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Of all the PlayStation Move games at E3, The Fight: Lights Out was the one I had the most advance interest in. While I enjoyed pummeling my friends and foes in Wii Sports Boxing, I was curious if The Fight would be the next evolution of motion-controlled fighting games -- or just a pretty tech demo. After making short work of my computer-controlled opponent -- and working up a sweat in the process -- it's clear that Sony and developer Coldwood Interactive still have plenty of work to do on this third-person brawler.

“I no longer wanted to impress the world with a technological feat but instead with something that’s just so fun to play, you can’t put it down.” - VBlank’s Brian Provinciano I really can’t wait to see how the finished project turns out. This could end up being one of the most fun WiiWare games [...]

Changes: multiple new rooms, two new bosses, a new partner, an actual chance to test out your FIRST partner's abilities, and THE PLOT THICKENS.

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This is made with a different version of Game Maker, so if it still doesn't work for you, Nassy, or you, Dim, then all I can say is that I'm stumped. You'll eventually be able to play this GLORIOUS shoot-em' up game thingy, though, don't worry.

Here at GoNintendo, we try to promote fan art as much as possible. I really think art is something special, no matter what the medium. Personally, I love seeing new and unique takes on classic gaming characters. I’m always impressed with what the community manages to pump out. Time after time, [...]

#rentals The kiosk-rental service Redbox began offering $2-a-day game rentals at 150 locations in Nevada, North Carolina and Texas last weekend, but the selection was disappointing to analysts examining the offerings. More »

A relatively pleasant surprise for fans of the outdoor activity.

#nintendo Mario creator and chief Nintendo fungineer Shigeru Miyamoto has given a firm "Maybe!" to that question, saying that a 3D revamped Super Mario World would be a "fun" fit for the Nintendo 3DS. More »

#clips Who knew that escaping a four-star wanted level in Grand Theft Auto was as easy as flashing proof of insurance to Liberty City's finest? SafeAuto Insurance takes some liberties of its own to shill coverage to "tough guys." Thanks, Killer_Walrus! More »

Finally, some news on the MMO offshoot of Runic Games' exceptional (and popular) dungeon-crawler, Torchlight. Speaking with PC Gamer UK for its upcoming cover story on the game, Runic boss Travis Baldree confirmed that this free-to-play, massively-multiplayer apple won't fall far from its single-player tree.

Saying that the game's creators are out to make "an MMO that plays as close to single player as we can get it," Baldree expounded by adding, "It will have the same focus on relatively fast action: carving your way through hordes of monsters with a large number of hugely devastating skills." Skills that "make [players] useful in a party and make them work together" when not going it solo.

Baldree also flat-out stated that he "will never, ever buy a microtransaction item" -- the game's revenue system, by the way -- indicating that Runic has something unique up its sleeve when adding, "We don't want our monetisation stuff to offer ways to skip the game because the game is boring." We take it that means no paying to unlock everything in the game.

Underwater Pac-Man.

Company wants to work with Nintendo to promote 3D.

We finally tackle slimes together.

#nicknames The return of college football means the return of tradition, pageantry, and the voice of an old friend on Saturday afternoons - such as Brad Nessler welcoming you to another classic showdown between the Death Bats and the Cash Money. More »

Hopefully, the 2D shooter will never die.

Speaking to Joystiq during E3, legendary Another World designer Eric Chahi gave us a bit more information about the mysterious Project Dust, revealed at Ubisoft's E3 presentation. First, it's important to know what inspired him to make the game: volcanoes. " I took a trip to an active volcano to see eruptions," Chahi said, "and since that time I'm crazy about volcanoes. When an eruption is announced somewhere, I take my bag and take the first flight to see this kind of thing."

According to Chahi, Project Dust is a God game based on manipulating nature. " The foundation of Project Dust is a simulation. It's like playing 'sandcastle' on the beach, except you have more material to use, like lava." Lava, he reminded us, isn't purely a destructive force -- it can also be used to shape the land and even create areas of land.

Interaction with your tribe of people is done through manipulation of the land, which mainly involves picking up materials and moving them around. The Ubisoft rep with Chahi explained that when you pick up something like water, it forms a free-floating sphere that the people can see and react to -- and they don't understand it. Right now, he said, the in-world significance of the levitating material is a mystery even to Ubisoft.

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Do you hear that? That ominous, otherworldly silence? That's what we in the game biz call the calm before a storm. And keep listening... do you hear that distant rumble? We call that thunder. It happens during a storm whenever it's not quiet.

We've got a spiritual sequel and an actual sequel this week. The former is Ancients of Ooga, a successor of sorts to the ancient XBLA title, Cloning Clyde. The latter is Puzzle Quest 2, which essentially amounts to an apology about that whole Galactrix thing.

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There are new Xbox Live Arcade games released every week. We realize that our readers are busy, attractive people, and you may not have time to download and examine each and every new XBLA game. You've got busy, attractive person stuff to do, after all. Not to worry though, because we've done the work for you, downloading every single trial game and giving you a taste of what to expect. Watch XBLA in Brief every week to see which games deserve a closer look. When you have the time, of course.

#blizzard The next big expansion to Blizzard's massively popular massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft is, officially, in beta and ready to be tested by you. Did you get an invitation for the Cataclysm beta? Better check your Battle.net account. More »

#sports In last week's impressions of the NCAA Football 11 demo, we reported that EA Sports and the game's longtime analyst, Lee Corso, had mutually parted ways for this year's game. That's not the case. More »

Blizzard has just announced that the closed beta test for the next World of Warcraft expansion has begun. Invites are going out now to players around the world who've signed up on Blizzard's Battle.net service, although there's no indication yet of just how many invites are out or how big the beta will be. If past tests are any indication, Blizzard will likely start it small and expand over time -- that's how the StarCraft 2 beta played out.

This also means that information about the new expansion will start appearing online -- rumor has it that there is no NDA for the closed beta experience, so players who see the new content will be able to tell us all about it. Cataclysm will completely revamp the old World of Warcraft world, in addition to adding five more levels of content at endgame. The Wrath of the Lich King beta also begin in early July, and showed up in stores in November a few years ago, so it's reasonable to assume the same timeline for Cataclysm.

In the meantime, if you want to play, make sure your Battle.net account is set to opt-in and keep an eye out for a beta key in your inbox. Good luck!

I am absolutely dying for some new NBA Jam action. It’s been far too long since I’ve had some BOOMSHAKALAKA in my life. I have the old Genesis copy laying around the warehouse, and I plan to put in some serious time before the new Wii version hits the streets. I just [...]

Unbearable.

Waluigi Time!

We've got a spiritual sequel and an actual sequel this week. The former is Ancients of Ooga, a successor of sorts to the ancient XBLA title, Cloning Clyde. The latter is Puzzle Quest 2, which essentially amounts to an apology about that whole Galactrix thing.

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There are new Xbox Live Arcade games released every week. We realize that our readers are busy, attractive people, and you may not have time to download and examine each and every new XBLA game. You've got busy, attractive person stuff to do, after all. Not to worry though, because we've done the work for you, downloading every single trial game and giving you a taste of what to expect. Watch XBLA in Brief every week to see which games deserve a closer look. When you have the time, of course.

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