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#gameface Last month 25 employees at Age of Empire developer Robot Entertainment stopped shaving in honor of the annual Movember men's health awareness event. Aside from one transforming into a woman, it seems to have gone pretty well. More »

'Spolsion Man, one or our absolute favorites of 2009, enjoyed a surprise sales surge last week, rocketing to the top of the Xbox Live Arcade bestseller list. That's the power of Black Friday and a one-day, 75-percent discount.

In fact, thirteen of the top twenty bestsellers for the week of November 22 were on sale for at least part of the period, and the only discounted XBLA title not to chart was poor Voodoo Dice. Amidst the apparently too-good-to-refuse deals, Crazy Taxi made a strong debut in the number six position in its first week of release, and Pac-Man CE DX ate up a top-ten spot in its second week of availability.

As for Xbox Live activity, Black Ops recruits and Modern Warfare 2 veterans (who aren't about to surrender that easily) continue to hog the most bandwidth, followed by the Reach faithful and -- watch out for that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood sneaking up the activity chart! Speaking of no surrender, how about World of War and Call of Duty 4 (remember that one?) hanging around the top twenty most-played Xbox Live games? No wonder Activision wants to better tap its gold mine next year.

Both Top Twenty charts are posted in full after the break.

1st December 2010 – Wellingborough, UK/… O-Games today announced that it is rallying behind the world number one darts player, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, to be recognised as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010. The 15-time world champion and star of the PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour video game now [...]

Fast-growing publisher kicks off New Year with full slate of video games scheduled for first quarter 2011.

Fast-growing publisher kicks off New Year with full slate of video games scheduled for first quarter 2011.

Fast-growing publisher kicks off New Year with full slate of video games scheduled for first quarter 2011.

Keiji Inafune seems to be all smiles following his decision to leave Capcom. The now title-less former executive has launched a new blog, but doesn't have his corporate translator on hand anymore, so many of you will require the interpretive aid of Mr. Google.

Andriasang's helpful human-powered translation explains that Inafune has nothing major to reveal in his first post, but hopes to make announcements through the site when he's got something to say. The Mega Man character designer and Dead Rising producer reaffirms that he still wants to be involved in games in his new, unaffiliated capacity, but would also like to explore manga, books and film -- something in which we've seen him dabble in the past.

Inafune states that he'd like to exceed his former self and do the things he couldn't during his days as a "salaryman." Given his long history as an entrenched part of Capcom (and the Japanese game industry as a whole), this could be the start of some surprising developments.

Fast-growing publisher kicks off New Year with full slate of video games scheduled for first quarter 2011.

#indiegames Interested in playing more games from independent developers but unsure where to start? Indie DB's list of the top 100 indie games of 2010 as voted by players is an excellent place to start. More »

Definitive match-3 game collection now available on Nintendo DS.

Teyon, a Polish video games developer and publisher, confirmed today the release date and pricing of their next puzzle title to be published on the Nintendo DSiWare™ in Europe. The game will appear in the Nintendo DSi™ Shop on December 10th 2010 and will cost just 500 Nintendo DSi Points™. Give your brain a workout with [...]

It's so rare that we get into something before it's cool, that we have to savor it when it happens. In January, we were smitten with the concept behind Dorito's Unlock Xbox finalist Harms Way. Well, a little less than a year of development later and creator Justin Carpenter and developer Bongfish are putting the finishing touches on the shooting-driving hybrid and prepping it for release this month. It will vie for votes with Jill Robertson's Avatar Crash Course.

We've got a bunch of screens and the first trailer after the break, as well as a quick chat in which IRS staffer and college student Justin tells us how the reality of game development stacks up to the dream.

#parody After using its game parodying powers to transform Super Mario Bros. and Cooking Mama into vegetarian-friendly fare, PETA sets its eyes on the indie scene with Super Tofu Boy. Is he really better in bed than Super Meat Boy? More »

The Holy Land is the new field of glory.

Big Collision Games and Artificial Technology GmbH's EKI One will provide authentic soccer atmosphere and emotions for online gamer.

#graphics When I was a kid the future looked like this.  More »

- campaign is titled “Atsumareba Wii” - loosely translates to “If you gather together, Wii” - introduces Wii games that can be enjoyed when family and friends gather at Christmas and New Years events. - includes Wii Party, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Mario Sports Mix - features a video that introduces all the games - also includes commercials [...]

#psp PlayStation Minis are little iPhone games, except no one talks about them (and they're playable on a PlayStation Portable, not an iPhone). Sorry, but I've got to change that. More »

Lines swell to above 1,000 at major retailers as latest PSP entry drops.

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Level cap raised to 62 as treasures of the desert content update is released.

#books Del Rey brings the story of Crysis 2 to book stores everywhere in March with Crysis: Legion, the official game novelization by Peter Watts, the Canadian science fiction author once famously involved in a scuffle with the U.S. Border Patrol. More »

It's the first day of December, and people across the globe are preparing themselves for holiday festivities. Why not get yourself in the spirit of the season with a few selections from today's PSN update, like Dead Nation? Oh, no, wait. That won't do. What about that demo for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Fatal Conspiracy? Hm, that's not particularly cheerful either, is it? How about you blow up some more dudes in new in interesting ways with that Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage DLC? This ... this is going to be a weird month.
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