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[Update:More names have been added to the list! Are you on it?] Dtoiders, its that time of year again. The biggest gaming consumer focused convention in the country is going down in Seattle, Washington. People travel from across the country and from around the world to experience the largest public showing of games at PAX Prime. There have been Dtoid gatherings at this show since 2007 with every year showing a bigger turnout than the year prior....

New York City is a hot spot for videogame industry activity this month, it seems. This week it plays host toIrrational Games’ upcoming title reveal. Next week, THQ says it will unveil an “innovative” new title next week in the Big Apple. “We are very excited about the potential for this new product and we look forward to its launch this holiday season,” THQ CEO Brian Farrell said during the company’s financial earnings call....

It’s always been considered illegal to sell adult-rated videogames and movies to minors in the UK, ever since the Video Recordings Act of 1984. However,it’s been discovered todaythat the required paperwork was never put through properly, meaning that it’s actually beenlegalto sell adult entertainment to children for the past twenty-five years! In order for a law to be formally passed in the United Kingdom, it has to be forwarded first to the European Union....

For whatever reason, Tony Hawk is allowing his name to be attached to another game in a post- world. In a post-Tony Hawk: Rideworld.Inatweet this evening, Tony Hawk went allwildandskater-likeand revealed the name of what we’ll assume is his next project, a game entitledTony Hawk: Shred. “Tony Hawk: Shred,” the rebel wrote. “There, I said it. Actually, I named it. Somewhere a PR team is reeling.” And reeled they did, apparently....

And now, a launch trailer forTransformers: Dark of the Moon. There is a fight which has just begun. some new evil has arisen. You get the general idea. This is likely going to be a pretty cool game if you’re into the plot established by the films, asDark of the Moonfills in events betweenRevenge of the Fallenand and the new movie. The thing I find absolutely fascinating aboutTransformersis that it’s capitalizing on our nostalgia for something which was explicitly created to be a marketing campaign....

Consider it a nice calling out. A polite one. Still,Gran Turismo 5was called out by Turn 10’s Dan Greenawalt. “I’ve got huge respect for Yamauchi and what the Polyphony Digital team does, they’re a great developer. But do I personally feel confident that it would be difficult for any other racing game to do this,” Greenawalttold CVG, speaking onForza Motorsport 3. “Gran Turismois a great game and when it comes out I’ll play it....

Capcom has created a brilliant video summing up the last 20 years ofMega Manin honor of his 20th anniversary this year. Just about everyMega Man-related game created, including theX, Legends, andBattle Networkseries made their way into it. This video is great for those who just couldn’t keep up the countless titles released from the hit series. Fans may find themselves in several ‘oh yeah!’ moments, and hardcore ones might get a bit misty eyed, but almost anyone can appreciate how far the series has come....

Why the hell is Heihachi in space? Is this explained in the console versions ofTekken 6? It’s nice to see the game looking so smooth on the PSP, but you can’t just throw something as absurd as an old ninja in a space suit into your trailer and not explain it. You hear me, Namco Bandai? The second trailer below simply shows off more of the fighting action. There’s kicking, punching and other such things....

There’s been a severe lack of Westerns this generation, wouldn’t you agree? I think the last one I played was 2005’sGun, and the only reason I enjoyed it was because I had recently had my wisdom teeth removed and was hopped up on medicine. I’m not entirely familiar withCall of Juarez, but if this new trailer forBound in Bloodis anything to go by, it will satisfy my desire for more Wild West-themed games....

Portal 2andMortal Kombatare still sitting pretty atop the UK Charts, and if you ask most gamers, they deserve it! Not much change from last week.Operation Flashpoint: Red Riverstill climbs the charts, Homefront is enjoying yet more time in the top ten, whileCrysis 2finally slips just out of its reach. Overall, the UK Charts have featured a lot more decent games lately, so that’s nice. Also, you’ll notice howMichael Jackson: The Experienceis sandwiched directly betweenPokemon BlackandPokemon White....

Valve’s Gabe Newell hasdisclosed some of his company’s ambitious plansfor the future of Steam, a future that actually involves the past. The PC game service has some large retro scheming in mind, as Newell himself revealed. “…I expect we’ll go back in time and eventually pretty much every game that’s ever been available will be on there 24/7,” confidently claimed Newell. When asked about old LucasArt’s games, he was similarly eager....

I would like to extend to you a witty take on why this rundown of WiiWare and Virtual Console games has earned the moniker of hangover edition, but the truth is I’m suffering the kind of hangover one only inflicts upon themselves the day before a holiday and my brain is the equivalent of a rotting egg. With that in mind, I give you: Dr Mario Online RX(WiiWare, Nintendo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Mario busts up viruses in the latest version of this germ blasting puzzle classic....

I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering what the PS3 looks like on the inside. Well thanks toTechEBlog, we can see exactly what’s going on underneath the hood. The first video is just part 1. Jump in to see parts 2 and 3. On this edition of Weekend Destructainment, we have for you CWH Nicole in video form, time attacks, a couple of AMVs, an episode of Mega Man, ghetto hacking the PSP and much more!...