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#art One of the many faces of Mario as seen over on the Examiner.com. More »

Hi everyone! Get pumped for this week’s video store update:

Fall TV Sale hits the store this week to bring you amazing discounts on all of your favorite primetime TV shows! Now through 9/22, enjoy incredible deals on hilarious comedy, action-packed anime, and other entertaining TV episodes for just 99 cents! Enjoy TV shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and more! Click here to learn more.

This week, enjoy a series of great new TV arrivals hitting the store! Check out the new season of Eastbound & Down—a new HBO comedy series about a former baseball star who finds himself out of money, fame and obsessed fans and has to now reduce to teaching Physical Ed at the school he once attended. Want more of Cartman, Stan, and the rest of the gang at South Park? Then be sure to check out South Park: The Buttery Collection which features 3 unaired episodes in HD! Next, enjoy the all new episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which kicks off its 6th season this week. Can’t get enough of the Philly crew? US users can deck out their PS3 systems with the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Theme.

Last but not least, now through the end of this month, enjoy a FREE pilot episode of Outlaw—a new NBC series about Cyrus Garza, a newly resigned Supreme Court Justice who returns to being an attorney and takes on today’s biggest legal cases.

New TV shows and movies arrive every week! Here’s what’s in the store…

Just in TV

US Store: Outlaw: Season 1, Warehouse 13: Season 2, Campus PD: Season 2, Terriers: Season 1, The Ultimate Fighter: Season Team GSP, Parenthood: Season 2, Chasing Mummies: Season 1, 1000 Ways to Die: Season 3, Covert Affairs: Season 1, One Tree Hill: Season 8, Sons of Anarchy: Season 3, Swords: Season 2, The Colony: Season 2, Bad Girls Club: Season 4, Dark Blue: Season 2, Hair Battle Spectacular: Season 1, Hellcats: Season 1, MasterChef: Season 1, Sci Fi Science: Season 2, , and X-Play: Season 2010

Canada Store: Fringe: Season 2, A Double Shot At Love: Season 1, Clannad: Season 1, Back at the Barnyard: Season 1, Burn Up Excess: Season 1, George Carlin: Doin’ It Again, Entourage: Season 5, Six Feet Under: Season 2, Deadwood: Season 2, and Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6

New Release Movies

US Store: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Just Wright, Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny, Letters to Juliet, Helen, Janeane Garofalo: If You Will, Necromentia, Raging Phoenix, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Made: The Movie, Melali: The Drifter Sessions, Ricky Gervais: Out of England, Stay Gold, Bill Maher … But I’m Not Wrong, Who Is Clark Rockefeller?, and Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

Canada Store: MacGruber, Just Wright, Stolen, To Save a Life, It Might Get Loud, Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, The Fifth Commandment, The Grudge 3, The Lodger, The Human Contract, The Poker Club, An Education, Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, and Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

Before you head to the video store, check out the trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, now available on the US video store!

Top TV Downloads (US)

US:

Sons of Anarchy | Season 3 – SO Jersey Shore | Season Miami – Sleeping with the Enemy Naruto Shippuden Uncut | Season 1, Vol. 4 – The Power of the Uchiha The Vampire Diaries | Season 2 – The Return Tosh.0 | Season 2 – Tosh.0 222 Naruto Shippuden Uncut | Season 1, Vol. 4 Mad Men | Season 4 – The Summer Man Jersey Shore | Season Miami – All in the Family Futurama | Season 7 – The Mutants are Revolting Family Guy | Season 8 – Brian & Stewie

Canada:

High School of the Dead | Season 1 – Spring of the DEAD Ancient Aliens | Season 1 – The Visitors Astonishing X-Men | Season 1 – Gifted, Episode 1 Iron Man: Extremis | Season 1 – Extremis Part 1 Ancient Aliens | Season 1 – The Evidence Family Guy | Season 8 – The Splendid Source High School of the Dead | Season 1 – Escape From the DEAD Iron Man: Extremis | Season 1 – Extremis Part 2 South Park: Uncensored | Season 13 – Whale Whores WWII in HD | Season 1 – Darkness Falls

Top Movie Downloads

US:

Killers MacGruber (Unrated) Kick-Ass Marmaduke Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? Date Night (Extended Edition) Prince Of Persia – The Sands Of Time Hot Tub Time Machine (Unrated Version) The Back-up Plan Clash of the Titans (2010)

Canada:

Killers Death at a Funeral Just Wright Kick-Ass The Last Song Abandoned Nitro Circus 7: Country Fried Marmaduke Repo Men (Unrated) The Back-up Plan

Ignition's new game is beautiful, interesting and has designer clothes.

