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You can’t keep down Halfbrick’s lovable action hero, Barry Steakfries, down. He battled hordes of blood-thirsty ghouls (and an undead T-Rex!) inAge of Zombies. More recently,Monster Dashhad him running for his life on iOS as he mowed down baddies with everything from a shotgun to a killer motorcycle. Steakfries will return this year inMachine Gun Jetpackfor the iOS, and this week at GDC in San Francisco, Halfbrick gave us a hands-on peek of an early version of the game....

Our roving reporter,Ron “Greybush” Workmanspent a little time on the GDC floor yesterday before it opened up today.As usual, the ol’ bush was in fine form. Enjoy!

It wouldn’t be a major release without a seriously ornate collector’s edition, andGears of War 3is no exception. There’s lots of extra stuff to get, with a Marcus Fenix figure standing chief among them. The special edition will come in two flavors — Limited and Epic. In the UK, the Epic Edition will be exclusively available at GAME and GameStation, while the Limited package can be found at select retailers. UK prices are £59....

I’m addicted to caffeine and sugar, thanks to growing up on a healthy diet of Jolt Cola and Cool Ranch Doritos. Today, kids should be on a healthier path, thanks to Konami and Nestle Waters North America, who are teaming up to provide a positive “Green” and health conscious message to children this fall. The two will hold marketing-hands in a promotional partnership that will link Konami’sDewy’s Adventurefor the Wii and Nestle Water’s Aquapod Natural Spring Water for children....

At a Sony product event last month, SCE Santa Monica Director of Product Development John Hight stood quietly in front of a demo station located in the back of the publisher’s rented New York City space. The game he’s demoing is paused, but the font and style of the menus betray what it is — it’s unmistakablyGod of War III. Admittedly, half of the reason I even decided to leave my blogger cave was because Sony promised it would be showing off some of newGod of War IIImaterial....

If you read Destructoid regularly, chances are you’ve playedThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, probably in one sitting on your Nintendo 64 back in 1998… because it’s that good. If you haven’t, what’s wrong with you? You’ve had over ten years to play what many folks would argue is not only one of the best games in theZeldaseries, but one of the best games of all time. You’ve had ample opportunity, too — it’s been released for the Nintendo 64, re-released on a disc for the GameCube, and most recently was made available for the Wii via its Virtual Console....

Not too long ago, myself and other journalists were invited down to the LucasArts studios for some hands-on time with their newest IP:Fracture. Sequestered in the rather dark and scary QA multiplayer lab, several of my journalistic contemporaries and I squared off against LucasArts’FractureQA team. While it goes without saying that the QA team had the competitive advantage, the entire experience helped the rest of us get past our noob-ness and into the world ofFracturemultiplayer....

I had the chance to have some quality time with Super Smash Bros. Brawl at the Nintendo media event in San Francisco this past Friday. As you all know, I’ve been following this game very closely and have been eagerly awaiting the release of this game. Check out my extensive report on what I thought of it and read about some of the new stuff that have yet to be revealed on theDOJO....

Remember howHouse of the Deadfelt to play in the arcades? Remember that rush of excitement or surprise that lurked around every corner? Yeah,Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chroniclesis not that. Actually, think of those good times inHouse of the Dead, imagine the opposite, and that’s what you have inUmbrella Chronicles. And you know what the surprising part is? It’s not even the Wii’s fault. In fact, this gameCOULDwork on the Wii if done right....

Uponfirst playingRochard, some immediate impressions come to mind. The art style of the game is very reminiscent ofTeam Fortress 2, using a similar bold and simple color pallet and cartoonish characters that seem to carry themselves with the same kind of heft as the characters from the famed team-based shooter. The mechanics call to mindHalf-Life 2with a device that works quite similarly to the gravity gun. Even the general format of the game is a hearkening back to other “2....

As much as I loveSuper Mario Galaxy, and as excited as I am about the sequel, I’m all about the plumber moving from left to right in 2D. It’s less about nostalgia and more about my desire to partake in simple, polished platforming. That’s why I was so glad to hear about 2D inSuper Mario Galaxy 2. Famitsu’s latest issue has a bit more on that. There’s a couple of screenshots of Mario moving in a 2D space in the Mushroom Kingdom....

It seems stylin’ cars and videogames are a match made in heaven, as Nissan has partnered with EA to debut the all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z not on a racetrack, but inNeed for Speed: Undercoverwhen it releases on November 18. While this is certainly a treat forNeed for Speedfans, the real life car will make an appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show only a day later, so the announcement itself won’t remain exclusive to the gaming world for very long....

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