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Did you know that PCs are more powerful than home consoles? No, seriously, theyare! Here’s Mark Rein to validate the statement and further boost the ego ofcomputer gamerseverywhere. I know you love it! “We’re at the stage in the life of the consoles where the PC has shot by them in terms of capabilities,” Rein told Eurogamer. “Don’t forget every game that’s ultimately built is built on a PC. PCs are always going to be the tools through which all games get made....

Medal of Honorcomes out very soon — October 12th — and people are still getting their pre-orders in. EA says that the game has already broken records as far as pre-sells go, hitting the highest number of orders in the franchise’s 11-year history. The early press has been good and it’s clear that people are excited about this game. If you’re one of the excited, you might want to get in on the Multiplayer Open Beta, which is coming to PC on October 4th....

You have to hand it to Capcom — their support ofLost Planet, both on the Xbox 360 and the PC, has been nothing short of astonishing. Adding to the already available bevy of content, Capcom has announced new playable characters and maps for the PC version ofLost Planet. New characters will be available in the form of a July 20th automatic updated and will include: Frank West (in his underwear, apparently) fromDead Rising, Joe fromLost Planet‘s single-player campaign, and — are you sitting down?...

Mega64 discoveredScribblenautsrecently and thought it would be a good idea to make theScribblenautstechnology work with Mega64’s videos. Good idea in theory, but letting the Internet have creative control on anything is a HORRIBLE idea. As funny as the video is, I’m pretty sure most of those comments are real YouTube comments the guys get on on a regular basis on all of their videos. Of course, it’s not surprising since YouTube commenters are some of the worst....

Ever the trend setter, it looks like Nintendo may have started a new one — holding players’ hands. Siliconerarecently dug up a Microsoft patent filing that appears to be its own answer toNew Super Mario Bros. Wii‘s “Super Guide.”In it, a system is described in which a player caught in a tight spot would be able to pause the game and then access a database of online, user- or developer-submitted tips....

Infinity Ward is releasing a brand new patch to deal with hackers inModern Warfare 2. The patch is for all platforms, but it’ll be hitting the PlayStation Network first, where it’sreportedly most needed. You’ll be able to nab it on March 8. A geo exploit is also being included for the “Fuel” map. Players are able to get inside a rock on the outskirts of the map for nefarious advantages, but that’ll be gone tomorrow....

Fans of Bob Marley, I hope you have a copy ofRock Band 3— even more of the legendary reggae artist’s music is coming to the platform next week. “Bob Marley Pack 01” is a celebration of the musician’s February 6 birthday, of course, and will feature: “Bend Down Low,” “Burnin’ and Lootin,” “Coming in from the Cold,” “Kaya,” “Lively Up Yourself,” “No More Trouble,” “Small Axe,” and “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)....

It’s been a long time coming, and it’s still coming, but you’ll finally be able to get your hands on Capcom’sMotoGP 09/10at some point this February. The publisher recently made it known that it plans to release a demo version of the game — for the PS3 and Xbox 360 — in the “love” month before its March release. Also of note in the announcement are details on the game’s initial two pieces of DLC, which will be priced at a mere 0 Microsoft Banana Dollars (or “free”)....

With its latest firmware update, Sony added quite a few new features to the PlayStation 3. Video editing, new sharing features, and… PlayStation Move support? Quietly snuck into the update is an option to calibrate the upcoming Motion controller, which is set to launch later this year. So what are we supposed to do with it now? There are a few options. you may wait patiently for Move’s September 19 release....

resisting Kaz Hirai quote Namco’s racing game comes to the iPhone, just like everything else is. They’re calling it Ridge Racer Accelerated, and it is still the nitro boosting drift fest that you’d expect from the series, except this time the steering is controlled with the iPhone’s accelerometer. As of now, there’s 18 cars and 2 tracks, but there’s more to come soon. Future updates will include over 40 courses and 60 cars, access to the users iTunes library and Bluetooth multiplayer....

EA Sports is really excited aboutNCAA Football 11— so much so that they want you to try it out a month before the game’s release. The demo features four different college football matchups: Oklahoma at Texas, Florida at Florida State, Miami at Ohio State, and Missouri at Clemson. I’m not sure if this is the first time this has ever been done, but playing the demo will unlock content in the full game....

Destructoid only aims to run this story as a public service. While the rest of the world isbluin the face from arguing about their HD format preferences, we continue to frag, level grind, and dominate leaderboards. When you do stop gaming to click your Netflix picks, you’ll only have Blu-ray titles listed as choices for high definition movies. The online movie rental service has just announced that they will phase out HD DVD movies, and the format will be dropped completely by the end of the year....

The above clip is the latest from Sony’s almost ethereal safari simulator,Afrika. The video demonstrates the PlayStation 3’s much-lauded Fur Engine 9 alongside the until-recently-theoretical Chimæra Haunch Rendering System.Once you get past all that technobabble though, you’re left with …something. The video never really tells us what you can expect from the title or how it will play — assuming it is, in fact, something to be played. Honestly, had Sony released an episode ofWild Kingdomfrom the early 90s with a series of Congoese drum loops set to a rhythm minigame, maybe we could get behind that, but as it stands we’re just scratching our heads at whatever the hell that was....