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Following a patch to the PS3 version ofMass Effect 2, the updated trophies list for last year’s space savior simulator hints at upcoming DLC called ‘Arrival.’ BioWare forum memberVamplosiontook some pictures of ‘Arrival’ being a separate trophy entry, as well as the three ‘Arrival’ trophies themselves. Not much is known about it so far, other than the trophy descriptions which mention a certain Dr. Amanda Kenson. Keen eyes recalled that she was the subject of a Cerberus Networknews entrydated January 24th, 2011....

Meet Leliana, a “deadly lass” inDragon Age: Origins. Once a bard — a position that doubles as an assassin or spy in the game’s fiction — Leliana has tried to redeem her violent soul by living a peaceful life appeasing the Maker in the Chantry. Her past doesn’t stay in the past once players jump into the game. The Maker — a wonderful chap, apparently — tells her to take up her old profession(s) again and return to killing and decapitating dragons (or whatever bards do)....

Capcom has just unleashed a ton ofMega Man 10info! First the important part:Mega Man 10will be released this March. It will hit first on WiiWare on March 1, then on the PlayStation Network on March 11 and finally on Xbox Live Arcade on March 31. Capcom has also revealed all of the power-ups that Mega Man will be able to rip out of the cold dead bodies from all the bosses....

In a move designed to stave off comparison to a certain Ebenezer this holiday season,Microsoft has extended the out of the box warrantyon it’s Xbox 360 systems from 90 days to one whole year to coincide with what the current warranty on it is in other regions. We applaud Microsoft for this action, and it proves once again that their gaming division is the most scrupulous part of the company. While the rest of the behemoth is focused on smashing Steve Jobs into incorporeal atoms and burning Linus Torvalds’ eyes out like some kind of otherworldly eye-burningthing, the gaming division seems dead set on playing kissy face with Nintendo and providing children all over the world (or, at least those whose parentsreallylove them) with the joys of electronic gaming....

This weekend I come to you on my knees begging for forgiveness. Why do I do this? Because I have never played aMonkey Islandgame. Not even part of one. Not even one mouse click to make a character walk across the screen. I’m sorry. Strike me down now, wallowing in my own self pity. My only defense is that I have played every other LucasArts point-and-click masterpiece, but that is no defense at all....

Firaxis Games is putting out two more add-ons forCivilization V: “Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark — The Vikings” and the “Explorers Map Pack.” As of May 3, they will be purchasable for $4.99 a piece, or for $7.49 if bundled together. As the name implies, you’re getting the Denmark civilization. Plus, another scenario in 1066: Year of Viking Destiny, which sounds all kinds of hardcore. The press release also made mention of Ski Infantry being at your disposal....

Bungie is just full of surprises. We told you earlier today of the bigHalo 3news confirming four-player online co-op. NowBungie goes into greater detailon how four-player co-op will work and the new Elite characters joining the Chief in single player: Acting as a team is a fantastic new twist to the Campaigngameplay– something that works as well on foot, in close confines as it does on the battlefield, with large scale vehicle mayhem....

Thisis just completely and utterly useless. And yet, I want it so bad. $40 isn’t too expensive for something I’ll never actually use, right? Wait, CTA, the peripheral’s maker, is using it for a good cause as well? Theinflatable kart with Wii Remote steering wheelis being used to promoteKids are Heroes, an organization that encourages community involvement among kids. That’s totally a good cause and CTA should be proud of themselves for cross promoting like this....

1983 was a magical year. The firstSwatchwas introduced, I was created in a vat of chemicals and the home video game market had reached critical mass and was imploding in on itself. It really was the apocalypse for a company like Atari, who up until this point, had been the kings of crappy 4 pixel games that people spent billions of dollars a year on. It’s long beena legendamongst video game collectors and pop culture nerds that when the market tanked Atari had nowhere to put a ton of it’s unsold video games and VCS consoles, including the execrableET: The Extra-Terrestrial....

Namco Bandai is but one of many Japanese publishers delaying games due to therecent earthquake disasterin Japan. However, theSoulCaliburchaps are going a little bit further — destroying DVDs containing a trailer for aOne Piece3DS game due to earthquake references. The cause of the trouble is a character called Shirohige, who has the power to summon a tsunami to attack enemies. The move is featured in the promo and out of either sensitivity or fear of a PR nightmare, Namco has having all physical copies of the trailer annihilated....

Word, I… uhhh… be down with the hip hop scenes, yo. Check out these… errr… whackity moves fromNBA 2K10due on the… ahem… streets on Oct. 13. God, I’m white and I’m not a basketball fan, but sometimes you gotta write about things outside of your comfort zone. While 2K Sports might be gettingworked over hardin the realm of hockey, they’ve been the top dog in basketball for a while now. Even their competitoradmits it....

Earlier today, Grimmentionedthat the groups tokidoki, Upper Playground and i am 8-bit were contributing art and tools for use in creating custom car designs inNeed For Speed: NITRO. Now, EA has sent us over a trailer showing how all of that can come together for users who want to add a little bit of flash to their reckless endangerment violations. The video gives an idea of what the tools are capable of....

In 2002, Tecmo releasedRygar: The Legendary Adventure. The re-telling of their 8-bit classic was indeed Legendary, an excellent game that many overlooked at the time. Well, now it’s coming to the Wii asRygar: The Battle of Argus. Tecmo are officially saying it’s “not the same Rygar,” trying to make us feel better about a port of a six-year-old game. What’s going to be fresh? New enemies, techniques and — of course — waggle....