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I am so happy this realistic take on videogame characters is really taking off. You’ve seenMario, were intrigued byBowserand got traumatized byPikachu with nipples.Well now it’s time for another well known videogame mascot to get the realistic treatment. This realistic take on Sonic the Hedgehog was done by Marcus Blättermann, the same artist who made the realistic Bowser. Check outMarcus’s siteas he goes into the details on how he made this revision of Sonic and the process he went through trying to get Sonic to look as real as possible while trying to stay true to the classic character....

Platinum Games may be something of a hardcore gamer darling right now, with itsOkamipedigree and upcoming hot titles such asMadWorldandBayonetta, but the small developer is humble. Game creator Atsushi Inabashared his thoughtson international game development, confessing that he feels the West has outclassed the East. “To be honest, I think that western developers are superior to those in Japan overall,” said Inaba, who is responsible for creatingViewtiful Joe. “So we the Japanese developers should realize that we have to work hard to reach the western level....

Remakes are all the rage, so why hasn’t Nintendo joined in on all the recycling fun?The Legend of Zeldais a series ripe for rehashing, but Nintendo has refused to give in to temptation. Why is that? The answer issurprisingly noble. “Whenever we have to think about the remake,” says producer Eiji Aonuma. “we have to also think about the background, especially what kind of situation, what kind of period and time that previous game was played in, because, be it Ocarina of Time or any other games, whenever they say they want to have a remake on whichever platform, they have some emotional attachment from playing that game at that particular time or environment....

Movie siteFirst Showingis reporting that there’s aZombies Ate My Neighborsfilm in development. And yes, it’s based on the LucasArts-developed 16-bit, cooperative shooter. Of course. The flick is being described as a horror comedy, or more specifically, “John Hughes meets Judd Apatow meets George A. Romero.” While the script will likely borrow the game’s title and its characters, Zeke and Julie, it’s said to be more of a “coming-of-age high school story....

TheSimsandSporecreator, Will Wright, made a stop by the Colbert Report recently to chat it up with the popular late-night host. Was it comedy gold? Not so much. Although, to be fair, how funny can Wright actually be? That’s why Colbert is there to throw in the humor. Anyway, enough of my babbling, watch the video.

If you didn’t care enough about tanks to playWorld of Tanks, but love battleships, then you could do worse than keeping an eye on theofficial websiteofWorld of Battleshipsfor future beta shenanigans. Wargaming.net’s upcoming free-to-play multiplayer titlepromises a choice between three main classes of ships — aircraft carriers, lumbering battleships and heavy cruisers, and speedy light destroyers — that should provide plenty of strategy for the online team-based gameplay. Youaregoing to play as a team, right?...

Sonic the Hedgehog: It’s a complete disaster on the Xbox 360. Without ashadowof a doubt, it is THE worst game on the system. In fact, it may be the worst game in the past few years (considering it’s such a well-loved franchise, it gets judged a bit harder). But hey, that won’t stop SEGA and Microsoft from wanting to cash-in on that still burning hunk ofSoniclove that some people want to cling on to....

Can’t wait to get your hands onMetroid? Are you aching to playIce Climbersfor some perverse reason? Well, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to get your grubby paws on Nintendo’s free “Ambassador” titles. The ten Virtual Console games are ready to download now! They’re not officially on the store yet, but you can “redownload” them by going to the 3DS eShop, clicking on the Menu in the top-left corner, hitting “Settings,” going to the “Your Downloads” section and scrolling down....

Valve continues to give and give when it comesTeam Fortress 2. Their latest experiment sees bot support for the frantic first person shooter. Beta testing is going on right now and you can go check out what the bots are like on three King of the Hill maps, koth_viaduct, koth_sawmill, and koth_nucleus. Since this is the beta, you’ll have to manually add the bots into your game using the console command....

Ubisoft sent over this video showing online features in the upcomingYour Shape: Fitness Evolved, one of the more interesting titles coming for Microsoft’s Kinect motion control system. The game will have a website that tracks stats and allows players to set up challenges, as well as access the leaderboards and get help in improving their workout. If you want to pursue an exercise regimen, you have to make it as much a part of your life as eating and sleeping: something you do every day just as routine....

Mushi mushiJapanators!Er, I mean Destructoiders! I beg your forgiveness, I just came from sistor site Japanator where I finished YTMND Thursday the Japanator edition. WHAT YOU SAY?!?! JAPANATOR EDITION!? That’s right you disgusting little robots, there’s also a Japanator edition of YTMND Thursday! Isn’t that awesome? Once you’re done here go on andcheck it out. Then, after you’ve done that, send me a love note and naked pictures of yourself.*...

2K Games is bringing a new game to the Xbox 360, viaMafia IIdeveloper 2K Czech. It’s not yet been officially announced, but the sniffer dogs of the Internet have uncovered both atrademarkand anESRBrating of this new game, known asAxel and Pixel. According to the ESRB,Axel and Pixelis a “point-and-click adventure game in which players guide an artist and a dog through surreal and abstract environments. Players must solve environmental puzzles that include redirecting a ray of light, throwing rocks at birds, and and spraying water at a creature....

I never thought I’d be the one calling a baseball game f*cking awesome, but this Namco Bandai 3DS title has the potential to be. It’s way too early for April Fools jokes, so you’re going to have to believe that Mitsurugi fromSoul Caliburand the drums fromTaiko Drum Mastercould be on the same baseball team. Or how about a bit of catchball between Heihachi fromTekkenand the…freaking jet from Ace Combat?! Really? I love the guy that came up with this....