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According to aVariety report,Eagle Eyedirector D.J. Caruso is set to the direct an motion picture based on Visceral Games’Dead Space. The production of the film is in its very early stages; there isn’t even a script or studio attached just yet. The Variety report also mentions that Electronic Arts “is working on the second and third installments” of the series, likely referring to the upcomingDead Space: Extractionand the more-or-less confirmedDead Space 2....

Today I spoke with Marc DeForrest, co-founder and lead designer ofSavage 2: A Tortured Soul, to find out not only about this online PC game, but also talk about some ins and outs to being an independent game developer. Marc shared with me his thoughts on developing an ambitious hybrid game, the state of PC gaming, and just what went wrong with the originalSavagetitle. Check the jump for the full interview....

The firstCooking Mamatitle spawned everything fromMama cosplayto speculation that Mama was actuallyin direct cahoots with Beelzebub.While no one has actually been able to unmask her true intentions,Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friendsmay make you forget about them altogether. Not only are there tons of new meals to choose from, but new people to cook for and tons of minigames to keep you in the kitchen. Now, the question is, do the new features giveCooking Mama 2the replayability to make it into a game worth buying versus renting?...

Apparently, several people using the Internet believe that the next iteration in theDeus Exfranchise is destined to be PC-exclusive. The rumors are being fueled by a recent and lone mention of PC-exclusivity in aBit-Techarticle, which sources aShacknewsstory spun from anEdgeinterviewwith Eidos Montreal project lead Jean-Fancious Dugas in which the man says he’s not quite sure what platformsDeus Ex 3may hit. How that got to exclusivity is beyond me, but hold the bus: Developer Eidos appears to be brushing off the rumor as such — in a vague way, of course....

So, some footage was revealed earlier that leaked the first ever full gameplay ofSonic the Hedgehog 4. I don’t know about anybody else, but it looked pretty damn swanky to me. However, there was one thing that truly set my heart at ease about the game, more than any video. Xbox Live Marketplace has revealed somethingveryimportant. It’s revealed the developer, and it’s not Sonic Team! Dimps, in case you did not know, has made several Sonic games in the past under the name of Sonic Team....

Attention kids, tweens, and teens! If the outrageous rock n’ roll lifestyle that comes along with the peripheral-basedGuitar HeroandRock Bandare a bit too much for your virgin tastes, Disney has the answer. Naked pictures of that chick fromHigh School Musi— wait, no! We don’t speak about that. IntroducingUltimate Band, a rhythm-based music game being designed for the Nintendo DS and Wii. While no songs have been announced, Disney claim to be working with some of the biggest names in rock, alternative, pop, emo, and indie rock music....

[In Divnich Divines, EEDAR Vice President and videogame analyst Jesse Divnich traverses the bogs of sales data, hype, and good old fashioned game geekery to give you his two cents on hot topics in the game industry] Despite months of concept art “leaks” and other rumors surrounding Nintendo’s Project Café, the gaming juggernaut was still able to catch us off guard with its Wii U announcement at E3. But will the Wii U offer enough for “core” gamers, who perhaps already own an Xbox 360 or PS3 to fulfill their HD console needs?...

BorderlandsDLC “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned” is set to launch rather soon, as in tomorrow soon, over Xbox LIVE and PSN. Asannounced moons ago, this first bit of content has players traveling to Dr. Ned’s trashy island to purge the place of its zombies, pumpkin-head-dudes,Tankensteins, and other colorful enemies. According to the 2K marketing folk, game owners should expect dozens of new missions and several more hours of play with this DLC....

I’ve never seenLairdemoed anywhere. My parole officer doesn’t like me going out much, especially near childrens’ schools. I know that people scrutinize any new developments on theLairfront, though, to see if its somewhat dubious first showing has strengthened. –Hey, that gives me an idea. They should releaseTrauma Center: Dragon Editionfor the Wii, and you can scrutinize dragons closely to look for weird bumps and skin rashes to see if they have horrible wasting scale diseases that require intense, motion-controlled dragon surgery....

For the first time, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has openly discussed a Nintendo DS successor and some of the features that will be included in this two-screened behemoth. While the last DS was a humble system based on a number of gimmicks that served it very well, the next DS will be bringing some real horsepower to the table … along with motion control. “[It will have] highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have a sensor with the ability to read the movements of people playing,” Iwata tells Japanese newspaper Asashi Shimbun....

Obsidian’s take on theDungeon Siegeseries,Dungeon Siege 3, has gotten itself a teasing cinematic trailer, which you can watch right now if you so desire. Go on, treat yourself. You deserve it. Or something. It looks cool, but to me the best part of the video is how it starts with “From the makers ofFallout: New Vegas,” which hasn’t even been released yet. Aren’t you typically supposed to boast about your past games once they’ve received critical acclaim and massive sales?...

As you’re able to see, Sega is making up for an E3 week without assets by splooging everything online today. With the deluge of images comes a fresh batch ofAlpha Protocolscreens, reproduced here for your convenience.Alpha Protocolwas one of my definite surprises of E3. Its rather generic name hides an ambitious project that will be a fantastic experience if it all works out as planned. Taking the best parts ofMass Effectand putting them into a game with a less extravagant combat system, then wrapping the blend around the theme of espionage should prove to be a most enthralling title....

Take a quick breather from the hustling and bustling of E3 2010 with a gracious $20 off coupon for Bizarre Creation’sBlur. It’s the “grown-upMario Kart” one, not the “everything explodes and the AI drivers are thieving b*stards” one. Here’s the dedicatedsite for the promotional offer. You have to install some sketchy coupon software to print it, apparently, so fair warning. I know I declared “E3 BREAK!” and all, but seriously, I’m a little bit afraid to purchase any new games right now with so much new gaming tech on the way....