This isn't high school. SEGA's RPG sequel is getting serious again.

#rumor MMO title All Points Bulletin failed, and took its developer with it. So why on Earth would a company as successful as Epic Games be interested in buying the rights to the game? More »

It’s been years in the making, and this weekend we’re ushering in a new era in gaming with the launch of PlayStation Move. We thank you guys for all the support you’ve shown Move since we announced it back at E3 2009 and now, we’re thrilled to bring you the most immersive and precise high definition gaming experience ever designed, exclusive to the PS3 system.

As we’ve mentioned before, you’ll be able to pick up PlayStation Move in a variety of ways:

• For those who don’t own a PS3, the PlayStation 3 Sports Champion Move Bundle: Available for $399.99 (MSRP), it includes a 320GB HDD model PS3 system, one PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera, a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc, and a PlayStation Move game bonus demo disc
• For those who own a PS3, the PlayStation Move Bundle: Available for $99.99 (MSRP), it includes one PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc.
• PlayStation Move motion controller: Available as a stand-alone product for $49.99 (MSRP)
• PlayStation Move navigation controller: Also available as a stand-alone product for $29.99 (MSRP)

Whether you’re an experienced or casual gamer, or somewhere in between, there’s an incredibly diverse range of PlayStation Move game content available, including sports, shooters, puzzles, party and family-friendly titles, all in high definition. We’ve specifically designed Move to cater to everyone in the family, so no matter which genre you’re into, you can have hours of fun, while experiencing realistic and accurate motion controlled gameplay unlike anything on the market. Think you’re a pro golfer? Try Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Electronic Arts Inc). Want to become a street brawler (The Fight), take on combatants on a battlefield (MAG), or become a beach volleyball star (Sports Champions)? You can become any character you wish with PlayStation Move – which literally places YOU in the game. With close to 30 titles announced to date offering PlayStation Move functionality, including EyePet, The Fight: Lights Out, Heavy Rain, Killzone 3, Kung Fu Rider, MAG, Start the Party!, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Capcom), Sports Champions, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment), Time Crisis: Razing Storm (NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.), and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11, PlayStation Move has high definition games for all demographics and types of gamers.

For the past 15 years, PlayStation has helped revolutionize the video game industry, by introducing you to in-depth, high-resolution and real time 3D computer graphics and technical innovations such as Blu-ray and stereoscopic 3D entertainment for the home. With the introduction of PlayStation Move, we’re once again changing home entertainment by delivering more immersive and challenging gaming experiences that cater to everyone in the family.

Thanks again for all your support. We hope you jump off the couch and enjoy PlayStation Move every bit as much as we have while working towards this launch the past few years. As always, let us know your thoughts!

Let's be honest -- you're buying Portal 2 (who isn't, right?) and, since it's a Valve game, you probably want to just pick it up on Steam, right? Not so fast -- GameStop is going to do its best to convince you otherwise. The retail chain is offering both a $5 discount on the Aperture Science training program emulator as well as the chance to get two exclusive "custom bots" for the multiplayer co-op portion of the game if you preorder with them.

What do said bots look like? We don't yet know -- what you see above is what we've got so far. They could be black instead of white, or even branded with official GameStop employee t-shirts (actually, that might be pretty rad). But the thought of extra content, GameStop hopes, might be enough to entice you away from a digital download, and back to buying an actual disc at a retail store. Interested?

Monsters are no match for a strong will and tons of bullets.

#politics US President Barack Obama has given his blessing to a challenge - open to both children and professional developers - aimed at getting kids designing educational video games. More »

Once more with feeling.

Kudo makes brash prediction.

#tgs Here are clips for Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII, straight from Square Enix's supposedly "closed" theatre at the Tokyo Game Show. Many Bothans died to bring you these trailers. More »

#tgs Longtime fans of Sonic the Hedgehog may be familiar with the phenomenon known as "The Sonic Cycle," seemingly a constant in the development of new games starring the blue blur. It's something the producer of Sonic Colors is confident his newest game will avoid. More »

If you're an independently wealthy Call of Duty megafan who's in the market for a new, gas-devouring automobile, then -- well, first off, congratulations, as you're probably the only person on the planet who matches the aforementioned demographic! Secondly, you'll probably be pleased to hear that Chrysler has announced a limited edition Call of Duty-themed Jeep Wrangler, which will go on sale in time for the launch of the next installment in the series, Black Ops.

