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Aksys Games has just announced a limited edition release for Xbox 360 and PS3 gameRecord of Agarest War Zero,which is a prequel to last year’sRecord of Agarest War. Idea Factory’s RPG is coming our way in June, and it’ll come in a fancy pack that has lots of bonus goodies for fans. In this limited edition pack you’ll get a 34-song soundtrack, a 48-page character data guide filled with artwork and stats, and a card box that holds decks of Agarest playing cards....

Sometime next week, I’ll be headed out to Las Vegas for Capcom’s CAPTIVATE event, where I’ll have a chance to see their forthcoming 2008-2009 line-up. Among those games will beResident Evil 5, I’m sure — but until then, I’m scraping for all of the info I can get. And this is some good info, damn it. GamesRadarhas one of the first (as far as I know) English previews of the title, and even if it’s confusing as hell to read, it does contain a fair amount of new information....

At theWall Street Journal‘s D8 conference this week, Microsoft brought along an Xbox 360 and Project Natal for a demo. Engadget was there to snap some pictures, and reckons that what we may be seeing is the final retail version to be revealed at E3 later this month. The new white look is in stark contrast to the black unit revealed at E3 last year. It should be noted that Engadget says the unit on display was marked as a developer unit; this jives with muttering I’ve been hearing for months that the color of the unit had changed....

Anyone who picked up thenewRock Band 2drum peripheralmay be wondering what they’re going to do with those ports on the back of the kit. The answer: you’re going to attach cymbals to it. But what do they look like? How do they work? Where do babies come from? Anonline GameStop listinghas the first (yet small) image of the official cymbal add-ons, produced by Mad Catz, along with the first solid information on the set....

It’s about time we got toNinja Gaiden, and it’s also about time we got the author ofRetRose Tintedon the show, Conrad Zimmerman. Tonight, Mr. Zimmerman and his hat join us to discuss the Hayabusa clan, fire wheels, and ninja badassery in general. Hit the comments with your questions for us, for Conrad, and for that chihuahua in the ninja suit that you always see on the internet, as we’re trying to contact his manager, too....

Codemasters has announced today that they’ve tapped Rhianna Pratchett to write the scripts for their upcoming new titles in the Overlord series. This includesOverlord II,Overlord Dark Legendfor the Wii, andOverlord Minionsfor the Nintendo DS. Pratchett also worked on the originalOverlord, released last year. She is also becoming quite the hot commodity in the videogames industry; she’s also responsible for the scriptwriting forMirror’s Edgeand Firefly Studios’ upcomingDungeon Hero. More and more we’re receiving announcements of scriptwriters and other talent for videogames, which is a pretty interesting trend....

There’s still not a final name for the Vita version ofRidge Racer, buta new websitehas been opened, and on it you’ll find new screenshots of the upcoming Namco Bandai Vita launch game. These 12 new screens lookgoooood. They look way better than the ones I gave you with myTokyo Game Show preview. This is the most they’ve shown from the game so far. You’ll see some of the tracks in here: there’s a city setting, a mountian (ridge!...

The first video shows Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” being played on drums inRock Band, while the second clip, which can be found after the break, shows the song “Learn to Fly” by Foo Fighters.This footage once again confirms that the sound produced by the drum peripheral is going to be annoying as hell to anyone that isn’t using the device. You’re neighbors probably aren’t going to appreciate your late night jam sessions if you’re planning on screaming into the microphone or banging on the drums every night....

According to the latest chatter, Treyarch’s nextCall of Dutygame will be a direct follow-up to last year’sBlack Ops, potentially creating a new sub-franchise as Infinity Ward did with Modern Warfare. There’s no surprise that Treyarch is working on anotherCall of Dutybecause … what elsewouldit be doing? That we could be looking at aBlack Ops 2is the interesting point, but again, since the lastBlack Opswas Treyarch’s most creatively successful game, it’s hardly a shock to think that it’ll be doing another one....

You guys took me seriously when I said show me that nothing is sacred — fromDiablo 3in pastelstoSanta crapping on Jesus, you guys brought the sauce. That being said, we had to pick some winners, and no matter how hard it was, we finally narrowed it down (between fits of laughter.) The winner of the grand prize that you see above is isOnly Ponyfor hisChupa Chups pic, followed byUnstoppable JuggernautforOldboy Remake(DO NOT WANT!...

During a recent press conference held by Nintendo and NTT (who are working together to promote the broadband Internet capabilities of the Wii) in Japan, Nintendo’s Shinji Hatano dropped some impressive numbers in relation to the Virtual Console. Speaking to the press in a Q&A, Hatano revealed that Nintendo’s classic games download service has generated 3.5 billion yen (or $33 million) in sales. Hatano then throws in, “We’re currently unsure if this is a lot or low....

Curt Schilling’s mysterious RPG will remain mysterious in the immediate future, but at least it has a codename and a publisher. Earlier this morning it was announced that the MMO, freshly codenamed as “Project Mercury,” is slated to be an EA Partners-published title. The game is still being developed by Big Huge Games, a subsidiary of Schilling’s 38 Studios. In the publishing announcement this morning it was mentioned that Big Huge is being led by Ken Rolston, the lead designer for Bethesda’sElder Scrolls IIIandIV, which seems like a nice tease of what we should expect from the still-secret fantasy RPG....

I don’t really have a lot of time tonight. If it’s any indication of how busy I’ve been, I have only had the opportunity to play through a single level ofMega Man 9. Shameful, I know. I’d wish for more hours in the day, but I know I’d just fill them with more work. Everybody at Destructoid has been hard at work today. Nevertheless, they’re always kind enough to leave a little something for me at the end of the day....