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#clips On a recent episode of cloak-and-dagger thriller series Rubicon, a female analyst explains to Miles Fielder, played by actor Dallas Roberts, why she has a Triforce tattoo. Haven't seen this show yet — is it any good? More »

- SEGA has a booth on the main floor and in the ‘Family Corner’ section - SEGA developed titles to appear Vanquish (PS3, X360) Virtual On Force (X360) Sonic Colors (NDS, Wii) Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (PSP) Black Panther Yakuza New Chapter (PSP) Shining Hearts (PSP) K-On After School Live (PSP) - Sonic Colors will be in the ‘Family Corner’ section - Partner titles [...]

A portion of a G4 review… As the 11th game in the series, Other M is a bizarre collaboration between the Metroid series co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto and Team Ninja of Ninja Gaiden fame. Indeed, “odd pairings” becomes the common thread throughout the game and its clashing dualities extend to the storyline, control scheme and onscreen action. Full [...]

Guitar controller-compatible time-reversing rhythm shmup ... thing Retro/Grade may not be arriving on PSN until next year, but PAX attendees will be granted an early look at it during the convention this year. But what if you can't make it to Seattle? You'll have to settle for this new trailer, which highlights the game's rather unusual premise. Still don't get it? The final game promises a tutorial mode "to help people wrap their minds around our time bending concepts."

Honestly, it seems like we'll need it.

IGN AU checks out Halo: Reach, Kinect and more at Microsoft Open House.

#psp A Japanese nail saloon has decorated a handful of PSPs covers in the image of in-game hostesses. Thrilling! More »

#microsoft Microsoft's two most recent PC game reveals were welcome, sure, but they were also catered towards a certain end of the market: the end that is cool with playing browser games. More »

As evidenced by the trailer posted below, Cabela's North American Adventures might just be the least kid-friendly entry into the franchise. Not because it lets you shoot animals, mind you. No, we're talking about the hunter's newfound proclivity for making woodland creature snuff films.

#ps3 A hearing due to take place today to determine the ultimate fate of the new PS3 modchip in Australia has been postponed, Kotaku has learned. More »

Are you in the process of packing the items necessary for survival during your upcoming trip to the Penny Arcade Expo? You might want to consider adding Proxima Labs' "The Conventionist" to your list. The free iPhone app includes a full, interactive schedule for each day of the expo, a map of the convention center and the ability to browse through both while offline. Which is fortunate, since large crowds of tech-savvy people have a tendency to wreck your phone's 3G functionality.

Best of all, the app can be updated to provide support for other conventions as well. We sure hope the the 2010 Des Moines Apple Butter Festival makes the cut! We always get lost between the cider mill and the ol' birch tree.

#clips Let the Kinect product placement commence! Or let it continue, as in addition to making a none-too-subtle cameo on HBO's Entourage this week, the Xbox 360 motion controller has been featured prominently during Justin Bieber's current world tour. More »

#models What do you do with the runners—the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts—when you are done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you have enough to build a giant 10-foot Gundam. More »

You may think that reading your StarCraft 2 fanfic on YouTube is the only conceivable way Blizzard's RTS could transcend the realm of video games into TV or film entertainment -- but it's actually something Blizzard has considered for a while. The possibility is predicated upon finding the right person for the job.

"We've always had an interest in seeing our stuff on film or TV. It's just tricky to find the right partners," Blizzard's Rob Pardo told MTV Multiplayer. "We probably could have made a [StarCraft] movie or something on TV years and years ago, but it's really important to us that we find creative people that are really talented but also really excited about our properties. That's always been the challenge for us. I think if Jim Cameron came to us tomorrow and said, 'You want to make a StarCraft movie?' we'd probably sign that."

But we wouldn't suggest getting your hopes up: the World of Warcraft movie has been in limbo for a while now, so we wouldn't expect to see a StarCraft flick anytime soon. We will concede, though, that writing a StarCraft movie has got to be easier than writing a film about millions of dudes pretending to be chicks while cybersexing at the Inn. There's just no character progression there.

