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Europe and other PAL territories have a date forTactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together. The Square Enix PSP release will dorp on February 25th, giving fans a taste of the reinvention of this classic SRPG just 10 days after we get it here in North America. Above you’ll see what the Premium Edition ofTactics Ogre: Let us Cling Togetherlooks like for Europe. It comes with a copy of the game, a 44 page hardback artbook: ‘The World of TACTICS OGRE’ and an exclusive soundtrack CD....

You don’t? Well, too bad. While searching around on Google Video, I came across this BBC documentary on the history ofTetris, and it’s creator Alexey Pajitnov. It’s interesting watching howTetrisdeveloped as a little side project, and then becomes this big hit amongst computer people in Russia. Once it goes to the computer market, it becomes a hit on the PC, but finally hitting the home console and with Nintendo doesTetristruly explode....

Normally, the cancellation of an anticipated game would send me off on a furious Internet rampage with no grasp on logic or coherency. ThecancellationofMega Man Legends 3, however, triggered an entirely different set of emotions. The franchise as a whole has been on thin ice for several years now, but it’s only after the recent string of failed starts that the truth finally hit home. TheMega Manseries is finished. A lot of us may be fans of at least one of the Blue Bomber’s many incarnations, but he has always held an extra-special place in my heart....

All right, this is it. Going forward, I can’t handle any more posts onZeno ClashSteam sales. Never again. The indie-crafted first-person brawler is temporarily 66% off on Steam, and youneed to go play it. The game does unsettling and wonderful things that traditional games don’t even attempt to tackle. It really is worth the price of admission for the uncanny visuals you will be subjected to alone. Now let’s get real....

The “big news” from this year’s E3 wasn’t the announcement of any new exciting game. It wasn’t the first sightings of any new, up-and-coming console. It was the news that Nintendo, or more specifically, Nintendo of America, had completely failed to show anything for their core audience. Sure,Wario Land: Shake Itwas at E3 08, tucked away in a corner somewhere, but that game had been announced months prior to the event....

Dear lord, is the news ever slow this morning. Good thing I haveFlakboy 2to keep me entertained. Just released this past weekend,Flakboy 2takes all the ragdoll physics and explosions that you loved in the originalFlakboyand adds a host of new ways to mutilate the poor little bastard for comic effect. While the majority of my death chamber designs revolve around pinning Flakboy to the walls with spikes while he’s mercilessly fired upon by cannons on either side, I also have to incorporate The Skinnerator whenever possible....

She’s not jumping over zombie dogs and summoning Tyrants like she did inMarvel Vs. Capcom 2, butMarvel Vs Capcom 3‘s Jill still looks like a hell of a lot of fun to play. This footage is reportedly from theincomplete Jillfound on the PS3 version ofMarvel Vs. Capcom 3‘s on-disc code, so we can presume that what we see here is only a glimpse of the full version of the character. Maybe her Tyrant super will make its way into the game after all?...

Yesterday, Sony threw an event in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming titleLittleBigPlanet, which will be out in Japan on October 30. The party may be early, but don’t tell the guy dressed up in that giant Sackboy costume. It’s safe to say that Sony is hoping thatLittleBigPlanetwill be a blockbuster title for the PlayStation 3 along the lines of the wildly popularMetal Gear Solid 4.Just last week, Associate Producer for theLittleBigPlanet, Eric Fong, predicted that the game would even be a “hardware seller....

LA-based developer/publisherRiot Gameshas announced that its first title will beLeague of Legends, an online team-based game that mixes role-playing and real-time strategy elements, for the PC. TheLoLdevelopment team is partially made up of former modders that developed the popularWarcraft III: The Frozen Thronemod,Defense of the Ancients, so I imagine that the two projects will have quire a bit in common; heck, even the screenshots in the gallery are showing aWarcraft IIIgraphical direction....

It always bums me out to think that the mere inclusion of split screen in a game can be considered newsworthy. As great as Internet gaming is, it wasn’t so long ago that multiplayer with friends was a much more personal ordeal — more than anything else, I miss being able to punch people in the arm for being super cheap. But enough of that talk; this is supposed to be a post bearing happy news....

Happy Friday! Have you seen the last installment of the Harry Potter saga? I’ve been a huge fan of the series since the third book came out, and I’m really stoked to see this movie. If it weren’t for a ridiculously long day at work today, i would have probably been watching it now. Trust me, even if you haven’t read the books, you must watch the Deathly Hallows part 2....

Before you ask what Harry Ellis has to do with anything, let me preemptively ask you — yes,you, Mr. Internet fancy pants — whatdoesn’the have to do with everything? Hey babe, he negotiates million dollar deals for breakfast. Don’t think he can’t handle you too. And on that note, we return (well,Ireturn) to your regularly scheduled Friday Night Fights. The combined force of the holidays and some personal stuff has put me out of commission these last few weeks, but it’s all good now....

As a collective group, I’d say it’s pretty hard for gamers to get motivated into exercising. Be it running, or picking heavy things up and putting them back down, the mere thought of moving is often enough to put us into comas. But what if the amount of time we could game was dictated by how much we were exercising? That’s the idea behindGamercize, the “number one for choice and enjoyment....