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Tim Kitzrow is the man behind the original NBA Jam announcer’s voice. He’s returning for NBA Jam on Wii, and now he’s dedicated his voice to reading all the possible catch-phrases lined up. Hit up the link below to check them out for yourself!

If the image above of FarmVille-themed ice cream wasn't telling enough, Zynga and 7-Eleven today announced a co-branding of various products in "nearly 7,000 7-Eleven stores in the US and Canada." In addition to the vanilla ice cream, Big Gulps and Slurpees featuring YoVille, FarmVille, and Mafia Wars are also available, all coming packed with redeemable codes for in-game items.

We've already received a handful of tips of the ice cream being spotted in 7-Eleven outlets, but the announcement indicates customers should be able to find the products everywhere by June 1, through July 15. The ice cream runs $2.29 per pint, while the Big Gulps and Slurpees range in price depending on the contents -- the shame of purchasing said products, however, that's priceless. We've listed all the in-game items and how to get them in real life below the fold.

Aiming for an autumn release.

#playstation3 Killzone 3 is coming to the PlayStation 3 in dazzling 3D, an exciting revelation made doubly official by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and a trio of new screens that show off the game's frosty jetpack-filled action. More »

A 2D shooter you can spend some quality time with.

CAUTION - SPOILERS This video has been placed after the jump. I’m not even going to watch this one!

#sports See that guy right there? That's not Jeremiah Masoli. EA Sports can't show the Oregon quarterback, not because of amateurism regulations or the licensing agreement, but because the dude burgled the SAE house. More »

The US PlayStation blog has announced that Sparkworkz' Super Stacker is coming to the PSN tomorrow. For $9.99, you can experience Super Stacker's over 100 levels of animated shape-stacking mayhem, putting little grunting pieces with faces together in sturdy (and not-so sturdy) constructions. Or, you could, y'know, play it online for free.

That's not quite fair -- the PSN version comes with updated art, co-op and competitive multiplayer and two new modes of gameplay, including one where you'll be exploding stacked blocks of dynamite. But even if that sounds cool (and it kind of does), go play it free first anyway -- if you get your fill of the levels there, you'll have saved yourself $10.

Namco gives us a taste of scorpion smashing combat for E3.

#humor Short answer: no. The slightly longer answer is no, thanks to developmentally retarded and over-sexualized "mature" video games, brain-dead stories, obsessive nitpicking nerds, and embarrassing entitlement issues. The very long version at Cracked is more amusing than depressing, thankfully. [Cracked] More »

The game of non, or the case of the haunted lumberjack.

Sony Online Entertainment, in an attempt to capitalize on the madness that stirs men's souls to purchase in-game items with real-life money, recently added three colorful Everquest 2 mounts to the Station Marketplace. For $25, you can purchase one of two versions of the mount: a Fierce Prowler, which improves its rider's combat abilities, or an Arcane Prowler, which boosts spellcasting abilities. You can check out a video of the mounts over on Shacknews.

SOE representatives claim the mounts were added to the storefront due to "player demand," which, if true, means the world has gone entirely bananacakes crazytown. We're going to go buy an economy-sized pallet of water bottles, board up our doors and windows, and go hide in our mattress fort.

Some cool feature additions aim to make this year's edition something special.

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If you've been thinking about picking up Black Rock's fresh-out-of-the-garage racer, Split/Second, then you may want to keep Best Buy in mind. A tipster sent in a shot of next week's circular, which highlights the game's $20 savings. On top of the savings, you'll also net three Best Buy-exclusive cars -- not a bad deal, if we may say so.

The sale runs from May 30 until June 5. Click the image above for a shot of the full page ad.

Meet Heinrich and Gretchen. They like to kill things.

#enfuego NBA Jam will immortalize four fan-submitted catchphrases in the game when it reboots on the Wii this year. Last night EA Sports put up 64 candidates - all read by original announcer Tim Kitzrow - and many are surprisingly edgy. More »

This is your lucky day, agent. Today you get to participate in viral marketing, easily the best kind of marketing in Pacific City. This marketing, as you may have guessed, is for Crackdown 2. You might be wondering why you'd participate in such a thing. After all, you loved the first Crackdown, you've read the hands-on coverage for the sequel, your pre-order money has been set aside and you're just coasting your way to July. The answer is simple: early demo access.

To get started, pick up Microsoft's Tag Reader app for your mobile phone (find it at gettag.mobi). Then, watch this video. At the end you'll see a hidden orb, which you can scan with Tag Reader. If you'd rather not watch the video (again), you can just scan the image to the right. Once scanned, you can register for a contest account, which will provide you with text message clues about the locations of the remaining "orbs." Find them, scan them and you're in.

Orbs for demos, agent. Orbs for demos. Unless you don't have a texting plan, of course.

Having educated us in the ways of offense, 505 Games has released a new video to acquaint digital linesmen with Backbreaker's defensive game. Much like the offense game, playing D in Backbreaker uses flicks of the right analog stick to perform various actions, whether they be flying tackles, bull rushes or sneaky evasive spins.

Backbreaker tackles retail shelves -- and the notion of unlicensed football -- June 1.

#ubisoft 2003's Sands of Time holds a special place in Prince of Persia fan's hearts, its cheery tone and beautiful colours a pleasant break from the series' usual browns and greys. Six years later, Ubisoft has gone and messed with this. More »

Does everybody at IGN love Rockstar's Wild West?

#screens Namco Bandai's latest may look like a direct competitor to its own Splatterhouse, but the recently revealed Knights Contract only appears to overlap it in screen-covering gore. It's wholesome looking witches are nicely contrasted by its blood-spurting hideous freaks. More »

Shaun White Skateboarding at IGN.com - giant park creator where you build as you skate - single-button to create rails, pipes and more - add length to rails, make them turn as you please - there are limit lengths, but they’re quite high - merge rails - only specific parts of a map can be manipulated - play as yourself [...]