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Do you rememberPlayStation Room? That social networking service for the PSP that looked like a mash-up between PlayStation Home and Bratz dolls? No? Really, you don’t? We hardly blame you. Like so many things in this industry, the service was announced as something we all needed to have, and was then promptly forgotten. Now, the portable feature you did not care about has been killed quietly in the night. A beta was released in Japan but never made it overseas, despite being announced and hyped....

According toEurogamer, Sony has denied knowing anything about the now mysterious error code that some PS3 owners have reported seeing, following the failure of their Blu-ray drives. Not to be confused with that other set of fictionalunlucky numbers, this one is purported to have real life consequences. However, ifGamerevolveris to be believed, the error and the drive failure are somehow coincidental in nature, and not related: “Since this error occurred, we obviously contacted Sony Support....

You may ask yourself, WTF isColettedoing making the AAF weekly post when it clearly belongs to our tentacled hero, SirCTZ? I’m so glad you asked. We had a little chat last week where we realized the folly of myPixelbrushesfeature possibly covering the same material asArt Attack. I really should have thought of this sooner, but I was in Chile snorting granulated llama marrow withRon Workman. I do admit I have a weakness for the occasional vision quest, but I really am going to attempt to keep them separate from work in the future, I promise....

These little drawings represent each game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988. These were created by Campbell Whyte, and some of the individual drawings are for sale on Campbell’sEtsy store. Before you look at that, look at this full image of all the game’s drawings (found below the jump). It’s fun to guess at each of the drawings. Most of them are pretty obvious, but some will make you think a bit....

Eh, I’m probably exaggerating there. I just couldn’t resist the ancient and awesome allure of alliteration. Here’s anotherBayonettatrailer for you to feast your eyes on. This bit of gameplay footage is focused on one of the more bizarre aspects of her moveset. Marvel at how her hair inexplicably warps from her body and out of a floating portal in the form of a fist or foot. It sounds stupid on paper but, trust me, it’s pretty badass....

If you’re excited about the upcomingStar Wars: The Old Republic, you may have a chance to get your hands on the MMO early —Shacknewsis reporting that beta signups are now open. The process sounds fairly standard: fill out your information, upload a DxDiag file, and sit around and wait hoping that you’re chosen to participate.

According toEurogamer’s source, Bethesda Game Studios is currently working onElder Scrolls V. The fifth game in the series is reported to be a direct sequel toElder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This anonymous source even mentioned some information about the game’s content, dropping phrases like “Dragon Lord” and “The Blades,” which could as easily beOblivionfan fiction as it could be official canon. According to the report, voice acting for the title — and there’s going to be a lot of if, if previous games are any indication — is being recorded in the coming weeks....

BioWare has responded toreportsthat Electronic Arts smuggled SecuROM onto retail PC discs ofDragon Age II, denying the presence of the notorious DRM. According to the studio, the SecuROM alarm bells sounded due to a another Sony-branded DRM measure, Release Control. “The confusion stems from the use of Release Control which is also made by Sony,” states BioWare. “Release Control was employed to protect the game against usage prior to its release date....

Black Friday is almost upon that, that dread day when human dignity shrinks to the size of an ant’s testicle and Americans all over the country seem to take pride in the fact that they’ve imitated wild apes and fought over things that they don’t even really want. Yep, good times for all! Here’s what Kmart’s selling. The highlights of Kmart’s Black Friday deals include DSi bundles for $170,Left 4 Dead 2at $40 and an Xbox Elite bundled with three games for $299....

Over on the GameStop website, pre-order items have cropped up for a “Borderlands Add-On Pack” on PC and Xbox 360. The product description reveals that the pack will includeThe Zombie Island of Dr. NedandMad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, retailing at $19.99. The ship date is listed as February 23rd. What isn’t clear is what form the media will take. Download code, I’d wager, as I can’t see why they’d spend the money on a disc....

Gearbox sent out a message yesterday updating those who have been frothing at the mouth for the next title update toBorderlands. The update, which increases the level cap for all players by 8 and makes some other adjustments, is currently going through the approval process. We should be seeing it release in November. I’m a little cheesed about this update, as it was pretty strongly suggested that it would release closer to the release ofClaptrap’s New Robot Revolutionearly this month....

If you wereexcited aboutTarsier Studios’City of Metronome, now might be a good time to get over it. In a recent interview withPlayStation Universe, Tarsier game designer, Björn Sunesson, states that the game as you might have known it no longer exists. The project, he goes on to say, has been put out of production for nearly a year. Why?Metronome, which used a unique visual style and game design approach that heavily relied on sound, was viewed as too risky by publishers....

Now, I hate to judge a game based on the first 10 minutes or so of play, but I feel compelled to throw this warning out to potential Xbox 360Sonic the Hedgehogbuyers — TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! Maybe I haven’t played aSonicgame in a while, but since when did the series turn into a poor man’s RPG? Before actually getting into what you could call “gameplay,” I was forced to suffer someFinal Fantasy-like CGI about a princess and Dr....