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#clips Nolan North, the real world voice of Uncharted's Nathan Drake, Shadow Complex's Jason Fleming and Assassin's Creed's Desmond Miles is in a lot of video games. But it may be Mafia II that has the most North you've ever heard. More »

The minds behind the popular Halo machinima talk with IGN.

The following information has been taken from a Google translation… “Party Mode”: Anyone can join in to play at any time, be it another DJ or a singer “Streak”: See who can set the highest record between friends “Head to Head”: two DJs playing at the same time to see who can create the better mix, singer can [...]

Double Fine announced a second downloadable game today, and we're reeling from the double Double Fine. Let's all take a minute to reflect on the first Double Fine downloadable game, Costume Quest, with some screens of the neighborhood RPG. Feels like it was just yesterday that we heard about this!

The following information comes from an ONM podcast… * “it was everything you’d expect from a Metroid game, and then a couple of other things on top of it.” * “gorgeous” * “absolutely enormous” * over-the-shoulder segments can be a bit “strange” and “don’t work that well” * plenty of morphball navigation * “massive maps to explore” * some of the music [...]

Here’s this week’s PlayStation Store Digital Comics update.

DC Comics release the first two issues of one of my favorite comics series Y: The Last Man. If you’ve not heard about it the premise is simple. A mysterious plague has killed every man (and beast) on earth except Yorick Brown and his pet monkey. Now this may sound like a good thing for Yorick, as it’ll be up to him to repopulate the human race, but the world he wakes up to is a confused & dangerous. There are even some women who call themselves the Amazons claiming that nature wiped out the oppressive men so that the fairer sex could take over the world. Brian K. Vaughan (Runaways) has really created a thought provoking series and I highly recommend.

DC also brings you a free copy of Safe Inside (Zuda) and we start a new series of Green Lantern: No Fear.

From Marvel this week we have all 5 issues of Venom: Dark Origin in which we discover the true twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock.

We also see the first issue of a book that follows the exploits of a gun-wielding monkey assassin. The simian witnesses the destruction of his tribe at the hands of a bunch of armed men. With no family and no home, the only thing left for him to do was avenge his fallen brothers. “And thus the legend was born. A killer of killers, forever to be known… as Hit-Monkey”

Finally don’t miss the 3rd issue of Eternal Descent From IDW. Here’s the full list of new arrivals for the week.

• 2000AD Prog # 1692
• Archie # 606
• The Authority # 5
• Bayou # 7
• Bottle of Awesome # 3
• Breathe # 2
• Deadly # 2
• DMZ # 17
• Eternal Descent # 3
• Ex Machina # 4
• Fables # 19
• Gen13 # 25
• G.I. Joe # 19
• Green Lantern: No Fear # 1
• Growing Up Enchanted # 1
• Hit Monkey (2010) # 1
• Jonah Hex # 17
• Justice League: Generation Lost # 7
• Mickey Kid and Goofy Six Shots # 1 & # 2
• Murder of King Tut # 2
• Mystery Society # 2
• Planetary # 6
• Powers (2000) # 19 & # 20
• Powers (2000): Annual # 100
• Rockerduck and the Summer of Revenge
• Safe Inside # 1
• Scrooge McDuck and the Awesome Cradling Sand
• Stormwatch PHD # 17
• Venom: Dark Origin (2008) # 1 – # 5
• Wildcats # 5
• Wizards of Mickey II # 1
• X-Mickey # 17
• Y: The Last Man # 1 & # 2

As always check http://www.us.playstationcomics.com for the full PlayStation Store Digital Comics catalog along with pricing info.

#screengrab Mario wasn't fast enough to save Princess Peach from captivity in the Video Game Castle of Chicopee, Massachusetts, as captured by Kotakuite Lyphted this weekend. More »

Going by a rating handed down by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (shouldn't it add "games" to its name at this point?), Hungarian dev ZEN Studios is readying a sequel to Pinball FX, the first and only pinball game for Xbox Live Arcade. The classification dated August 10, 2010, lists Microsoft as the publisher. Combine that with the fact that disc-based pinball titles are pretty much nonexistent at this point and, well, it's called Pinball FX 2, we'd say it's a pretty safe bet that the game is bound for XBLA.

The original Pinball FX hit Xbox 360 all the way back in 2007, but has seen regular updates in the form of new themed tables, the most recent of which landed in the Xbox Marketplace on January 27 of this year. We may not know anything solid on this sequel (apart from the fact that it's apparently suitable for all ages) but we have some hopes for it, the biggest being that those who own the original be able to use the tables they've bought in the new game, without having to buy them again. If not, we may have to paddle someone.

We've contacted Microsoft for comment on the classification and will update as soon as we hear back.

