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Ninjatown: Trees of Doom!for the iPod/iPod Touch is totally awesome,and you should go and buy it. It’s only $1.99, but be warned — it may consume your life, and I don’t say this lightly. I’m spending more time trying to get a Wee Ninja up a tree than being a responsible adult… if I can pry the iPad/iPhone away from my wife who is also addicted. Oh, oh, oh! And we have some really sweet, one-of-a-kindSpeck iPhone cases, designed by Ninjatown creator, Shawn Smith....

Need to replace that ailing Xbox 360 with a shiny new “S” console? Ask Santa. He could bring you this newly announced Xbox 360 2010 Holiday Bundle. The low price of $299 gets you a 250GB Xbox 360 console, a copy ofForza 3and a token for a full download ofAlan Wake. That’s two fine videogames in this one bundle. Microsoft says that the bundle will start appearing on retailers’ shelves over the next few weeks....

Vanillaware’s RPGGrand Knights Historyjust launched in Japan, but XSEED is already on the case, today announcing that the title will come to the PSP in North America. If you haven’t see it yet, this game is a beautiful turn-based RPG from the folks that madeOdin SphereandMuramasa.Just like these,Grand Knights Historyis hand-drawn and colorful, as you’ll see in our screenshots gallery. Grand Knights Historytakes place in the land of Listia, where the lands of Union, Avalon and Logres have long battled against each other....

Deadly Premonitionlooks frightening, but for all the wrong reasons. Developed by Access Games and published by Ignition Entertainment alongside Marvelous Entertainment, it’s a third-person survival horror game due out early next year. As an FBI agent trying to solve a murder case in a remote town, specifically the kind of remote town that seems to always breed insane locals, “terrifying” creatures, and cults, it is your mission to run around shooting things until the mystery unravels itself....

On October 5, Ninja Theory’sEnslaved: Odyssey to the Westhits Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Based loosely on the Chinese taleJourney to the West, it paints a picture of Earth where machines have subjugated humans, leaving a rotting civilization behind. But that’s not how Ninja Theory had originally envisioned things. “Actually, when we originally came up with the concept, it wasn’t even on Earth,” Ninja Theory co-founder and chief creative lead Tameem Antoniades tells me....

Capcom dropped its multiplayer demo forBionic Commandotoday, exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. I have to admit, I couldn’t spend more than 10 minutes with the thing. That mostly had to do with the fact that the game simply doesn’t allow you to create a private room, join a friend, or invite one to an existing game. Considering demos are meant to sell an experience (i.e. “Here’s a taste. You like it....

[For his Musing, Xzyliac shares his frustration and disappointment with the gaming community’s positive reaction toRed Dead Redemption, and how he feels graphics are getting more attention and praise than gameplay. Disagree? Want to post your own Musing onthis month’s topic? Head on over to the community blogs and write one up! — JRo] Allow me a soapbox and I’ll give you a sermon. Allow me a choir and I’ll give you a concert....

Brink, currently sitting at number one in the United Kingdom, has enjoyed a disproportionate amount of sales on the Xbox 360 in its home country. 69% of British retail sales were on the 360, while the PS3 version got 23% and the PC version only 8%. The PS3 is generally a much more competitive console in Britain, where there’s a lot of Sony loyalty. With players unable to get their PS3 games online due to thethree-week outage, it seems most consumers went for the console that works....

New Hampshire-based developerMedaverse Studioshas announced that Nintendo has been gracious enough to let them be an official developer for the Nintendo Wii. The more interesting news, however, is that Medaverse’s first title,Gravitronix, will be one of those sneaky WiiWare titles Nintendo is so tight-lipped about. “As a creative team, we had always toyed with the idea of game development,” says Lead Designer Jesse Lowther, “and we even had an RPG in the planning stages during the height of the GBAs popularity....

NaturalMotion’s long-awaited Euphoria-engine-powered football game,Backbreaker, debuted last June toharsh reviews; it remained a bad game until amajor title updatein August fixed numerous issues. On the other hand, the developer has had tremendous success withBackbreakeron iPhone, iPad, and Android. The mobile version comprises a scenario called “Tackle Alley” — which was included on the consoleBackbreakerdisc — in which you have to evade defenders while running down the field to the end zone....

Bayonettacan be a stiff challenge, and sometimes a frustrating one, but Platinum Games knows how to reward a player for his effort. CompletingBayonettaunlocks this rather saucy music video, in which our titular heroine struts her stuff to some awesomely stupid jazz music. If you wish to earn this treat yourself, by all means skip it. The rest of you lazy lot should come here for instant gratification. If you’re turned on by digital representations of women with suits made out of hair, then this is definitely the video for you....

When you strap on armor and wield your steel against an army of orcs inLord of the Rings: War in the Northlater this year, expect to have some help. I’m not just talking about two friends, either. We’ve alreadyextensivelycoveredthis three-player cooperative action-RPG; no doubt you’ve already formed your Fellowship within your own social group. No, I’m talking about a big ass eagle. At a pre-E3 event a few weeks back, developer Snowblind revealed that players will be able to call upon Beleram, one of the Great Eagles of Middle Earth, to assist in battle....

Early this morning we announced that Ubisoft was going to be bringingBeyond Good & Evilfor download in a brand new high definition update:Beyond Good & Evil HD.I didmy bestto make it clear that the game looks great, and it’s only now that Ubisoft has provided the screenshots for the game. Compared to some screenshots from theoriginal release, these real time images look stunning. So what do you think? Is this enough for you to shell out a little extra cash, or will you be passing on it in favor for the long awaited sequel?...