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SEGA has had aninterestingrun of ads for its Kinect-based horror title,Rise of Nightmares.But this latest trailer for the game should be easily recognizable to everyone as the typical, “people are having fun playing this game” ad that we’ve seen over and over again. This one has text which claims things opposite of what we see. It’s all very clever. It did give me an idea, however. The combination of the horror theme and the frequency of adverts such as this one reminds me of something else....

A new study out of Iowa State University points to videogames causing aggressive behavior in children regardless of their cultural surroundings. In other words, kids are kids. A previous study, Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents, showed that kids aged 9-12 would be more likely to get into fights after playing violent games. The person who conducted this study, ISU psychology professor Craig Anderson, wanted to challenge the counter-argument that points to Japan’s low crime rate, even after playing the same game....

Riding piggyback on all of thegamescom excitementthat Sony has generated isWhite Knight Chronicles, that Japanese PS3 RPG that we saw two years ago and grew pretty tired of waiting on. It may not rejuvenate you, but we have some new screenshots and some awesome artwork forWhite Knight Chroniclesfor you today. The screens are a mix of some English-language menu screens and some action and portrait shots of characters. Browse at your leisure....

MegaStrykeand I recently made a bet that onNo More Heroes 2‘s potential sales. I think that if the game gets a 9 or better from Game Informer and other major gaming news outlets, then it could sell up to a million copies by January 2011. Mega thinks it’ll be lucky to sell half that, no matter what kind of reviews it gets, because “reviews of Wii games don’t matter”. What do you think?...

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Red Eagle Games has announced that its hooked up with Obsidian Entertainment to bringThe Wheel of Timeto the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Based on the popular Robert Jordan novels, Red Eagle CEO Rick Selvage says they’re working to “craft a superior RPG game experience.” The title, being published by Electronic Arts, is being developed as a possible tie in with Universal Pictures/Red Eagle EntertainmentThe Wheel of Timelive-action motion picture....

I want everybody reading this to watch the above video. It will take just over a minute of your time. This is a game calledZeno Clash, which I had never heard of until now. Apparently, you play as Ghat, who uses a “unique fighting system,” to explore Source-powered environments. It’s being developed by ACE Team and will be released on PC.Usually, we fluff up our video sharing posts with a little commentary on how good/bad the game looks, how we’re “intrigued” or will “keep your posted,” or whatever....

In what is surely the biggest WTF moment of the day, Paramount Digital Entertainment decided adaptingPet Semataryinto an iPhone game was a smart move. I’m still trying to figure out whether to laugh or to cry; perhaps I should do both. The game received a relatively intricate press release, which you aren’t going to care about, except for one key line I’d like to highlight: “Players inPet Sematarytake on the role of a lone hero uninterested in becoming cat food....

Just in case you needed more incentive to pick thePokémon GoldandSilverremakes this fall, let it be known that you will be getting abonus pedometerpacked into the box. Speaking as someone who actually owned thePokémon Pikachu pedometer(back when I was less fat and knew what walking was), this is interesting news indeed. The Poké Walker is a special peripheral that can beam infrared signals to your DSi via the game cart (thanks, Reenee)....

People like to tell me that I don’t have a very strong attention span. Like it’s my fault that chickens are consistently funny and that the socio-political situation of 17th century English Renaissance were so damn important like the time I fell asleep in stats class and accidentally farted myself awake (true story). Jeeze. Big deal if I tend to have an attention span of a squirrel. I like to say I get a lot done, but others tell me I need to chill the hell out....

When I got the chance to demoThe Adventures of Tintin: The Game, the first question I asked is if Snowy is a playable character. If you’ve watched the cartoons or read the comics, you probably know that Snowy is a sarcastic asshole who can’t hold his drink. And yes, Snowy’s the dog. The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, DS, 3DS,Xbox 360 [Previewed])Developer: UbisoftPublisher: Ubisoft MontrealRelease: December 2011...

A few weeks ago, evil publisher Activision invited me to San Francisco to playX-Men Origins: Wolverine. At the last minute, I was also treated to a first viewing of another big movie license due to hit this year,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It’s based on the sacrilegious Hollywood movie franchise, and it’s due out this Summer. I got to peek at some first footage of the game, as well as get my hands on some fresh details and get a glimpse of a particularly … devestating … boss....

It’s difficult for games with annual release dates to really improve drastically from year to year. More often then not, developers choose to focus more on improving or adding one or two features and hoping it’s enough to convince the fan base to buy this years edition. However, this year THQ is givingWWEa complete overhaul, ditching theSmackdown vs Rawname for a more simplisticWWE 12. Does this reboot have enough to convince the casual and hardcore wrestling audience to invest in this years edition?...