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This week we’re giving away Renegade Kid’s and South Peak’sDementium II. The survival-horror title is hitting the DS tomorrow and you can win yourself a copy, plus a signed poster forDementium IIand anAstro A30 gaming headset. Youneedto playDementium IIwith some kind of headset and the A30s are a perfect fit. Rules:To enter, takethis cover image(hi-resdownload here) forDementium IIand use a photo editing program to replace the hand coming out of the man’s mouth with something else....

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has praised thePlayStation Vitaas a piece of technology, but divulged his belief that it may be “too late” for Sony to stand up against the rising tide of mobile gaming and carve out its own sizable niche. “The Vita is an absolutely fantastic platform but it will have a hard time, and it might be too late,” he toldDevelop. “I love Sony as a company, and we have great relations with them, but the Vita is going to have a hard time against the next generation mobiles and all the tablets....

“You see that move right there,” says Big Boi from Outkast. “That’s a patented Atlanta fight style.” “Oh yeah,” I say, “That whole fake out thing?” “Yeah,” says Big Boi. “It’s a classic.” What are we talking about? We’re talking aboutDef Jam Icon, the next evolution in the Def Jam fighting series that actually does what next-gen games are supposed to do: Evolve. “See my character, the way he walks,” Big Boy says with a huge grin....

For many of us, it’s been over 15 years since we threw down our first banana peel, or sent our first turtle shell screaming towards the bumper of a go-kart. In 1992, when Nintendo releasedSuper Mario Kartfor the Super Nintendo, they arguably may have permanently changed the way multiplayer, arcade-style videogame racing was played. The immense popularity of the series spawned sequels that have appeared on every Nintendo platform to date, each time delivering a solid and entertaining experience, if never really offering up any real surprises....

Hey, what’s thisFallout Extremebusiness? An “xtreme” sports title featuring your favorite vault dwellers and mutants? Nah, it’s a canceled first- and third-person tactical title that was in development for the Xbox in 2000! While the title never made it beyond concept,Fallout Extremehad players controlling a squad of revolutionaries known as “The Cause.” Players would work their way north — Oregon, Washington, then Canada — earning loyalty as each area was reclaimed....

THQ isn’t a company that likes to pressure its developers, apparently. Tomonobu Itagaki’s first project since leaving Tecmo,Devil’s Third, is due to release any time between now and 2013, with the publisher giving it a little under two years of wiggle room. At last count the game was confirmed for a 2012 release, but THQ recently stated in a financial call that the game would be out before the start of the company’s 2014 financial year, which would be March 31 of 2013 for us normal people....

After allthe videosandscreensof mostly naked, large chested, bikini cladDead or Alivecharacters we’ve seen forDead or Alive Paradiseone wouldn’t be blamed for thinking that they were basically getting some softcore porn for their PSP when the game lands. I say there is nothing wrong with that. Softcore porn for those who want it! And minature American flags for the rest! However, the director behindDoA Paradise, Yoshinori Ueda, seems to be shying away from the porn tag....

Nippon Ichi has confirmed thatDisgaea 3is coming to the PlayStation Vita.We had a hunch it was coming. Here’s hoping this next bout of SRPGing will use the Vita’s touchscreen and rear touch pads in a cool way. I could see map manipulation and character placement being really cool with these controls. The publisher also teased some new titles in an interview with Dengeki PlayStation. All of them sound pretty interesting:...

I lavish at any chance to be able to talk aboutDr. McNinjaon Destructoid. It’sno secretthatI’m such abig fan of his. He is the reason I’m a sharkafter all. Anyway, today I can finally talk about Dr. McNinja in a fully videogame related sense. He has abrand new shirt out this weekand it’s his take on theSuper Mario World. Needless to say, it’s pretty badass. Mario is burning the sh*t out of a Paratroopa, Yoshi is about to devour a Goomba and even Luigi is being useful by punching a Piranha Plant....

TheDragon Age: OriginsTwitteraccount doesn’t spread lieslike your standard, filthy Elf commoner. Something “cool” was announced this afternoon relating to Bioware’s latest RPG: the “Return to Ostagar” downloadable expansion. Return to Ostagar takes the player back to the place where he or she became a fabled Grey Warden and experienced justan itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bit of turmoilas such. According to the EA press release, the DLC will allow players to “exact their revenge” for the slight at Ostagar and quest for the golden armor of King Cailan for $4....

My long walk (or huff) across the E3 convention center concourse to see a behind closed doors demo of Realtime Worlds MMOAll Points Bulletinwas worth the effort. I’ve always had my trepidations about the title — some still exist — but I left largely impressed by the game the studio behindCrackdownis building. The demo revolved around something Realtime Worlds referred to as their “three C’s”: customization, conflict, and celebrity. I wasn’t sold on the latter two, but I my mind melted when I saw the deep customization options available for players....

When I saw the unveiling ofNew Super Mario Bros. WiiI got all traditional Chad excited and all (ya’ know: arms flailing, high pitch screming), but it wasn’t until later when I realized what is pretty darn significant about this upcoming Wii release:New Super Mario Bros. Wiiwill be the first traditional2DMario game played on a big, normal television set since the days of the SNES. Seriously, that is crazy! Once I realized this, of course, I got even more excited and couldn’t wait to get my shaky little hands on the game on the E3 show floor....

You probably weren’t worrying, but just in case, we can now confirm that the retail version of Slightly Mad Studios’Need for Speed SHIFTwill have cars and tracks. Yesterday, Electronic Arts announced the upcoming continuation of the venerable racing franchise would have over 65 “pixel perfect” cars and 18 true to life racetracks. So go away imaginary doubters. Doubt something else. Among the cars listed (in full after the break) are the BMW M3 GT2 (the cover car), the 2006 Aston Martin DBR9, 2010 Shelby GT500, Pagani Zooda R, and the hotly anticipated SCION tC....