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#sega When Sega released the localized version of crime game Yakuza 3, it took out the hostesses. Some people made a big stink. (I hate it when jerks do that!) And now, Sega is releasing Yakuza 4. More »

Mario Galaxy 2 Fails To Unsaddle John Marston

#e32010 Nintendo's E3 was very strange. Watching the parade of titles on show for both new and existing hardware, you'd never have guessed this was the same company that for four years had almost undone twenty years of good work. More »

#toruiwatani Toru Iwatani created Pac-Man. He still carries top secret documents with him to game conferences. No, really. More »

If you weren't able to get to E3 this year, you've likely kept up through our E3 page -- if not, now's the time to check it out. But perhaps you like to digest your E3 media through the television? Nothing wrong with that. This week, the Nintendo Channel is offering up all kinds of Nintendo-focused videos, including Iwata Asks segments on Donkey Kong Country Returns, the 3DS and even one with Warren Specter on Disney Epic Mickey.

Then there are a flood of game-specific trailers to get through and an exclusive Nintendo roundtable on E3, plus several show floor tours of games on Nintendo platforms. Really, it's an onslaught of media -- head past the break for the full list of this week's content.

#controllers Custom, third-party controllers can often be a disaster of cheap plastic and tacky design, but these peripherals for upcoming Disney games, manufactured by Performance Designed Products, are an exception to that sorry rule. More »

#nintendo3ds In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a 3D gaming peripheral that made people vomit. It was yanked from the market, and Time called it one of the worst inventions ever. Yet, Nintendo has returned again with 3D. Why? More »

#clips This is Rock Of Ages, to be published by Atlus and developed by ACE Team. Those are the guys behind Zeno Clash. This looks just as kooky, but in a completely different way. More »

What, you think every Bounty Hunter just starts out as a Boba Fett? You think they get that dope Mandalorian armor on day one? Don't be ridiculous -- you've gotta earn that stuff. Check out the trailer below to see one of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Bounty Hunters get put through his paces, and see how the game's (ever-important) loot improves as his level increases.

#humor This is Kinect. It is Microsoft's new motion controller system. You cannot sit on top of it. Well, you can, but you'll break it. More »

#gundam Why does the world need a Gundam airplane? No, the question is: Why doesn't the world need a Gundam airplane? More »

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During E3, FIFA 11 producer David Rutter briefly demonstrated the game's new "Personality+" framework, which aims to better recreate each player's real-life abilities and personality in the game. Using an early build of the game, Rutter showed how Arsenal defender Sol Cambell has been reduced to a lumbering dribbler -- at least compared to teammate Andrey Arshavin, a nimble-footed midfielder. By contrast, Cambell's tackle zone had been made far more expansive than Arshavin's. Aside from these obvious skill tweaks, it remains to be seen how much individual "personality" will factor into the gameplay.

Actually, FIFA 11 will allow players to add a bit of their own personal touch to the overall presentation. Rutter confirmed that the game will support custom audio settings, allowing players to upload sound clips -- chants, music tracks, 90,000 resounding vuvuzelas -- into the game and set them to play in accordance with various events in the match.

[Image credit: Axel Bührmann]

#clips As expected, Microsoft's Kinect made its second appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show earlier this evening. The first show, last year, went OK! This one, less so. More »

#movies Disney's Prince of Persia movie may have had a slow start in the US, but it's proving a much bigger hit overseas, with the film's combined international box office takings now approaching the $300 million mark. More »

Official site lists $149.99 price point.

No, not car repossession. John Tanner hasn't gotten himself a job working for the city impound. Rather, due to his comatose state, Driver: San Francisco's protagonist can literally jump between dream cars with the push of a button -- a power that proves to be handy in more ways than one, as the video walkthrough posted after the jump can attest.

#screengrab An unknown artist (if you know, email us!) takes on Street Fighter IV and Lady Gaga. As seen by reader Al. More »

Yet another retailer has listed the Kinect add-on for the Xbox 360 at a price of $149.99, but this time, it's a little different: the price is on Microsoft's own site. Over on the Microsoft Store, the "Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360" is clearly listed (and available for preorder on November 4) at $149.99. We've screencapped the image above, just in case it gets removed in the future.

Of course, this still doesn't confirm the price for certain -- the retail side may have no more inside information from the company than any other retailer does, and may be simply listing what it expects the price to be. Or, the price may have gone live early accidentally, pending an official announcement. Either way, throw another piece of evidence on the pile for a $149.99 price on Microsoft's controller-free gaming system.

[Thanks, Michael!]

Fils-Aime confirms there's less than a year to wait for Nintendo's next handheld.

#clips Watch the debut trailer for Resident Evil: Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS, and in doing so you'll see the same footage the press were treated to during the new handheld's unveiling last week. More »

"Do I really have to play that, Aubrey?"

That was me, being dragged away from one demo at the SouthPeak E3 booth to play Nail'd by a friendly, well meaning PR rep. Can you blame my hesitancy? It's (1) called "Nail'd" an (2) ATV game made by (3) Techland whose last game was Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. Tempered expectations would be putting it mildly.

But get this: It's great.

#xbox360 While Microsoft HQ has yet to confirm an official rrp for Kinect, the company's own online store has no problems pricing the device at, yes, $150. More »

Sony is pushing 3D gaming as a companion piece for its high-end televisions. Nintendo is bundling a 3D gaming system with its own, tiny high-end television. Microsoft, the first out of the gate in the current generation with the Xbox 360, is hanging back from the 3D race. Even though the Xbox 360 is capable of displaying 3D visuals (as it did for the Avatar game), Xbox head of global marketing Albert Penello told CVG that the company is happy to be behind the curve in terms of making a major push.

"We're going to take more of an attitude of seeing what the adoption looks like," Penello said. "Right now, there's nothing technically that we can't do on the 3D side - we already have games out there today." He reminded CVG that Microsoft is not totally opting out of 3D gaming: " But for us right now, we're more on the 3D input take, you know, revolutionising things with Kinect." In other words, in Nintendo-land, you look at games in 3D. But in Xbox-land, games look at you!

#hotflashes What the hell is Transformice and why can't I stop playing it? Well, it's a multiplayer Flash-based game, in which you control a mouse and try to get cheese faster than other mouse. And it's total, hilarious chaos. More »

#awesome Somehow this went to half-a-million YouTube views before I saw it. That's what happens when you upload it the Sunday before E3. Seriously, stick with it until 0:50, the Tetris representation is worth the price of admission. Which is free. More »