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And you thought the Covenant were scary! Seriously though, Halo: Reach doesn't cause the dreaded Red Ring of Death, but you can massage the emblem editor to make one for your Spartan. The image is part of a primer on Spartan customization, earning credits and uploading content to your file share.

Everything you need to know about the Japaniest game show in the world.

Everything you need to know about the Japaniest game show in the world.

Everything you need to know about the Japaniest game show in the world.

Looking for a good deal on Kinect? Amazon hasn't discounted the $150 tech, but if you pre-order it along with an additional game (it already comes with Kinect Adventures), the retailer will hook you up with a $30 game credit when the goods ship. Your additional game? It had better be Dance Central.

#consoletaisen The PlayStation Portable is still on top in Japan—thanks to MonHun Nikki!—helping, along with the PlayStation 3, to give Sony a healthy portion of the weekly hardware take in Japan. More »

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Section 8: Prejudice, the first details surrounding the game are starting to trickle in. According to the latest press release, TimeGate has taken user feedback from the first game and is using it to "drive every single development decision" for the sequel. Prejudice continues the story of Captain Alex Corde of the 8th Armored Infantry and promises a "lengthier" campaign than its predecessor.

Multiplayer once again features the ability to spawn anywhere on the map, as well as Dynamic Combat Missions -- objectives that change throughout each multiplayer match. Multiplayer will also include "more than 50 customizable weapons, tools and upgrades." Check out the first screens in the gallery below, plus the trailer after the break.

Saying that there are strange moments in Resident Evil is a rather simple statement. We’re talking about a game filled with zombies, mutants, monsters and all sorts of horrors…and that’s just par for the course! Let’s take a look at the weirdest of the weird, the stuff that still creeps us out and [...]

As new DS sequel Dark Dawn approaches, read through this handy refresher course on what's happened in the series so far.

#event People were already starting to line-up this morning in New York's Times Square for the official launch of Bungie's Halo: Reach. More »

Jim Gaffigan summed up the "merits" of camping rather well, which we point out because there's a new Walmart ad that shows you how to deal with a friend stupid enough to go camping the night Halo: Reach launches. Personally, we'd never befriend somebody who had their priorities that mixed up.

#madden An interesting little graphic EA Sports sent us today illustrates what most would expect: An actual NFL game crashes Madden NFL's participation numbers. But it still holds on to about 34,000 hardcore users from kickoff to final gun. More »

It seems that the combination of 3D technology, video game inspiration and the acting chops of Milo Jovonovich ... Milli Jovovonich ... that lady from The Fifth Element proved undeniable for moviegoers this past weekend. Paul W.S. Anderson's latest foray into the world of game movies, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D took first place in the box office over the weekend, netting $28 million on opening night alone.

That's the best opening for any film in the series so far, but with an estimated budget of $60 million, it's got a little ways to go to break even. But hey -- enough about the monies. Did you see the movie? How was it? And how was Mrs. Jovavonov ... Joovajanavich ... M.J.?

#science Scientists from the University of Rochester have found that playing fast-paced action video games helps players make decisions 25 percent faster than normal, yet no less accurate. More »

Greetings everyone, Ramone Russell here with another ModNation Monday update!

ModNation Monday: The Artist Spotlight Returns!

We’ve featured some of the top game developers in the game industry, vinyl artists, and even the mighty Kevin Butler. Now imagine putting a copy of ModNation Racers in the hands of two of the most talented professional drivers racing and drifting today.

X Games Gold Medalist, Tanner Foust and drift-master, Tyler McQuarrie do things with cars we can only dream of.

So what happens when they are given the ability to create their own tracks, drivers, and karts?

They race each other of course!

Gopher and Kart available tomorrow!

Previously only available via special pre-order offers, this week’s DLC Gopher and Kart is finally available. They can be purchased separately or as a bundle from the PSN.

MNR Creations of the Week

Amazing creations in ModNation get shared every day and we are playing a ton of them. If you are interested in submitting your mod, kart or track to be a future “creation” of the week be sure to visit up on the official ModNation Community site and who knows? You might see your handy work on the PS.Blog.

Mod of the Week

Mod Name: Help me! I’m being eaten
Creator: BPatches701 Freewill001

Kart of the Week

Kart Name: Awesome Face plane
Creator: BPatches701

Tracks of the Week

If you have a video(s) of your track submit them to MNR’s YouTube channel ModNation@Playstation.Sony.com and we will include them in the blog if your track is showcased.