#screengrab I might be a bit credulous, but this armor looks like it actually provides some IRL protection. Pretty sure those Avengers don't carry live ammo though. Female Shepard armor for Mass Effect by Evil FX. More at the link. More »

Looks like Conduit 2 is going to be at PAX this year, located at the SEGA booth. If you’re going, stop by and make sure to check it out. It’ll be worth your time!

#2kgames UNICO National, the group representing Italian-Americans upset over the portrayal of Italian gangsters in the recently released Mafia II, have scored a win in their battle against 2K Games' mobster adventure. They claim to have unquestionably pooped their launch party. More »

#leak Beta users for the Xbox 360's Kinect seem to have mixed feelings about the still-in-development motion gaming device. More »

A portion of a WiiLoveIt review… At least initially, your child or close relative should have some fun with it. Whether they continue playing long enough to get the most of the $5 price tag is another story. And with the lack of Download Play, they may soon tire of playing on their own all the [...]

If you live in Los Angeles and love God of War, you're in luck. Sony is getting the directors of all of the God of War games so far -- that's David Jaffe, Cory Barlog, Stig Asmussen, Ru Weerasuiya and Dana Jan, for those of you keeping score -- together this Wednesday in the City of Angels to film a documentary extra for the upcoming Ghost of Sparta preorder bundle, and it's inviting the public to watch.

Starting at 4:00 p.m. PDT on September 1, fans can arrive at the El Portal theater in North Hollywood, and the first 150 on the scene (which means you better show up early) will get seats to see the show. You can RSVP on the Facebook page (though it doesn't appear that you have to -- it's just first come, first served) and you must be 18+ or accompanied by a parent to enter. Sony's also promising "gifts and prizes for all in attendance," so if you make it in, you'll probably get to take something home, too. We mean besides the insight and wit of David Jaffe and company.

#taito We've known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year's hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game's official site says it will arrive in September. More »

#blizzard StarCraft and Diablo maker Blizzard already has a World of Warcraft film in development with Spider-man director Sam Raimi. What might twist the arm of Blizzard's top creators to get a StarCraft movie underway? James Cameron might! More »

We've got it on good authority that sometime this Holiday season, Microsoft will launch a new Xbox 360 controller with a rather unique d-pad. According to our trusted source, when one rotates the d-pad ninety degrees on this new controller, it'll raise up about a quarter of an inch -- a modification apparently revealed to be targeted at fighting game fans.

Could it be a version of that nifty (yet ugly) European controller tie-in for Pro Evo 2009? Will it replace the new Xbox 360 S controller (pictured above)? Or will it be a separate, special controller? We've got plenty of questions and will try to dig up some more info, so stay tuned.

In the latest issue of GamesTM, Criterion Games creative director Alex Ward dishes news on a Skate or Die remake that EA offered his studio back in 2002, which was eventually canned by Criterion. This, Ward says, soured relations between the developer and EA for some time, effectively killing Criterion's pitch on a Need for Speed title -- titled "Need for Speed: Split Second," if you can believe it. "We called a meeting with the EA guys, told them we were walking away [from Skate or Die] and they went mad," Ward said. "threatening to sue us, put us out of business ... there was a lot of anger and frustration. Then we got a call from the Need For Speed guys and they said 'we can't work with you guys any more; you just walked away and there's a shame on your company, so we can't talk to you.'"

Though the pitch was killed, Criterion instead got to work on developing its Burnout series and is now developing another reboot for EA: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It also appears that the direction in which Skate or Die's remake was going -- a more realistic, simulation-style skateboarding game -- eventually became EA's Skate franchise. "I wanted to explore what it was like to just go out for a skate and have that feeling of just doing whatever you want. There was that experience from when I went skating in real life that just wasn't captured in videogames. I wanted to be able to get off the board," says Criterion dev Craig Sullivan. There are said to be many more interesting tidbits in the issue, which hits newsstands on September 5.

#sports Interesting feature teased on NBA 2K11's Facebook page a couple hours ago: "Press conferences." There'll be some postgame interactions involving your created player in the "My Player" career mode, apparently with ramifications for your career. More »