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It’s hardly a shock announcement, but it’s an announcement nonetheless — Sony hasconfirmedthatGod of War IIIis in the works and it will be coming out — gasp — on the PlayStation 3. Along with the announcement came the news thatGod of Wardirector Cory Barlog is leaving Sony. Despite the loss of Barlog, Sony has assured fans that the series will still remain Godly. “We are confident in theGod of Warteam, as they are an extremely talented group of people that are passionate about the franchise and dedicated to creating even more epic content withGod of War: Chains of Olympusfor the PSP andGod of War IIIfor PS3,” declared a Sony spokesperson....

Grasshopper Manufacture, the company of wacky auteur Suda51, continues itspartnershipwith Digital Reality as they work on a new project namedBlack Knight Sword. A downloadable game for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, the story follows a black knight who has teamed up with a sword spirit to take down a beautiful but evil princess. Seems pretty straightforward, until you remember that Grasshopper Manufacture is making it. Black Knight Sword is a sidescroller framed as a play, with colorful graphics that look like cardboard cut-outs....

Because the 2004 Xbox titleGreg Hastings Tournament Paintballneeded a sequel, it’s getting one this year, thanks to Majesco. The publisher has announced thatGreg Hastings Paintball 2will be hitting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii this September. The game features both single and multiplayer gameplay modes and events based in real-life paintball fields. The game also has a new feature called the “Cheat Meter,” which lets you wipe off pain splatters before getting caught....

A word like “unveiled” gives an air of drama that probably should not be used to describe the release of screenshots. If I go back and change the headline now, I’ll have to spend another twenty minutes trying to find a way to reference the light and shadow elements inLost in Shadowwithout completely sacrificing my dignity. Since nobody wants that, how about we instead take some of that time and admire these lovely screenshots forLost in Shadowwhich Hudson has released....

EB Games made“Tom Morello”proud earlier this morning. The blogosphere believes that the retailer’s Web site was host to a set of unseenHalo: Reachimages, all of which have been pulled after the retailer realized said shots were to remain unseen for now. No worries; the Internet doesn’t fall asleep on this kind of stuff. Web sites likeAll Games Betaare now hosting the “leaked” images, giving us all a small window into whatReachis all about....

Fans of skateboarding games have not had it great lately. While theSkatefranchise has done something different, and has been successful all the same, the more wild, over the top nature of those early skateboarding games have been lost. And don’t look to whereTony Hawkis going now. That is a franchise that just…well, it needs some work if it ever wants to be as great as it once was. On that note, let us roll outShaun White Skateboarding....

Flip’s Twisted Worldis looking like it could be a hot little game when it hits the Wii later this year. It looks like a traditional 3D platformer with a visual style that harks back to the era of PlayStation One mascot games. It also boasts a neat little world-flipping gimmick. That’ll explain the name, then. Seriously, I’m quite looking forward to this one and it’s definitely high on my list of promising Wii software....

Activision has released the above video showing a 3D render of the new guitar controller to accompany the release ofGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rocklater this year. As you can see, it’s a lot like their last few controllers except… wait… it’s not just a guitar! It’s a Transformer! Having redesigned the internal components so that everything fits into the neck, you’ll be able to swap out side panels making up the body....

The grade-A arseholes fromTeam Roombahave released a video showing some of the most epic griefing thatTeam Fortress 2has to offer. While we at Destructoid do not condone this kind of abhorrent and uncouth behavior, it also cannot be denied that watching people get increasingly annoyed is incredibly funny. The video’s a long one, but trust me, it gets more and more hilarious as it rolls on. The final part is an absolute goldmine of sheer douchebaggery....

I got a chance to sit down on Friday with two guys, Roel and Jeroen fromSenile Team, the creators ofBeats of Rageand the upcomingAge of the Beast. Beats of Rage is a popular tribute to the Streets of Rage series made by Sega, and these guys figured that they could make a better sequel to the series than what Sega had been putting out. Their little project has skyrocketed, and become a hit, with the game being open to modders everywhere....

While Sony and various publishers talk up 3D gaming and declare it to be the future, Nintendo overlord Satoru Iwata claims that Nintendo was tinkering with it years ago, as far back as the GameCube. He says his company was working on the tech and that the system was capable of displaying such visuals, but the special LCD screens were too expensive. At one point, there was a fully 3D version ofLuigi’s Mansion, and the GameBoy Advance SP was also made, boasting the same “no glasses” gimmick that the 3DS has....

PlayStation Home has finally become somewhat relevant to me, with GuerrillaannouncingthatKillzone 2content is coming to the service. Something tells me it still won’t be enough to make me fire up the poor man’sSecond Life, despite myKillzone 2fanboy status. Home fans will be able to acquire the throne room of Helghast dictator Scolar Visari, complete with all sorts of Helghan furniture. It’ll be coming to the European Home in June, with pricing details to come....

People with hearts are lovingKirby’s Epic Yarn. Hardcore gamers, however, famously lack a soul, and thus they havewritten the game offfor being too “kiddy” and “easy.” Nevertheless, developer GoodFeel believes that anybody can enjoy the game, no matter their leanings. “As a team, we were extremely opposed to the idea of an action game where the game wasn’t over when an enemy got you,” says producer Etsunobu Ebisu. “We debated that for quite a long time....