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What do you get if you marryGears of Warshooting action andPrince of Persiaacrobatics, wrapping the whole creation up in a post-apocalyptic steampunk aesthetic? Youshouldget something absolutely awesome. In the grim and bitter realm of reality, however, you instead getDamnation. I want to callDamnationludicrious, because parts of it certainly are. However, I fear that in doing so, I’d lend the game far more credibility and notoriety than it actually deserves. It is far too mediocre to be called anything as interesting as “ludicrous,” and you can read our Destructoid review to find out just how dire this game truly is....

Late last summer, we received official word that aMagic: The GatheringXbox LIVE Arcade title was slated for release. At the time of the announcement, I was learning the game. Figuring out how to tap lands, what the hell “Fear” does, and when to use an Instant isn’t easy work. It requires passion and patience — curious, considering those two elements usually only grow from being intimately involved with something you already understand....

Previously revealed as downloadable content forRock Band 3, John Lennon’s entireImaginealbum has been dated. It’s coming to the Rock Band Store next week, and here are the tracks you’ll be able to get: Each track will cost you $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points a piece, as usual; the full album will run you $09-06-2025 MS Points/1500 Wii Points. The track “How Do You Sleep?” can be expanded for Pro Guitar and Pro Bass for an additional 99 cents....

While in Paris to attend a concert performed by Masashi Hamauzu, the current composer of theFinal Fantasyseries, Mistwalker president Hironobu “The Gooch” Sakaguchi mentioned that the Wii action RPGThe Last Storywould definitely arrive in Europe. This info jives well with anearlier rumorfrom a Nintendo rep in London. If legit, this means Europe has bothXenoblade ChroniclesandThe Last Storyto fulfill their Wii JRPG desires. It also means that the States is still getting stiffed hardcore by Nintendo....

It doesn’t matter what Microsoft says, thoserumorsof a Blu-ray equipped Xbox 360 continue to roll in. Thelatest fuelfor the rumortoid fire was kindly provided by theEconomic Daily Newsof China, which has stated that plans are underway for a new 360. ASUS subsidiary Pegatron (founded by a transformer and a flying horse) is said to have been commissioned by The ‘Soft to put together a new Xbox 360 complete with Blu-ray disc ROM drive....

The ESRB wanted to warn concerned parents of the suggestive language of some of the songs inDance Central, so they quoted a few lines in their game description. Here’s some choice phrases from the description: On their own, to my immature brain, these are hilarious. That may just be me. Siliconeradid all the footwork with a Google search for some of these lines. Through this they were able to reveal that “Flava” from Craig Mack and “Dip It Low” by Christina Milian are among Dance Central’s included songs....

Get your scissors out for this one, folks: Sony has revealed the bundle package for the upcoming PlayStation 3 card-battle title,Eye of Judgment. The bundle will be packaged in that demonic plastic that requires scissors, your teeth, a chainsaw, and a whole lot of patience to open up. The bundle will include a starter deck, a booster pack, the PlayStation Eye camera, and theEye of Judgmentsoftware. While all starter decks will contain the same cards (30 summoning cards, four function cards), the booster packs will contain random summoning cards....

In the constant struggle to keep their game in our memories, a group of screenshots have been released for the twoDante’s Infernodownloadable expansions. The Dark Forest, released early March did not manage to steal money from my wallet. Goofy costumes aside, I’m just not terribly interested in what the scenario had to add to the overall experience. I’m not so sure I’ll be so lucky withThe Trials of St. Lucia....

A few days ago, an eagle-eyed user onNeoGAF spottedsomething interesting in a screenshot of aBanjo-Tooiepremium Xbox 360 theme, posted by online by Rare. As you can see in the close up above, this particular user has been playingBanjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts,Death Tank, the Xbox LIVE Arcade version ofBanjo-Tooie, and… wait… what’s that? Is that an icon ofJoanna Darkfrom the Nintendo 64 version of Perfect Dark? So let’s jump to conclusions — maybe Rare is prepping an XBLA version ofPerfect Dark!...

Kinect is coming, and what more fitting character to jump on its bones than Sonic the Hedgehog, arguably the king of life-extending gimmickry?Sonic Free Ridersis Sega’s premier contribution to the Bourne Conspiracy EyeToy. Here are some screens. The game will look familiar to anybody who playedSonic Rivalson the PSP, except of course the controls will be much different. Not much coverage has been devoted to this title, with even Sega putting much more time intoSonic Colors....

Another little pleasant surprise for me at Sony’s Gamers Day was the PSP titleSOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike. Seeing as how I was never really got into the PlayStation 2’s first-person shooters, I never got into the wholeSOCOMthing — mostly because I never had that Internet adapter. But, with thePlayStation 3 versioncoming out soon and this PSP title, I think my tune may soon change. Before you write this off as just anotherSOCOMtitle, this isn’t what you think....

BothSporeandLittleBigPlanetare games that ride the “user generated content” train that seems to be so popular these days. Despite the fact thatLittleBigPlanetbenefited from its appealing central characters and PS3 exclusivity (whichalwaysguarantees press and fan attention), Maxis is confident thatit still rulesthe user created content roost, and thatLBPhasn’t stolen its hype. “We’ve had plenty of noise on our day,” claims senior producerMorgan Roarty, “I was already at Maxis for a couple of years working onSporebefore I heard aboutLittleBigPlanetso I don’t know if they were inspired by us....

Hey, rememberSpy Party? The game has been around for a while, but it really made a splashat PAX 10. I got a chance to check the game out myself, and while it was fun, I kept thinking “this is the game by the guy that called the Wii a piece of sh*t? It looks like it could run on the PS1…” That’s because one of the game’s developers, Chris Hecker, went on a rant a while back about how the Wii how the console is a piece of sh*t, how it’s just two Gamecube’s duct-taped together, and how Nintendo doesn’t care about progressing games as an art form....