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Fallout: New Vegas’various downloadable adventures have ranged over a wide variety of settings, but they all share one thing in common: They’re allsoloexperiences that, through one contrivance or another, force players to (temporarily) abandon the friends they’ve made prancing about the Mojave Wasteland. That might change comeLonesome Road, the game’s last planned DLC pack, if achievement descriptions are to be believed. One achievement, titled “ED-Ecated” mentions finding upgrades for ED-E, the hovering eyebot companion available in the main game....

At the very end of the year, trademark filings forFinal Fantasy Type-0cropped up, followed by the appearance ofa website. Now the mystery behind this new Square Enix title has been laid bare. It is the new name for the PSP game previously known asFinal Fantasy Agito XIII. In addition, Square Enix has given a release window of this Summer in Japan and the title will ship on two UMD discs....

The most neglected of Square Enix’s three youngest sons,Final Fantasy XIII Agito, is now screaming for attention again. We give the poor guy love, but asJim has said before, no one talks aboutAgito, preferring to speak ofXIIIandVersusinstead.Agito, don’t cry. We’ll talk about you for a bit today. The follow-up to the PSP titleCrisis Corecan be played with friends.Siliconeratells us thatAgitois a multiplayer game, supporting ad-hoc and infrastructure modes. Screens from the news post onFamitsushow a three-member party beating down some gun-faced robo felines....

Laugh if you must, but I loveFishing Master. Lord knows I have taken abuse for it before. But its charm and gameplay are worth more than anybody who would mock me for enjoying them. And now it’ll be even easier for me to take my fishing exploits on the go. Hudson has just releasedFishing Masterfor iOS devices. In the game you’ll be able to travel to over 20 locations to catch more than 150 types of fish while earning medals....

You need to work quickly to get this, as it’s part of Gameloft’s10th anniversary giveawayso it’s only remaining free for a limited time. In fact, Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain only has an hour left before you have to start paying again, so you better boot up your iTunes asap! Doesn’t matter if it’s good or not. It’s Chuck Norris and it doesn’t cost a cent. Be warned that something’s weird about it where it may show up as $0....

Halfbrick, the developer ofRaskulls,Jetpack Joyride, and the hugely popularFruit Ninjaseries has just announced a new title in the portable slicing genre.Fruit Ninja: Puss in Bootswill be releasing on October 20 at a price of $0.99 for iPhone and $1.99 for iPad. On top of the DreamWorks fantasy themed visuals,Fruit Ninja: Puss in Bootswill also feature an array of new weapons and two new game modes. Desperado Mode puts a new spin onFruit Ninja’sClassic Mode of gameplay with new items and enhanced waves; Bandito Mode introduces four tiers of slicing and chopping challenges that will test even the most experienced blade masters....

Of all the portable consoles in history, the Nintendo DS has gotten the widest range of accessories, from handmade purses for girls to cases, skins, special styluses and more. I’ve seen some really cute cases for DS games, but separate ones give me something extra to carry and I prefer to travel light. What’s the solution, then? GameChainsmay be perfect for DS users who feel the same, as they use what looks like a keychain and little plastic colored holders to attach carts to your actual DS....

It’s Christmas Eve, yaaay! As a special Christmas gift to you all, this week’s games of the week feature is a whole day late! Thank me later, the act of giving is its own reward, fair and gentle readers. Seriously, take care of yourselves and your families. Remember to tell your loved ones exactly how much they mean to you and how special they are in your lives. Also, if my grandparents haven’t gotten me a PSTriples I will ****ingkillthem....

I once thought (and in fact, still think) thatGameTapis a fantastic service, but unfortunately I didn’t spend the time with it I wanted to as I always seemed to be buying new games and forgetting I had access to so many right on my PC through GameTap. However, thanks to Paris-based companyMetaboli, GameTap may have a wider reach very soon. Turner Broadcasting System will transfer GameTap to Metaboli, with Turner still handling GameTap’s operations and providing support through the transition period (until early 2009)....

When you want to act really tough, what do you do? Do you drink a lot of whiskey and give yourself a tattoo with a rusty piece of barbed wire? Or do you run outside and knock down a tree with your bare hands? While both of those things areprettymanly, nothing can top the pure rush of testosterone you feel by being a guest on a late-night SPIKE show and talking aboutKirby’s Epic Yarn....

The fine folks at Sony Online Entertainment were kind enough to invite the Destructoid crew out to a GDC after-hours shindig here in San Francisco to celebrate the establishment of the new SOE G.I.R.L. scholarship. The Gamers In Real Life scholarship partners with The Art institutes to encourage and promote the development of games that are more interesting for women to play. SOE created this program in response to findings from a survey they conducted on women and videogames....

Microsoft let the hexagon out of the bag earlier this week, but in case you missed the announcement on slated LIVE Arcade Deal of the Week price drops, know this:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangramis set to drop to 800 MSP this afternoon, whileGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2will hit at 400 MSP instead of the usual 800 on April 5th until the 11th. Bizarre made an announcement regarding the price switchover its blog, adding that users should act fast if they want the deal when April 5 rolls around....

Ugh. I’m still having a hard time grasping how easy it is to kill a Terminator inTerminator: Salvation. But the footage doesn’t lie — you’ll be killing many a machine in your rebel adventures. But you don’t have to do it all yourself. GRIN’s upcoming motion picture action title will support split-screen cooperative play. Yep. The publisher of the game, Warner Bros., released a trailer this afternoon featuring nothing but hardcore split-screen action....