As promised, id Software has released the iDevice version ofRage— calledRage: Mutant Bash— on the App Store today. You can pick up a standard SD version for 99 cents, or throw down an extra dollar to get the fancy HD version for your iPad or Retina display device. It’s only two bucks, so I said “What the hell?” and picked it up for my iPad earlier today. The above clips are of me playing the game for the first time, which is why I look like I’m absolutely terrible....

Conscientious Objectoris aDoom 3mod by thechineseroom, the same academic group who createdDear Esther. Despite the fact thatDear Esthercouldn’t possibly be more stylistically or mechanically differentthanObjector, both mods exhibit the same bravely experimental deconstructionist attitude toward the first-person shooter genre. WhereDear Esthersought to provide a uniquely interactive-but-sort-of-not narrative through environmental and audio cues,Conscientious Objectorserves as an inversion of the typical first-person shooter in nearly every sense. Firstly, you can’t kill anything....

Having only relatively recently procured a PS3inFamouswas one of the games I missed out on playing, and it’s also likely one of the games I’m not going back to play as it didn’tsound that impressive. However, there was plenty of potential there and as a popular PS3 exclusive it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that a sequel was coming. Now that sequelhas been teased. The Portuguese edition of Official Playstation Magazine ran the teaser above, which appears to feature the eyes ofinFamous‘ lead character, Cole McGrath, with text underneath them....

Oh,har de har, it’s Talk Like A Pirate Day, the mosthilariousday of the year. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a day where we all get to be frightfully amusing by saying the things a pirate would say! In honor of this national holiday, I have decided to get into the spirit of things by talking … like a pirate! Ahem … “It’s not theft because the game is still there when you download it!...

Listen people, youcannotargue with math. The success of the upcoming DS rhythm gameJam Sessionsis as simple as Johnny Cash + Nirvana covering Bowie – Ben “Have you seen our MySpace?” Gibbard x wacky amp peripheral = Jesus riding a pterodactyl! Thejust announced peripheralmay cause many to scratch their heads in confusion, but even if the thing is a total gimmick, you’re still left with one of themost impressive tracklistingsever shoehorned into a rhythm game....

TheLa-Mulanadevelopment blog has updated, finally giving release information for the title’s long-awaited arrival on WiiWare. The Japanese will be getting first crack at the title on June 21st. Meanwhile, the US and European versions of the game are in their final debugging phase should be receiving their own dates soon. Curiously, the header of the blog post bearing this news (visible only on thehome page) features an adorable blue something-or-other lounging on a PS3 controller....

What the heck isLazy Raiders, you ask? Uh … shuffles cue cards It’s an Xbox LIVE Arcade game by Sarbakan about this Pringles guy-looking treasure hunter and his quest for mad loot. But, in a weird turn of events, you control the world, not the man himself. As the debut trailer shows, the game is half action, half puzzle, and one-hundred percent disorienting. Okay, that’s an exaggeration; it’s just the quick cuts for the video, most likely....

Left 4 Dead‘s “No Mercy” campaign revolves around the survivors attempting to reach and then fight through Mercy Hospital, a supposedly fictional establishment in Pennsylvania. The only trouble is, there’s arealMercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, and youbetter believethat theLeft 4 Deadfans have found it. For the past few weeks, players of Valve’s zombie apocalypse shooter have been logging ontoCity Searchand writing ludicrous one-star reviews for the poor hospital. Francis himself joined in, leaving the following message:...

Who knew zombies could ever be this cute? Harmonix employee Milosent Kotakusome pictures of his custom createdLittleBigPlanetcharacters themed after the five bosses ofLeft 4 Dead. I think my favorite here is the Boomer just because it actually has “bile” strings coming out of its mouth. So cute! Also, I’m completely prepared for the zombie invasion when it finally happens. I have my plans all written down and know exactly what to do....

OK, so this is happening. Warner Bros. Interactive, TT Games, The LEGO Group, Harmonix, and MTV Games have all come together to announce — you guessed it —LEGO Rock Band. Slated to hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, andNintendo DSholiday 2009,LEGO Rock Bandlets players “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.” How that’s going to work is a bit sketchy, but the press release says you’ll be able to build a mini-figure avatar, band, entourage, manager, and crew....

Yesterday, as the new issue ofWeekly Famitsuhit Japanese news stands, details about two upcomingMetal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerPSP bundlesbegan to leak out. Sony is selling aMetal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerPremium Package priced at, roughly, $295 that will include the game, a camo-skinned PSP-3000, and a case. Konami, the game’s publisher, is selling its own, slightly more expensive bundle: the Konami Style Special Limited Edition will include everything from the Sony bundle plus some dog tags, a PSP stand, and a booklet....

You’d think thatResident Evil 5would have been the more desirable and anticipated franchise if it were being compared toLost Planet 2, but if the demo performance of both games are anything to go by, it’ll be the less storied series that outshines the famous horror sequel. “In 24 hours we actually got more downloads of theLost Planet 2demo than we did ofResident Evil 5,” Capcom’s Chris Kramer tellsVG247. “That kind of astonished all of us....

The Grand Theft Auto series pisses people off, you say? Well, imagine that. The latest in the line of the mortally offended is the head of a Malaysian consumer rights organization, who has called for a ban of GTA and otherly similarly violent games. This movement comes shortly after the murder of a Bangkok cabbie, which was swiftly linked to the fact that the nineteen year old who committed the crime was a GTA player....