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#science Behold the Pink Handfish, one of fourteen species of bottom-dwelling marine fish endemic of the waters of Southern Australia and Tasmania, or, as World of Warcraft players know them, Murlocs. More »

The "official" Ubisoft online store, UBIShop, is featuring the Collector's Edition of Splinter Cell: Conviction on sale for 50 percent off. That means Mr. Fisher's face-breaking-(via urinal)-adventure can infiltrate your Xbox 360 for $35 -- for an unspecified limited time.

The Collector's Edition is bundled with USB drive, art book, decals, comic book and other random doohickeys. We're following up with Ubisoft to find up when it'll put two in the back of this sale's skull.

[Thanks, Ali Mir]

Mysterious e-mail sent from Aperture Science.

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Acting as a hybrid of the Ultimate Team expansion to FIFA 10 and the days where swapping soccer stickers was popular in English playgrounds, FIFA Superstars brings a hint of charm to an otherwise serious franchise.

Lead designer and envrionment artist talk about the look of the perfect warrior.

This video sets the stage for what players can expect to see in Going Rogue, giving fans an exclusive peek at what the developers are bringing to the game as well as the personal decisions that have i

Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Updates

Ape Escape: On the Loose Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99, original price $15.99)
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99, original price $15.99)
SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99, original price $15.99)
Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99, original price $24.99)
Twisted Metal: Head On Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
LittleBigPlanet PSP Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
Resistance: Retribution Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
Secret Agent Clank Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
Gran Turismo PSP Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Permanent Price Drop (now $7.99, original price $9.99)
Mahjongg Artifacts: Chapter 2 – Minis – Sale (now $1.99, original price $4.99)
Stand O’ Food – Minis – Sale (now $1.99, original price $4.99)
Obscure: The Aftermath – Sale (now $14.99, original price $29.99)

Downloadable Games

Tecmo Bowl Throwback ($9.99)
The legend is back! Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a remake of the classic Tecmo Super Bowl, with the same rules and fast-paced gameplay as the original, but with the option to play it in brand new high definition 3D graphics. Switch it back to old school in real time with the same graphics and music from back in the day!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 213 MB

Planet Mini-Golf ($9.99)
With 16 courses rich in detail and gameplay, online play, and the ability to create and share courses with other players, Planet Mini-Golf offers the ultimate high-definition minigolf experience.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 743 MB

PSone Classics

N2O Nitrous Oxide ($5.99)
Pilot your Tunnel Runner into the Nitrous Oxide filled tubes of Neptune and destroy the emerging race of genetically mutated super warriors who threaten planet Earth. Download this PSone Classic today!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 70 MB

Game Demos (free)

Planet Mini-Golf Demo
With 16 courses rich in detail and gameplay, online play, and the ability to create and share courses with other players, Planet Mini-Golf offers the ultimate high-definition minigolf experience. Try out the free demo now!
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 417 MB

Add-on Game Content

Dead To Rights: Retribution GAC Pack ($4.99)
“GAC Pack” features four new modes of play, including the all new Assault on the 87th Precinct and Riot Control Mode. In Assault on the 87the Precinct, take control of 3 different type of GAC soldiers in their efforts to liberate Grant City’s 87th Precinct. In Riot Control Mode, fend off waives of GAC assault forces as Jack and Shadow while playing for style and speed to achieve a maximum score. Also in the GAC Pack, new skins for Jack and Shadow, Action Mode which turns rounds into explosive rounds, Noir Mode allowing for replay of the game with authentic Noir Visuals, Trophies and Scoreboard support.
File size: 639 MB

Lost Planet 2 Map Pack #2 ($4.99)
Explore two extra battlefields in this Map Pack for LOST PLANET 2. “Dockyard Battle” takes the fight to the overland battleship construction site seen in Episode 4 of the Campaign mode, while “Frozen Wasteland” is a remake that returns you to the frozen tundra of the original game’s fan-favorite map.
File size: 65 MB

Record Of Agarest War: Item Pack 15: Emperor Kit ($1.99)
Contains [Altis Rod], [Ring of Epsilon], [Heaven's End], and [Imperial Guard]. You might be referred to as “Emperor” by your friends if you equip them all…
File size: 2.33 MB

Record Of Agarest War: Item Pack 16: Legend Kit ($1.99)
Contains [Rage Blaster], [S.O.C.], [Extra Frame], and [Chaos Frame], which are believed to have been created by a legendary blacksmith. This legendary power could be yours…
File size: 2.33 MB

