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License manager Angela Jones said very little else, simply stating that she did not know what had happened or why the ad says PSP-4000. She neither confirmed nor denied further rumors of Sony working on a new PSP SKU, so the rumors are still very much in the up in the air. Sony itself, naturally, wouldn’t confirm anything when we asked the platform holder prior to the weekend. Whether this ad was a mistake or not though, I would be very surprised if we don’t see any official mention of a PSP-4000 in 2010....

Tonight is going to be a night filled with spoilers! Dtoid HQ in San Francisco is going to start playing throughCall of Duty: Black Opson the Xbox 360. I’m going to be picking up the game from the start and blasting all the way through the single-player campaign. If I’m still conscious by the end of it, I’ll be jumping into the multiplayer and you all are more than welcome to join in!...

So maybe you didn’t win the Alienware laptop you were hoping for from ourShiayacontest, and you were down about it. That is totally okay — because I’m about to give you the chance to win another one. In fact, our newest contest gives you the chance not only to win a beautiful Samsung Netbook (see specs after the jump), but we also have an 8GB iPod Nano and a 4GB iPod Shuffle for you too....

Good God. Just look at it. I mean …look at it. I know I’ve got a post to write and I should be making proper use of my time right now by telling you that this week’s show will be about all the cool retro gaming things happening at this year’s E3, but WTF. I don’t know how anybody can pay attention to things likeMega Man 9,Galaga Legionsor all the rad newPSN exclusiveswhen Chad Concelmo is standing five feet away in that dinosaur sweater....

Every Thursdayish, Anthony Burch discusses some aspect of the gaming industry or game design in his weekly Rev Rant. I’m not actually onscreen for this one (for the best, probably, as my beard would have taken up half the frame anyway), but it’s basically about how 99% of action-centric games are about empowering the player in every way possible, when often the opposite can lead to more interesting, varied gameplay....

Earlier today, Destructoid received a strange email from Capcom that contained the phrase “it came from Kijuju” 100+ times and a link to a cool newinteractive Web siteforResident Evil 5. Trust us, it’ll make more sense once you click the link. If you’ve been paying attention to the latestRE5happenings, you know that Kijuju is the city in which the game takes place. Once you head on over to the site, navigate your candle towards the left and click the giant “1....

With the constant flood of casual iPhone titles out there these days, it’s easy to find yourself never interested in another overly bright and cheerful puzzle game or witty tower defense title again. I find myself flipping through the App store, wondering why I’m not seeing stuff that’s a bit more innovative and weird — more RPGs, horror games, adventures, etc. And then I notice thatRoviohas a little game calledDarkest Fearfor the iPhone....

[Our awesome community is putting together a number of charity events to help out Lv99Ron with his medical bills. Help a fellow Dtoider out and be entertained at the same time! — JRo] Recently our friend,Lv99Ron, almost died. After three emergency surgeries on his lungs and three weeks in the ICU, Ron is making a full recovery at home. We are so thankful and blessed to still have him in our lives....

According to a number of reports, what you are looking at are some screenshots ofSonic 4leaked from PartnerNET and yes, that IS Dr. Robotnik in a very old school boss battle you’re seeing. The new images, which we are waiting for Sega to verify, show off scenes from theleaked game footagewe saw a while back. I don’t care what anybody else thinks, this stuff looks damn hot. The Sonic fanbase, well known for their Internet sleuthing, have certainly found these hard to prove fake, so but until we get verification, we can only run this as a rumor....

We still have GDC to get through, but that’s not stopping the blogocube from looking toward E3 with speculative eyes. Thenewest rumorconcerns Rare, and is hinting that two new games from the British studio will be announced at the show. Right now, the rumors point at a newPerfect Darkand the fabledKiller Instinct III, owing to the fact that “first person shooter” and “online brawler” have been thrown around. I find the idea of a newPerfect Darkincredibly believable, especially since Rare rushed to complete the last one and will no doubt want to correct the problems it suffered....

According to a “well-placed source,”Atlas Entertainment(the production company responsible for the amazingTwelve MonkeysandThree Kings) has just purchased the film rights to PlayStation 3 gameUncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Nothing has been confirmed or denied, but we here at Destructoid will, of course, keep you updated once we learn more. My two cents: We all want videogames to be a respected medium, right?Unchartedis one of the most awesomely cinematic experiences I have ever had playing a videogame....

I think you’ll find it’s a little bit more complicated than that. Here I hope to demonstrate why I, while not participating myself, find a boycott to be a perfectly reasonable course of action. One thing I willnotbe discussing is whether it is necessary to separate the artwork from the artist. I quickly realistic that this could warrant a whole post on its own, so I have chosen to focus on other arguments here....

Pretty simple. We all like games, but we like some levels better than others.Facility–Goldeneye This level worked not only as a killer multiplayer level, but as a hell of a singleplayer mission, too. It’s where you first learned about shooting hats off people’s heads, that scientists are fun as hell to shoot, and how to get the most out of remote mines. Remember when at the beginning of the level, as you look down into a bathroom stall, that you had to be careful to shoot the soldier’s HEAD, and not his hat?...