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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorneywill be coming to WiiWare next Monday. The game will be going for 1,000 Wii Points, and that will include episodes one through four. Episode five will be out in May and will only cost 100 Wii Points. In otherAce Attorneynews, there’s going to be a demo forAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworthon the Nintendo Channel in a few weeks. The demo will give you a taste of what to expect when it’s released on February 16 for the DS....

There’s an interview with Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford upon Game Informeran–actually, it’s not so much an interview as it is him telling us everything we want to hear and so much more. Seriously. For starters, the question offuture add-onsincreasing the level cap forBorderlandswas raised. “We’re working on it. I would not be surprised if we are able to offer that in the future, but at this point I can’t make any promises....

Just like videogames, religon can bring people together, inspire them to be the best person that they can be, and even help pull them out of depression, addiction, and other harmful frames of mind. Also like videogames, religion can also cause people to feel entitled, inspired, or otherwise compelled to commit acts of discrimination, violence, and other forms of destruction. Maybe that’s why some faith-based folks feel so competitive with videogames, as to some, they are capable of offering worlds that are even more compelling than what religious texts have to offer....

We’re a little late to the party telling you this (hey, some of us like to sleep in a bit on weekends) but Amazon has a killer deal onPortal 2today if you’re one of the ten people left waiting to buy it. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game are available for $35, while the PC version is $30. Best game I’ve played in recent memory, utterly destroying any desire I have to play videogames, blah blah blah....

How do you follow upSuper Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, the game many critics (including myself) called the best of the Nintendo 3DS? By releasing the next big game hardcore 3DS players have their eyes on,Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. Sure, it’s not the story-driven, wholly original game thatResident Evilfans might be clamoring for; that’ll have to wait until 2012, when Resident Evil: Revelationsis released for the 3DS. But in the meantime,The Mercenaries 3Dlooks like it’ll scratch itchy trigger fingers of folks looking for a bit of extra action on the side....

It’s like the “death and taxes” of LAN parties: QuakeCon 2011 dates have been confirmed by id Software and Bethesda Softworks today. It’s takeng place August 4 through August 7 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. No surprises here. Obviously, it’s a bit early for more information, but expect plenty of fragging, key announcements, and (likely) first hands-on for what I think will be some rad titles....

The latest issue of Game Informer hit shelves today, and nestled between its glossy pages are the newest details onResistance 2. Anyone with a lick of sense and a PS3 (and some without) has been greatly anticipating this game and the new details will only add to that anticipation. The sequel to arguably the best launch release for the PS3 will be introducing character classes featuring a tank, medic, and specialist for multi-player....

In a recent interview withRPGamer, XSEED’s Ken Berry chatted aboutLittle King’s Story,Arc Rise Fantasiaand other projects.Game Center CX 2came up, better known asRetro Game Challenge2 to us here in the US, but unfortunately news of its localization was not so good: “We’re getting by, but not doing as well as we’d like. Retro Game Challenge started off well but still hasn’t gotten to the point where we can justify bringing over the sequel....

While summer vacation rolls on here in paradise, I find that even the calming effect of laying in the sun still doesn’t erase the world of retro gaming from my mind. It may be because despite our divine surroundings, Anthony Burch continues to 1. Wear all black to the beach every day and 2. Complain about how he hates the Earth’s beauty until I want to sever his head from his spine with a beach umbrella....

WhenDysoncalled to tell me we were doing an episode on 2D shooters, I had to check my calendar. My birthday isn’t until May, and Christmas was weeks ago, so I was a bit confused. What had I done to deserve such a fantastic gift? At that moment, the heavens opened as angels sung the hymn of danmaku and my world was filled with resplendent color and light. Spring had come early....

Little King’s Storyis a new game from the creative minds behindSuper Mario RPG,Final Fantasy VII, andHarvest Moon. A superstar collaboration of this nature would be the stuff ofnon-stop discussionif we were talking about a new movie or CD, but with videogames, creative teams don’t seem to matter as much famous mascots and recognizable namesakes. If onlyLittle King’s Storywere calledGears of Warcraft: WiiEdition, maybe it would be getting more attention. OK, enough bellyaching....

Withthe appealagainst the BBFC’s banning ofManhunt 2on-going, Rockstar has spoken out about the situation again, but this time it’s the UK’s Rockstar Leeds doing the talking via company founder Gordon Hall. Hall has just done an interview withDevelop Magazinein which he covers the history of the studio, from its early beginnings as a small team making handheld games through to its eventual joining with the Rockstar family by way of the Gameboy Advance conversion ofMax Payne....

Natsume’sRune Factoryseries has carved a nice little niche for itself thanks to a winning combination of farm life simulation and RPG action. Today, the third title in the series has been announced for DS,Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon. Rune Factory 3puts players in the role of a hybrid who must unite two warring clans. New to the series will be allies who can join you in battle, and a new monster form that can be unleashed to use powerful special attacks....