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[Update] Contest closed! Winner is Genki-JAM for his awesome entry. Hotdog arms! Bionic Commando Rearmed 2was released last month for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and we thought the gamewas pretty good. Developer Fat Shark’s game deserves a little more attention so we’re giving away the game for either the PlayStation Network OR Xbox Live Arcade (your choice!) That’s not all! We’re also going to be giving away aBionic Commando Rearmed 2shirt and Astro A30 black headset with customRearmed 2speaker tags!...

We had our own inside sources and could never really say much, but now that 1UP’s Luke Smith is babbling about it, we may as well come clean with some info that many have speculated but we’ve known about for a little while now: Microsoft is raising the XBLA download cap to 250MB. What does this mean? This means no more shatty Live Arcade games that are gimped because they have to stick to a 50MB limit....

Frankly, the fact that this is indeed news is quite laughable and very sad at the same time. “New Xbox 360 might not die like all the others,” really isn’t good news, because we shouldn’t be in a position where such news is even possible. Sadly however, it is, and for that reason alone I am not welcoming news that the Elite is designed to withstand the infamous red ring plague with open arms....

YakuzaandYakuza 2are hot, in my humble opinion. I’m just getting into the thick of the second one. The series games don’t always get the best gaming press reception, but the fans of the games are loyal. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more intricate and ambitious open-world Japanese underworld brawler. Wait, I think it’s the only open-world Japanese underworld brawler. AndShenmuefans, face it: this is as close as you’re going to get to a sequel to your beloved series....

Disney Interactive and Microsoft have announced thatKinect Disneyland Adventuresis hitting shelves on November 15. That’s just in time for the holidays, making Kinect for Xbox 360 an even more attractive option when parents are deciding on presents.Disneyland Adventuresbrings players into the famous theme park, with a series of mini-games and walkthroughs of some of its biggest attractions. On its own, this game holds absolutely no appeal for me as a gamer....

Go ahead and begin reinstallingThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Trust me. Previously available for German audiences only, the total conversion modNehrim – At Fate’s Edgenow has an English translation. While this four-year project is clearly an RPG in the same vein asThe Elder Scrolls, it is still its own thing; there are no ties to the series. Perhaps the greatest aspect of open-world games is exploring the worlds themselves, and that’s exactly what you’ll get out of something likeNehrim....

Last month, we asked you to write about theExpanded Universesthat surround videogames. There’s a lot more to videogames, from movies, TV shows, cards, fan fiction and to many more. Here are all the Monthly Musing Community blogs that were promoted last month: I learned a lot of things from the Monthly Musings last month. BulletMagnet had a very in-depth piece on a simple card game fromFinal Fantasy VIIImini-game that grew into something huge....

Activision knows that the one thing gamers have always wanted to do in a videogame is reenact the life of a secret service agent. That’s why we weren’t surprised when Activision announcedSecret Servicefor the Xbox 360, PS2 and PC. As you can imagine, the title will have players take the role of an “elite” secret service agent who has been tasked with protecting America’s top refrigerator. Of course,Secret Servicewon’t revolve around typical refrigerator guarding....

In a positively Christ-like move, the Manchester Cathedral portrayed in Sony’s controversy-as-a-sales-tool FPSResistancehas publicly forgiven Sony according tothis pieceat Games Industry dot Biz. The Church’s forgiveness, while certainly in line with their teachings, seems a bit backhanded. Take a look: “I think some important lessons have been learnt,” said the Dean of Manchester, speaking to the BBC. “So we forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done no wrong....

Today is a slow news day, so I thought you might like to see my artistic endeavors that I have been doing in order to become an academy award winning artisan. This piece is calledThat Ganondorfand it is my statement against the debt ceiling and the class struggle raging across the United States of America. If you are not political however, it’s also just a really evocative piece that captures the essence of one of gaming’s icons, with charisma....

Attack of the Show has created the world’s biggest Arcade Machine. It’s 14 feet tall, has a 75 inch screen, weighs 1300 pounds, and has 150 arcade games built into it. It even requires quarters to play (3 inch sized Quarters that is)! Guinness World Records validated the machine and announced that the Guinness World Records are releasing a new book that is just about videogame records soon. You can see how they built the machine, Kevin and Olivia playingRampage, and see a nice angle of Olivia’s ass too....

To celebrate the success of its free-to-play third-person shooterBattlefield Heroes, EA has pumped out a new trailer that sets up the story behind the game. Apparently, the reason behind the Royals vs. Nationals conflict was an incident of alleged cheating during an Olympic track cycling event. The supposed cheats, of course, made a mockery of the King’s mustache. I’m not making this up — go watch the trailer if you don’t believe me....

A new update has his the free-to-playBattlestar Galactica Online, which has been in open beta for a couple of months now, which lets players pilot a Battlestar or a Cylon Basestar depending on their faction. PC Gamertalked to the game’s lead designer, Andy Butcher, who clarified that the Galactica will always be under Adama’s control. But you can earn “Merits” (in-game currency points) to take command of the Pegasus or the Cylon’s secondary Basestar for one hour, or until the ship is destroyed....