In what is becoming the worst kept secret in the history of the gaming world, yet another clue that Vietnam will be the location for at least part of the nextCall of Dutygame has sprung up. Before it wasmusic requestsandunfounded gossipthat led us to this conclusion; now it’s a casting call. A recent casting call in LA has called for voice over/motion capture work for aCall of Dutygame. The work was being done for a character named Frank Barnes who is part of an elite Vietnam military unit, theMilitary Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group....

Wii owners have really gotten the short end of the stick when it comes toRock Band, if the complaints about the Wii port had anything to say about it. We heard in late October that it was possible thatRock Band 2for the Wiicould be delayed into 2009, but MTV Games quelled our worries, saying that the bundles would ship in late December. However, if you put stock in the words of theofficial website,Rock Band 2for the Wii will not ship until January 5th, 2009 … definitely not what fans of the series were hoping for....

Several of us atDestructoidhave been messing around in the magical world ofFable IIas of late and we’ve been experiencing a few bugs here and there. But according to a report fromX3F, there is a bigger, nastier bug than merely freezing when initiating a flourish against a wall. This bug could force you to have to restart your game completely. The bug revolves around a main story quest called “Monk’s Quest,” where players are sent to the Temple of Light to take care of a task for the Abbot....

Last month at the TED Conference, Lionhead CEO Peter Molyneux showed another demonstration ofMilo & Kate.During his presentation, he speaks a bit about interacting with Milo and how no two people will create the same version of the boy. There’s also some stone skipping and room cleaning action to be had. Watching this makes me wonder what exactly the role of the player is inMilo & Kate. You seem to be able to affect his world in some way....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] 2009 may be over but there’s still one more award show that you have to check out! Mega64’s Todd and Aaron show us what was the best everything from the previous year. Weekend D continues on after the break starting with the PWN’D support group....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] We see a lot of fan made tributes to videogames, but few are ever as good as thisCall of Duty:Modern Warfare 2film. And it was only made with just $209.42! After the break, we have the trailer forThe Other Guys. Then it’s Snake’s crazy codecs....

Famed game creator Will Wright said himself that his greatly anticipated life simSporeis in its final stages, and that we should be seeing it in the spring of 2008. “We have the game fully playable at this point and it’s in final testing,” Wright said yesterday in an interview with Radio 5 Live. Thegame which starts players off as a single celllets them evolve into a creature, and eventually into a civilization of creatures, needed some testing and tweaks to make sure it’s as accessible as possible....

If all parties involved continue to play nice and hit their respective milestones, it appears as if we’ll be mowing zombies inDead Rising 2particularly soon. Word from Major Nelson via his oh-so-informative“10 things you need to know from X10”piece advises us that Capcom is set to release the next iteration in the DR franchise on August 31 across North America. We’re not sure if that date is for all three expected versions of the title, but Xbox 360 owners will be privy to an exclusive of sorts in the form of a download called “Dead Rising: CASE ZERO....

There’s not a lot to say beyond what you’d get from the headline. Sega’sSonic 4: Episode 1is 33 percent off this week for Xbox Live Gold members as the Xbox 360 Deal of the Week. you’re able to download it now for only 800 Microsoft Points, which comes out to $10 USD. That’s it. That’s the Deal of the Week. Nothing else. Go on.

[Mini Update:People seem to think this story is “wrong” because Nintendo is sticking to a story it’s spun before. That’s as well as may be, but it’s on Nintendo’s head. The fact is, Nintendo customer support reconfirmed the game’s North American release. If Nintendo of America doesn’t want to fulfill that promise, that’s on Nintendo’s head. Furthermore, I invite Nintendo to refute the claim of its rep by saying “Xenoblade is not confirmed for a North American release....

Rumors have beenfloating aroundconcerning a next-generation Zune for quite some time, and Microsoft has today made all our “dreams” come true with the official announcement of Zune HD and the extension of Zune services to Xbox Live. The Zune HD, while not exactly an iPhone, will attempt to cater to all your portable media needs, with a built-in HD radio receiver, HD video capabilities and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen....

2K Games will be revisiting the character ofMafia II‘s Joe Barbaro, with upcoming downloadable content called “Joe’s Adventure” for its third-person action title. The content will have players stepping in the shoes of Barbaro, long-time friend ofMafia IIprotagonist Vita Scaletta, with all new narrative content. The downloadable content will include new locations, including a train station, the cathouse, a boat yard, as well as other unexplored areas of the game’s Empire City....

The 2008 baseball season got its start earlier today when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics in Japan, 6-5. Three weeks before that, 2K Sports releasedMajor League Baseball 2K8. So those of you who’ve picked it up have had a good amount of practice, and now you can put your skills to the test. There are hundreds of prizes to be given out, most of which are various amounts of Microsoft Points....