Record Of Agarest War: Points Pack 5: Additional PP ($4.99)
This will increase your PP by 1,500PP! PP are shared points for your entire party and can be used to increase anyone’s stats. You’d have to defeat tons of enemies to collect this much PP. Don’t miss this opportunity!
File size: 2.33 MB

Guitar Hero 5
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

• “Sex Type Thing” by Stone Temple Pilots ($1.99)
• “Between The Lines” by Stone Temple Pilots ($1.99)
• “Plush” by Stone Temple Pilots ($1.99)
• Stone Temple Pilots Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack featuring “Sex Type Thing,” “Between The Lines,” and “Plush” by Stone Temple Pilots. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.

File size: 34 MB – 51 MB (singles), 121 MB (track pack)

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “Don’t You Evah” – Spoon ($1.99)
• “Got Nuffin” – Spoon ($1.99)
• “I Turn My Camera On” – Spoon ($1.99)
• “Trouble Comes Running” – Spoon ($1.99)
• Spoon Pack 01 ($6.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Spoon Pack 1. This pack includes “Don’t You Evah”, “Got Nuffin”, “I Turn My Camera On”, and “Trouble Comes Running” by Spoon.
• “Alive” – P.O.D. ($1.99)

Rock Band Network

• “Disengage” by Suicide Silence ($1.99)
• “Forever In Your Hands” by All That Remains ($1.99)
• “Get the Hell Out of Here” by Steve Vai ($1.99)
• “The Future Soon” by Jonathan Coulton ($1.99)
• “The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)” by Flight of the Conchords ($1.99)

File size: 17 MB – 30 MB (singles), 85 MB (track pack)

Bundles

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle ($17.99)
The ultimate shoot ‘em up experience for your PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. This bundle contains both Soldner-X games (Soldnet-X 2: Final Prototype & Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer) in one
attractive package.
File size: 2.32 GB

Avatars

Super Street Fighter IV Avatars (x3) ($0.49)
File size: 109 KB – 122 KB (each)

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype (x5) ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB – 131 KB (each)

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Avatar Bundle ($1.49)
File size: 531 KB (each)

Game Videos (free)

Pulse 6/1 Edition
File size: 317 MB (HD), 536 MB (1080)

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Debut Tease Trailer
File size: 36 MB (HD), 60 MB (1080)

Medal Of Honor – Leave A Message Trailer
File size: 68 MB (HD)

Death Track: Resurrection Trailer
File size: 75 MB

Red Dead Redemption – Revolution Trailer
File size: 54 MB (HD)

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days – Arcade Mode Trailer
File size: 69 MB (HD)

LittleBigPlanet 2 – Announcement Trailer
File size: 91 MB (HD)

ModNation Racers: Spotlight – Huck Gee
File size: 231 MB (HD), 394 MB (1080)

ModNation Racers: Spotlight – Kevin Butler
File size: 132 MB (HD), 230 MB (1080)

PS3 Themes

ModNation Racers: Launch Theme 1 (free)
File size: 2.41 MB

ModNation Racers: Launch Theme 2 (free)
File size: 2.11 MB

ModNation Racers: Launch Theme 3 (free)
File size: 1.90 MB

Voodoo Crucifixion ($1.49)
File size: 5.98 MB

Flower Fantasy ($1.49)
File size: 6.09 MB

Futbol Premium Theme ($1.99)
File size: 4.90 MB

Say Cheesecake ($1.99)
File size: 3.30 MB

UFC Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
File size: 10 MB

Wallpapers (free)

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Wallpaper 5
File size: 180 KB (SD), 919 KB (1080)

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP Minis (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Telegraph Crosswords – Minis ($2.99)
ESRB Rated T
File size: 8.49 MB

Game Videos (free)

Pulse 6/1 Edition
File size: 50 MB

ModNation Racers: Spotlight – Huck Gee
File size: 39 MB

ModNation Racers: Spotlight – Kevin Butler
File size: 22 MB

PSP Themes (also available from PS3 Storefront)

