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#squareenix After showing off the Lightning-infused new title at the Tokyo Game Show last week, Square Enix confirms a North American PSP release for Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy. And we thought 358/2 Days was bad. More »

New images directly from the demo.

Big guns coming for DLC.

The follow-up to the ultimate Final Fantasy fighting experience to be unleashed in 2011.

#clips Watch as players transform LittleBigPlanet into Guile's Street Fighter 2 stage, a Zone of the Enders level, and a first-person shooter in these videos from the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta. More »

We were sure Square Enix would localize the sequel to Dissidia Final Fantasy, its PSP fighting-RPG hybrid thing. But we also vainly hoped the company would alter the title for the American version to something that makes even the slightest bit of sense. No such luck.

Square Enix announced that DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY will arrive on PSP in North America sometime next year, bringing new characters (Kain, Tifa, and Lightning, so far), a playable Chaos storyline, and a new, RPG-style mode along with it. We now hope it'll be available on PSN so we don't have to look another human being in the face when we buy something called DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY. Why would you do this to your own game, Square Enix? If you don't want anyone to buy it, just don't release it.

Big wheels keep on turning.

#screens Being the focus of a floating citywide conflict and getting constant high altitude nosebleeds is reason enough for Elizabeth here to be sad, but you shouldn't be, because you've got five gorgeous new BioShock Infinite screens to look at. More »

"Colonial Navy" now available for all.

Some of the fine folks who brought you 8-bit versions of Twilight and Dr. Horrible now deliver their most terrifying concept yet: 8-bit Glee. Just in time for tonight's second season premiere, the 8-bit "choose your own adventure" (utilizing the power of YouTube annotations) covers events of the musical (karaoke?) television series' first season.

Although losing before the finale may not be canon to the series, the "game" features Sue and Schuester's verbal sparring, (non-participatory) rhythm game cliches and all that sugary, inspirational stuff that got the show picked up for two more seasons.

Latest entry in the award-winning franchise arrives today with a wealth of enhancements and new features ready to conquer your PC.

Now that you have all been properly introduced to the cast of Season 2 of “The Tester,” it’s time to see who they will be looking to impress. Adrianne Curry, winner of the first season of “America’s Next Top Model” and star of VH1 reality shows “The Surreal Life” and “My Fair Brady” and passionate gamer, will join returning full-time panelist Brent Gocke, Senior Release Manager from SCEA, and host Meredith Molinari, model and host of multiple online music shows, when the first episode of “The Tester” premieres this fall.

We’re also fired up to reveal the six additional distinguished gaming industry guest panelists that will join Adrianne, Brent and Meredith this season. They include:

• Stig Asmussen – Game Director for God of War III
• Ted Price – Founder and CEO, Insomniac Games
• Deborah Mars – Senior Producer, SCEA Santa Monica Studios
• Greg Goodrich – Executive Producer of Medal of Honor, Electronic Arts
• Michael McWhertor – Reviews Editor, Kotaku
• Travis Williams – Senior Producer, SCEA San Diego

Full-time panelists, Brent Gocke and Adrianne Curry, sitting alongside Stig Asmussen, game director for God of War III.

Our panelists will scrutinize the 12 new Season 2 cast members as they compete in grueling physical and mental challenges to win a job as an official PlayStation game tester for SCEA’s Quality Assurance department in San Diego, Calif., along with a $5000 signing bonus, a 42” 3D Bravia TV, and a limited edition ‘The Tester’ PS3 game system. If you follow Adrianne on Twitter, you know she isn’t afraid to express her opinions, so we’re looking forward hearing her unabashed perspective. Which panelists are you most interested to see?

Check out “The Tester” website for more info on the panelists and remember to look out every Tuesday for more information on Season 2 of PlayStation Network’s exclusive original competitive reality series as it quickly approaches.

Celebrate Finnish mythology in videogame format.

A new way to enjoy Lara.

