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Dale “I Love to Knit” North is about to have his hopes and dreams of a hi-def knitting game crushed like a beautiful flower in a field stepped upon by the soldiers of an evil advancing army.That knitting man teaseand countdown that showed up a few days ago is not for a knitting game, but for none other thanLittleBigPlanet 2. After the site wasdug through with a fine-tooth comba hidden logo for the game and a tiny Sackboy were found hidden in the flash file....

I like to think I’m very sensible when it comes to my shopping habits. The only game-related doodads I’d typically ever spend an exorbitant amount of wampums on areMega Man-related. However, I’m also a sucker for big-ass music collections, such as the 19-disc behemoth that was theAkumajo DraculaBest Music Collection Box(which I will own the day my last ounce of fiscal responsibility leaves me). In May, Capcom will be releasingBiohazardSound Chronicle II, a limited-run six-CD collection featuring music fromResident Evilgames released after 2005....

Were you positively aching to get into theMedal of Honorbeta that has been running for a while now? Good news! Electronic Arts has opened the PC beta up to anybody who would like to play it. So, if you wanted to have the chance to play as the Taliban and reminisce about the time that EA had some testicles and reflected a real world instead of a fantasy one in which the enemies of America are neverreal people, now’s your chance....

Konami is planning to haveMetal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3Dready by November. If you’re an idiot who doesn’t know anything,Snake Eater 3Dis a re-hash of Kojima Productions’ stunning PlayStation 2 classic on the 3DS. It’s one of the more hotly anticipated games, despite being a re-release, and we’ve been waiting for a launch window. That’s a thing that’s happening. Who’s looking forward to it? Snake Eater 3DS aims for November[MCV]...

Miami residents, it’s almost that time once again!Gamertag Radiois celebrating their fifth year anniversary and all are welcomed to join them at theCommunity Vibes 5party. There’s going to be tournaments for games such asModern Warfare 2andMadden, giveaways for prizes such as Xbox 360s every hour, live music and so much more! The best part? It won’t cost you anything to get in! Community Vibes is a free event where you can just hang out with your fellow Miami gamers....

What makes a game valuable? Sorry if you’re just rolling out of bed from a Saturday night hangover, and I’m dropping a major question on you, but where does value come from when we’re talking about videogames? It’s a question cropping up more and more as DLC and non-retail releases start becoming more and more popular. How does one decide when a game is actually worth $60 dollars? We only paid $50 forSuper Mario Galaxyand that was worth more than most $60 games....

There’s a fine line between confidence and ignorance, and it seems that Microsoft is willing to skate along that line with all the grace of a testicle. While gamers are faced with the constant worry of their consoles perishing on them, Microsoft coolly presides over its parade of the dead and tells the world that we shouldn’t panic. With Microsoft,everything’s going to be okay. “[MS] feel very confident in the quality of the consoles that we are producing,” stated Shane Kim, instantly making Xbox 360 owners everywhere feel a million times happier about their fragile hardware....

Last week, we all learned how Australia is being expected to paya ludicrous 6000 Microsoft PointsforMass Effect, as well as other titles. The inconsistent, rather insulting price points for a number of games worldwide has given us a good, clear indicator of exactlyhowgreedy Microsoft intends to be with Games on Demand, but MS has decided to sugarcoat it and give one of the most patheticPR responsesI’ve seen in a long time....

Rest easy: ex-Faith No More singerMike Pattonwill be reprising his role as “The Darkness” is 2K’s upcomingThe Darkness II. Word comes fromCaca Volante, an online resource for Faith No More and Mr. Bungle information that has actually been around since the first web browser was released. Seriously, Patton, a longtime gamer himself, and has lent his voice to a number of titles, including solid work on Valve’sLeft 4 DeadandPortal. He took an unfortunate voice acting turn with Capcom’sBionic Commandoin 2009, growling profanities instead of delivering any meaningful lines....

If there isn’t an award for “Most Entertaining Videogame to Watch,” there should be.Marvel vs. Capcom 3would be my definitive pick, even (especially?) as a longtime not-fighting-game guy. Hell, GamesRadar even gave it their coveted “Most Graphics” award.I’m not joking. The above video shows Amaterasu’s level 3 hyper, while the video below shows Super Skrull’s. I’m not entirely sure what’s happening beyond that, but this footage does bring me back to the good versus-themed times that were had at EVO 2010....

In arecent interviewwith Game Informer, Ed Boon drops some interesting details on their next title. Absolutely blown away by the look ofGears of War, the team has decided to adopt the Unreal 3 engine to power their next title, presumably the 8th iteration ofMortalKombat. Going into more detail, Boon describes an online arcade concept he’d been kicking around for a while: We have some really crazy ideas that are really kind of extreme, and I’d be hesitant to mention them because people would assume that they’re in the next game....

TheMySimsfranchise has pretty much been exclusive to Nintendo’s systems, mostly thanks to the fact it’s designed to appeal entirely to the so-called “casual” demographic. So, it’s a little surprising to seeMySims SkyHeroesalso coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Not that we care enough to be truly shocked or anything. SkyHeroesis exactly what it sounds like: An air combat game starring the mawkish creatures of theMySimsuniverse. Players will have to tackle the Drone Army of Morcubus but I don’t know why I’m telling you this because you’ve stopped reading already....

I do not understand the appeal of NASCAR. Hours of watching cars drive around in circles? The entire concept baffles me. I’ve heard from some people that they like to watch in the event that someone has a serious accident. That’s justmorbidif you ask me. I’ll giveNASCAR: The Game 2011this much credit, though. The visuals look absolutely stunning. And I bet it couldn’t possibly bore me more than watching the actual sport does....