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No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradisefor the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the Hi-Def port of theoriginal classicfor the Wii, has been delayed. Originally slated for February 25,Heroes’ Paradiseis now slated for an April release. No specific reason is given for the delay, but this isn’t the only game Marvelous, the publisher behindHeroes’ Paradise, has delayed this month.Fate/extraandHarvest Moon: Twin’s Villagehave also been pushed back. My bro Spencer over at Siliconera believes the delays are so Marvelous’ sees better profits in the next fiscal quarter....

… But remember when I said that PS3 Firmware was utterly useless and Sony shouldn’t update it a billion times a year because it doesn’t benefit us, but then some people were like, “Sony is doing this for security and to keep us safe, and make the network a better place”? You remember that? As I now wonderhow much of my personal informationis known to hackers, I have only this to add …...

When the trailer forResident Evil 5was released, it caused quite a stir with its imagery of Chris Redfield, a white man, going to a foreign country to shoot black zombies. Before we had even seen the game in full or known any details on the story, there were those in our society willing to brand it racist, to extrapolate an entire metaphor and mindset behind this game from five minutes of footage....

Gamasutra hasa pieceon a study conducted on behalf of the ESRB that concludes awareness of the ESRB rating system has been going up over the last year. It showed that 90 percent of American parents with gamer children were aware of the ratings system and that 85 percent of that same group regularly consult the system when choosing games for their family. These new numbers show a roughly 10 percent rise since the same study was conducted last year....

According toCVG, in the upcoming issue of PC Zone magazine John Carmack toss around the idea of a “premium” service forQuake Live. The browser-based recreation ofQuake III Goldis initially going to debut as a purely ad supported game. Of course, the pricing structure could completely change due to the reception of the game. In the beginning Quake Live will be completely ad-supported, it’s not out of the question that eventually we’ll have some kind of a premium service....

Please tell me you all remember our specialGears of War 2-themed Friday Night Fights contest that we held back in March of this year. Just in case you don’t, and to make the header image seem more sensible,here’s a linkto that specific post. My trusty Destructoid community helpers and I learned quite a bit about running contests over Xbox LIVE during the last event, so you had better believe this one we’ll be even smoother, and equally awesome....

I’m not the biggest fan of anime. Sure, I can appreciate Miyazaki’s work, and I grew up watching thePokémonshow, but it’s just a form of entertainment I’m still building appreciation for. One thing I do recognize, however, is theNarutofranchise. This series is everywhere, with buttons from Hot Topic, DVDs at Target, and grown men running around with a goofy headband and stripes painted on their face. It’s easy to look down on something so popular....

If the emergence ofCommand and Conquer: Red Alert 3, the coming ofHalo Warsand awesome authority ofStarcraft 2have anything to say, it’s that the real-time strategy as a genre is very relevant to today’s gamer. So when I had the opportunity to check out Relic Entertainment’s and THQ’s upcoming RTS,Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, I was pretty interested to see what they have to make it special. Nevermind that I have the RTS skills of discombobulated panda, it was interesting to see what they’ve put forth....

Activision Blizzard’s Q4 financial conference continues, and someCall of Dutydetails were released. First, a new FPS is shockingly coming in 2011. I know! They didn’t mention what studios were involved with it. “Project Beachhead” was created to streamline all online content with in-game integration, including all kinds of community elements. Beachhead will include a newly formed studio which will focus on this new element as part of Activision Blizzard’s renewed focus on online digital content as a viable means for generating profit....

Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 hit the shelves today, and like many of you, I immediately picked up a copy. Also like many of you, I am the proud owner of not one, but two, guitar controllers that worked with my PlayStation 2 versions ofGuitar Hero. While the technical specifics of how exactly it would work escaped me, I still held onto hope. Hope that, by some miracle, I might be able to use my PS2 guitar controller with my Xbox 360, given I had a USB to PS2 controller adapter (or magical pixie dust)....

We’ve been a bit worried about the PS3 version ofSingStar. For awhile, things weren’t looking good, as release dates were getting pushed farther back.Earlier this month, we got word that Sony was working on the game’s back end, which gave us some hope, but no solid release date. Now it looks like Three Speech has something somewhat solid for us. In a list of confirmed release dates for upcoming titles,the semi-official PlayStation bloglistsSingStarPS3 with a December release date, though the final date hasn’t been ironed out yet....

Those who purchased the Humble Indie Bundle should have received an email recently. You’ll want to open it up, because it contains a key for you to activateAquaria,Gish,Lugaru HD,Penumbra: Overture, andWorld of Gooon Steam. These guys rule, don’t they? I wonder who they’ll be able to round up for this one, especially after the overwhelming success of the first bundle. What would you like to see included?

Trust me, it’s tough to write this without using the “Captain Obvious” image. Rare has announced that their firstXBLAtitle will beJetpacRefuelled, a remake of the 1983 computer game,Jetpac. From Rare: JetpacRefuelledtakes that tried and tested laser-driven arcadegameplayand brings it right up to date,crowbarringin masses of new levels, enemies and weapon upgrades while polishing the visuals and soundtrack to a space-age shine …Online components include access to global high scoreLeaderboardsand a good spread of Achievements, while the inclusion of simultaneousmultiplayeraction marks another first for the franchise....