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While I’d ask that you keep this filed as a rumor, this one sounds like it could easily be true, as does any new feature addition to consoles these days. And I’m sure that Hulu wants to be everywhere, just like Netflix is. The folks at Gear Live are saying that popular commercial-supported television streaming websiteHuluwill be available on the Xbox 360, and that is one of Microsoft’s surprises for E3, set to kick off about a week and a half from today....

If you thought Sega was done with the big reveals for the day withAlien vs. Predator, think again. The publisher has revealed that it will be bringingJambo! Safarito the Wii and Nintendo DS in late 2009. The game puts players in the role of four customizable safari park rangers, tasking them with becoming the most respected ranger to be found across the African Plains. You’ll be rescuing animals, treating them for various ailments before releasing them back into the wild, along with other privacy-invading activities like taking their picture....

We always knew that these anti-game wing nuts were looking for problems that weren’t there, but never has that ideabeen so literal. Connecticut State Senator Gayle Slossberg is currently searching as hard as she can for the rape scene inGrand Theft Auto IV, and isn’t about to let the fact thatno such scene existsstop her: [Sen. Slossberg] wants confirmation of the rumored rape scene inGrand Theft Auto IV—but she can’t reach that level of the game....

You’re going to have to squint at our gallery, but does are indeed new screens forKid Icarus: Uprising. Honest! If there’s anything I’m really excited for on the 3DS, it’s this newKid Icarusgame. And no, it has nothing to do withKid Icarusfor the original Nintendo. Barely even played the game. I just think the new game looks brilliant. Seeing it in action on the 3DS at E3 for the first time was just mind blowing....

As if to pour salt on the gaping wounds left byLik Sang’sabrubt removal from the body of gaming, Sony is releasing a blinging new color for the PSP (which is ripe for the picking): Champagne Gold. We Occidentals will be left out in the cold, again, as the new color will be Japan-only. No import for you! Personally, I kind of like it. In a strange way. More importantly, I’m glad that in times of crisis, Sony can keep things in perspective....

Valve has done an excellent job at making us think “Steam” whenever we’re talking about digital distribution, and its service is only getting bigger and better. The company has put out some rather frightening numbers, such as: year-over-year new user growth of 178% in the last 12 months; 30 million active accounts; 1,200 games; and six million unique players per day.Per day, guys. Also, Steam’s backend can “run at 400Gps, enough bandwidth to ship a digitized version of the Oxford English Dictionary 92....

Four hundred megabytes is the only thing that stands between you and the knowledge that your PC can handle Capcom’sStreet Fighter IV. A benchmark tool for the game has been released and is currently being mirrored atthis locationandthis location, according toEventHubs.Nice. Because I’m a Mac dude, I think allPC requirementsare bananas — it’s my default setting. However, it looks as though the minimum requirements for the game aren’t as ridiculous as I initially thought: one GB RAM, 10 GB of HDD space, an Intel Pentium 4 2....

To celebrate yesterday’s launch ofSuper Street Fighter IVon consoles, Capcom has discounted the price ofStreet Fighter IVon the iPhone. The title is now 30% off until Thursday, which means you can pick the portable fighter up for only $6.99. Additionally, Capcom is asking fans to tell them whichStreet Fightercharacter they’d like to see appear in the game as future DLC. Five people will be chosen at random and given a copy of the game for free....

It’s official folks — the studio behind one of the biggest games of 2011 has officially begun the process of dying. You usually hear of a studio closing after they release a flop, but it would seem that not evenL.A. Noirecould stop this Australian developer going down. Documents were filed with the Australian Securities And Investments Commission, notifying that a liquidator has been appointed and that the studio’s administration resigned. Another document has been filed, titled, “Special Resolution to Wind Up Company....

We’ve known for a while now that Team ICO have a PlayStation 3 title up their sleeves, but the studio has remained as tight-lipped and mysterious as their previous titles. Fans eager to be enchanted again are waiting patiently for word of the team’s next project, and it seems that the wait will soon be at an end. How soon?Soon… that is how soon. Kotakuasked Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida if the mystery title could be ready by the Tokyo Game Show, but the answer was not conclusive: “I cannot tell, but But I can say that they’ve been working very hard since the release ofShadow of the Colossus....

Thethird season ofSam & Maxisn’t the only thing up Telltale Games’ sleeves, apparently. The adventure game developer’s official website has a new linkto an odd flash-animated pagethat we’ll assume for now is a game teaser. The page asks “What is the Mystery of Scoggins,” and promises that we’ll “Learn More May 4th.” The hand-drawn art on the flash site can be interacted with. If you place the cursor on the factory window, for example, a bearded gnome pops up from the smoke stack....

I know you haven’t had enoughBayonettanews today, even with the hot, hot discovery of a Bayonetta action figure in the works (Iwillmake sweet love to that figure). Treat yourself to this sexy, thrilling, and altogetherinsanenew trailer from the floor of the Tokyo Game Show. It’s completely mental and well worth checking out. This latest trailer slots together some of the game’s story, and as you’d expect, none of it makes sense....

Firstwe brought you details. Thenwe brought you screenshots. Now, we bring youdrama. No, I don’t mean the “Baaww,Valkyria Chronicles IIIis on the PlayStation Portable” kind of drama, butstorydrama. Specifically, the story of Unit 422, or “The Nameless”, a band of misfits that star in Sega’s also-portable sequel totwo(yes, both of them) of the best strategy titles in recent years. There’s no gameplay visible in this one (though Japanese site 4gamer took some footage of a dude fondling the booth demo), but’s chock-full of voice-acting, drama, and spiffy cutscenes....