WPT Texas Hold 'Em Poker on Facebook platform offers fans a chance to win seats at the World Poker Tour champions Boot Camp and learn from 10 top pros.

#music You could spend your morning sorting through all of the twisted tracks coming on the DJ Hero 2 disc next month, or just accept that any game that mixes Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." with the Jackson 5's "ABC" automatically wins. More »

Beautiful new island course set in the Mediterranean Sea.

New strategy RPG on the way.

Konami brings the world of Gorm to life in an exciting action-adventure based on the international toy and television phenomenon.

High-definition updates of last generation's Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia games have popped up again, this time on a UK retail site. Eurogamer points to listings on Zavvi.com of the two Ubisoft trilogies, bundled on PlayStation 3 for £30 MSRP. Splinter Cell has a late November date attached, while PoP is listed for March 2011. Last month, the two HD collections emerged on Amazon France, both with an early November release date.

The PS3 already has the God of War Collection out there, with Sly Cooper and ICO / Shadow of the Colossus bundles on the way. We've contacted Ubisoft for official word on the Splinter Cell and PoP bundle matter, but should that fail we have an asset on standby to extract the information ... through any means necessary.

A simple soccer game for everyday fun.

#deals Heavy Rain and Madden NFL 11 lead the charge into a day filled with PlayStation 3 deals in Amazon's shiny golden box of values. What's up for grabs today? More »

If you're looking to buy PS3 sadness simulator Heavy Rain just in time for the PlayStation Move patch, Amazon has discounted it to $39.99 as its Deal of the Day. In addition, the retailer has devoted its Gold Box page entirely to PS3 stuff today, with deals launching through 11PM ET.

Right now, you can also get Madden NFL 11 for $44.99. Future deals, according to Thrifty Nerd's guesses, may include 3D Dot Game Heroes and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Let the all-day Amazon refreshing marathon commence!

[Thanks, MLC]

Latest RPG outsells Diamond & Pearl by over one million units.

Download tracks from Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Rush, Rise Against, Slipknot, Stone Temple Pilots, Foreigner and more for a fraction of the cost.

#arenanet You can't always be seated in front of your gaming rig playing Guild Wars 2, so ArenaNet has devised a way to keep players connected to the upcoming MMO via the iPhone, iPod, and Android phones. More »

The Xbox 360 Dashboard might not want you to know it just yet, but hidden among the 'Game Videos' section of the game marketplace is a just-released 10-minute gameplay demo for BioShock Infinite. The guided demo will go live everywhere else tomorrow, but if you've got an Xbox 360, we'd suggest queuing up the clip for download right now. It'll probably be the best ten minutes (involving telekinesis) you'll experience today!

#wii While America's current leaders have only discussed but never been photographed playing video games, we've got photographic proof of England's deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, using a Wii sans wrist strap. More »

Much like their Xbox-playing counterparts, folks hoping to do some remote Tomb Raiding with an online pal on PS3 and PC will have to cool their jets for a bit. According to a press release from Crystal Dynamics, the PS3 and PC versions of the Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light are still slated to arrive on September 28 -- however, contrary to what was previously promised, the new versions will not have online co-op capabilities until "a later date." A Crystal Dynamics representative explained the 360 online co-op update will go live "in the very near future." We've followed up to find out if it will arrive alongside the new versions, as was announced last month.

We've also contacted Crystal Dynamics to get a better idea of what "a later date" entails for the PS3 and PC versions. For the developer's sake, we sure hope it means "before we plan to launch all those DLC expansions later this year."

Aided by the skillful hands of DJ Qbert, DJ Shadow, Tiësto, RZA and other cut chemists, FreeStyleGames has mixed and mashed another eclectic cocktail of beats, rhymes and -- Sam Cooke even! The DJ Hero 2 soundtrack boasts 83 original mixes and the actual words to Snow's "Informer."

Peep the full soundtrack after the break -- and sample the new mixes on DJHero.com.