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#howisthisnews Today being Independence Day, we're requiring all who comment to make their S'es look like Fs, in the tyranny-free official off-topick threade of Kotockyu. More »

Along with releasing a new trailer (found after the break) for adorable downloadable title Ilomilo, developer Southend Interactive is giving away tracks featured in the forthcoming game's soundtrack over on its website. Also, it appears that the folks at Southend had a cookout helmed by a "coding mega robot" (as detailed on said website). That just straight up sounds unsafe, folks.

Earlier today, we posted some more footage of Solarobo. While the game looks great, I didn’t manage the most interesting part! I’m sure it was obvious to many of you, but just to make things clear, the demo of Solarobo was in French. It looks like we have a confirmation of a [...]

I used to subscribe to Game Players, and I remember this issue. I was so pumped for Earthworm Jim. I still love that artwork…I need to get it as a framed piece of art! Embarrassing game magazine covers - REDEEMED!

This excerpt comes from the Game Player’s Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games, November 1990. I think I’ve played all of 5 minutes of Mappyland in my life. Never found it to be that interesting, but maybe I should go back and give it another shot. It clearly had the attention of this [...]

These suckers will cost you $20 a pop. Surely you can afford just one! I think I may need to make this frivolous purchase tomorrow! Thanks to KillerHeroes for the heads up.

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… The game features a lot of unique charm with its over-the-top settings and quirky roster of fighters, but when it’s all said and done, the game still ends up feeling like little more than just another average 3D fighting game with a few original gameplay twists tossed in for [...]

Ah, the July 4th weekend. The perfect time for grilling hot dogs, setting off fireworks, jumping in the pool, and ... hockey? That's what 2K Games wants you to think about -- it's sending an NHL 2K11 recreational vehicle on the road this summer, giving you a chance to play the new game in a town near you. The RV started at E3 a few weeks ago in LA, and after a quick stop in Santa Monica next week, it's off to the wild roads of the United States and Canada (the full schedule is after the break).

Ryan Kesler has a tour of the vehicle over on 2K's website, and it looks like a fine conveyance. For now, anyway. Sorry, Philly and New York -- after a couple of months on the road, that shower might not be quite so pristine.

While StarCraft 2 may benefit from a "robust new 3D graphics-rendering engine," we didn't know until recently that the game would be receiving a post-launch patch enabling that other kind of 3D (read: the "needs glasses" kind). In an interview with IGN at a South Korean media event -- where, no joke, a StarCraft 2 logo-emblazoned Korean Air plane was unveiled -- production director Chris Sagaty explained, "We will be releasing 3D in the first few months, for those Nvidia cards and screens that support it."

For what it's worth, an Nvidia rep also told IGN that it's "optimising for all systems," so that the 3D support would work on as many systems as possible. We might try to get it working ourselves, if it wasn't for our sheer terror at the thought of a Zergling flood coming through the screen.

#clips Teased in Microsoft's E3 keynote, seen by yours truly and played by Totilo, here's a solid minute of gameplay in Halo: Reach's space combat sequence that GameTrailers just threw up on its site. Wait, that didn't come out right. More »

What's that? The Maloof Money Cup DLC from early last month for Skate 3 wasn't enough to quench your desire for more skateboard-based hooliganery? Well perhaps the addition of a new skater (Danny Way) in a new locale (Hawaii) with 24 new challenges will help? Have a first look at Skate 3's "Hawaiian Dream" content pack just after the break.

#stickjockey Earlier this week, we learned that Madden NFL 11 had created a new player attribute, but then sold the naming rights to a deodorant maker. And a million knees jerked in unison. More »

There have been nearly half a dozen Idolmaster titles in the past five years. But, it looks like the franchise is finally ready to jump to the big number 2. Andriasang reports that a new Idolmaster for Xbox 360 -- Idolmaster 2 -- will be coming your way in 2011. A new trailer (which we sat through in public for you) was also released via the game's official website.

Apparently, this time around, players will be tasked with turning three Idols into national hits. Characters from the first Idolmaster, as well as characters from Idolmaster SP and a couple new Idols, will be making up the game's roster, and everyone is said to have aged by one year. Little else is known about the sequel at the moment, but if you want to sing along to some bubblegum J-Pop, click past the break.

#boxscores Bristol Rovers aren't a good side. They finished in the middle of League One this past season. But in HatchC2's FIFA 10 universe, they're in their third English Premier League season, and first Champions League finals appearance, facing Bayern Munich. More »

You'll definitely want to watch this gameplay clip of inFamous 2. Not only does it show off Cole's new look, it highlights the revamped graphics engine, improved "in your face" camera ... and best of all, a new power.

#dealtaku If you don't throw in your buck o'five who will? Freedom costs $1.05. With free shipping from Newegg. More »

Gunblade NY: Special Air Assault Force and L.A Machineguns: Rage of the Machines are ready to bring some old-school arcade action to your Wii. We already know what the situation is in the states, but what about our gaming friends down under? Well, we now know that they can look forward to an [...]

Still nothing official coming from High Voltage or SEGA, but this seems like a plausible date. We’ll keep an eye out for an official confirmation. Thanks to Chased for the heads up!

You may very well remember an old issue of GamePro that featured a 2-page article that completely debunked SEGA’s talk of ‘blast processing’ on the Genesis. Back in the day, SEGA pushed blast processing as the reason why Sonic was so fast, and that the SNES didn’t have blast processing. Well, the article [...]

We're just as easily drawn into the shame spiral that is buying games we don't have any time to play as the next guy -- especially when a tremendous sale is involved -- so when we offer up news that every game available through OnLive is currently 30 percent off, we have to be a little wary.

Sure, it's great for those among us with "self restraint" (or whatever) who'll simply purchase one or two titles and not go totally bananas, but what of us folks with ... control issues? Well, yeah, we suppose there's always the rental options being equivalently discounted. Thankfully, the sale only lasts through Monday (at 11:59PM ET), otherwise we might end up with another two or three copies of AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity ... which is only $7, by the way. Dammit!