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We've been waiting three long years for Quake Arena Arcade, and just recently we started to make out a faint light at the end of the tunnel. Today, another bright spot has appeared, courtesy of the game's Twitter feed, in the form of this lengthy gameplay video.

#halo For a game where you know how it ends before you even fire it up, the fact Halo: Reach has sold over 3 million copies since its release a month ago is some tidy work on the part of Bungie. More »

Runewalker Entertainment talks about new chapters and Australian servers.

#microsoft For the rest of October, if you spend a certain amount of Microsoft Points on Xbox Live stuff, you'll be given points in return, which you can then spend on more stuff. More »

We can't help but notice that there's something wrong with your Nintendo Entertainment System. No, it's not that its connector pins are totally jacked after two decades of rough cartridge insertion -- it's that it isn't covered, toe to tip, in the autographs of some of the gaming, tech and general nerd industry's most prominent figures.

You can rectify that problem by bidding on this NES, which has been signed by folks like Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, Wil Wheaton, MC Frontalot, Jonathan Coulton and many, many more. All the proceeds from the auction go to the Baystate Children's Hospital in Springfield, Mass. -- as do the proceeds from eBay user DanMckela's other auctions. Go take a look at his altruistic wares!

[Thanks, Dao Jones!]

#southpaws Ever since we previewed Rock Band 3's Pro Guitar mode, readers have been asking if lefties can play this mode. They can. More »

Are you guys ready to hear about what might just be the trendiest website in the entirety of the deep, vast internet? Take the immense popularity of Minecraft, throw in a fully-featured, Facebook-esque social network, and then, for good measure, tack on a completely unnecessary consonant to the end of its name. What do you get? Minecraftr, a social hub designed to connect players of the constructive online title, allowing them to create groups, plan events, establish servers and chat through IRC and forums.

Though Minecraft certainly has its share of strengths, finding amateur builders like yourself is something of a chore for new players. If it takes off, Minecraftr might be a great way to wiggle your way into a community -- and then take its grand, intricate creations apart one brick at a time.

[Thanks, Chris!]

Most of us grew up championing the banner of either Sega or Nintendo -- if you were JC, you had a TurboGrafx-16. Aligning with one or the other wasn't a choice made lightly, predicated on which games you thought looked the baddest and, of course, that pesky money issue. If you were a Sega person, you missed out on some sweet Nintendo games and vice versa.

Anyway, the point: HG101 posted a nine-minute video giving us a glimpse at how Super Metroid would've sounded if it was on the Sega Genesis, created by YouTube user Geckoyamori. Crank your speakers up to 11 and head past the break to give it a listen!

#patch "Rolls on," more like, as the big update hit early yesterday for Monday Night Combat, the class-based shooter on Xbox Live Arcade. For those who don't have it, the demo time trial has been extended to 60 minutes from 30. More »

#xbox360 Alan Wake is not a shoe-in for Game of the Year 2010, but these ads for the exclusive Xbox 360 thriller are so lovely they deserve some sort of high-caliber 2010 praise. More »

If you've ever wanted to feel what it's like to be one of the anonymous thugs in a Dynasty Warriors level, now's your chance. Aeria Games has launched a closed beta for Dynasty Warriors Online for North American and European players. You can experience the various co-op and competitive multiplayer modes, including 12-on-12 battles.

If you're eager to begin your life as a recruit (during which time we'd advise you to stay away from the hero-looking folk), you can still sign up for the beta at the official site. If you're not so eager, perhaps the trailer after the break will get your enlistment juices flowing.

PSN shmup Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype will get its first (and presumably last) DLC come November. "The Last Chapter" adds 13 new challenges, 11 trophies and a new ending for $5. Simultaneously, a free patch will be released that adds a new "Massive Attack" difficulty mode to the game.

RF (radio frequency) shielding is designed to prevent interference between the console’s electronics and the outside world, especially TV sets, which are susceptible to stray electromagnetic emissions that occur from any functioning circuit.

Yes, Donkey Kong Country Returns is a very nostalgic game in its own rights, but Nintendo really wanted to drive home that point today. When they sent out the latest batch of screens for Donkey Kong Country Returns (posted earlier), they also included screens like these. Yes, they had screens from previous Donkey Kong Country [...]

#feedback The sequel to Scribblenauts, last year's quirky, creative hit for the DS, is in our hands and we're playing it for review. You can help out by letting us know what you want to know about Super Scribblenauts. More »

11 bit studios, the company founded by CD Projekt and Metropolis Software vets, has announced its first project, an action-strategy game called Anomaly: Warzone Earth. The arcade-style RTS puts players in the role of a military convoy, fighting alien invaders as they arrive in Earth's cities. The announcement promises the game will let you "take part in battles personally" as you plan them in the traditional top-down RTS view.

Anomaly will be released in early 2011 on PC, iPhone and iPad. That should be plenty of time to change the title.

NCSX is taking preorders on the Red Wii bundle, as well as the red DSi XL that is hitting Japan. Remember, this Wii comes pre-loaded with a version of Super Mario Bros. that has been re-imagined by Nintendo. Question mark blocks have been replaced with a ‘25′ sign in honor of 25 years [...]

#review Four unassuming adventurers set forth on a journey to save a magical kingdom in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS. Now where have I heard this story before? More »

Remember Silent Hill: Past Life, the crossover comic planned for the upcoming Silent Hill title? Remember how the comic was supposed to feature one of the game's characters, despite the fact that the comic and the game take place over a hundred years apart? It appears that Hell Descent has uncovered the character in question, a possibly ethereal postmaster by the name of Howard Blackwood.

Blackwood appears in the first issue of the comic, while what appears to be the same character is also seen briefly in the Silent Hill E3 trailer (see him at 2:51 after the break). Whether Mr. Blackwood plays an immortal guide a la Richard Alpert, or the man in the trailer is merely the descendant of Blackwood, remains to be seen. Regardless, it seems like a neat inclusion, and we imagine Silent Hill's postmaster must have some idea of what's going on (whenever he's not delivering letters from dead loved ones, anyway).

[Image: Hell Descent]

#clips Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep? More »

#clips Here's another look at Platinum Games' upcoming mech-suit shooter Vanquish. More »

Last year, Verizon started up a subscription-based gaming service for PC, and today the company has announced a new payment option, allowing users to purchase individual games to own. A free trial period is offered for most games, so potential purchasers are able to get a taste before deciding whether they want to own a particular title from Verizon's stable of over 1,800 titles.

Of course, the new option to buy doesn't affect the service's (now optional) monthly subscription plans, which will continue to allow users to play games for either $15, for access to all games, or $5, for access to 450 select titles.

#rumor GameFly has listed NBA Jam's PS3 and 360 version for release Nov. 18 and while that's most likely a placeholder date, the fact a rental service listing the game indicates it will be a retail disc release, not a download. More »

Butterfly in the sky, I can fly twice as high.

2K Games has revealed quite a big list of fixes coming to Firaxis' stellar Civilization 5. The rather large update addresses several of the most common complaints, like those pesky game-crashing bugs, but goes deeper to fix other issues involving the AI, UI and gameplay.

The patch notes, which we've listed after the break, do not represent everything that's in the update. According to 2K, it's just what the developers have been working on for the "past couple weeks." There is currently no estimated time of arrival for the update, so there could still be plenty of more things addressed -- we certainly like what we see so far.

#facebook Fresh off cameos in NBA Jam and NBA 2K11, President Obama and his two predecessors are appearing in Mafia Wars. As novelty masks, anyway. A bank heist weekend offers the chance to get them, and a badass machine gun. More »