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In promotion ofUncharted 3‘s upcoming release Spike TV andNaughty Dogare teaming up to create a TV series. And if you’re a hugeUnchartedfan, you’ll have a chance to be a competitor on the show. Of course, there are some restrictions. There are always restrictions. While they’re casting both men and women from anywhere in the US, applicants must be over 18. You might also want to hit the gym because they want you to be in excellent physical condition....

WhenGameStop wasn’t looking, Bethesda and Best Buy have teamed up to rockFallout 3midnight launch events across the country. Events will take place in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Chicago, with lines beginning to form at 3 P.M. on October 27 leading the game’s midnight release. The biggest of the events will take place in Bethesda’s hometown Best Buy in Rockville, MD with game kiosks, giveaways, and the appearance of the awesomeFallouttrailerthey brought out to PAX....

Music 4 Gameshas an amazing interview up with Emily Ridgeway,BioShock‘s audio director. Reading a piece like this really gives you a feel for the amount of detail and time that went into creating the atmosphere of Rapture. Here’s a bit from Emily about her inspirations: My own inspiration for the musical direction came from the visuals and the story of Rapture. Those aesthetics were established early on and were very easy to feed off....

If you wanted a clue as to how increasingly popular theCall of Dutyfranchise gets year after year, then look no further.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, despite its amazing popularity, is being beaten out in the pre-order department byBlack Ops. Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson provided the details, but added that he believes Black Ops’ post-launch retail performance may not be as strong asModern Warfare 2‘s thanks to “competition, weaker marketing, and the Infinity Ward situation....

Polish developer CD Projekt RED is planning to become a publicly traded company in the near future. If so, this move should put some extra clink in the studio’s coffers, thus giving them more money to continue to develop things like, say,The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kingswithout a publisher. Polygamiais reporting that almost-defunct Polish PC assembling company Optimus S.A. plans to purchase shares of CD Projekt with its own shares. This means CD Projekt would become its own owner, but more importantly, a public entity....

I was planning on spending this weekend drinking beer and grilling food up on my balcony considering it’s the fourth of July and all, but after hearing about this, I couldn’t help but think I might have to reserve an hour for a little gaming — and pay absolutely nothing to do so! Segahas announced that in the spirit of this patrotic holiday, they will be giving away the iPhone/iPod version ofColumns Deluxeall weekend....

I played poker with Shannon Elisabeth. Okay, so I played videogame poker on the same local network as Shannon Elisabeth. Okay, so I probably wasn’t even directly playing with her. But I was in the same room! Microsoft had an event here at CES in Las Vegas to promote the upcoming release ofFull House Pokeron XBLA. This is a streamlined online Texas Hold ‘Em game where your Xbox avatars are actually bellying up to the table and playing....

Honestly, I agree with a lot of the stuff he said: the show was a little too expensive, there could have been way more to play, and trying to compete with PAX next year (E forAll2008 will be the same weekend as next year’s Seattle-based show) is a very bad decision. But gosh darnit I had so much fun at the show last week and I know there must be people out there that agree with me....

We have fiveMadballs in Babo Invasioncodes to give away! All you need to do to win one is use a photo editing program to create your very ownMadballcreation. Master Chief, Phoenix Wright, Hatsune Miku, Mr. Destructoid — any character or person can be used to create your Madball freak of nature. If you’re not sure what aMadballis, just look at the header above or at mypreview for the gameto get a better idea....

I know I’m not the only person who, upon seeing thenewestCrysis 2trailer, felt that Crytek was evoking 9/11 imagery, perhaps as a function of going for anemotionally charged story. I brought up that point to Nathan Camarillo, the executive producer onCrysis 2, thinking it was especially valid because one of the gameplay sections we saw took place during the first week of September in 2023. Camarillo made sure to note that the development team is “very sensitive” to that topic, saying that “we’re not doing destruction for [destruction’s sake]....

We have a few deals that you may want to jump on before they expire in this edition. One of the better ones will get you theGears of War Triple Pack(All GoW games and DLC) for Xbox 360 for only $5 with the purchase ofBulletstorm Epic Edition. That’s at Best Buy, and all thedetails are here. The items ship separately, but who cares? That’s a great deal. Enslaved: Journey to the Westhad already come down to $19....

Fun fact: Def Leppard is not a cat. Fun Fact: Def Leppard is slated to starin a videogame. Reutersis reporting that the band has penned an agreement with Primary Wave — an interesting move for two reasons: (a) no one under 60 cares about the band and (b) this new publishing partner isn’t aware of this. Odd as it is, the deal isn’t just to pump out CDs. Apparently a cartoon and an “unusual” videogame are in the works....

The originalFar Crycame out around four years ago. The box art featured an intense Alec Baldwin, swimming in a body of water. Aside from how sexy that sounds, the game itself was far from that iconic image. Its multiplayer was underdeveloped and its enemies were unbalanced, and the ports were a travesty. A lot changes in four years. Ubisoft Montreal’sFar Cry 2is a spiritual successor of sorts to the originalFar Cry, which was developed by Crytek....