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Alright, I’ll admit it — we’re a little late getting these screens forOperation Darknessup. But rather than comment about our tardiness, why not question Atlus for not including any images with werewolves, zombies, or vampires? Operation Darkness‘ insane cast of characters is the biggest draw to the turn-based RPG, at least for me, anyway. You’d think they would want to highlight the most creative aspect of the game rather than the dull stuff you can find in practically any RPG these days....

TeeFury’s new shirt for the day is this charming design by Spiritgreen which shows that the all the Hammer Bros. ever needed to defeat Mario was theright hammer. Armed with the Viking god Thor’s mighty Mjöllnir, even the most super of plumbers would meet a speedy demise. And look how happy he is about it. Adorable. As always, this is a limited edition in that it’s only being sold today. Hop on over to TeeFury and choose your destiny....

Zune HD video to Xbox 360 streaming is going to cost you. According toGizmodo, the forthcoming update that allows 1080p video to be streamed from the Zune network to the Xbox 360 will require an 802.11n network — a network that the current wireless network adapter can’t connect to. Microsoft planned for this and has developed a brand new wireless adapter to get around the network issue. The FCC iscurrently playing withwith bunny-eared adapter, testing it to see if it has the ability to melt our brains, turn us into zombies, or whatever else the FCC does with upcoming tech stuff....

I’m looking forward toNieR. I don’t know if anybody else is, but I sure am. The game has finally been given a Japanese release date of April 22, where bothNieR GestaltandNieR Replicantwill launch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively. When the Western version arrives, we will only get one version ofNieR. Both versions of the game will contain a pre-order bonus, theNieR Premium Mini Album. This album contains a number of tracks from the game, plus a bonus arrangement found only on the disc....

It should hardly come as a surprise, but Nintendodoes not viewSony and Microsoft as competition anymore, focusing instead on the consumer and not the kind of pissing contest that its “rivals” are currently engaged in. “People often ask such questions, and we say our competitor is neither [of] those companies, but consumers indifferent to games,” claims Nintendo Korea CEO Mineo Koda. “As there were many violent games, many parents had negative images of games....

It appears Nintendo’s legal hounds have been busy, recently registering six trademarks with the Japanese patent office. Among the trademarks are “Mii Audition,” “Mii Contest Channel,” “Nintendo Magic,” “Wii Handle,” “Wii Body Controller,” and “Soma Bringer.” The “Mii Contest Channel” is likely the already announced “Check Mii Out” channel, and one can only guess that “Wii Body Controller,” is related to (or is) the Wii Balance Board that ships withWii Fit....

Online retailers Amazon and GameFly have both listed a release date forSingularity, the Gravity Gun-flavored FPS published by Activision. According to these sources, Raven Software’s latest title will be out on June 29. This is the first sniff of a solid release date we’ve had forSingularity. The game was originally slated for early 2010, then got pushed back to March, and was again pushed back to June. Activision said it didn’t want the game competing in already congested release periods, so one would assume that a Summer release will see the game gain some attention....

So many of us grew up playing the amazingly bloodyMortal Kombatseries,and we even watched those God awful films over and over again. (Seriously, Johnny Cage, WTF?!) But in recent years, the games have be unable to restore the old flame that has long been extinguished for so many of us. In spite of all of this, here is NetherRealm Studios, stepping up to the plate to bring usMortal Kombat 9 —all hail the M-rated beat ’em ups!...

I don’t know if it’s the combination of sleep deprivation and replacing my daily meals with cigarettes and posing like a metrosexual Spaniard, but I’ve finally snapped. After spending some time with the psuedo-followup toViva Piñata— the Xbox 360’s most criminally underrated title — I can’t stop giggling and drawing hearts all over my binders. Sure,VP:PAwill never replace Jordan Catalano in the back of my metaphorical gaming yearbook, but from what they had on display today, it’s actually an intensely fun title....

Just when I was about to cast Nafoi on my PSP, this news of a English-language port ofPhantasy Star Portablehits. Never say never, people! Sega has just confirmed thatPhantasy Star Portablewill hit the PSP in North America in March of 2009. Sure, there’s no online support, but you can do the four-player thing via ad hoc connections. Oh, and there’s always the single-player story mode. What a nice surprise! Sega is taking care of us....

Following ourearlierfootagefromThe Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass, we bring you theabove trailerfor the Japanese incarnation of a title whose name I continually mispronounce asScooby Doo and the Case of the Phantom Hookshot. As it turns out, the mysterious hookshot is actually Old Man Witherspoon, and according to his sworn statement, he would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for that stupid sprite screaming “Hey! Listen!” every five minutes....

What happens when pixels are set free from an old TV? PURE CHAOS! “Pixels” was created by Patrick Jean and follows a swarm of pixels as they take over New York all while set to some pretty groovy music. The pixels create some iconic videogame characters to help in their pixely destruction of the city to the point the entire planet is consumed. You know, if you really think about it, everything we see in real life is nothing more than trillions upon trillions of pixels....

Podtoid is back and we haven’t let a little thing like E3 get in the way of demented drivel and inane banter. This week, we discussL.A. Noire‘s difficulty levels, the obligatory examination of Duke Nukem’s worth as a character, and we proudly debut a brand new show feature —Film Pitches For Willem Dafoe. Oh, that idea’s just gonna run and run.