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The pompously titledKingdom Hearts 358/2 Daysseems to be been in existence since dinosaurs first stalked the Earth. Nevertheless, here are some screenshots of the DS spin-off to Square Enix’s beloved Disney-flavored franchise. 358/2 Daysis all about Roxas, the “other” hero ofKingdom Hearts 2, and his role in the shadowy Organization XIII. The game intends to further explore the relationship between Roxa and Sora, and also talks about the mysterious fourteenth member of the organization....

[Update: Here’swho won!] We’re doing it again! We’ve teamed up with Nyko to get one lucky person two passes to E3 and a ton of Nyko products! The grand prize winner willreceive two passes to E3and all of these Nyko accessories for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and 3DS: Two runner-ups will winoneNyko product of your choice for any system (based on availability). To enter, we want you tosubmit photo or videoof yourself, pet, friend, mom — whatever living thing you want — holding a Nyko product or Nyko logo....

If you’re like me (and why wouldn’t you be), you love zombies. Everything about them, from their insatiable hunger, to their lack of superhuman ability, to the way they parallel the mediocrity of humankind is nothing short of awesome. You’ll be happy to know, then, thatleft4dead411has posted ahands-on previewof the game from which the site derives its name. If you haven’t been keeping up on your zombie-related news,Left 4 Deadis a cooperative multiplayer zombie game built on the Source engine....

In shocking news, it has been discovered thatLeft 4 Deadstar and lovable war veteran Bill has been taking his role as a post-apocalyptic zombie combatant a little too far. Perhaps to protect his identity,news outletsare referring to him as Robert Sylvester, but he is now in a critical condition after leading cops on a high speed chase and pulling a gun on them. Vietnam flashbacks, maybe? “Sylvester” is suspected of robbing a Check n’ Go in Bloomington....

1337 speak, is it killing our children? News at 11! Check out how one local news station tries to blow the cover on our superior underground nerd language. ALERT TEH INTERNETZ!!1!!!1!![ViaKotaku] 1337 speak, is it killing our children? News at 11! Check out how one local news station tries to blow the cover on our superior underground nerd language. ALERT TEH INTERNETZ!!1!!!1!! [ViaKotaku]

Here it is, the much anticipated first moving look at the final downloadable episode forGrand Theft Auto IV(yes Rockstar says this is the last one),The Ballad of Gay Tony. There’s a lot of disco dancing in this one and… is that cage fighting? We can’t be certain, but someone is definitely fighting in a cage. At least inside of a fenced off area. We can’t argue with this. The trailer can be found after the jump....

What does Facebook need? More football. And EA is set to bring it to the social networking platform in the form of the venerableMaddenfranchise. But don’t expect a “core” experience — it appears as though this could beMaddenfor babies. Speaking withBloomberg Television, EA Sports president Peter Moore revealed the move. “We have to makeMaddenmore accessible,” he said. “You’ll see us on Facebook going forward.” No other details were given aboutMaddenon Facebook or its model, but we’re guessing this is just part of a larger plan of EA’s to put their products on the super popular platform in a baby-friendly format....

[Update]An EA Sports spokesman sent us the following statement: “We’re always exploring new platforms to deliver accessible and innovative sports experiences, asFIFA SuperstarsandTiger Woods PGA TOUR Onlinehave demonstrated. You can expect us to continue this with our other franchises, but we have no announcements to make at this time regarding aMadden NFLgame for Facebook.” There you have it — for now,Madden NFL Superstarsremains unofficial. [Original story]Back in February, EA Sports president Peter Moorementionedthat aMaddengame would soon be making its way to Facebook....

Epic Games and Chair Entertainment’s Xbox LIVE Arcade titleShadow Complexwill be here before you know it. The game is releasing August 19, which, hold on a second, isn’t very far off! Time sure does fly when you are sharing naughty Google Image search results with your co-workers and having serious discussions about Destro. Besides it being possible to beat the Metroidvania-style game inunder 2 hours(if you’re really good), and its $15 price tag, we now have one more interesting tidbit to share: the Achievements....

The footage in that box up there comes from a CBS sitcom calledHow I Met Your Mother. Other than starring an older, less Hippocratic Neil Patrick Harris, it has recently become notable for revealing that Middle America finally understands gamer culture. I hear many of you out there cocking your heads to the side, and making that “baroo” sound, the one that really only comes off as adorable when dogs do it (regardless of how often you readCute Overload), so let me explain....

I couldn’t be more thankful for Mistwalker’s existence right now. As a long-time JRPG fan, these last few years with my once beloved Square-Enix have been like watching a much-loved family dog slowly die while a relationship goes sour and a shiny red balloon deflates, – Sorry, I won my own body-weight in metaphors at a raffle last night and I need to offload them – and I’ve thus found my love of the genre turn into a slightly mouldy gray apathy....

A while back Dale North, Destructoid editor and kung fu action star,informed us allthat the idea ofStreet Fighter IVfinding its way onto the Wii was not such a far fetched one at all. His evidence was a quote from the game’s producer and quotes are some of the best evidence around so here are a few more on the subject — and remember, Capcom is set to release nine titles for the Wii by April 2010 and some of them are really big and haven’t been revealed yet....

Lexis Numérique, the largest indie studio in Europe that you never heard of, has revealed more details on the story and gameplay of upcoming PlayStation Network gameAMY. As you may haveread before, Paul Cuisset — creator ofFlashback,Operation Wolfand most importantlyShaq Fu— is heading development on the promising survival horror. Set in December 2034 in a world where global warming has resulted in the spread of diseases and natural disasters, protagonist Lana wakes up after an object from outer space nearly destroys her hometown somewhere in the Midwest....