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Word of a newTomb Raiderfilm – “a reboot, if you will” – has been floating around for awhile. In an interview withAbout.comat theTerminator: Salvationpremiere, producer Dan Lin confirms the film is currently in the works. “We’re rebooting Lara Croft,” he says. “It’s a great origin story that we’re gonna tell.” He goes on to affirm that the film will still have action, but will focus on character, and will be “more realistic” than previous films....

The latest game in the oft-exploitedTony Hawkskateboarding franchise will not be hitting the iPhone. The information stems from the man himself, Tony Hawk, in an interview withCNet. He put mobile wishes to bed with his reply of “Not iPhone” when asked directly if the new game would be coming to Apple’s lovely device. The follow-up question to Hawk’s (senseless) denial of an iPhone release pertained to the possibility of the game hitting either the PlayStation 3 or Wii....

If there is one thing that disgusts me above all else about people who blame the actions of criminals on videogames, it’s the fact that they provide a twisted sense of justification for the scumbags who rob, rape and murder. Making them feel like it’s not their fault, that they can just blame a videogame, is a dangerous and irresponsible practice that the anti-games lobby enables, and the lawyers of criminals arepretty wise to it....

Not to rest on their laurels following theMicrosoftandSonypress conferences, Nintendo has pushed the new 3DS update live.As previewed by Hamza a few days ago, this update adds more to the system than the 3D music video by OK Go that came with the last one. Arriving tonight is the much-anticipated 3DS eShop, complete with a free copy ofExcitebike 3D, the Augmented Reality-enabledPokedex 3Dapp, a free Internet browser complete with 3D functionality for specific sites, as well as the ability to transfer or purchase over 350 DSiWare games....

Bungie recently reiterated plans to not supportHalo: ODSTwith post-launch downloadable content. Speaking to Eurogamer at PAX 2009, Bungie community head honcho Brian Jarrard confirmed that the studio might not create DLC for the not-so-budget-pricedHalo 3expansion. He pegged Bungie’s next title as the reason for the lack of futureODSTcontent “The number one question these days is whether we’re going to do DLC forODSTand add more Firefight maps,” said Jarrard. “Right now we honestly have no plans to do that because we have another huge game in the works....

Blizzard Entertainments’s premiere videogame enthusiastfreak showevent, BlizzCon, is returning for a fourth time. It will be held in Anaheim, California this August 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center near the Anaheim Angel’s ballpark, located somewhere around the Anaheim Angel’s training facility and Joe’s Steroid Shack. There are a couple of changes from the last event — mainly the different locale and an extra convention hall. Fans or casual admirers at the event will be given the usual opportunity to play “upcoming” games(StarCraft IIorDiablo III), listen to developers talk about boring stuff, enter into tournaments and take part in a silent auction....

Say hello to one-year-old Melodie, the smartest baby ever and future gaming master. Melodie is a little sponge as she’s able to absorb everything into her cute little head. Youtuber justiepoopoo made a series of flash cards with famous videogame icons on them. justie then showed all the cards to Melodie one-by-one and she’s able to name each character every time. According to justie, Melodie was shown the flash cards four times a day over the course of three days for her to memorize each card....

You have to admit, the name alone is pretty brilliant. This is D3’slatest attemptto bring utter stupidity to the world of videogames.Exorsisteris a brand new game that marries hack n’ slash action withMonster Hunter-style network play to create a co-op extravaganza of violence, monsters and semi-naked young girls. Very typical D3 nonsense. It’s a PSP game, although given how badOnechanbaralooked, I’m surprised this isn’t being made for the Xbox 360. What we do know is that the action revolves around four female demon-slayers — sword-swinging Angela, spear-toting Silvia, axe-wielding Mina and machine gun-carrying Glora....

Here’s a new trailer forOutland, Housemarque’s awesome looking downloadable title. It’s set to hit PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade April 26th and 27th, respectively. It’ll be $9.99, which is the same as 800 Microsoft Points, butsomebodythinks they’re better than the Federal Reserve, I guess. Last Pax Prime, Outland was simultaneously one of the coolest and saddest things I saw the entire show. And this is a place frequently populated by men dressing as Princess Peach....

There’s not much that Capcom’s Seth Killian could tell me aboutMega Man Universe, but he did let a little bit of new info slip during this talk at PAX 10. Along withthe info that The Mega Man Networkrecently dug up, this is probably the last we’ll hear aboutMega Man Universebefore the Tokyo Game Show in mid September. Before you go, there were two other things I didn’t quite catch Seth confirming on camera....

D3Publisher’s flagship demo at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo was the third-person shooterDark Sector.They walked us through this next-generation title, showing off heaping helpings of glorious limb slicing and head decapitation. Players take the role of Hayden Tenno, a agent sent on an assassination mission only to find himself attacked and infected with a strange ability which eventually causes a bladed disc to grow out of his hand. Don’t you hate when that happens?...

Most gamers could care less about clutter — after all, we aren’t known for being the world’s neatest people. With demographics pointing to a lot of older gamers in the market, some of them may not want their living rooms to look like dorm rooms, butRock Bandequipment is rough to hide when you have a small space. AK Rock Box and Gaming Storage Ottoman(link fixed) could be an ideal solution to this problem if you find yourself tired of taking apart your drums inbetween setlists....

The strategy games published by Paradox Interactive are usually not the most accessible kind found on PC, but Turbo Tape Games’Naval War: Arctic Circleis attempting to make a hardcore naval-strategy sim set in a future Arctic conflict zone easy enough to understand for people without a Paradox PhD. I took a look at the upcoming real-time strategy game at gamescom and it seems like a game that fans of naval warfare games will be able to enjoy without having to traverse menus filled with statistics....