Track Name: Tri-Oval
Created by: OveReAction

OveReAction says “It’s small, but BIG on weaponry. For 9 laps, this may be the death match track i ever created.

Track Name: PTY City
Created by: Blind-Rush

Blind-Rush says “A short description of the Track: A track inspired by the beautiful city and country of Panama. Panama city is a seaside city surrounded by jungle so is this track. You can enter the jungle part of the track by tacking the hyper jump to the right or you can continue your road thought the city by tacking the hyper jump to the left. The track features several shortcuts in the jungle and the city. It also features some big jumps and traps, but it is still easy for the new players. I’ve got great feedback from other players about this track.

Track Name: Tunnel Bridge Castle
Created by: Pikminenco

Pikminenco says “A race through a large castle and a tiki village. The track’s main features are the specially designed bridges shaped like a tunnel which you will drive through and on top of. Because of the special bridges you will visit each local twice per lap, from low perspective and from high perspective. The track is tested and well rated so far.

Hot Lap Roster for this week

Continuing with the trend we started weeks ago this weeks Hot Lap roster features all new community created tracks.

Monday: S: Desert Burst, by Tecnoboy1
Tuesday: Port Royal Resort – MNRC, by TheMaddMerlin
Wednesday: Quarry, by Vincent-Maurice
Thursday: Kingdom of The 4th Dragon, by Generic_Oval
Friday: Uphill Drive, by Nuclearfish
Saturday: V: Jungle Rumble, by Tecnoboy1
Sunday: Mystery Track by, Theshowsleague11

More news next week, until then… see you in the ModSpot!

Like the Halo series before it, Bungie is working on its own, brand new game engine for use in its forthcoming Activision project. "Just like we don't want to develop a game off someone else's IP, we want to push our own technology in the same way. That's going to be our position for the forseeable future," Bungie's Brian Jarrard told Develop in a recent interview.

Furthermore, that new engine is already being worked on, though it's still in the early stages. "Yeah, [the new engine is] actually in development, so I would say it's in a stage where, technically we're still at the end of a pre-production mode," Jarrard explained. He did admit that, "now that Reach is done the full weight of our team is rolling into the project," adding, "Real work is underway." We're excited to hear more about Bungie's next project, but for now, we've got an inevitable glassing to face.

#playstationmove Next week, September 22 to be exact, Quantic Dream's psychological murder mystery Heavy Rain magically transforms from vanilla PlayStation 3 game to thrilling, motion-controlled PlayStation Move game. More »

Put simply, we're all champing at the bit to play us some Halo: Reach. This podcast is a formality, really, something we are forced to do out of some bizarre sense of tradition and duty. If we had our druthers (and early copies, which we don't), we'd be playing Halo: Reach. As it stands, all we can do is pass the time until Tuesday. And now, with the latest episode of X3F, so can you!

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Hosts: Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander, @xandersliwinski) and Dave Hinkle (KnifefightYaDad, @davehinkle)

Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta.

For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group

#launchday Using jet packs as marketing tools has been done before, but in the case of the Halo: Reach launch event held in London's historic Trafalgar Square this morning the spectacle was quite appropriate. More »

Activision lets us finally play the single player campaign for ourselves. But only the tank level.

THQ today published a "core games" release calendar, highlighted by the May 2011 date given for Red Faction: Armageddon -- just a few months beyond the initially proposed date. The calendar spans the publisher's fiscal 2012 (April 2011 - March 2012) and also includes a Spring 2011 release window for MX vs. ATV Alive, followed by the planned summertime launch of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. A new Saints Row game (or games?) and a WWE iteration are expected next fall.

Additionally, an upcoming UFC title has been slated for Winter 2012 (January-March 2010). Of course, all dates are "subject to change," THQ notes.

THQ shuffles release schedule. UFC not shipping until December.

PS3's atmospheric adventure game Heavy Rain will receive a free patch on September 22 to support the Move peripheral. The PlayStation Blog notes the patch will download automatically when users start the game, adding actions that "mimic real-world motions" -- like knocking on doors (pictured). For those interested in experiencing this, you'll have to pick up the Move controller on September 19.

The PSN will also add a Heavy Rain Move demo on September 28, featuring two of the early levels in the game. As the update is all about adding Move support, don't expect a pronunciation patch for "ore-A-gammy killer."