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#science Tomorrow is the day Japan finds out if its promise of a fully holographic worldwide broadcast earns them the bid for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Can the country possibly deliver? More »

Animal activist organization PETA has released its latest parody, Super Tofu Boy, an extra firm lampoon of the beefy Super Meat Boy. Using the basic gameplay of the superb platformer as its inspiration, PETA's take has Tofu Boy saving Bandage Girl from Meat Boy, who has kidnapped his now ex-girlfriend for dumping him for the silken lover.

Even if you don't believe that delicious, raw meat is "bad," Tofu Boy is still an amusing distraction, even if it's ultimately a flimsy imitation. We've contacted Team Meat to find out if Meat Boy has a response. You may recall that Cooking Mama found her PETA parody quite "runderful."

NERF "N-Strike" Double Blast bundle lands at retail in time for holidays.

Because we like the number one.

Hammer-wielding dark warrior, Gengou, hits the Land of Chaos alongside two new challenge mode stages.

Kitties love giving.

- Michael Jackson: The Experience mall tour - started late last month and runs up until Christmas Eve - stops at Queensgate in Peterborough, The Oracle in Reading and Bluewater in Kent - TV ad campaign running up until Christmas, - first spot appearing on The X Factor this weekend - Print ads will run in weekly women’s magazines - MSN [...]

When in doubt, Mr. Thor keeps on walking in this tactical demonstration.

Mr. Thor teaches the magic of the Monkey Zap.

Mr. Thor presents the first in a series of titantic tactics guides for Swords & Soldiers: Sacrifice 'n' Roll!

CrimeCraft, Vogster's free-to-play MMO, is getting its first expansion, a ten-week episodic event called Bleedout. Each week features artwork by a different comic book artist, including Ben Templesmith, Howard Chaykin and Zach Howard. The expansion also includes new missions that, judging by the trailer after the break, mostly involve shooting people in the head and/or neck. We suppose the expansion's title should have been our first clue.

The first episode of Bleedout will launch on December 4 at 7PM ET.

Players come one step closer to character models.

#ps3 The PlayStation 3 video game Dead Nation was created in Finland but nevertheless shows that the United States is the word's top country in destroying the undead. More »

#review You've staged a revolution, you've saved the day. Now journey below Fable III's Bowerstone to discover the source of an enigmatic voice. Shame there isn't much to solve, other than why this Fable add-on is so half-baked. More »

Does your copy of Civ 5 need just a tad more civilization up in it? Perhaps you'd just like to visit your own brand of global domination on your real-life hometown of Duluth, Minnesota? Whatever your motivation, you can now add the Americas, along with Asia, Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean, to your stomping grounds with the "Cradle of Civilization" map pack, now available on Steam.

The four new maps can be added for $2.99 apiece or as a single bundle for $9.99 to the PC version of the game. Or, you could hold off and finish your campaign to conquer the entirety of Greece. Sorry, Napoleon -- no dessert until you finish your supper, young man.

Calling all PlayStation Home residents! Reports of an impending attack on Central Plaza have come through the PlayStation Home Community Management office. Our friends over at Hellfire Games are asking you, the resistance, to report to the new Novus Prime space station. From there you will board a state-of-the-art fighter ship and engage the enemy in a free-to-play action multiplayer space combat game.

Form teams of up to four players and embark on a score of dangerous missions where you will employ cutting-edge weaponry in intense battles against massive fleets of foes. Purchase new ships, weapons, and upgrades from the workshop, customizing your fighters’ styling and gear. Take your avatars out into zero-G, floating freely while shooting the parasitic crawlers that drill into the station’s hull. The best pilots can even earn an exclusive animated officer’s jacket! Do you have what it takes to fight back the invaders? Head into PlayStation Home Thursday, December 2nd to join the fight!

The PlayStation Home Mall also gets an update this week with new clothing items from Konami’s DefJam Rapstar and DanceDance Revolution, additional Dragon’s Lair clothing and furniture items (pictured above), and Lockwood’s ridiculous(ly fun) Fish Tank Bubble Helmets (pictured below).

Finally, the PlayStation Home Community Theater is airing a new installment of the Hip Hop Gamer videocast this Thursday, which focuses on the recently released Gran Turismo 5. Also playing this week in the Theater are the latest episodes from The Tester Season 2 and Replay with Doc: Cast Offs (the latter of which rewards viewers with a special virtual item). Be sure to log in to PlayStation Home this week to grab the free The Tester 2 virtual item and watch these awesome new videos.

See you in Home!

- 2940 yen - 2-Disc CD set - due out Dec. 22nd Contents in ■ DISC 1 “Metal Max 3 Original Soundtrack” 01. The main theme of Metal Max 02. Call 03. Hell is full 04. Purgatory Rock 05. Battle 06. Whereabouts of an angel 07. Nown Echoes Of An 08. Incoming 09.WANTED! 10. Toshi Katsu 11. Level 12. Destroy bounty 13. Lost Ambition 14. The sound of cold-blooded 15. Nemesis 16. Annihilation 17. Damned 18. [...]

Curve Studios' over-the-top ode to the old-school has been delayed.

#sports The heyday of skateboarding games is past, the head of EA, the company that makes Tony Hawk rival franchise Skate, told Kotaku in an interview this week. More »