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In addition to the“Klassic” skins and fatality packalready announced forMortal Kombat, a brand new character will be unleashed as downloadable content soon: Skarlet. Warner Bros. and developer Netherrealm Studios have released a trailer of the female fighter in action, and she looks like a total beast. One of her fatalities involves sticking a throwing knife into someone’s ear. Ouch. She’ll be playable at E3, which is (I can’t believe it) just a week away....

Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity is launching today for the PlayStation 3, Sony has announced. The service will offer up access to over six million music tracks from artists on both major and indie labels, all served up in the cloud. It comes in two flavors: basic and premium. With basic, you can listen to music across a limited number of channels and genres, providing feedback on each song so the service can tailor it’s choices to your preferences....

We’ve always thought about social game sensationFarmVilleas a much simpler version ofHarvest Moon. But it’s a simpler version that has eclipsed the more complex series in following. Or, at least, creator Natsume doesn’t brag about 80-something million moms buying and playing its game. In a recent interview,Siliconeraasked Natsume VP of Operations Graham Markay about whatHarvest Mooncan learn from the Facebook game. Markay said that theHarvest Moonseries could learn a thing or two about the app’s social experience, but added that that will only become “more possible as the online capabilities of handhelds and consoles mature....

Wow. The message is clear on this one. This upcoming PSP title may have a lot of game play options, but you wouildn’t know it from this trailer. Ass shots. Rear shots. Pulling bottoms out of…bottoms. Pulling jeans down to showooh la la. I can say with complete confidence that an ass man made this video trailer. I adore has this trailer does not even bother with trying to show off any game play or substance....

Courtesy ofJeux Francecomes two brand new, gigantic scans from the latest issue ofFamitsushowing off the upcomingDevil May Cry 4. The scans, while gorgeous, lack the hyperkinetic fight scenes the series is known for. Then again, they do manage to show off a number of minute details such as the texture work on Nero’s clothing, and really, who needs fight scenes when you have copious amounts of metrosexual brooding (hopefully accompanied by a Depeche Mode soundtrack)?...

I’m not a big fan of MMO games, but I’ve had my eye onThe Secret Worldfor a very long time. The premise of a universe where every crackpot conspiracy theory and urban legend is true intrigues me no-end, and the brash horror elements sets the game apart from its competition. This new trailer shows of the Savage Coast, a lovely little beach area full of tentacle women, evil mimes, and moth monsters....

Tecmo has released some screens for their upcomingNinja Gaiden SigmaDLC triple threat wereported on earlier in the week, and biped panther strippers have never looked better. The screens show off the game’s three new modes, “Weapon Master,” “Speed Master,” and “Rachel Master.” The highlight of the screens are the fact that Tecmo has pulled back the curtain on the new hairstyle that Rachel will be sporting in the new “Rachel Mode....

I have never had an ant colony growing, because my thought process was always “Really, a box of ants in some sand WTF?” Besides, I was always afraid they’d bust out and lay eggs in my mouth while I was sleeping, even though I’m pretty sure that’s not scientifically possible. Where am I going with this? Konami’s ant-slave simulator,Ant Nation(1 player, 700 Wii Points)is available for WiiWare today. It’s what you’d think — you train a colony of Super Ants....

Nintendo has announced that a silver DS will be available in stores on September 7th. The new color will join the already masterful choices by Nintendo that include Colbalt/Black, Metallic Rose, and Coral Pink. The landmark color decision was presumably submitted after millions of hours of focus testing on soccer mothers, thirteen-year-olds, and creepy adults that enjoyPokemona tad too much. Nintendo had a statement to coincide about the announcement: Millions of people around the world, from core gamers to new players, have discovered Nintendo DS....

Wii Tennis.Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.Alien Monster Bowling League.Let’s Tap. You know them as games for Nintendo’s Wii console, but they’re also the inspiration for some of New York City’s most talented playwrights. This week, Ars Nova, a collaborative not-for-profit off-Broadway theater company, openedThe Wii Plays, a night of original short plays inspired by Wii titles. Note the “inspired by,” as that’s significant — these aren’t adaptations of your favorite Wii titles, although at least one play does feature actors dressed up as Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario....

Recession? Whatever. Even if we have to live in a dumpster and eat Doritos crumbs, gamers will still get our game on. Let’s say you have $80 left over after you pay your bills at the beginning of the month. That breaks down to $10 for a half month’s worth of ramen, another $10 for toilet paper, and then $60 for the next hot game. What else do you need?...

So, I took a five-hour bus ride to New York City yesterday to do some video coverage of theNew Super Mario Bros. Wiilaunch event at the Nintendo World Store. It was supposed to be a four-hour bus ride, but somehow the good people of Fung Wah busing found a way to max out on the time. Have you ever ridden the Fung Wah before? It’s cheap as hell, but on a good day, your ride will smell like old cabbages and lonely people....

Remember back on Monday when Itold you abouthowSamurai Shodown IIwould hit Xbox LIVE Arcade (today) for the seemingly awesome price of 400 Microsoft Points? Yeah, well apparently the XBLA press release for this week contained faulty information. This post shouldn’t come as much of a surprise if you have already downloaded the demo off of Xbox LIVE, but I didn’t want you to think your pals at Destructoid were to blame for the pricing error....