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#comiccon2010 Disney's Epic Mickey is only coming to the Wii, but a newly announced pair of comic book projects based on the game will bring Mickey's adventures to other platforms, including paper, PSP and the iPhone. More »

Last month, THQ reported some not-so-awesome sales figures for its second annual entry into the UFC Undisputed franchise -- to the tune of an almost 50 percent decline from sales for last year's first stab at game-ifying the sport. In a recent discussion with the print version of MCV (via CVG), Jon Rooke, the company's UK marketing director, provided one possible explanation for the decrease: "That's largely down to Red Dead Redemption," Rooke explained.

Though Undisputed 2010 has managed to ship a sizable 2.6 million units, Rooke stated that the title hasn't "delivered the broader sales yet." He added, "Rockstar have probably taken a fair amount of our market share. They shipped 5m units, taking a lot of consumer dollars." We know exactly what he's talking about: We picked up Red Dead Redemption instead of UFC because we heard the former had really great wrasslin' -- but we were unfortunately greeted with hours of rustlin' instead.

#comiccon2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker maker Hideo Kojima andpublisher Square Enix are working together on toys and game crossovers, like Metal Gear's cameo in Front Mission Evolved. The collaboration between the two appears to be primarily focused around... stickers. More »

#comiccon2010 DC Direct knows how to put together a video game toy. The collectible and toy maker is tackling the soon to be released StarCraft II and even more characters from World of Warcraft for its next lines. More »

Actually, you know what? The recently revealed Comic-Con trailer for DC Universe Online pulls two ol' switcheroos -- one you'll realize after watching the video posted below. The other? Well, the other switcheroo is that the trailer is inconceivably, expectation-shatteringly hot.

#screens Street Fighter? Tekken. Tekken? Street Fighter. Chocolate? Peanut butter. Me? I'll leave and let you enjoy this trailer and 33 screens, taken from the gameplay and cinematic of the newly revealed Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter. More »

#photoshop The inevitable counterfeiting, bootlegging and knock-offing of Kinect in certain Far East markets was the inspiration for last week's contest, and many enterprising 'shoppers joined the cause to create glorious images for the benefit of all. Let's take a look. More »

#dlc Astute Mass Effect fans noticed that, in the screens accompanying news of the upcoming extension "The Lair of the Shadow Broker," Shepard's packing two weapons currently unavailable. BioWare's confirmed a new weapons pack is coming, earlier than this next DLC. More »

A long, stupid story short: British newspaper The Daily Star recently ran a since-pulled article claiming Rockstar Games was working on a game titled Grand Theft Auto: Rothbury, based on the shooting rampage allegedly perpetrated by Raoul Moat earlier this month. The report was based on a shockingly tasteless and obviously Photoshopped box art for the non-existent title -- though the Star ran the report as cold, hard fact, even going so far as to get quotes from the still-grieving family members of the shooting victims.

Rockstar (and, assumedly, its fleet of superhuman lawyers) must have sent some stern words to the outlet, which ran a lengthy retraction (via Rock, Paper, Shotgun) earlier today. In addition to apologizing for the irresponsible report, the paper claims, "we have also agreed to pay them a substantial amount in damages which they are donating to charity." Well, at least something good came out of this situation, we guess.

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I remember seeing this game a lot, but I never actually played it. Clearly, from the screenshot above, I missed out on something quite special. Time to hunt this one down!

If you saw that 30-second teaser on Thursday and wondered what the heck was going on with Batman's costume and Superman's lack of a shave, this six-minute video setting up DC Universe Online's story should answer a lot of questions. More »

As hinted at yesterday by Harmonix's Twitter, a whole gang of tracks were confirmed to be included in Rock Band 3 during the developer's recent Comic-Con panel. These ditties include:

• "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
• "Rock Lobster" by The B-52s
• "Foolin'" by Def Leppard
• "Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
• "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter
• "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner

Also, three new track was confirmed for Dance Central: "Drop it Like it's Hot" by Snoop Dogg, "Push It" by Salt N' Pepa, and "Bust a Move" by Young MC. Never before has a rhythm game played host to a trio of tracks giving such welcome instructions.

#avatars If you've ever wanted to cross dress your avatar as Lara Croft, your chance is coming. The tomb raider's super-tight shorts are among a set of themed outfits hitting Xbox Live Marketplace on Thursday. More »

As hinted at yesterday by Harmonix's Twitter, a whole gang of tracks were confirmed to be included in Rock Band 3 during the developer's recent Comic-Con panel. These ditties include:

• "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
• "Rock Lobster" by The B-52s
• "Foolin'" by Def Leppard
• "Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
• "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter
• "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner

Also, one new track was confirmed for Dance Central: "Bust a Move" by Young MC. Never before has a rhythm game played host to a track giving such welcome instructions.

You know, we were just thinking about how tame ol' Kratos had become in the latter portions of the God of War trilogy. What happened to the days when he'd straight murder a Greek historical figure, unprovoked, just to solve a puzzle? Fear not -- those days will apparently return in Ghost of Sparta.

#retail Impulse and GamersGate are two pretty well known digital download services - we feature them every week in The Moneysaver - but they didn't show up in an NPD assessment of digital versus brick-and-mortar sales. More »

Screenshots of the recently announced cross-over fighter.

We just saw Kratos wail on Midas and loved it.

The two heavy weight fighting games are cooperating for a gigantic team-up attack.

#stickjockey Thursday's news of "The Jordan Challenge" coming to NBA 2K11 certainly felt like a trip down memory lane - of video games, as well as His Airness' career. More »

BioWare surprised fans at Comic-Con with a world premiere hands-on preview of Dragon Age 2, completely open to the public. A block down the street from the convention center, fans were treated to a short presentation by lead designer Mike Laidlaw, as well as a few very brief combat segments and a look at the story that kicks off the game.

I'll get impressions out of the way first: It's faster and more brutal, less cerebral and more exaggerated. You might think that's because BioWare wants to make the game a little flashier and more accessible, and you'd be right in part. But Dragon Age 2's dark secret is that even if the action is a little more over-the-top and a lot darker, there's a real, solid, story-based justification for it.