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RPGamerrecently had an interview with XSEED’s Ken Berry, which I mentioned to you yesterday in my sad news aboutRetro Game Challenge 2. What I failed to mention (bad games journalist, Colette!) is that Ken also mentioned that XSEED is working on an enhanced remake of a classic PSOne RPG that they will soon be announcing. What could it be? I’m probably wrong, but I wonder if it could beWild Arms. Considering that XSEED has already doneWild Arms XFfor the PSP, I suppose it is possible, but the original version ofWild Armshas already been released on PSN and it actually looks pretty good as is....

In a “Yeah, of course it is, fools” update, Ubisoft has announced that “Thriller” will be part of the soundtrack for the upcoming title,Michael Jackson The Experience. It will be joined by “Ghost” and “Rock With You,” off of one of my favorite albums of all time,Off the Wall. It was obvious that it would be included, but with the “Thriller” routine part of the game — which supports both dancing and singing — this is a must buy....

No need to wait until official launch day to download the day-one offerings for the Apple iPad. The App Store is already cluttered with hundreds of Cupertino tablet-specific releases, most of which appear to be basic “HD” upgrades of previous iPhone releases. Some notables we’ve discovered thus far, and may deserve some attention when you receive your new device, arePlants vs. Zombies HD,Flight Control HD,Minigore HD,Real Racing HD,N.O.V.A. HD,UNO HD,Mirror’s Edge for iPad,Tetris for iPad… and many, many more actually....

Zeldaseries producer Eiji Aonuma has revealed some plot details forThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, indicating that the game has something of a school drama feel to it. Link and Zelda start this game not as an adventurer and princess, but classmates in a boarding school. “This game’s plot is something like a school drama, you could say,” he revealed. “The flying sequence at the E3 demo is Link competing against his classmates....

A promotional collaboration between Zynga and Lady Gaga has given rise to GagaVille, a special neighboring farm inFarmVille. Players who visit GagaVille following its launch on May 17th will be able to listen to exclusive, un-released tracks from Gaga’s upcoming album,Born this Way. Additionally, Gaga themed items will be available for many of Zynga’s other titles and a daily “Words with Gaga” contest will be happening inWords with Friends. How brilliant is that?...

WithPokemon BlackandWhitealmost upon us (finally!),Amazon is offering$10 worth of promotional credit to those who pre-order either version. Ordering both gets you $20, you Pokemaniac. Kindle books, MP3s, and video rentals/downloads are excluded, but everything else is fair game. Additionally, existing pre-orders will get the same treatment. They have been doing this with big-name console releases for a while, so it’s nice to see some love for handhelds too. The question is, which version to get?...

Look, we all know it’s going to happen. Eventually, a meteor is going to strike the Earth or a secret defense department experiment is going to go awry and the dead will rise. It’s really only a question of “when.” Just because we’re all doomed to join the ranks of the living dead doesn’t mean you have to go down without a fight. There are plenty of ways that you can ready yourself for the dark days ahead....

I’ve been obsessed with collecting rare editions of books for abut ten years now. If you really love reading, you can definitely develop a fetish for books, and nothing is more delightful to the senses that discovering a beautiful new edition of something you already love or are looking forward to discovering. That being said, finally getting a good look at the Ninokuni, the book that comes packaged with the Level-5 game of the same name, was exciting in a way I never expected from a game tie-in....

Freddie is an extremely talented musician and Internet superstar due to all of his videos. He’s been featured on Destructoid a few times before, most notably for hisLegend of Zelda: Wind Wakerone-man band performance. Freddie is at work on his first album but he took some time out to release a new videogame mix. This one takes several videogame covers that have been given lyrics and blends them all together in a beautiful medley....

There’s little doubt that Activision is working on revitalizing the Tony Hawk franchise, after putting it on the backburner to re-think the series after getting (more or less) shown up by Electronic Art’sSkate.Rumor has itthe game will make use of a skateboard peripheral, which would completely change the direction of the series. Well, if hints dropped byGameTrailers TVhost Geoff Keighley are any indication, we may soon know for sure. “Shooting today,” hewrites on his Twitter account, “hanging out with [Tony Hawk]....

Square Enix are being dirty teases lately. Hot off the heels of hinting at adigital release forFinal Fantasy IX, the venerable Japanese publisher has just revealed that the Japanese PSN is getting its hands on an action RPG in the near future. Absolutely no details were given, but if it’s a PSOne Classics release, the options are narrowed, so get to guessing! “Good news for Japanese PS3 users,” tweets the company....

Just when you thought Activision wasdone kicking ass, they tell us that they just brought U.K. developer Bizarre Creations into their fold. The American game publisher has just about every type of game in their line up, including shooters, huge Hollywood licenses, and even the most popular skateboarding game. And then, with their recent acquisition of RedOctane, they gained some “star power” with theGuitar Heroseries, taking them to thetop of the third partydeveloper’s heap....

According to a mysterious survey making the rounds, Activision is considering creating an online service that would bring timed exclusive content, as well as premium extras, to the multiplayer side of theCall of Dutyfranchise. The survey — of which we can’t verify its validity, but certainly felt interesting enough to pass on — specifically mentions that the supposed service would “enhance the multiplayer experience and provide exclusive access to a group of gameplay enhancements....