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Direct link and more videos here Sounds pretty damn good, doesn’t it? Can you believe that it’s the work of three people? This lone group is making it their mission to put together some orchestral versions of various Pokemon songs. If you want to suggest a song, hit them up on YouTube and [...]

#gundam This is from 2006. Eons ago. Just look at that outfit! Shorts, a tutu and make-up from 1985? I...don't geddit. It's now 2010, and we are living in the future. Technology is more advanced. Plastic mechas have improved. Posing, too. More »

#loveplus You are looking at a one-off 1/1 scale recreation of schoolgirl Manaka Takane from Nintendo DS dating sim Love Plus. Impressive, amazing and, yes, creepy. More »

#modernwarfare Repeating a pattern set by the game's first batch of downloadable content, Modern Warfare 2's "Resurgence" pack will contain a mix of maps, some new, some not so new. More »

The hugely ambitious spy RPG is just around the corner. We quiz Obsidian on what gamers can expect.

#ds The PlayStation 2 deservedly holds the record as the top-selling video game console of all time. It won't, however, hold the record for much longer. More »

It would seem the recent injection of fresh cards into Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalker has had an unintended effect for some players, with the new DLC apparently crashing the game and displaying only a black screen. Users on both the GameFAQs and Wizards of the Coast forums have reported the same issues.

Downloading the Title Update gave us some hiccups -- specifically, we were booted back to the dashboard after downloading it and then were forced to download the entire Magic: The Gathering - Duel of the Planeswalkers game again. But the actual DLC pack itself didn't give us any problems. We even played a game online and tried restarting the title multiple times to repeat the effect to no avail.

Eric Sorensen from Wizards of the Coast's community team is aware of the issue, and WOTC is working with Microsoft to resolve it. We'll let you know when we're all in the clear.

Source - Wizards of the Coast forums
Source - GameFAQs forums

#gundam This is from 2006. Eons ago. Just look at that outfit! Shorts, a tutu and make-up from 1985? I...don't geddit. It's now 2010, and we are living in the future. Technology is more advanced. Plastic robots are improved. Posing, too. More »

#sales In the past month, all three platform holders have handed in their financial results for the 2009 fiscal year. Bean-counters are pleased, but so are we, because we now know how many consoles have been sold worldwide. More »

#clips Portal may be free on the Mac for a limited time, but nothing's ever really free. It's just being subsidised. Sponsored by a benevolent artificial intelligence, who is only too glad to motivate you for Portal 2. More »

#toys Too few chesty Valkyria Chronicles statues on display in your bedroom, workplace or dungeon lair? Japanese figure maker Alter's take on Selvaria Bles will remedy that! More »

We struggle to find anything else to say about the Fallout: New Vegas boxart that's been revealed via the Bethesda Blog. Depicting a single New California Republic Ranger standing alone (you know, the guy from the first trailer?), he wields his pistol, presumably ready for any ne'er-do-wells lurking. Or maybe he's just showing his gun to us? We can't imagine it's very impressive, what with all the sand in the post-apocalyptic desert.

Of course, if the regular edition of the game doesn't do it for you, don't forget there's a collector's edition you can snag for $79.99 on PS3 and Xbox and $69.99 on PC -- or about 7,162 bottle caps.*

*Note: Please don't mail Bethesda bottle caps.

#xbox360 In advance of the Xbox 360 game's release, Alan Wake developer Remedy brings word that the first downloadable add-on episode for the suspenseful adventure will arrive in July. It'll be free, provided you have a new copy of Alan Wake. More »

In his latest Divnich Debrief column at IndustryGamers, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has made some predictions for E3 2010. Divnich sees this year's expo as a pivotal one for the industry, noting that new technologies like PlayStation Move, Project Natal and the 3DS must make a big splash. Otherwise, says Divnich, we may see industry funding driven toward sectors like MMOs and social gaming. Divnich sees the expo as an "inflection point" in gaming history, saying, "Either E3 2010 acts as a positive catalyst and boosts industry confidence, or it reinforces the negative notions about the long-term viability of traditional gaming."

Divnich makes a few predictions about the show, notably that Rockstar may reveal Grand Theft Auto 5, though it won't announce any hard street date if it does. Divnich believes, however, that you can expect a new teaser for Agent. Nintendo, meanwhile, will announce the official name of the 3DS and announce plans to launch the device in "at least two regions" this November. He also expects the unit will sell 5 million units by March 2011. Furthermore, Nintendo may finally show off its Vitality Sensor in more detail.

Beyond that, the show will likely revolve around Move, Project Natal and the 3DS. "Whatever the outcome or your own personal opinion, one thing is for certain," says Divnich, "E3 2010 is a must attend event for anyone with any vested interest in the video game space."

#thefuture The same kind of touchscreen-controlled, widget-enabled technology that lets us customize and personalize devices like the iPad and Android-powered phones could be coming to your car dashboard. Naturally, we're thinking "So, what kind of games can we play on it?" More »

#crytek Instead, appreciate the photorealism of Crytek's New York set sequel, which looks a lot like this in-game—provided you have the hardware to make Crysis 2 run this well, of course. More »

Videogame industry sales see massive decline for April 2010

Videogame industry sales see massive decline.

Activision future-proofing its shooter franchise?

Activision future-proofing its shooter franchise?

Activision future-proofing its shooter franchise?

A handful of tipsters recently sent in a link to a survey currently being distributed by Sony, which appears to test the waters regarding two updates considered for Zipper Interactive's big ol' shooter, MAG. The first article of interest in the survey is a reference to an "Interdiction" mode, in which 128 players from two factions would fight over three neutral objectives, removing the attacker/defender dynamic of the game's other main modes. The survey also inquires whether we'd purchase this content for a cool $12.99.

On the very next page, the survey mentions an offer which would give MAG players an extra character slot (presumably opening up the option to belong to more than one faction at a time) for a fee of $.99 per month. If this subscription plan is actually being considered, we don't know how popular it would be. We couldn't imagine cheating on our beloved PMC. (S.V.E.R. Forever!)

Zipper community manager Jeremy Dunham has addressed these potential changes on the MAG forums, stating, "we haven't announced any DLC details whatsoever. Nothing is official unless it comes from us." While these details may not be "official," it's worth noting that the survey was distributed by an official Sony email address. Food for thought!

[Thanks, Steve and Logan!]