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I know you’re thinking to yourself: Didn’t she just talk about Chocobos? Why yes,I did. Now, I’m going to do it again, since the trailer forChocobo’s Dungeonis now available for me to watch repeatedly and coo over. We get to see several of Choco’s new companions in action, what appears to be a Chocomobile (feathered bumper!), and some in-game footage in the dungeons. I swear if this hits the states it will be the most time I have ever spent holding a Wii controller....

The PlayStation 3 may have cell processors, the Blu-ray,Talladega Nightsand swanky hi-def graphics that produce a visual orgy of pretty colors and sparkly explosions, but the public response toEchochromeis proof positive that all the technology and graphical power in a system means very little compared to what the average gamer truly wants — great gameplay. It’s been proven through the ages, when the original PlayStation beat the Dreamcast and when the PS2 remained king against both the Gamecube and the Xbox....

TheWario Land: Shake It!viral adwith YouTube so awesome. When the page started to fall apart, it reminded me of the old Macintosh I had that had a screensaver where a dog would destroy my desktop. Did anyone else have that screensaver? Nick previewsResistance 2, Ensemble Studios was once working on aHaloMMO,Mega Man 9sells 60,000, girls prefer games over sleep, and plenty more happened on Tuesday. Tuesday Regulars:The Podcastle records tonight: Shove it up your arsePodtoid 69: Illustrations of ducksRetRose Tinted:Mighty Bomb JackGame Debate to the Death!...

Wow, Jonathan Holmes is really amazing. I hope I get to finally meet him at GDC or E3 this year. A video of Holmes and I together would be mind-blowingly awesome. Anyway, check out his awesome video recap of the New York Comic Con.Brad N. reviewedLocoRoco 2,Dead Rising 2was confirmed, Colette is in love withMadWorld, people freaked out over a kid who couldn’t play a Game Boy cosplay right, and plenty more happened on 02/09/09....

Geoff Keighley was a guest onMajor Nelson’s podcastrecently where he had nothing but glorious hype forHalo Reach. The first trailer forReachis premiering during the Spike VGAs this weekend and Geoff confirms that the trailer will be all in-game stuff: “At the VGAs we’re actually going to be able to go down on the planet Reach and see this game for the first time.” Geoff goes on to add thatHalo Reachwill be one of 2010’s biggest games:...

So far, it’s been a pretty good year for Xbox LIVE Arcade. So what are the kids buying these days, and more importantly, what’s been making the most money? According to independent firmForecasthing & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, it’s… Toy Soldiers. Yup, the game that kicked off Microsoft’s Block Party earlier this year has pulled in an estimated $4.6 million in sales, at 1200 MS Points a piece. It’s followed byTrials HD($4....

Final Fantasy VI Have you ever loved a videogame character so much you were willing to die for them? Not in real life, mind you, but in the world of a game (although I would most likely take areal lifebullet for Dr. Yang — I love that guy). There have been many characters that sacrifice themselves for others within the context of a videogame’s story. But this is usually during a cutscene or a scripted sequence....

Yesterday, Spike TV aired a Game Head episode featuring Mr. Reggie Fils-Aime. In the episode, he and Geoff Keighley continued their battle that started back in February this year with a go kart race. This time they were bowling and Wii bowling, but the world premierefor thetrailerofSSX Blurwas the highlight.It is the latest installment of EA’s popular snowboard franchise and actually looks pretty great to me. Especially in comparison to the most other and less impressive looking games for the Wii....

I don’t know much aboutNierexcept that it’s got ahermaphroditic characterthatcusses like a sailorand that Square Enix is doing something silly with its distribution. It’s being released as two different games in Japan:Nier: Gestaltis an Xbox 360-exclusive, and the slightly-differentNier: Replicantis only for the PlayStation 3. In North America,Gestaltis getting released asNier(no tag line) on both the 360 and the PlayStation 3. Whew. With that out of the way, this new trailer reveals a little bit about the game’s plot: the eponymous Nier has to save his daughter from some sort of fantasy necrotic melanoma....

Come this Wednesday,Zumawill no longer be the only Mayan-themed puzzle game on Xbox Live Arcade.TiQal(800 Microsoft Points), like so many before it, will have you matching colored blocks in 120 different levels. WhileTiQalisn’t the most innovative title we’ve seen on Live Arcade, I’ll try to reserve my judgment until I get to take it for a spin later this week. Just because the gameplay looks familiar, that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun....

Sony may get a lot of things wrong, but one cannot deny that the PlayStation Network has been firing on all cylinders, with some truly interesting, unique and fun titles hitting the downloadable content platform. FromFlowertoMagic Ball, there are all sorts of neat games, and now we know which titleshave been selling the mostthis month. Unfortunately, the PSN’s best games have given way to the worst. Whymustthe general public insist on enjoying puerile sh*t?...

Remember the codeon the back of yourRock Band 2instruction manual that you’ll eventually be able to use to obtain another code which will grant you access to 20 free bonus songs? Well, we now know what those tracks are and when they’ll be available. First off, the 20RB2tracks will be available on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network starting November 4, with the songs for the Wii version being held off until December....

Ubisoft is talking up the PlayStation 3 version ofChild of Edentoday, focusing on its Move controller and 3D support. Set to launch on September 27, Ubisoft calls the game’s Move support “simple and natural.” In a promotional video for the title, the game’s director Tetsuya Mizuguchi shows off how it works, targeting objects and flicking his wrist to fire. Ubisoft also says the game will support the ability to connect multiple controllers for “added sensory effects....