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I don’t know about this rumor. It would be nice, but Google TV’s whole thing is that it controls your cable box with fancypants video passthru and IR control, giving you the ability to search and watch both web and television content through their software. Still, there are rumors that Google TV could be coming to the PS3 in Spring of 2011. Sony already has a relationship with Google, which was made clear with their newly released Google TVs and and settop Blu-ray box....

Rumors happen on the Internet, andthe latestis talk of a “forward compatible” next generation Xbox that will enhance 360 titles which will beoldanddisgustingby then. The ever-anonymous sources claim that 360 titles running on the next Xbox will feature graphical improvements, including increased draw distances, improved framerate and more anti-aliasing, in a manner similar to the improvements PC games undergo when playing on high-end equipment. Apparently, Microsoft is “testing the waters” right now before any final specs are decided upon....

Wow. Just wow. I heard some Comic-Con security guys talking earlier today. They were laughing at some of the props used by cosplayers, talking about how real some of them looked. It turns out that some of the stuff cosplayers are bringing in arereallyreal. Like AR-15 rifle real. No, really. On the first day of the event one attendee tried to enter with an AR-15 rifle. A real one. Like some Rambo sh*t....

Eurogamer has confirmed reports thatIkarugahas appeared onPartnernet, theXbox360’s closed debug network. Treasure’s wildly awesome (and difficult)schmupis listed under a Japanese name, but the bad news isthat Eurogamercouldn’t get the game to run. The game does however reach a Treasure logo screen and has a full set of 12 achievements already built in. Our own sources also indicate thatIkarugahas been sitting onPartnernetfor awhile, but has remained unplayable for some time. Whether or not this meansIkarugais 360-bound is unknown, but Treasure had previously mentioned interest in working withXboxLive Arcade....

Serious Sam 3: BFEhas been hit with a delay, missing its October 18 launch date to instead come out on November 22. Croteam says it wanted to polish things up before revealing the final product. “The team wants to take a little extra time to make it perfect forSerious Samfans worldwide,” said Croteam’s Davor Hunski. “The game is playing wonderfully and looks great so we are going through to balance the difficulty and fine tune the code to eliminate any technical issues at launch....

According tothis GamesIndustry.biz report, Sony has acquired Evolution Studios (ofMotorStormfame) and subsidiary Bigbig Studios (ofPursuit Forcefame). Both companies had been so intrinsically linked (in theory, at least briefly) to the successes of their Sony platforms — the PS3 and PSP, respectively — that this move should come as no surprise, but the future benefit for Sony remains a mystery. WhileMotorStormwas widely regarded as a gorgeous, slightly above-average arcade racing title, andPursuit Forcewas a mildly underrated PSP game aimed at the Japanese market in the same way that SEGA’s mid-90sVirtuatitles were, neither company has truly demonstrated the kind of intense creativity usually associated with companies previously acquired by console manufacturers (Rare, Camelot, etc....

BesidesPAIN, the other real pleasant surprise title to come out of Sony’s Gamers Day was the Action/RPGFolklore. I can say this now: If you’re tired of the same old Japanese RPG, then this is your remedy to theFinal Fantasyclones of the world.The first thing you notice when you see the game is the incredible art style that permeates throughout the title. It’s so unique and interesting, the game is almost worth it alone as a work of art....

Namco Bandai has announced thatSoulcalibur Legends, the upcoming third-person action adventure spin-off title for the Wii, has gone gold. I wish there were more story here, but that’s really it. The game is set between the events ofSoul BladeandSoul Calibur(before it was one word), and follows the exploits of Siegfried and other series regulars. The game will be in stores on November 14, where it will be ignored in favor of some game calledSuper Mario Galaxy....

Game Informer has the skinny on the new Square Enix title just a few days beforeSquare-Enix party 2007, which may mean much more information is right around the corner. For now though, there are definitely some juicy bits. Here’s a bit of detail: The Last Remnant Release: TBA – Next Generation Consoles – 1 Player RPG One thousand years ago humanity came into contact with Remnants. These magical fragments of a bygone era were once used to promote peace across the world....

Now that I think about it, I’ve seen the occassional video here and there, but I had no idea making songs sound Genesis-y was a full-blown trend. It most certainly is, and you wouldn’t believe how exceptional many of the reworked tunes sound. For the sake of convenience, we might as well start with Geckoyamori’s take on theSuper Metroidsoundtrack. Hardcore Gaming 101 recently picked up on a number of his songs, which can befound on YouTube....

We all knew it was coming, but Warner Bros. has today made theScribblenautssequel,Super Scribblenauts, official. Scheduled for Autumn 2010, players will get to enjoy the return of Maxwell in a world of all-new puzzles, upgrades and, of course, yet more words that can be brought to life. The biggest feature is undoubtedly an improved control system, which means that hopefully the demented physics of the first game have been brought to heel....

I have made no secret of myburning hatredfor thebullsh*tthat gets heaped on the European market by Japanese publishers, not least byNintendo, whose decision torefuseEurope a release date for one of themost anticipatedWii titles of all time (out of like, two) was taken by many, especially myself, as a huge slap in the face. I don’t even care to play the thing, but principles are principles. Anyway, the release date seems to have FINALLYbeen revealed, weeks after the US got their copies, months after Japan, and long after everyone has stopped caring about the stupid overhyped game....

There are a few new items on theSuper Meat BoyPC front, and we need your help to figure out what they mean. Now that Captain Viridian and Mr. Minecraft have been unveiled, there are four more exclusive characters left. Team Meatleft this teaser: “one of them sticks, one of them dashes, one of them changes form and one of them isn’t organic.” Yeah, I don’t even know. Also, “one of them might not be as indie as the rest....