Our advertising is particularly suitable for a game that can be played on the move, and Activision’s state of the art graphics have created a particularly striking campaign. Just like Smith, every time I think of motion, my mind instantly wanders toGuitar Hero On Tour. At first I thought my obsessive thoughts were just the result of continuous play. Now, though, I suspect that it may be part of Activision and Motamedia’s previous advertising attempts at using microwaves to carry messages to my brain....

Retro fans are loading the Fap Cannon in anticipation ofMega Man 9, and it seems that the Japanese ones will be able to jizz all over their controllers in a little under two weeks’ time. Yep,Mega Man 9iscoming to WiiWarein Japan on September 24. Mega Man 9will sell for 1000 Wii Points, and there is not yet word on the Xbox Live or PSN releases. Also, nothing is yet confirmed for Western gamers, but if they’re lucky, a release on this side of the world can’t be too far off....

Expect Steam Achievements and much more when 4A Games’ subterranean horror FPS,Metro 2033, ships. Valve has announced a deal with THQ to ship the PC version of the title with Steamworks, meaning the game will be supported with a wide berth of familiar Steam features: Achievements, auto-updates, and DLC delivery. A bit of icing on top the Steam cupcake, THQ is prepared to give even more copies of open-world action titleRed Faction: Guerrillawith Steam-specific pre-orders of the weirdo FPS, which is set to launch on March 15th....

If you’ve spent the dough to get your Xbox 360 replaced because of an E74 error (dubbed the new “Red Ring of Death” by many), look forward to getting your money back. Microsoft has recently decided that the error thatborksthe game machine is close enough to the three red lights to warrant the blanket protection Microsoft set up for it back in July 2007. In other words, E74 repairs are free until 2010 and if you’ve paid for anything related to it, Microsoft will reimburse you....

The latest chapter in theProject Cafe/Wii 2/Nintendo HD sagahas arrived, with legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto admitting that a new console is definitely in the works. He did, however, suggest that some of the rumors aren’t quite true. In admitting that he’s working on new hardware, the elf-like designer said, “where there’s smoke there’s fire, but you shouldn’t believe everything you read.” As well as that, Miyamoto confirmed that he’s also working on several games, including aLegend of Zeldatitle, a newMario,Mario Kart 3DS, and a newPikmingame....

A new Sonic game? AlongsideSonic 4? An Italian press release thatNeoGAFfound gives up the info on what was just a trademark not long ago. It’s a new Wii and DS Sonic game calledSonic Colors. OrColours, for you Europeans. An alien race and a sci-fi themed amusement park are involved? Hell, why not! An alien race imprisoned by Dr. Eggman in a theme park, and you’re out as Sonic to save them....

According toIGN, Microsoft has announced that the co-op demo for the Microsoft publishedCrackdownhas been delayed until sometime before the end of January. The demo was originally scheduled to hitXboxLive this Thursday, January 18th. The demo is apparently ready to go, but still undergoing the dreaded and nebulous “certification process” that has plagued everything from game demos to Live Arcade releases since theconsole’slaunch. What’s baffling is that Microsoft and developerRealtimeWorlds announced the date for both the demo and the gamenearly one month ago....

If you are a fan of NASCAR, or aren’t afraid to admit that you are anxious to start racing in circles with the sole purpose of acquiring the covetedNextel cupvia your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation 2 — then you most likely already know that the latest iteration of the EA racing game will be in its multiplatform release in just a few days. However, what you may not have known is what the complete 12-track song list forNASCAR 2008has finally been released to the public....

One of the long-standing organizations fighting the good fight for righteousness, decency and protecting our children from those evil videogames has fallen. The National Institute for Media and the Family (NIMF), whose annual report card has been pushing the games industry towards stricter self-regulation for over a decade, has announced that they will beclosing their doorson December 31st, 2009. A lack of donations due to the current economy was cited as the reason....

I’m just not that into hip-hop in general, but when I hear something as obviously manufactured and simple as the song featured in thisNBA Live 09trailer, it makes me want to hurl. “Champion” by Flipsyde features (and is produced by) Akon, best known forgrinding with an underage girl onstage in Trinidad, and the song would probably have fallen by the wayside (since it’s completely unremarkable) had he not joined in with refrains of “we ready / yes we ready” and some “oh”-ing....

Just a scant few posts down we brought you all some unfortunateBrütal Legendnews. You probably read it and felt your ability to head bang for five minutes straight slowly seep away. Fear not! We bring head banging rejuvenation, proof thatBrütal Legenddoes indeed rock in some small way. This weekend fans of the game and most likely a bunch of people just wandering around the UK’s Download Festival in Donington Park got together and broke the world record for the most people air guitaring at once....

Earlierthis month, Capcom trademarked the wordOkamidenleaving many to believe that Capcom would finally be making a newOkamigame. Well, turns out it was true! Okamidenis featured in the latest issue of Famitsu and you can see a scan of the article fromTrue-Gamingup above. The new game is coming out for the DS and will be out sometime in 2010. I’m impressed that the Capcom was able to keep the stylized look ofOkamion the DS....

The must get for this week is easilyCritter Crunchfor the PSN. It looks absolutely adorable and it’s going to be so cheap! You can pick it up this Thursday and we should have the review for you within the next couple of days. Other than that, not much else I’m looking forward to from this week’s releases. What about you? What’s looking sw33t to you all? Hit the break for the full list of releases and trailers for most of the games....