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#art A typical game controller might have buttons with shapes or letters, but a controller suited for The Man Upstairs has way more: revolution, flood, epidemic — you name it. More »

#toys Square Enix's Halo Reach figures are larger and more detailed than those offered by rival company McFarlane. Let's see just how detailed in these beauty shots of the upcoming toys. More »

#supremecourt On November 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association and Entertainment Software Association. This is a landmark case for gaming and the court, and gamers can stand up for what the believe in. More »

#japan This year is the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In the latest issue of game mag Famitsu, top game designers like Metal Gear Solid's Hideo Kojima and celebrities like popstar Mari Yaguchi congratulate the title. More »

What's that? You say you want another Japanese shooter on your Xbox 360? Well, SNK Playmore is happy to oblige! The company has announced that its bringing Trouble Witches Neo to Xbox Live Arcade. Andriasang notes that Trouble Witches originated on PC back in 2007 and was brought to arcades in 2009. It features witches -- presumably troublesome ones -- shooting up baddies in a 2D side-scrolling environment. Trouble Witches Neo includes an additional character Sakurako Kujou, new modes and some sort of Xbox Live support (which could be nothing more than leaderboards).

Trouble Witches Neo is expected to release this winter for 800 MS Points ($10). Siliconera also notes that the game has been rated both by Germany's USK and the Australian Classification Board, so it appears it will be released outside of Japan as well. See gameplay of the original version after the break.

#art Wondering what happens to Master Chief after the events of Halo 3? He got old. And sick. More »

#scam World of Warcraft scams and scam artists are very real. You got to watch out, you got to be careful. Here are five ways you, the player, can protect yourself. More »

#review Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is a sequel 16 years in the making. Pitched as the direct descendant of 1994's Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sega's taking the series back to a simpler time. Does Sonic 4 deliver? More »

Okay, we think we understand most of the motion-sensing controls demoed in the Sonic Free Riders trailer posted below, but -- man, are we going to have to bend our backs that far in order to adequately hover-race? We're not sure we ... hold on, we'll try. (oh god doctor call a doctor)

Luckily Metal Slug henchmen aren't in short supply, right? Zoom past the break for video of the Slug-inspired "Metal Grudge" tank in action, or hit up the Flickr link below for some detailed images.

#sega So, Sega is re-releasing two more classic Dreamcast games in Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Bass FIshing. Wondering what they look like? Wonder no more. More »

#manga This month, PSP title God of War: Ghost of Sparta is finally going on sale in Japan. Western players might be familiar with the franchise's story, but that's not the case for Japan. You know this game needs? More »

#casual This many. More insane Facebook gaming facts and figures after the break. More »

#bigfreead In terms of gameplay, Buck And The Coin Of Destiny isn't half bad. It's a one-touch, Canabalt-style random platformer. It is, however, a Big Free Ad for GameStop. And like its namesake, it costs a buck. More »

To say Onimusha and Dino Crisis are on the back burner at Capcom could be an understatement. They're probably not even at Capcom and likely at the appliance store, sitting in the back playing cards, waiting to deliver the actual oven. In short: we haven't seen 'em and we're not sure when we will again.

Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development, Christian Svensson, provided IGN with some insight into Capcom's two franchises. You see, while earlier entries in those franchises were successful, later iterations weren't. According to the company, each provide their own set of challenges: Onimusha is a brand that resonates with Japanese audiences, but Capcom's pushing for more Westernized games right now, while Dino Crisis has the unfortunate problem of nobody at the company having "a burning desire" to "light that franchise back up again."

One thing we would've liked to see Svennson discuss is DmC: Devil May Cry. Ninja Theory's reboot doesn't just have the future of that particular franchise riding on it, but could determine how other companies handle -- or don't handle -- revitalizing an older brand for a new audience.

#gt5 Project Gotham added them. Burnout did too. Could Gran Turismo 5 be the latest car racing game to introduce motorbikes? More »

As usual, we will only cover details that we haven’t already posted… - starts off on a farm - a gas was spread on this farm to turn all the farmers into zombies - an evil group did the gas attack - you control the zombies with the eventual goal of taking back something important that was taken from [...]

#law This year marks the first anniversary of a Supreme Court fantasy league that a recent law school graduate from Virginia is running online. Participants try to accurately guess all nine justices' votes, collecting badges and achievements for their performance. More »

I didn’t know that there were so many Halloween-related RPGs. Take for instance, Sweet Home for the Famicom. I don’t really care for RPGs, but I would like to play this one. I’ve heard a lot about it over the years, and it sounds quite brutal, both in the subject matter and [...]

The perfect purchase for some armchair Ashes clashes?

If your performance in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty isn't where you'd like it to be, perhaps it's because your controllers aren't glowing enough. Sure, the StarCraft 2-branded Spectre mouse, Marauder keyboard and Banshee headset from Razer (all designed in collaboration with Blizzard) have other features that make them well-suited for games -- like specialized configuration utilities and quick response times -- but those aren't why anyone would buy one of these. Cool backlighting is.

Besides, when the keyboard description lists things like "Optimized Key Travel Distance" as a selling point, "pretty lights" doesn't seem like such a minor thing to latch on to. The set will be released in the US, Europe and Korea in November, with the mouse retailing for $80 (€80/94,800 won), and the keyboard and headset for $120 (€120/142,800 won) each.

They obviously have their dates wrong, but at least you can now plop down some cash on some upcoming 3DS games. Just don’t expect to get all of these titles at 3DS launch…whenever that ends up happening! Thanks to Lucas for the heads up.

Coming from Nintendo Power’s table of contents… We haven’t heard any information on any of these titles getting localized. No companies have come forth to say that they are publishing these titles outside of Japan. Is Nintendo Power just doing a simple preview, or do they have an inside scoop?