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Here comes the deal train, hop aboard if you’re looking for a free game, an Xbox 360 controller or action figures. Toys R’ Us is holding a sale all week on every videogame in the store that costs $29.99 or more. If you buy three of said videogames you will get the fourth videogame for free. While this deal is nowhere near as sweet as theirpre-holiday buy-two-get-one-free deal, it’s still offering up a free game, and you should never look a gift horse in the mouth (bad breathe or something)....

After a near-constant barrage of screenshots and information about the assorted characters inLEGO Batman, Travellers Tales has been fairly quiet lately. Did they finally run out of things to show off? Hardly. Along with the new trailer above, which shows off some of Batman and Robin’s assorted vehicles, we’ve also received a glut of screenshots featuring many of the other methods of transport available to you in the game. Ranging from the minimalist Police motorcycle to the absurd (and awesome) ice cream truck that the Joker tools around in, each of the more than a dozen vehicles feature their own special abilities and quirks....

Who knew it would be so difficult to find a picture of actress Tricia Helfer wearing actual clothing? I needed something for this story, in which I tell you that Helfer will be returning to lend her voice to BioWare’sMass Effect 3. She dropped the word onTwitter, earlier this week, saying she just finished her “first voice session.” The tweet also revealed she uses a BlackBerry, and I couldn’t roll my eyes back far enough upon hearing that news....

Want to hear a bunch of developers sound off about makingSplinter Cell Convictionor see Michael Ironside do his thing in the sound booth? Well, you’ll have to either (a) settle for this teaser or (b) order theSpecial Super Edition ofSplinter Convictionfor the full thing. Either route, we’re guessing you’ll get your fill of commentary. A little birdie told us thatConvictionmight just be a more interesting game toplaythan to hear people talk about....

Yannis Mallet, head honcho at Ubisoft Montreal, recently revealed toGamesIndustry.bizthat the company is aiming to be the second largest third-party videogame publisher after Electronic Arts by 2012. Here’s what Mallet said to the GI reps during a press tour of the Ubisoft studios: “We are going to keep our winning strategy, which is to put our creativity and innovation at the heart of our creations – making good quality games which surprise the market and consumers....

Pushing the fight against two universes one step further,Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3will have reversible cover art in North America. The default box art is the work of Capcom illustrator Shinkiro; on the other side is a comic-style piece byMark Brooks. High-resolution versions of both are attached. Which do you prefer? It’s a tough call. Either way, I figure if we continue making a big dealover these covers, this trend may one day become the norm....

Monster Hunter Tri’sEvent Quests are now live and this is where you’ll be able to get new weapons and armors all for free. One of the new quests available right now is the “Alluring Dress” quest. Players need to simply kill 30 sharqs and a Royal Ludroth all while not wearing a single piece of armor. It’s a hard quest, but completing it will get you the “Sharq Attaq” lance and a no swimming sign as a shield....

In aninterview with Develop, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell further pushed the concept of handling “entertainment as a service,” saying that the company is “fully focused on asking how we can take advantage of being constantly and fully connected to our customers.” “We went through the episodes phase, and now we’re going towards shorter and even shorter cycles.Team Fortress 2is the fastest frequency we work on with comparatively fast updates.” Continuing, he says “Left 4 Deadis starting to approach theTeam Fortress 2cycle....

Lying hypocrite Keith Vaz is at it again. The corrupt Labor politician has once again brought up the subject of violent videogames, perhaps because it distracts everybody from his shady legal deals and questionable expense accounts. In any case, he wants cigarette-style warning labels on game boxes, and states that adult videogames are worst than films. “A film with inappropriate content is not interactive,” bullsh*ts Vaz. “The point about video games, which is backed up by research from America, is that the player is part of the process....

Now, wait a minute. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Hey, it’s April Fool’s Day, and Reverend Anthony is making fun of his self-indulgent, analytical articles.” You’re wrong. You’re wrong, and you’re wasting your life playing video games. As much as we gamers would love to defend our escapist pastime by calling it “art”, or saying that it has “meaning,” or any one of numerous BS defenses we can mount against the inexorable march of reason and common sense, the fact is inescapable: video games are a waste of time....

Video Games Liveis a stunning confluence of high-brow music, the games we all grew up on, and the surprisingly funny antics of the show’s hosts. I can’t quite explain how Mr. Tallarico (one of the co-creators) became so charismatic, but I have heard rumors that he can no longer walk upon hallowed ground without bursting into flames. For those of you unfortunate enough to have never witnessed the spectacle in the flesh, Video Games Live announced (via press release) earlier today that they will be releasing a CD and DVD of a performance they held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last year....

Here’s a video showcasing gameplay for the PlayStation 3 version ofBurnout Paradise. It should be noted that this is a pre-alpha build of the game.The first thing you’ll probably notice is the open-ended world. Not having loading screens for this type of game is a huge plus, because when you want to wreck some sh*t, you don’t do it for a few minutes and then stop all of a sudden — you need to satisfy your appetite for destruction by going on an hour-long rampage....

I don’t think this is what J Allard had in mind for Velocity Girl when he hinted at Xbox Live’s community marketplace back atE3 ’06. An enterprisingViva Pinataplayer has begun breeding andselling in-game pinatas via eBay. Currently for sale are 5 Elephanilla; 5 Fourheads; and some creepy thing called a Pigxie. One listing states: This auction is for the service of catching and breeding of an Elephanilla Pinata in the xbox 360 game Viva Pinata....