ModNation Racers PSP: Launch PSP Theme 1 (free)
File size: 605 KB

ModNation Racers PSP: Launch PSP Theme 2 (free)
File size: 598 KB

ModNation Racers PSP: Launch PSP Theme 3 (free)
File size: 592 KB

Armored Core Last Raven Custom PSP Theme (free)
File size: 563 KB

Voodoo Crucifixion PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 461 KB

Flower Fantasy PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 652 KB

Futbol PSP Theme 1 ($1.49)
File size: 434 KB

Futbol PSP Theme 2 ($1.49)
File size: 383 KB

Vampires PSP Theme 3 ($1.49)
File size: 407 KB

Vampires PSP Theme 4 ($1.49)
File size: 465 KB

Today, 505 Games' Euphoria-powered Backbreaker hits the retail gridiron, and above you'll find a handy video guide to its many modes. Whether it's a quick exhibition game or compiling an entire season, there are a host of customizable gameplay experiences available to players. And, of course, it wouldn't be a sports game if there weren't pages and pages of stats to pour over.

Its time to seperate the man from the boys.

#e3 This just in from Valve: More »

Following the announcement of Sony Europe's PSP Essentials line, Sony is introducing a line of super-cheap $10 PSP games to North America. The "PSP Favorites" line, launching today, includes first-party hits like LocoRoco 2, Patapon 2, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe and Twisted Metal: Head On; as well as third-party games like Silent HIll: Origins, Justice League Heroes and others. The full launch list of "PSP Favorites" titles is posted after the break.

In addition, four games have been added to the slightly-more-expensive Greatest Hits collection: Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance: Retribution and Secret Agent Clank. Each is priced at $20.

But wait, there's more! Sony has also announced a voucher for three games with the purchase of a PSP Go system from now through March 31. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, LittleBigPlanet and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 are now free with the purchase of a system. With those games costing a combined $80 at retail, that means the PSP Go is basically the same price as a PSP 3000 right now -- at least, if you were going to buy all three of those games.

Sony Online Entertainment plans to launch its "free-to-play" Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures on a non-sentient internet droid near you sometime this autumn. SOE's freemium MMO will be based on Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series and will feature such adjective-noun couplings as "exciting minigames, dynamic activities, lively social events" along with "thousands of customization options."

If Clone Wars Adventures sounds like Free Realms plus the Star Wars universe, that's because it is. The online game's collection of parsec passing experiences include a droid tower defense game, "droid programming puzzles," speeder bike racing, card battles and other stuff to do not so far in the future in a galaxy far, far away.

Best Buy drops the price by $50…and now Amazon does the same. Is there something going on here that we don’t know about?!

Let’s say you were putting Super Mario Galaxy 2 into an ISO loader just to do some high-def screen caps. When you load the game in, this is the disc description you see. Looks like Nintendo doesn’t call this title Super Mario Galaxy 2. I’m glad they decided to use the ‘2′ in the [...]

A first set of images for the first templar, on the first of June.

#sega The first batch of downloadable Sega Genesis games for the PC has hit Steam, giving gamers a new way to spend $2.99 apiece on games like Ecco the Dolphin, Vectorman, and Sonic 3D Blast. More »

An Ambitious expansion.

Ever since we found out that the mean streets of Pacific City had been ravaged by even meaner mutants in Crackdown 2, we've been curious about from whence said mutants sprung. Our curiosity was satisfied by the second episode in the animated "Pacific City Archives" prequel series, which tells of the exploits of twisted ex-Agency medical researcher Catalina Thorne.

Check out the episode after the jump to see Thorne's fall from grace and how she introduced the mutant virus into the helpless population of Pacific City. If that's not grounds for reaching archvillain status in Crackdown 2, we're not sure what is.

Preview pages here Description: As just one of the 114 million American adults who plays video games, Professor Van Cleave had no one to set the parental controls to limit his online video-game habit . . . and it nearly cost him his life. Description: WARNING: This video game may impair your judgment. It may cause sleep [...]

If you could use a bit more cheesy B-movie horror on your PSP, Playlogic's Obscure: The Aftermath may be right up your alley. Sure, the game's reviews could be described as tepid at best -- however, from today's PSN update until June 15, the title will have its price reduced from $30 to $15. If you haven't already had your fill of budget-priced, comedically lo-fi survival horror games, you might want to pick up Aftermath within the next two weeks.

#clips Take a look at how classic Spider-Man villains Hammerhead, Kraven the Hunter, and the Goblin fare in the transition to the continuity-crossing Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. More »

#screengrab Hideo Kojima, taking the stage one year ago at Microsoft's E3 press conference, Xbox executives at his sides. These men were aided by teleprompters, one of which offered a perfect Metal-Gear-style prompt. (Noticed this while checking Microsoft's E3 '09 promises.) More »