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I may not be very knowledgeable when it comes to football, or even sports in general, but I do know what I like: Lizardmen battling Dwarfs. For that reason and that reason alone, it should come as no surprise that these new images forCyanide’s upcoming PC, Xbox 360, DS, and PSP title,Blood Bowl, have me wanting more. If you hadn’t heard,Blood Bowlis based on the board game of thesame name, but features a real-time mode in addition to turn-based play....

I’m a big fan of anything involving the sparking and utilization of fire. WhileAlone in the Darkwas a huge disappointment considering its rampant usage of my weapon of choice,Far Cry 2has revitalized me. The new batch of screens coming from Leipzig are a sight for sore eyes, but most importantly, they show off some of the map editor for the PC version of the game. I know FPS nerds love to place boxes and canisters where they weren’t previously, so feel free to drool....

Honestly, the PlayStation 3 has been lacking quality titles, but after watching the just released, brand new trailer for the just released, brand newFolklore(see above), my hopes for Sony’s baby have increased triple-fold. I thought I had grown out of this sort of Tim-Burton-meets-Hironobu-Sakaguchi RPG epic until I watched that clip up there and soiled myself with glee. Absolutely everything about that filmscreamsjoy, happiness and golden apples, and honestly if I could procreate with a piece of media, it would be that clip....

Fans of the popularKingdom Heartsseries will be pleased to know that Square-Enix hasconfirmed three new titles, one of each coming to the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and mobile phones. Exactly why three separate games are going to three separate platforms is a bit beyond me, unless Squeenix considersKingdom Heartsa system seller, but whatever floats one’s boat. Square-Enix does like to pull that card. The announcement was made at the Tokyo Games Show, although there was no word onKingdom Hearts III....

It’s almost the end of the year which means not too many games will be coming out. In fact, this week is pretty dry and for the large part, it’s mostly made up of re-releases and expansions. Anything you’re looking forward to this week, Dtoiders? X360:X-Men: The Arcade Game,Quake Arena Arcade PC:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Wii:NewU Fitness First Mind Body, Yoga & Pilates Workout, Darius Twin, Violin Paradise, Sniper Elite,Super Mario All-Stars,lilt line,DS:Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ, Just Sing!...

Through the magic of x-ray and nerdity we know how much RAM the Nintendo 3DS is working with. Nintendo could have just told us, but instead Chipworks had to pull open the 3DS and get their x-ray machine out. Through part numbers and math and other crap I don’t understand we now know that the Nintendo 3DS has a somewhat healthy 128mb of RAM inside. The number may not sound huge, but know that it’s supposed to be very fast....

Last week Ubisoft released theSplinter Cell HD Trilogy,an HD compilation ofSplinter Cell,Pandora Tomorrow, andChaos Theory. However rather than update the games, they decided to go ahead and remove features entirely. Victims of Ubisoft’s axe include missing multiplayer modes,Chaos Theory‘s co-op campaign, and a complete lack of an option for players who use inverted controls. Ubisoft aren’t only releasing an inferior product under the guise of a pretty HD re-release, but are also alienating customers and a sizable portion of their fan-base....

The launch of the 3DS eShop next week will bring with it Pokedex 3D, an app where you can look at all the Pokemon from Pokemon Black and White. Yes, seriously. It sounds a little ridiculous, but hey it’s free so you can’t really complain! The app features all the Pokemon from Black and White but you only get 16 at the beginning, made up of the starter Pokemon, their evolutions and a few others....

While nobody seems to care about it much, Nintendo is showing offa new 3D game systemin a couple of months. It’s 3D without the silly glasses. If you’re wondering how it works without 3D glasses, perhaps this new Hitachi screen diagram will give you an idea. It’s called parallax barrier tech. The silly diagram above shows how it works with some beady eyeballs and lasers and whatnot. No, it’s vertical slits in the IPS LCD that direct light to give a 3D effect sans glasses....

If you are interested in playingHeavy Rainbut don’t have a PS3 with which to access David Cage’smasturbation sessionmasterpiece, then allow me to introduce you toPress X To Jason, a brand new game by K. Thor Jensen. It takes theHeavy Rainexperience and boils it down to its essential elements, giving everything that Quantic Dream’s game has to say without you ever leaving the PC. Check it outright here. It’s free, it’s fun, and it even has Achievements that are well worth checking out....

The highly anticipated title,Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords,will finallymake it to Xbox Live Arcade starting on Wednesday. It’s going to cost a whopping 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), while this week’s other XBLA release,Yaris, will be free for Xbox Live Silver and Gold members. Puzzle Questwill no doubt be very popular with many of you, even at a higher-than-normal price point. It’s like a freakin’ drug — you just have to get your fix....

Why hasn’tDonkey Kong 64crept onto Nintendo’s Virtual Console? Most of us aren’t wrenching our bed sheets late at night in haunting thought, but at least one Rare fan is curious as to why the modern classic hasn’t cropped up on the digital distribution service. When asked by this fan in a recentScribes mailbag, the developer responded simply: they haven’t the slightest idea. “I have no idea whyDK64hasn’t shown up yet, and whether Jetpac would still be in there or they’d replace it with Mario’s Cement Factory (which ate about three years of my life as a child) or something,” the representative said....

It looks like Volition’s hope for a word of mouth success forRed Faction: Guerrillaworked out for the developer after all. THQ sent out itsJune quarter resultstoday and the company earned some serious money from a couple of its top games. First off,UFC 2009 Undisputedwas a runaway success, proving that a ton of people are into dudes beating up on other dudes; nothing wrong with that — I’m one of them. 2....