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You’d Most Like To Be Alone In The Dark With…

Darth Vader. The “Alone With The Darth” boxart has been chosen by Kotakuland as its favorite finalists. Congrats to all who entered and a word about contest hijinx after the jump. We actually had to go through and ban people for getting off topic while voting. If you’d like to discuss what you think of…

X-Blades PS3 Trophy List

Hot of the presses, it’s a full list of PS3 Trophies for X-Blades – complete with easy accomplishments and balls-hard feats. Hit the jump for the full list. And check out the new screens that dropped today. Easy Walk
 – Complete game on Normal difficulty Everyday Business – 
Complete game on Hard difficulty Oops, are…

Your English Language Rhythm Heaven Boxart

While Amazon isn’t the place to pin your hopes and dreams on for game info, the web retail appears to have revealed the English language Rhythm Heaven boxart. What’s more, Amazon prices the game at US$40 and gives it a November 30 release date — both could be placeholders, though. Rhythm Heaven

Game Sales Up 17% In The UK

Music sales are down, movie takings are down, consumer spending is down…lucky for British retail, then, that game sales are on the up! In fact, they’re so up that it’s making everything else look good. Data released today by Britain’s Entertainment Retailers Association show that total entertainment sales – which combine the sales of DVDs,…

House Of The Dead: Overkill Devs Want Arcade Machine Feel

Does House of the Dead: Overkill brings arcade shooting to the Nintendo Wii? Yes, says the game’s developer Headstrong Games. According to Lead Designer Alastair Halsby: “We have done our utmost to ensure that it feels like playing an arcade machine — albeit an arcade machine that is out to entertain a paying customer, instead…

1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Update]

What began as a rumour last month has now escalated into full-blown fact; Ziff Davis have officially sold the 1UP network to competitors Hearst, owners of UGO.com. Hearst – who more importantly own many of the nation’s biggest newspapers along with ownership stakes in ESPN and the History Channel – will however only be taking…

Fred Willard’s Nintendo Shilling Lets Us Down

Nicole Kidman. Liv Tyler. Fred Willard? Nintendo has roped in Spinal Tap actor Fred Willard to promote Personal Trainer: Cooking in this disappointingly disappointing clip. Be warned, the below clip is blergh. And it’s not because it’s for some casual cooking game — that’s not the problem at all. It’s that it’s something like seven…

What Do You Do With Your Old Games?

Hey, we’re in a recession! And some of us have old games to unload. What to do, what do do. As Forbes points out, you can take your games to places like GameStop for store credits, e-Bay for cash, website Goozex for online swaping. There article covers a lot of familiar ground, but does have…

Aliens: Colonial Marines Got QTEs, Custom Cover & Flashbacks

Details on Gearbox’s Aliens shooter are thin. But excitement is thick. So let’s address both those issues with this preview for the game, which touches on story, setting and the use of cover. Originally appearing in PlayStation World UK, this preview – now up on Games Radar – reveals that the game is split into…

The Kind of Cammy Images You’ve Come To Expect

While Street Fighter series character Cammy White did not bring her assets to the arcade version of SFIV, she is doing so to the home versions. Here are some new screens of her in action and of her action.

Please Be Seated For This King Of Fighters XII Trailer

.html?type=mov Heed the warning. Don’t stand and watch. If you’re standing, it’s further for your jaw to fall before it hits the ground. More chance of seriously hurting yourself.

CES 09: We’re In Vegas!

Worry not, for we have made it to Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show safe and sound. We’ll be picking up CES press badges and listening to Microsoft’s keynote tomorrow, so stay tuned. For now, simply gaze at the wondrous busts of Messrs. Sigfried and Roy and an unnamed white tiger “friend” while…

Japan Getting Resident Evil PS3 Bundle, Console

On the heels of Microsoft’s bundle, Sony has announced its own bundle for multi-platform Resident Evil 5, complete with special RE5 design console. The “Premium Limited” pack comes with a Resident Evil 5 logo 80GB PS3, two DualShock 2 controllers and a copy of the game. Priced at ¥48.980 (US$525), the bundle goes on sale…

Europe Still Gets A Free Killzone 2 Demo

In the US, you have to pay for a demo of Killzone 2. Crazy days. In Europe, however, it’s the demo will be free. Which is good news for Americans! Yes, Americans. It’s not good news for Europeans, because the second you start treating the fact a demo is free as “good news”, you’re fucked.…

Fewer Zombies? More Outfits!

From images we’ve seen, Dead Rising for the Wii looks light in the brain-eating zombie department. But that doesn’t mean it skimps on other things. Things like, well, outfits for photographer Frank West to wear. “One surprising thing was feedback from people who liked the ability to change Frank’s costume,” says Dead Rising Wii producer…

Dawn Of War II Specs Will Wage An Endless War On Your PC

Developers Relic – otherwise known as “they who can not put a foot wrong” – have released both the minimum and recommended specs for Dawn of War 2. Worried? Let’s take a look. Minimum Requirements – * Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 * P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor…

High Quality In-Game Final Fantasy XIII Gameplay Images

While these Famitsu images themselves are not brand new, the high quality scans of them are. They’re the best FFXIII images you’ll get until Square Enix releases them officially. Thank website Final Fantasy-XIII.net for that! Famitsu PS3: High Quality FFXIII Gameplay Screenshots [Final Fantasy-XIII.net via CVG]

Mass Firings At 1UP After Sale

Oh boy. Looks like the sale of 1UP to Hearst hasn’t gone as smoothly as you’d expect. Rather than simply move house, it seems most of the site’s most experienced/popular writers have instead been let go. Looks like when Ziff CEO said “Many of our employees will travel with this business and become part of…

Energizer Reveals Hot Controller On Controller Charging Stations

Battery maker Energizer wants to be more than just your battery maker of choice. It wants a slice of that sweet video game accessories revenue, announcing four controller charging stations in advance of CES ’09. Why simply buy rechargeable AAs when you can enjoy the luxury of dedicated charging stations? Plugging your mini-USB cable into…

Want To Buy A Games Mag? Hardcore Gamer Is For Sale (On eBay)

Now isn’t the best time to be buying into the games mag business. Times are tough. But hey, if you’re not swayed by this harsh reality, Hardcore Gamer are for sale. And for only $42,000! And that’s not even the best part. No, the best part is that owners Double Jump Books are selling the…