Not that long ago we linked you guys into an Iwata Asks feature on Metroid: Other M. We also got some details from that interview, but the entire thing was in Japanese. Now Nintendo of America has posted up the officially translated version. This is just one of what is sure to [...]

Our dear friend Scott Pilgrim makes his temporarily exclusive appearance on the PlayStation Store this week, joined by a demo for Mafia 2 and an early access sale on PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap for PlayStation Plus subscribers. There's also new content for Red Dead Redemption and Dragon Age: Origins. That should be more than enough to keep you busy for at least 48 hours, provided you're not some sort of game-beating robot.

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#science Why is the number 20 God's Number? New research has proven that every possible position for the Rubik's Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less. More »

Nintendo's on-going "inside look" series attacks the upcoming Super Metroid sequel.

If you were looking forward to the Sonic the Hedgehog animated fan-film project, it’s time to get excited again. I thought the project was dead in the water, but that’s not the case. There have been some major steps made in the development of this project. It looks like things are actually [...]

Show of your hockey passion to the great one.

This Thursday, August 12th, the gates to the Presentation Podium re-open to celebrate the release of the upcoming PlayStation Move motion-sensor controller. And we are inviting you all to take part in this exclusive community event, only available in PlayStation Home.

Kicking off first thing tomorrow morning, visitors to the PlayStation Move event space will automatically be granted a unique PlayStation Move controller outfit that will serve as your key to access the full event experience. Don your outfit, grab three of your friends, and commence the team challenge: Coordinate with your team to earn new versions of the controller outfit (denoted by the color variants) until you unlock the ultimate prize, a PlayStation Move outfit complete with the iconic fully animated multi-colored orb. Also available within the space is a limited-edition multi-color PlayStation Move controller outfit that is packed with all-new emotes for your avatar!

Week two of the Empire Strikes Back 30th anniversary celebration continues with more Star Wars costumes – including the Boba Fett Mandalorian outfit (along with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker costumes). While you are in-world eating up all that special Star Wars content, be sure to visit the Central Plaza kiosk and pick up the Yoda Ears (available for free for one week only) and, of course, head to the recently-released Star Wars Cantina and experience one of the franchise’s most famous scenes PlayStation Home-style.

And for those of you who are lucky enough to be attending Star Wars Celebration V this weekend in Orlando, FL, be sure to say “hi” to our friend GlassWalls, who will be hanging out at the PlayStation Home booth (he’s easy to identify – just look for the bright pink hair!)

Paramount Digital Entertainment has just announced that Top Gun – the video game based on the 80’s iconic hypersonic film – will be making its debut on PlayStation Network on Tuesday, August 17. It’s a free-flying combat shooter featuring Maverick, Iceman & the rest of the Top Gun fliers, scripted with new dialogue and combat scenarios by the film’s screenwriter, Jack Epps, Jr., and features two single player & five multiplayer modes (Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Top Gun, Bombing Run & Capture the Flag).

Those of you who purchase Top Gun before August 24 will receive a free limited-edition flight suit for your PlayStation Home avatar. And that’s not all – on Monday, August 16th, at 5:00pm PDT (8:00pm EST), Top Gun screenwriter Jack Epps Jr. will be on-hand in Central Plaza to celebrate and chat with you, the PlayStation Home community! To participate, simply wear your new Top Gun avatar t-shirt, available when you watch the exciting new game trailer in the PlayStation Home Theater this Thursday, August 12th.

Also releasing this week into the wide world of PlayStation Home is a brand-new game for your personal space (Solitaire), a host of art (Patient Zero, Vlad the Impaler, and Blackbeard artwork from our friends at LOOT! and Sideshow Collectibles), clothing and furniture items from the soon-to-be-released Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (download the demo now from the PlayStation Network), the new Ocean Bubble aquarium, clocks (courtesy of Mass Media), and the hilarious new “Sneak Attack” items (free “traps” that you can place in your personal space that can be used to trick your friends – upgrade these with sound banks that change the gags and also come with special virtual items).

See you in Home!

Much better than an HP meter, we think you'll agree.

The only place Neil Young and The Dillinger Escape Plan will share a stage.

EA reveals cover athletes for this year's title.

#ubisoft The Assassin's Creed Brotherhood team are either immersing themselves in the game's fiction or preparing to film a gothic metal video in the first installment of the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Diaries. More »

Dragon Quest IX spots from UK - commercial 1 - commercial 2 - commercial 3 Art Academy (UK) Mame Goma 3 Kawaii ga Ippai (JPN) Thanks to Cadaver for the heads up!

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret (available on WiiWare for 1,000 Wii Points) makes a wonderful first impression. As I slowly, deliberately explored the seas around Spain for lost treasure, I was taken by both the lovely visuals and the meditative gameplay. Over time, though, those lovely visuals got repetitive and meditation turned to old-fashioned boredom. Dive wore out its welcome pretty quickly, especially disappointing considering how short it is.