Now that you’ve all had a chance to hate us over a certainrecently-posted review, I thought I’d show some similar love for our brothers-in-arms over at EGM, who recently gaveElebits— currently, my favorite reason to own a Wii — scores of 4, 4.5, and 7. For those not hip to EGM’s score breakdown, 4 meansbad, as you’ll note inthis scan of the review. Lots of you didn’t dig the score that the good Reverend gaveZelda....

Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. [Genesis 5:24] Every hero has something unique or extraordinary about him, and as Enoch, grandson of Adam, grandfather of Noah, titular character inEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, you are no exception to that rule. You, a mere mortal, answered a divine call to become the Metatron, a person fit to sit on a throne next to God himself....

The ESRB recently ratedSonic the Hedgehog 4for North America and, as you might expect, has shed light on a few previously unknown details. The most important of these details is the fact that Sonic will free trapped animals from a machine at the end of each Zone. Yep, just like in the old days! Yet another pleasing hint thatSonic 4is on the right track. Here’s what the ESRB has to say about Sega’s furry revival:...

Look, I rarely drink. Being the happy go lucky lad that I am, I also don’t usually pay much attention to polititicans, lawyers, or even public service announcements for that matter. However, sometimes an article will land in my virtual lap and I have no choice but to pass it on to you fine folks. In essence, it is my civic duty. Such is the case of the latest entry from Mark Methenitis’s The Law Of The Game blog, a sort of social commentary on video game life as we know it — from a game playing attorney’s vantage point....

This week’s Fake Game Friday comes to us courtesy of Gamechamp from the Destructoid forums. It’s calledInterstellar Pig, and it’s part board game, part action fighter, and totally incomprehensible. Hit the jump for the lowdown! “Interstellar Pig is a book about Barney going on vacation and some aliens who play a board game called Interstellar Pig. Turns out, the board game is simulating events that are actually happening: if you don’t have the titular Interstellar Pig when the timer runs out (or if you, ya know, die), you and your home planet go splode....

This week’s fake game idea and Photoshop come to you courtesy of forumiteAlanar— though I use the word “forumite” loosely, considering the dude only registered to post the following idea. It’s calledPokemon Golden Sun Revolution, and it asks the question, “what would happen if Isaac and Felix ofGolden Sunaccidentally opened a portal to the world ofPokemon?” The answer, as it turns out, involves a cleverly hybridized, turn-based battle system. Hit the jump forAlanar‘s full idea, and his complete Photoshop....

The third piece of downloadable content, “Old World Blues,” forFallout: New Vegasis out July 19th for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, Bethesda has announced. The downloadable content will come along with an update forNew Vegasthat will “bring improvements to performance and stability in major areas.” Expect a trailer for the content in the coming weeks. “Old World Blues” isn’t the last of the downloadable content forNew Vegas. The final, “Lonesome Road,” has already been promised....

I always love watching fan communities for specific videogames. The conversations, speculation and other random works that come out of them are usually sights to behold, even if you might not know all the backstory. League of Legendsis no exception. I recently stumbled over a fan band named Plenta Kill that’s been makingLeague of Legends-themed spoofs of other popular songs. They’ve made a small collection of tracks based onLoLchampions so far, but my favorites have to be the Caitlyn-centric “Teleport” and the Leona-themed “Till the Game Ends....

The biggest release this week, in my opinion, has beenMass Effect 2. (Although alotofothergoodgamescame out this week as well! Solid week for gaming!) It’s been getting stellar reviews across the board, and everyone I’ve talked to who’s played it has really, really liked it. What’s notable aboutME2is that it didn’t come out for the Playstation. Just like the 360 fanboys couldn’t stop whining aboutMAG, this week the PS3 fanboys just can’t stop whining aboutMass Effect....

I have to admit that when I think ofFinal Fantasy XI, one of my fondest memories is easily of the Tarutaru race, cute little things that have possibly some of the best emotes in any MMO I’ve ever played. I can’t begin to describe how much time I wasted watching my Tarutaru dance instead of actually doing something useful in -game. The race’s inate cuteness seems like an ideal focus for a set of figures, and as usual Square has come through....

If thatcell phone videoandoff-screen photoofSuper Street Fighter II HD Remixdidn’t do it for you, how about these — three actual in-game screens from the game, straight from Capcom. Producer Rey Jimenez makes it very clear that these screens are an early work-in-progress, and do not represent exactly what the final game will look like when it ships … whenever that is. He points out that the character models have a more classic feel than previously shown, and goes on to make some more excuses about how the game looks....

I traded in my copy ofShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivorthis week. This is coming from someone that likes to keep all of his games. I love the game, but I know a bigger and better version is on its way. Devil Survivor Overclockedwill come to the 3DS on August 23, and with it comes a bunch of enhancements and additions, as you’ll see in this new trailer. We’ll get better audio, including voice-overs for almost every line of dialogue....

Sony has released the first images ofHeavy Rain Move Editiontoday and — surprise! — it looks a lot likeHeavy Rain. The differences are obvious: instead of standard DualShock action prompts, the game displays indicators specific to the Move controller. Shocking, I know. A few weeks back, I had a chanceto go hands-on withHeavy Rain Move Edition, and came away with a pretty positive reaction. In my opinion,Heavy Rainnot only works better with a motion controller, but it feels like it was made for one....