Long after developer Techland revealed its open-ended zombie shooter,Dead Island, Ubisoft revealedCall of Juarez: Bound in Blood… also developed by Techland. Okay, so what happened? IsDead Island… dead? Don’t worry, Techlandtold G4TV— the game is alive and well and “doing great,” says Techland international brand manager Blazej Krakowiak (not be confused withWolfenstein’s B.J. Blazkowicz). “Unfortunately our agreement with the game’s worldwide publisher imposed a media silence on us,” he explains....

When I arrived atMicrosoft’s International Community and Press Party, I knew I’d get at least two things — alcohol and finger food. I’m a simple man, and that’s enough for me, but nothing could have prepared me for this schwag I’d be presented with on the way in. This dark blue t-shirt depicts a slightly aggravated looking young woman, and to her right is something written in katakana … which I certainly don’t understand a lick of....

[Anus Mcphanus takes us on another awesome London journey, this time to the Child of Eden Experience. Want to see your own writing on the front page? Write something awesome andput it in the C Blogs. — Kauza] The highly anticipated spiritual successor toRez,Child of Edenwas released in the UK on the 17th June, and what better way to channel your excitement than to experience the game yourself. Last week Ubisoft opened“The Child of Eden Experience”in central London to the public....

The first ever localized version of Zynga’s insanely popular social gameFarmVillegoes to Japan. It has been renamedFarmVillage, and it hits mobile devices this month in beta, on Mixi, Japan’s largest social network. This is a big project for Zynga Japan, which is a joint venture with mobile provider SoftBank. You know, that place with the cute little talking dog. FarmVillagelets you build your farm even larger, and has even more artwork for farm decoration....

NewThe Incrediblescostumes and a level pack are headed toLittleBigPlanetin April, Media Molecule has revealed. The pack will come with nine costumes, including each one of the Incredibles, allies Frozone and Edna Mode, and baddie Syndrome. The level pack will hit the PlayStation Store at the same time as the costumes, and will feature “memory landmarks fromThe Incredibles, and masses of other collectables.” Sometimes I think Media Molecule just puts together theseLittleBigPlanetcostume and level packs because they can....

If you’ve readthe Destructoid reviewalready, you’ll know exactly how much I lovedDeus Ex: Human Revolution. I may have loved it a bittoomuch, however, as it’s had a dramatic effect on this week’sJimquisition. The game’s out tomorrow, and if you’re able to wait that long, your brain has been augmented with cold, hard steel.

Rockstar has dropped some new media on our faces showing off some of the new things we can expect fromGrand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony. In the video after the jump, we’re introduced to Armando and Henrique, two thugs you’ll be coming across during the game. Rockstar also showed off a few new vehicles, including the APC tank. The tank has always been a big part of theGrand Theft Autogames and I was sad that there wasn’t one inGrand Theft Auto IV....

Detective Chrys Liszt is tired of crime in the city of Troi and she isn’t going to take it anymore! Along with fellow anthropomorphic insect partner, Roachy Caruthers, she’ll be gathering clues and gunning down baddies in the first part of Crackpot Entertainment’s “bisodic” downloadable series,Insecticide, which has just gone gold. Combing elements of more traditional point-and-click adventure games with third-person shooting and platforming sequences,Insecticidecertainly has an interesting concept. And considering all of the extra development time that Crackpot has had — the game was supposed to releasesometime in 2007January 8February 12— they should have had plenty of time to get the two distinct types of gameplay finely tuned, something I’m always glad to see a developer do....

While the videos may have the most craptastic quality you’ve ever seen on GoogleTube, it is kinda cool to see different perspectives of the launch from different areas of the country. So, enjoy the shaky cam and PS3 vs Wii screaming. [Thanks,tehuberone]

id Software and Activision have announced today thatEnemy Territory: QUAKE Warsfor the PC has gone gold. While Europe and Australia are fortunate enough to get the game on September 28, North American gamers will have to wait until October 2 to defend the Earth from Strogg forces. The Splash Damage developedQUAKE Warswill be available in both regular edition and Limited Collector’s Edition flavors. The Collector’s Edition ships with ten collector’s cards, and a bonus DVD, complete with concept art and hopefully an explanation as to why QUAKE is capitalized....

I love making lists. It’s just one of the many weird quirks about me. So, logically, I thought that I should post my top 5 most anticipated Playstation 3 games that should be available to the public sometime before the turn of the century. (Get it? A joke about how PS3 has been delayed in Europe. Laugh, you conservative b@stards!) Without further ado, I present my top 5 anticipated PS3 games:5....

First, the good news: the PlayStation 3 version of the massiveUnreal Tournament III“Titan Pack” DLC has gone up ahead of schedule. It was recently delayed until a March 19 release, but it looks as if certification didn’t take as long as expected. Unfortunately, the patch is missing some of the original content.CVG reports thatthe Titan Mutator and maps are not included, but will be released via a second patch in the near future....

Funny story: at E3 this year, I had a chance to playPortal 2cooperative multiplayer, while Jim (who wrote the preview) just watched a demonstration that I didn’t get a chance to see. Isn’t that hilarious? I’m here all week; tip your waitress, try the veal. Where am I going with this? Oh, yeah — so Jim saw a pretty killer preview of the game in action, and now Valve’s nice enough to share it with the world....