands. What on earth could the ‘next evolution’ of Pac-Man be? Where in the world do you take Pac-Man form here?!

#sonyonlineentertainment Fans waiting patiently for Sony Online Entertainment to get The Agency together can get a small taste of the spy game via The Agency: Covert Ops, one of the deepest Facebook games I've ever seen. More »

New student registration to begin on Facebook in July.

Natsume's game hits this summer, and as an enticing carrot, get a pre-order horse!

First person to throw verified perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K10 revealed.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is a game that hopes to survive its license. Following a few, ahem, questionable blockbuster movies and a universe continually littered with brand cash-ins, High Moon Studios has the somewhat unenviable job of trying to make a game worth playing out of a brand that seems to have its best days behind it. There's nothing wrong with the idea of Transformers -- you know, gigantic, transforming robots at war. With War for Cybertron, High Moon Studios is attempting to recreate that intriguing premise as an Unreal Engine-based third-person shooter.

I played through several single-player and multiplayer levels of the game during a recent press event at High Moon Studios' offices in Carlsbad, Calif., and it was apparent that the developer has brought all of its Unreal experience to the fore. There are some very cool gameplay ideas at play that should make for an entertaining romp, especially when experienced with a friend or two. (Hey, if a 50 Cent game can pull it off ... )