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The stalemate betweenCall of Duty: World at WarandFIFA 09has been broken at last … byWii Fit.Call of Dutyhas been relegated to second place whileFIFAhas dropped down to fourth and it is the bastion of casual exploitation which stands tall once again. Lord of the Rings: Conquesthas debuted at number three, but outside of that, the great British public still finds more reason to buyNeed For Speed,Brain TrainingandCarnival: Funfair Games. Hopefully things will shake up in February....

I like Twitter. In fact,I probably tweetmore than I should. I also likeUncharted: Drake’s Fortune, and I have little doubt that I’ll likeUncharted 2: Among Thieves. But the sequel’s Twitter integration, I’m not so sure about. The folks atBits, Bytes, Pixels, and Spritesfired up the multiplayer demo, and noted the options for the game’s Twitter integration. Basically, the game would like permission to “tweet your progress as you play,” auto-updating your status to tell your followers things about yourUncharted 2session:...

You might remember that on Monday,Jim gleefully reportedon the fact that the scourge of game-based film and bringer of the bleeding eyeballs Uwe Boll is failing dismally to sell a role in his new cinematic hate-crime,Far Cry. While this widespread apathy to Boll’s generous act of fan outreach / cynical marketing ploy / desperate and miserable attempt to make money / whatever the hell his diseased mind thinks it is is of course hilarious, things have been made a bit more complicated by the current response fromScrew Attack....

Classic Square Enix titleVagrant Storyhas today been announced for the European PSN store, due to arrive on December 22. Although the press release only mentions Europe, it’s fairly safe to assume that the US PSN can be on the lookout for the game near that date as well. Excitement! Vagrant Storyis one of the Square Enix’s most beloved properties, often hailed as one of the best PSOne games of all time....

AHouston Chronicleblog postcaused quite a stira few weeks back when it tried to makeLeft 4 Dead 2‘s New Orleans setting sound racist, or at the very least, insensitive to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. While visiting Valve this past week, we asked how they felt about the accusations, andLeft 4 Deadwriter Chet Faliszek was quite frank with his response. “Utter insanity,” says Faliszek, when sharing his opinion on the controversy. “There are mixed races of zombies, there are all different races of zombies that you shoot, and since we placed it in New Orleans, that makes it racist?...

Well, it had to happen. Ignition’s action gameWarDevilhas finally had a bullet put in its brain after five years of treading water. The game was set to be an ambitious affair, boasting a “Hollywood grade” visual quality. Apparently it was a bit too ambitious to finish. It’s said that around thirty people have lost their jobs in the wake of the cancellation, which has followed the closure of Ignition’s London studio, whereWarDevilwas being made....

Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends. Murder, electrocutions, robots in disguise, smack talk and much more await you after the break. First up, watch as a Sackboy goes on a murderous rampage. Then playHalo 3through Youtube! Next up, check out the first episode of Life and Level where two guys playWorld at Warwhile getting shocked....

In case you ownThe Beatles: Rock Bandand for some reason don’t know what Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sounds like, Harmonix, MTV Games, and Apple Corp. would like to remind you. That’s what this little trailer is for, as the remaining tracks from the historic album will be available for Xbox 360 and Wii tomorrow, for 1080 MS Points, or 160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song. PlayStation 3 owners can grab the tracks when PlayStation Network updates on Thursday, for $13....

So, where does the future ofTeam Fortress 2lie? In a land down under, where women glow and men plunder. But wait, there’s more. As avid players will now, the lastTF2patch added a 50-slot backpack for keeping items, and an all-new slot for headgear. Shacknews recently gotin touch with Valve’s Robin Walker to discuss what these additions mean for the ever-changing game. First and foremost, the head-slot items are planned to come out before the Sniper pack, but might come bundled with the class update if time works against Valve....

Remember when you were younger and your parents bought youTecmo: Secret of the Starsinstead ofTecmo Super Bowl? In Singapore, a mother bought her daughter a $1000 PlayStation Portable complete with a “license” for software. A salesman obviously keen on the mother’s pocketbook and negligible knowledge of the PSP performed the dupe at a shop in Signapore. The man first offered her a $3,550 PSP, complete with antivirus software. The mother, seeking a deal, eventually narrowed the price down to the $2,600....

If you’re confident Capcom is doingSuper Street Fighter IVright, then it might be time to pre-order. Moons and moons ago,Capcom-Unityhave revealed that Best Buy and Amazon.com pre-sells will net each potential consumer with a “timed-exclusive” downloadable “Super Classic Costume” pack that has extra dudes for Dhalsim, Guile, Blanka, Gen and the mighty Fei Long. GameStop, on the other hand, will be carrying exclusive “Finger Thumb Fighter” packs featuring other SF greats....

As promised, theLeft 4 Deadcomic “The Sacrifice” is available today foryour viewing pleasure online. Valve does a terrific job at implicitly delivering character and plot details through its games, but after theTeam Fortress 2comics and now this, I’m on board for whatever route they want to take. The comic is already off to a great start with this first part, and I can tell it’s going to be a painful wait for the next three entries....

You’ll never believe what happened to me last week. I got a call from Bill Cosby! He’s a big fan of my work here apparently and loves what I do. Shortly before calling me, he gaveWal-mart a call and was looking for thePokemongame. Actually, Dtoider Genki is the mastermind behind the prank call. Genki nailed down Cosby’s voice perfectly. I’m amazed he was able to go on so long with out breaking out into laughter....