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If you're less concerned with form and function as you are with frugality, you'll be pleased to know that the release of the slimmer, blacker 360 model has led to the fairly substantial discounting of older, chubbier versions of the console. Both Amazon and Best Buy have marked the Arcade model down from $200 to $150, while the Elite model is down from $300 to $250.

MCV reports that UK retailers are beginning to drop the price on their Arcades and Elites in anticipation of the arrival of the Xbox 360 S. If you're looking for a cheap opportunity to grab a 360 -- or if you're just a purveyor of ancient technological artifacts -- you may want to grab these while they're hot.

Are you looking for some more awesome ways to show off your love for Mega Man Zero Collection? If so, hit up the official website below. They’ve just added in new wallpapers and buddy icons, and they’re free for the taking!

It’s a work in progress, but it’s a pretty cool thing to see within a school! Looks like the anime club gets to paint one wall with whatever they want, and Zero was the lucky winner!

Though Jerry Bruckheimer's latest opus, a film adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, wasn't received with commercial fanfare in the U.S. (it's only pulled in about $80 million domestically), it's fared far better overseas. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie's received worldwide earnings of $293 million, making it the highest grossing game-to-film adaptation to date.

The previous holder of this prestigious title was the original Tomb Raider film, which currently stands at $274 million worldwide. We're overjoyed that Prince of Persia managed to surpass this record -- mainly because, hey, it's about time someone took Jon Voight down a peg or two.

Warheads! Due to the overwhelming response to this Spring’s Warhawk Capture the Flag Tournament we have put together an awesome deal to get you ready for another War! This July 4th celebrate Independence Day by claiming the top spot in the Fallen Star Expansion Pack tournament from July 1st – July 5th.

To help get you into the game, you can purchase Warhawk Fallen Star on the PlayStation Store for $1.99 from June 22 to July 6. That’s 75% off the original price!

Stay tuned for prize and tourney details here on the PlayStation.Blog.

#podcast What do you want to know about Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds' new online cops and crooks game APB? Ask the game's lead designer, who will be joining us on this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio, anything and everything. More »

To celebrate tomorrow's release of Risk: Factions on XBLA -- something the board game aficionados at Joystiq HQ have been geeking out about for months -- EA has offered up a copy of Risk: Black Ops for this giveaway. Now, if you don't know, Risk: Black Ops is the most delicious and desired version of the board game ever created -- and it's never been available for retail purchase.

We're also hooking up our winner with two download codes for Risk: Factions, since it's best enjoyed with a friend -- or better: an enemy. To enter for your change to win, follow these simple rules:

• Leave a comment with this oath: "Risk: Black Ops is beautiful and I promise to care for it, always."
• You must be 13 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec).
• Limit 1 entry per person.
• This entry period ends at 3:00PM ET on Wednesday, June 22, 2010.
• At that time, we will randomly select 1 winner to receive two download codes (via email) for Risk: Factions on XBLA (ARV $10 each; Xbox Live account required for download) and the Limited Edition Risk: Blacks Ops board game (no ARV; promotional item not for resale). Please check your emails!
• For a list of complete rules, click here.

#e3 Dear Trion World Network. I am terribly sorry I missed our appointment at E3 2010. If it's any comfort, the E3 trailer for your MMO Rift: Planes of Telara looks very pretty. More »

#e3 According to some text I saw on the screen of Ubisoft's big new Tom Clancy game, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier takes place "sooner than you think." Good news. That means we're getting octo-camo soon, and three friends we can trust in a firefight. More »

There's an email thread from 2K's public relations in my inbox with the subject: "So you want to touch Civ V, huh?" It's an ongoing joke I've got with the company -- how can you get a grasp of the latest entry in the epic Civilization franchise without actually touching it? Every hands-off demonstration we've seen of the game so far looks great, but touching Civ, spending eight hours with it, is the only way to get a real idea of the game players are in for. With that said, here's some of the stuff we saw in the latest hands-off presentation during E3 2010.

Although the most diehard Civilization players refuse to acknowledge the console-based Civilization Revolution as a real entry in the franchise, Firaxis certainly took several lessons from the console game and quietly implemented them in Civ V. One such lesson is the user interface, designed by the same person who did Civ Rev's, that cuts or pushes everything it can to the sides of the screen, making the main screen the star, rather than a co-star to the menus.

Activision is looking to replace all those that left Infinity Ward after that nasty situation a few months back. For those interested, Activision has opened up a fancy recruitment site for Infinity Ward, and it uses images like the one above to fool developers into thinking that working with Infinity Ward is a blast. [...]

Can you believe that Sonic the Hedgehog is going to be 19 years old as of tomorrow? Time sure flies when you’re running at breakneck speeds. While the blue blur may have had some off years, it looks like SEGA is trying to get him back on track. Let’s hope that Sonic’s [...]

For those familiar with the DS, the 3DS shouldn’t look all that different. It does some very different things, but the design is definitely based on the successful DS line of portables. I happen to think the system is quite nice looking, but that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be some tweaks. What [...]

Square Enix brings bears to WiiWare.

As you can see, Nintendo keeps trucking along with the Wii, and they’re blowing away the former console crown-wearer. Looks like the Wii is set to break some more records as the year rolls on. On top of that, we learn that Nintendo has sold over 300,000 black Wiis since that color choice [...]

Get ready for more Goku tactics on DS.

Like a virtual hug from your friends in the TV screen.

DeathSpank, Monkey Island co-creator Ron Gilbert's homage to Diablo, has been fully loaded with laughs and is ready to make its debut on PSN July 13, arriving on Xbox Live Arcade the next day, July 14 (barring any temporal anomalies). We played the game a couple months back and were smitten with its charm, humor, loot and bacon.

What we didn't see back then was DeathSpank's cooperative mode. Since there can only be one DeathSpank (we don't think the world could handle two of him) player two will control his spell-casting sidekick, Sparkles the Wizard. We're sure Sparkles is just fine with his silly name, so long as he gets to tag along with the Hero to the Downtrodden.

DeathSpank will loot your wallet for $14.99 on PSN and 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) via the Xbox Live Marketplace.

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#disney Disney unleashes the first product shots of their massive Tron Legacy toy and electronics line, including mice, keyboards, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 controllers, and action figures with cutting-edge impulse light projection technology that makes them extremely ugly. More »

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These suckers were available at E3, but I think you’ll have to wait awhile if you want to buy one yourself. They aren’t the…cutest plush I’ve ever seen.

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Sale pricing and events announced to commemorate the Blue Hedgehog's birthday on June 23.

Squad up for the Onslaught today -- if you're playing on a PS3. Battlefield: Bad Company 2's cooperative Onslaught mode has been "delayed" for Xbox Live, an EA representative has confirmed to Joystiq. The DLC will be available for $10 on PSN as soon as the weekly update occurs later today. We'll make sure to update if we receive any intel on a new date for the Xbox version -- or any date for the PC version, for that matter.

President Hamilton would like you to check out our hands-on before exchanging him for this new mode. We've also placed a new trailer for Onslaught after the break.