It gets better: Apparently, the Jeep Wrangler has a pretty significant amount of screen time in Black Ops, meaning your purchase isn't just a sign of your enthusiasm for long-running first-person shooter franchises -- it's cosplay. It's very, very expensive cosplay. That doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't look into it, but you should definitely consider the lifestyle you've chosen.

#bioshock Like BioShock's Rapture, BioShock Infinite's Columbia has some "different" ideology propping up its fancy tech, which is celebrated in these propaganda posters. More »

Gears of War dev could help save stricken MMO.

2K's period piece has something to be proud of.

#tokyogameshow2010 Fable III features a star-studded voice cast. "This is one of the biggest collections of British comedic talent," says the game's designer Peter Molyneux. He's right. It is. This is the kind of cast you'd see for a film. More »

[Image Credit: Engadget] Today, Android users can access OpenFeint, a social gaming suite which supports cross-platform communication, leaderboards and achievements for supported games. Aurora Feint, the company behind the tech, is currently working to enable cross-platform voice chat and real-time multiplayer sometime later this year.

PocketGamer reports Android users can download several new games supporting the platform right now, including iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad hit, Fruit Ninja, but plans are underway to offer 20 games over the course of the next month. Head past the break for the list of games, including those that are currently available.

The quirky series is back with better visuals and vampire politicians.

#tgs Snowboarder Shaun White is skating into Tony Hawk territory with his upcoming title Shaun White Skating boarding. The game, which Kotaku previously previewed, is being shown in 3D at this year's Tokyo Game Show. More »

#gt5 Gran Turismo 5's weather system looks...rainy in screenshots. Screenshots don't do it justice. It's really rainy. More »

Cing's last hoorah.

Nippon Ichi Software introduced a project that "holds the fate of our company" -- Disgaea 4. The president of Nippon Ichi took the stage of a TGS press conference to announce the game wearing a Prinny suit to show "how serious we are."

Like previous entries in the series, Disgaea 4 is a hardcore SRPG with a comedic twist. NIS is promising "stupidity to the MAX" in this upcoming endeavor. Taking place in hell, the story will have a political theme, with players building their own political cabinets. "I'd love to have questionable politicians play this game," he joked.

New features for Disgaea 4 are the addition of network features which will allow you to invade other player's worlds, and vice versa. However, the primary new feature is the revamped focused on graphics. While the game will still retain its trademark 2D look, the resolution of the sprite art has been bumped significantly, and will look more like illustrator Takehito Harada's original drawings. "Wow, that must have cost a lot," the NIS host joked during the presentation.

Disgaea 4 will be releasing exclusively on PS3 on February 24, 2011 in Japan. A US release should follow afterwards.

#tgs Hideki Kamiya created Devil May Cry. So what does he have to say about Ninja Theory's new, controversial take on the game's protagonist Dante? More »

Nippon Ichi Software introduced a project that "holds the fate of our company" -- Disgaea 4. The president of Nippon Ichi took the stage of a TGS press conference to announce the game wearing a Prinny suit to show "how serious we are."

Like previous entries in the series, Disgaea 4 is a hardcore SRPG with a comedic twist. NIS is promising "stupidity to the MAX" in this upcoming endeavor. Taking place in hell, the story will have a political theme, with players building their own political cabinets. "I'd love to have questionable politicians play this game," he joked.

New features for Disgaea 4 are the addition of network features which will allow you to invade other player's worlds, and vice versa. However, the primary new feature is the revamped focused on graphics. While the game will still retain its trademark 2D look, the resolution of the sprite art has been bumped significantly, and will look more like illustrator Takehito Harada's original drawings. "Wow, that must have cost a lot," the NIS host joked during the presentation.

Disgaea 4 will be releasing exclusively on PS3 on February 24, 2011 in Japan. A US release should follow afterwards.

Here's a riddle for ya: Even if a woodchuck could chuck wood, and even if a woodchuck would chuck wood, should a woodchuck spend a buck -- aww forget it! Both Special Edition remakes of Monkey Island 1 & 2 for iPhone are currently just $1 -- and the iPad sequel is on sale, too!

I can honsetly say I didn't see this coming.

#tgs2010 My rhythm is off, and I am completely out of step. This is the easiest song on the Wii version of Michael Jackson: The Experience. And the experience so far is difficult. More »

Sony faux-spokesman Kevin Butler's no stranger to talking smack about competitors -- though, for the life of us, we never expected him to turn his scornful eye upon infant dogs. Check out the US commercial for EyePet after the jump as we await a rebuttal from the dog people of the world.