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#streetfighter Maj showed these two awesome clips off at the EVO fighting game championships over the weekend. One is a massive compilation of fireballs and ranged attacks. The other? Combo madness. More »

#screengrab Outfitted with iPad docks on both sides, four speakers and a 250W amp. As seen on Furniture World via Born Rich via Albotas. More »

This trailer for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light introduces the game's "Crown System," which allows characters to change classes by changing hats. Each job includes its own skills, which players can then drag into their customizable Abilities menu.

#retail GameStop's may be the bogeyman of the used games market, but according to a spokesperson for the retailer, that's an area it doesn't even want to be a part of. More »

Amazon Germany lists 4GB unit for this August.

#yujinaka Why? It's the inspiration for Saturn classic NiGHTS Into Dreams, according to the game's creator Yuji Naka, who tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about the cult Sega hit in a new interview. More »

#halo Halo: Reach's Legendary Edition is impressive, but it's also expensive. Those wanting a fancy edition of the game and not a disintegrating bank account may prefer this "Limited Collector's Edition" instead. More »

Placing SNES games on your iPad is an extremely simple process. All you have to do is lay your iPad with the screen facing upwards on a flat surface, then start piling on your cartridges. You can really only stack around 20 games on there before things start getting precarious, though, so make sure you don't overload it.

Now, if you want to actually play those games, you'll need to follow Lifehacker's fairly easy four-step guide. Of course, it involves a bit of jailbreaking and emulating, so if you prefer to keep your operation legit, you may just want to continue playing your SNES games on their native platform. Check out Lifehacker for the detailed guide, or watch the accompanying video explanation posted after the jump.

PopCap Senior Designer David Bishop said today that the company is "looking to add social features to all our existing games going forward."

Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton, Bishop wouldn't elaborate on what kind of social features we could expect to see or which existing games might get the social treatment first, but he did mention sending cross-platform taunts and challenges in Peggle as a hypothetical example. When questioned, Bishop said we could expect to see these features rolling out in the next six to 12 months.

Even though he's making a thoughtful, retro-inspired PSP game, Bernie Schulenburg still understands how to sell. He knows that you, the consumer, don't have a lot of time to waste on purchasing decisions, so he's released not a trailer, but a mini-trailer for his upcoming Where is My Heart? that you can find below the break.

Well, technically, he's made four, which we guess kind of kills the whole time-saving thing. But at least it taps into another crucial consumer value: Getting four of things.

[Image Source] If you were looking for a concise explanation of why you should care about the upcoming Supreme Court review of California's oft-defeated measure to outlaw the sale of "excessively" violent games to minors, look no further than the blog of EA's Jeff Green. Then again, you've probably heard his argument before: Films have the MPAA, and games have the ESRB. Why does Gov. Schwarzenegger think the first can be self-regulated, while the second must be restricted by state law?

Green worries that, should the law be reenacted, it could have "a chilling effect on the gaming industry as a whole," forcing developers to constantly second-guess the content that goes into their games. He encourages everyone who wants to voice their opinion on the bill to speak up on this ECA-penned petition.

#screens Will NBA Jam accommodate the new free agent signings the league saw in the past week? Yep. The game released three screens today showing Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh and, yes, LeBron James, all wearing their new threads. More »

With the release of Dragon Quest IX for DS, Nintendo and Square Enix are trying once again to convert American gamers into Dragon Quest fanatics -- or at least sell some games. While we wait to see how the public responds to the multiplayer-enabled RPG, we decided to check in with reviews of the game other than our own. (We already know how that one went.)

• 1UP (A): "... The move to DS was a strategic trade-off, and a canny one at that; DQIX sacrifices visual splendor in favor of more subtle technological benefits. In unchaining the series from the television, its creators freed themselves to design the open-ended, player-driven experience the series has always aspired to be."
• Nintendo Power (9/10): "The idea of adding multiplayer features to a story-driven, turn-based RPG originally struck me as insane, but Dragon Quest IX has made me a believer."
• GamePro (4/5): "Dragon Quest's appeal lies in its sense of warm, welcoming familiarity. It's refreshingly free of the pretension and overwrought cinematics of much of the current JRPG crop, instead presenting a lighthearted, charming adventure romp akin to what made the original Chrono Trigger such a beloved classic."
• Game Informer (8/10): "It's the first in the franchise to debut on a handheld, and it changes the classic formula in some significant ways. In many cases, these changes push the genre in interesting directions, but they never go far enough. The end result is an enjoyable Japanese RPG with mere hints of greatness."

#xbox360 We already knew that Microsoft was planning on offering a cheaper version of its new, smaller, glossier Xbox 360, but we didn't know much more about it. Thanks to Amazon Germany, now we know. More »

Amazon's German site has listed an "Xbox 360 4 GB Arcade System Bundle" (link is valid as of this writing) for pre-order, which could possibly be the cheaper Xbox 360 "slim" hardware that Microsoft has said is coming sometime this fall.

The "4GB" in the title implies that this Arcade version has 4GB of storage included, either as NVRAM or in the form of a USB flash drive. (The soon-to-be-obsolete Xbox Arcade only has 512 MB of NVRAM.) The price is listed as €148.99 ($189), which is slightly lower than the $199 Microsoft told us, not to mention that "bundle" suggests it will include a game -- or maybe something Kinect-related.

Then there's the street date, which Amazon has down as August 20, 2010. While that confirms nothing (as retailers are notorious for playing fast and loose with release dates), we will draw attention to this: That's smack dab in the middle of Gamescom 2010. Shades of Microsoft's E3 revelation of the new Xbox 360 and that it was shipping immediately? Stay tuned.

#clips What questions burn within the big brain of Gears of War designer Cliff "Clifford" Bleszinski? "Does the huge dude in those Old Spice commercials do everything with his shirt off?" is one. The deodorized one responds, praising shirtless Locust chainsawing. More »

#screengrab Seen via Reddit. More »

Graphic novel writer and part-time musician Brian Lee O'Malley recently updated his personal blog with a delightful clip from the Anamanaguchi-composed soundtrack of Ubisoft's adaptation of Edgar Wright's adaptation of his flagship series, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

180 stores across Australia and New Zealand will be having midnight launches for Blizzard's long-awaited title.

#madcatz Shots of MadCatz' new line of Call of Duty: Black Ops peripherals have surfaced and well, yes, the controllers are in fact black. More »

We complained, and for once it looks like somebody listened!

The virtual child that lives in the cloud.

#ps3 Your friendly neigborhood Sackboy swings to LittleBigPlanet soon, perhaps the most amazing, spectacular addition to Marvel's line of downloadable superhero get-ups. As seen at Marvel.com. More »

#review If you like laughing and you like loot, if you can catch a Monkey Island reference and know why purple text is a positive thing, then DeathSpank is your game. Plus, it is gorgeous. More »