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#e32010 What role will role-playing games play at this year's E3 expo? A big one, whether you're a fan of the old-school turn-based brand or the massively multiplayer online way of doing things. More »

How do you make the best football game better? EA Sports knows...

#humor I'm not sure who would grant a medical license to such an inattentive Sim, but then, there are millions of Sims tragics out there who would do anything for their series of choice. Even endanger the lives of small children. More »

#level5 Last winter, Level-5 puzzle franchise Professor Layton got its own animated feature film, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. This winter? More »

#screengrab EA today released the first screenshot for FIFA 11. Strange that it looks so 2010, what with Chelsea already having played a cup final in a new kit, but so it is. More »

Sony going under the hood for the day.

#mortalkombat Actress Jeri Ryan of Star Trek: Voyage fame appears as Sonya Blade in a Mortal Kombat trailer dubbed "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" that popped up online. Is it a game trailer? A movie trailer? Tell us, Jeri, tell us! More »

Viximo announces a new platform that will allow game makers to develop for multiple networks simultaneously.

#sony From 8:30am Pacific Time until around 8:30pm Pacific Time today, June 9, several key components of Sony's PlayStation Network will be unavailable for users. More »

Want your Final Fantasy XIII experience to be a little more authentic? Import the Chinese version, which has Japanese vocals and English subtitles (and is even compatible with your US/PAL save game). More »

#namco Character Tear Grants from Namco's PlayStation 2 role-playing game Tales of the Abyss is getting a new figurine. This is it. More »

PlayStation Network will undergo maintenance tomorrow, June 9th.

Maintenance is expected to start at 8am Pacific and will last for several hours, until approximately 8:30pm Pacific. During this time, users won’t be able to access the PlayStation Store or Account Management, and may encounter some difficulty while signing in to PSN.

Stay tuned to the PlayStation Twitter feed for updates and a notice when PSN is fully back online.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

#nintendo I haven't seen the Nintendo 3DS. Have you? No, you haven't either. But EA boss John Riccitiello has. More »

#gameface As seen on はちま起稿. More »

#bioshock The first BioShock game was developed by Irrational Games. The second? 2K Marin. Don't be surprised if the next game in the series goes somewhere else. More »

Perhaps fearing that we wouldn't understand the concept of reading books on a DS, Nintendo sent press copies of the game disguised in a form that readers would find comfortable: a large, "leather"-bound, hardcover book. Only upon opening the front cover did we learn its terrible secret: it's not full of paper at all, but rather a copy of 100 Classic Books, Nintendo and HarperCollins' DS collection of literary standards.

100 Classic Books will be in stores (in a regular DS case) June 14. To browse the books included in the collection, check Nintendo's official site.

#gearsofwar Epic today released a set of new Gears of War 3 screenshots, and those who prefer actual in-game shots to pre-rendered fluff are being well catered for. More »

#xbox360 Looks like previous reports that peg streaming video service Hulu for the next big addition to the Xbox 360 may be right. Reuters is reporting today that Hulu plans to expand its service to multiple devices, including Microsoft's console. More »

Power Gig's AirStrike Drum is either a terrific idea with terrible execution ... or just a bad idea. Seven45's drum kit takes a very different approach from the game's defining pas-faux guitar. In fact, the team has done a complete 180, going as far away from a "realistic" approach as possible.

The name does a good job of explaining how this peripheral works. Instead of hitting a toy-like facsimile of a drum, you are "hitting" air. The Simon-esque drum pad is equipped with sensors that detect when the specially-designed drum sticks are swung above. It's certainly a novel idea, one that has some immediate benefits: without the need for replica cymbals, this device is incredibly small. For those struggling with plastic instrument clutter, this is a rather clever solution. (Bonus: The AirStrike is also compatible with current Rock Band and Guitar Hero games.) Another perk of the device: it's quiet. Your roommates won't be bothered by the loud sounds of plastic tapping.

While the AirStrike offers some improvements over previous drum peripherals, it's significantly more difficult to use. With a physical object to hit, it's easy to determine what's wrong. Here, as I kept on missing a string of notes, I couldn't help but wonder what was at fault: the game, the drums or me.

Paul Meegan to step in this month.

Paul Meegan to step in this month.

Paul Meegan to step in this month.

#movies Rampaging dinosaur thrills return with a series of all-new episodic Jurassic Park games, according to news from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. The current masters of episodic gaming, Telltale Games, is on the job. More »

#sports ESPN's booth trio of (from left) Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen will be the new voice talent for NBA Elite 11, according to a by-the-way mention at the bottom of an AP story on the broadcast team today. More »

Nintendo released a new trailer for Dragon Quest IX, on the same day it announced the news of the new DSi XL color. It's kind of co-marketing the two without explicitly making a connection.

This trailer features the wonderful animation seen in the North American announcement trailer, with one welcome addition: actual gameplay footage. Nintendo also released a ton of character art, depicting the various character classes you can choose to play. You can find that treasure trove of Akira Toriyama artwork in our gallery.