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Return To Rome And Live The Creed

If there’s anything history has taught us, it’s that even the world’s most monstrous tyrannies are no match for a few menacing deadpan proclamations and a good-hearted band of outcasts. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is out Tuesday.

Angry Birds Planning Xbox Live, Wii Releases

The developer of Angry Birds has said, at a London conference, that the game will be coming to all three consoles soon, reports PocketGamer. CEO Peter Vesterbacka, of Rovio – whose publishing partner, Chillingo, was bought up by Electronic Arts recently, also shot down thoughts of an “Angry Birds 2” sequel on its original. But…

Pac-Man’s Reign Of Terror

Thirty years later, bit-by-bit, the Pac-Man continuity is still unfolding. Seen on Aled Lewis’s Flickr; the t-shirt design is currently up for voting at Threadless.

Fight Night Champion Goes Mano A Mano With Baseball?

The debut trailer for Fight Night Champion, published an hour ago on IGN, lists March 1 as the game’s release date. If that’s the case, it will take on MLB 2K11 and MLB The Show 11. The first Tuesday in March typically belongs to the baseball simulations – if not then, then the second. (Release…

Fight Night Champion Is EA Sports’ First M-Rated Game

Not yet officially rated by the ESRB, promotional copy on the game’s official page bills EA Sports’ next boxer as the publisher’s first ever M-rated game. “As the first-ever ‘M’ rated EA Sports title, Fight Night Champion showcases the truest graphical representation of the sport, lifestyle, and culture of boxing with authentic and dynamic blood,…

Mafia Wars Agency Takes The Rap For Vandal-Marketing Stunt

An ad agency has taken the fall for a guerrilla marketing stunt that had the city of San Francisco threatening Facebook-games maker Zynga with vandalism and other charges. The agency will pay the city $45,000 in fines. In August, San Francisco officials were steaming mad over the fake $25,000 bills glued to city sidewalks as…

“Pixels” Picks A Writer For Its Feature-Length Release

Pixels, the animated short about game characters rampaging through New York, got Adam Sandler’s attention earlier this year. Now he’s put one of his top writers to work on the story for a cinematic release. Tim Herlihy has the job, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Herlihy wrote some of Sandler’s more successful and better known films,…

Capcom Rolling Out MotoGP 10/11 In March

Capcom today said the latest installment of its superbike racer, MotoGP 10/11, is under development and due for release in March. Developer Monumental Games is back on the case. Check out this gallery of a dozen screenshots. A news release touted a “brand new customizable player assist feature,” that will tune the game to players’…

Blizzard Offering A Week Of Free Time To Warcraft Apostates

Backsliders in the church of Warcraft are being coaxed back to the flock with an offer of seven free days of gameplay, to whet their appetite for the Cataclysm expansion due in December. Notices are going out to lapsed subscribers now; they promise a week of game time, but the offer expires Dec. 1. World…

MotoGP 10/11 Screens

Get Your Mitts On LittleBigPlanet 2’s “Grabinator”

LittleBigPlanet 2’s already brought us grappling hooks, bounce pads, Sackbots, and the Creatinator. Now Media Molecule reveals a fourth tool – the Grabinator, with which Sackboy can pick up carry and even throw massive things of a great weight. The Grabinator replaces an early concept called the “Power Gloves,” but they do the same thing.…

They Died For Mega Man’s 4.0 GPA

If I had the Mega Buster, junior year chemistry would have been so much easier. Two birds, one stone and all that, too. Seen on Dorkly.

Kinect Sports Launches Facebook App

Rare has built and launched a Kinect Sports application for Facebook, which will keep track of players’ league results, allow them to issue invitations and be invited to others, and collect video highlights in a single place. The application will soon update with the ability to see complete personal stats and records (by event, or…

Melt Down The Megacopter In Bionic Commando Rearmed 2

This is how you bring down the Megacopter in Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 – hang on its undercarriage, blast away at the engines and then – jump on a plunger so it shits out a clown car? Well alright. That’s one way to finish off a boss in BCR2. Capcom released the following gallery o’…

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Characters

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Super Meat Boy Teases New 360 Chapter, New PC Character

Minecraft guy and Captain Viridian of VVVVVV are known to be two of three playable characters exclusive to Super Meat Boy’s upcoming PC version. Team Meat teased the third today; looks like the guest star’s game name rhymes with Shmachinarium. There are three more characters to be revealed, and Team Meat dropped these hints: “One…

Sega Promotes Awareness Of Endangered Hedgehogs By Being Cruel To Them

Britain’s hedgehog population is in crisis, with many falling victim to roadkill. Sega staged a “hedgehog road crossing” to raise awareness of the creatures, and, of course, Sonic Colors. Here one’s fitted with red booties. Seen via Daily Mail.

Victor Declared In Hack-Kinect Bounty Hunt

Adafruit, which laid a $3,000 bounty for the first open source driver for the Kinect, has declared a winner. “Hector” delivered the goods, verified as workable by a third party in the hacking community. He’s putting the $3,000 toward “hacking tools and devices for a group of people he works with closely,” on projects such…

Website Names Tip Plans For SSX Sequel

SSX, the snowboard supercross game, was one of the most acclaimed series on the defunct EA Sports Big nameplate, but hasn’t seen a new release since a poorly received Wii title in 2007. That might change with “SSX Deadly Descent.” Superannuation, cataloger of all prospective video game paperwork, noticed five sites all have been registered…

Night Vision Cake Makes For A Prestigious Birthday

Was it really a year ago that Modern Warfare 2 was the it-release, and its night vision goggles were the opulent special edition premium. This cake doesn’t celebrate that anniversary, it’s for “stepTOF,” from his girlfriend. Sent in by TEAMCHINA.