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Moments ago I received a press release announcing the latest work of nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot, a cut on the soundtrack for the upcomingPenny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. To say this move is due to the demographic overlap between his music and the audience for the title would be like saying I’m having difficulty writing this because I’d much rather be watchingtheStreet Fighter 4teaserover and over again: exceedingly obvious....

Xbox LIVE makes money, but how much does it actually generate? According to anEdgereport, folks (this includes advertisers) have spent a total of one billion dollars on Gold subscriptions, downloadable stuff, and advertising since 2006. Big number, right? Well, research firm In-Stat thinks that Microsoft’s service will be able to generate one billion dollarsannuallyby 2013. The firm also believes Nintendo and Sony will be able to generate quite a bit of money, too....

Tony Ponce pointed out this video, using words such as “spiffy” and “kick-ass” to describe it. I think you’ll find that he is not wrong. It’s a fan-created project attempting to recreate the final zone inSonic & Knuckleswith a few adjustments to set the scene and an unfinished conclusion. The creator, a YouTube user called “Major Dump,” says that he started on the project over a year ago but got burnt out working on it while holding a full-time job as a professional animator....

Many years ago, in a land far away, I used to have an office desk job. I didn’t have a cubicle — I was lucky enough to share a large office with one other person — but the life can become lonely and, during downtime, quite boring. It was at times like these that Flash-based games saved my life. Sites like Shockwave.com featured a variety of simple, browser-based games that would help me kill hours upon hours....

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick may be the head of a highly successful publisher, but unlike the heads ofotherpublishers, he doesn’t have his panties in a bunch over used games. In fact, he thinks criticizing them is “irrelevant” and that recent methods to combat secondhand gaming won’t work out. “It’s irrelevant to be critical of the used-game marketplace,” says the android-faced executive. “You don’t want to use a stick punishing users for buying used; you want to give them a reason to buy new....

Zenimax Media– the company that owns both Bethesda and id Software — has acquired Tango Gameworks. In case you didn’t know, the man at the top of this rather young studio is none other than Shinji Mikami, he who createdÂResident Evil. “It’s refreshing to find a publisher who understands, trusts, and supports the development of blockbuster games and works to make it a collaborative effort,” beams Mikami. “The library of AAA franchise titles ZeniMax owns speaks for itself....

Need more proof thatVirtua Fighter 5is a pretty little thang? Well, then check out these three videos that prove just that. Watch as happy and not-so-happy glossy people duke it out in a virtual circle of non-death. Oooooohhhh, aaaaaahhhh, sooooo pretty!

Hey, look! The folks at Team17 are releasing a game that doesn’t have the word “worms” in its title! The developer has announced thatAlien Breed Evolution: Episode 1will hit Xbox LIVE Marketplace next Wednesday, December 16. It’ll run you 800 MS Points, and has players navigating the halls of an alien infested space station. Sound scary? (I admit, I peed a bit.) Bring a friend — the game supports cooperative play, as well....

If there’s one question that crops up consistently within the pretentious, cheese-eating gamer community, it’s this: When will gaming get itsCitizen Kane? Oh, videogames willneverbe taken seriously by a mysterious and clandestine group of people who we don’t know unless gaming has its equivalent of a movie that barely anybody’s seen but keeps getting cross-referenced in order for writers to look smart. Many believe that videogames do not yet have their opus, their crowning artistic glory, their proof that interactive entertainment can stir the soul and move the heart....

Angry Birdsis quite possibly the most popular game in the world right now. It’s certainly managed to tap into the culture as we see references appearing all over broadcast television. Plus, if it’s a videogame and my mother knows what it is, you’ve clearly managed to do something big. Now Amazon is seeking to capitalize on that fame by gaining the exclusive distribution rights for the next installment,Angry Birds Rio....

Age of Bootyhasn’t even been out on Xbox LIVE Arcade for a week and the title’s already receiving content in the form of an extra game mode. Best of all, it’s completelyfree, unlike the DLC from certainotherpublishers. Earlier today, senior producer Daryl Allisondished out the good newson the title update which contains Battle Royal, a mode that pits four teams of two players each against one another and is available right now....

[Editor’s note: craineum is at it again with his Halloween costumes.Last year, he made his kids Mega Man and Kid Icarus outfits. This year, his kids are dressing up as Yoshi and Mario. Sweet! — CTZ] I really like doing themed costumes for my family.Last yearwe went as members of the Captain N: The Game Master television show. While that was fun and very successful, I wanted to let my oldest pick who he wanted to be this year....

If for whatever reason hours worth of new single-player gameplay and multiplayer additions won’t do it for you, Rockstar’s added a bit more toGrand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony— all new Achievements. Rockstar has revealed today that the “expansion” will add ten new Xbox LIVE Achievements when it’s made available this Thursday, October 29. You’ll get 15 gamerpoints for “dancing “perfectly in both of Tony’s clubs” (“Catch the Bus”), or another 15 gamerpoints for winning the L....