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If you didn’t pre-orderMortal Kombatfrom your favorite (or least favorite) retailer, you might have missed out on some downloadable content. But never fear! Warner Bros. and Netherrealm are going to be selling that stuff to the general public in the near future. “The 7 Klassic outfits & 3 Klassic fatalities that were retailer exclusives will be bundled into one DLC package,” Mortal Kombat co-creatorEd Boon said on Twitterthis week. “Trailer coming on Friday....

It’s been on the cards for years, but one day, Sony is going to have to force itself to releaseHome. According torumor mongers, that day is drawing near, as reports claim the quasi-social-kind-of-network-stuff could be out by next Wednesday. British paperThe Timesclaimed yesterday that Sony’sthingwas “slated for release in the next ten days.” Sony did what Sony does, and has offered only a “no comment” in rebuttal. Hey, that’s not a denial!...

Look! Real dimly lit pictures of the Microsoft Natal unit…or a prototype of the final unit. These were passed along from Italian site Multiplayer. They say that says these images came from a tester who was hired to test the unit’s speech recognition. In the shots you’ll see the alleged device and what appears to be an instruction manual and a quick start guide. I see that in the guide that Natal requires wall power....

Ironic enemy of fantasy violence, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was warned that his attempts to label mature games as violent and make their sale to minors a felony went against the constitution, would be thrown out of court, and could end up costing his taxpayers a ridiculous amount of money. Mr.Commando, however, pressed ahead anyway and got exactly what he was promised. His unconstitutional law was thrown out and now it’s been revealed that California taxpayers may have to stump up a collective $324,840 when the videogame industry sues to have its legal fees reimbursed....

Have you seen or playedBattle Fantasia? Fighting fans’ rabbit ears will perk up right away at the mention of this game from Arc System Works, theGuilty Gearguys. This 2.5D game features characters you’d normally see in an RPG, and they even have hit points. But they’re fighting in this case. Here’s how RPG-ish this gets: there’s rabbit named Watson in a wizard’s hat, and he wields a wooden staff. ‘Nuff said....

SDCC may be over, but there is still news, or just crazy videos. Like this one, in which Yoshinori Ono and Katsuhiro Harada, producers forStreet FighterandTekkenrespectively, play someStreet Fighter x Tekkenduring a panel to determine which is the better title. The loser is punished for his failure (by a whole group of Poison cosplayers no less). Then everyone goes outside to play games in sumo suits. I am not sure how I feel about this video....

Some of you probably read the title of this post and are asking, “Second?There was a first?” Well, if you missed it, 2K Sports is putting together four teaser trailers forNBA 2K9, and thefirst one(featuring 2008 NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce) was released two weeks ago. This next one showcases the talents of Philadelphia 76ers small forward Andre Iguodala, whovery recently signed a six-year contractwith the team for a reported $80 million....

[Hot otaku news rippedstraight from the headlines of Japanator] You read that right. Hideo Kojima, the man behindMetal Gear Solid, along with Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the character designer and manga creator forNeon Genesis Evangelion, and Ryuji Gotsubo, the illustrator for theTwilightnovels in Japan,are judgingwhat amounts to a fanart contest forTwilight. In conjunction with the Japanese websitepixiv— essentially a Japanese deviantart — users will submit their fanart forTwilight: New Moon, whereupon Kojima will give one winner an autographed copy ofMetal Gear Solid 4, Sadamoto will give an art kit, and Gotsubo will give them an autographed copy of the first threeTwilightbooks in Japan (it adds up to the first book in the US edition....

John Madden’s eponymous football franchise can always be depended on to deliver ridiculous numbers of EA-brand microtransactions designed to drain blood from even the stoniest of stones. This year, EA seems to be urging someone,anyoneto coin the termmacrotransaction(Hey! Look! I just did!), with their latest cross-promotion; the Ring of a Champion. According to a press release sent out earlier today, EA has teamed up withJostens— the people behind all those rings designed to signify individuals who peaked in high school and currently work for their father-in-law, selling medical supplies — to offer a custom ring designed to signify individuals who peaked in a video game and currently work for no one, selling nothing....

Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming massively multiplayer online spy gameThe Agencywill be playable on both the PC and the PS3, and both versions are being developed at the same time. They’re building the title to permit interaction between PC and PS3 gamers, but they do have some obstacles to overcome to make this work properly. PC titles are open to hacking. These exploits could put console gamers at a disadvantage, spoiling the whole concept of console and PC play....

Sonyhas announceda PS3/Call of Duty: Black Opsbundle. A little late to the party, but … better late than never, I guess? The bundle contains a 160GB PS3, a copy ofBlack Ops, and the First Strike Content Pack. It’ll set you back $299.99 and will be available from May 31. Giventhe reputationthat the PS3 version ofBlack Opshas, it’s an interesting bundle decision. Anybody reading this who doesn’t own a PS3 and is tempted by this particular bundle?...

Sony CEO Howard Stringer has stated that perception of his company’s brand is improving after suffering several damaging blows to its reputation. He has also revealed that he’s been eating a 16% pay cut as part of the rebuilding process. “Our brand perception, you’ll be happy to know, is clearly improving again,” he told shareholders. “My foremost responsibility to the board and all of you is to further advance the transformation process, firmly establish Sony’s position as a global product, content and service leader in the networked digital era and ensure our continued development and growth....

Is Sony working on a new gaming handheld? Probably. Is the device going to feature “touchscreen and digital tactile pixels” like thisSCEA patentfrom back in January talks about? Who knows. Phil Harrison, the former head of Sony Worldwide Studios, was strangely enough credited for the handheld which may or may not be a new PlayStation Portable, phone, or some sort of combination of the two. Alternatively, it could be neither of those things and never see the light of day....