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So, it looks like I’ll be getting a PlayStation Vita sooner than later. According to andriasang,Famitsuis reporting that a newLittle King’s Storyis in the works at Marvelous Entertainment for Sony’s upcoming handheld. If you’re unfamiliar with the beloved Wii game, know that it is indeedquite excellent. Translated, this game’s title isThe King, The Demon King and the Seven Princesses: New King Story. Little has come out in the way of details so far, but andriasang is saying there are love elements and a new style for characters....

Here’s your serving of gruel, fresh from Nintendo’s kitchen. Better grab it while it’s still lukewarm! This week, the 3D “Classic”Twinbeetakes pride of place, which of course means that we get no 3DS Virtual Console games this week. Porting ROMs is hard! The 3DS eShop/DSiWare selection getsEscape Trick: Ninja Castle. It’s also gettingBreak Tactics, a strategy RPG with nice music. On WiiWare,Aya and the Cubes of Light,a demo of3D Pixel Racingand absolutely nothing else, while the Nintendo Video channel is blessed withBlue Man Group Foley Part II....

WhenNo More Heroes: Red Zonecomes to the PlayStation 3, it’s going to bring something extra for the perpetual masturbators of the gaming population. “Viewer Mode” (which webriefly heard aboutbefore) allows you to get a close look at the characters ofNo More Heroes, and what’s more, you can take their clothes off. Because why not? You’ll be able to strip characters down to the bare essentials and get a good look at their rotten filth....

Thought I’d share the rest of the images from last week’s PlayStation 3 launch at the Sony Store in NYC. Good times were certainly had by all.

You shouldn’t have to wait too much longer as OnLive’s head Steve Perlmansaysthat the little orange and black box should be available by the end of 2010. “When we get to what we call ‘cruising altitude’ — this is the bumpy takeoff — we can introduce the Microconsole. It’s a walk before you run sorta thing. Frankly, this is the quietest — well, it’s not the quietest, but it’s one of the quieter times of the year for gaming — the fourth quarter is the really big ramp up....

Official Xbox Magazine has the first details onSplinter Cell: Conviction‘s co-op modes, and yeah, they sound hot. No, Sam Fisher won’t be getting a partner. The six-hour, four-level prologue campaign puts players in the role of a Russian named Kestrel and an American named Archer. While many of the skills shown off for the single-player campaign remain intact, cooperatives-specific moves have also been added. An example has one player getting grabbed from behind and then being able to elbow his partner to get a better shot....

This past weekend, London was rocked byviolent riotingfollowing the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan. The scenes coming from Tottenham were particularly chilling, butThe Evening Standardis on hand to bring reason to the madness by blaming games. Wait, what? In its article, “Lawless London,” the paper says that children as young as ten were “inspired” by videogames to join the looters and burners in their violence. “Children aged between 10 and 14, said to have been inspired by video gameGrand Theft Auto,” claimed the paper, “were seen rampaging through Enfield and Brixton as riots and looting also spread to Dalston and Fulham....

Do you love yourself some bleeps and bloops? I know that I do and one of the coolest things about past PAX events was coming across chiptune performers plying their craft outside the Convention Center. But this year I won’t have to wander aimlessly in the hopes that I’ll come across it, as PAX Prime is bringing the players indoors to perform for the first time. On Saturday, PAX attendees will be able to check out the Chiptune Music Showcase at Jamspace in the Convention Center from 1-4PM....

GameTrailers TVhad the world premiere trailer for Platinum Games’ new project, which is calledVanquish. The new title is by Shinji Mikami, the creator of theResident Evilseries. America — specifically, San Francisco — has come under attack, and it’s up to one man to make a stand. The game looks like it has aDead Spacefeel to it. The main hero’s armor also looks like a cross between theIron Mansuit and the armor from the main character inP....

After the days of the Super Nintendo, I stopped playing any and all sports games that did not feature Princess Peach in a tennis skirt. Not that I don’t think sports games are good — I just think they got toorealisticandcomplicatedfor my taste. But at a Konami event this past weekend at Dodger Stadium, I got to playMLB Bobblehead Baseball Pros, and I have to say: I think I may like sports games again!...

Sorry this is kinda late. You can blame Anthony, since it’s largely his fault and he won’t care if you do anyway. Podtoid 133 is a thing we did, which Brad Nicholson hosted, Adam Dork edited, and I was late to because someone confused me as to our start time.

If you’re one of the four people who hasn’t playedPortalyet (and you own an Xbox 360), next week you’ll have your chance. Microsoft has revealed that the standalone Xbox LIVE Arcade titlePortal: Still Alivewill be hitting the marketplace next Wednesday. No price has been officially announced, but we’d suggest that you have 1200 MS Points in your account if plan on picking it up. Hint, hint. Also, we’d recommend you have a fair amount of space on your hard drive, say, 629 megs....

Continuing the run of trailers to come out of tonight’s GTTV E3 pre-show special, Bioware has released a new teaser forMass Effect 2. It contains ships flying through space, robots, shooting and more than casual disbelief that Commander Shepherd is still alive. I didn’t even make it far enough intoMass Effectto see the interspecies erotica that everyone got in such an tizzy about. Not that I thought it was a poor game, it’s just something I tend to do with RPGs....