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With videogames riding the technological wave with wanton abandon, it should come as no surprise that the latest Internet fads and fashions quickly become gaming news resources. Twitter is no exception, with all sorts of juicy tidbits and gossip coming from the online ego feeder. UK TV presenter and relatively funny man Jonathan Rosshas a Twitter, and shared a rather cool snippet of info with us. He’s been presenting the BAFTAs in Britain, whereCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfarepicked up three awards....

Guerrilla Games is known pretty much exclusively for creatingKillzonegames (it developedShellshock: Nam ’67but who remembers that?). Having been linked solely with orange-eyed space Nazis since 2004, it’s interesting to see that the team has something completely fresh in the works. The team apparently has a new IP in the conceptual stages, and has been brainstorming for ideas. “There are so many ideas. It gives a good picture of what the studio wants,” says studio head Herman Hulst....

Hideo Kojima is not here to mess around when it comes to making games, because the Japanese know that making games is SERIOUS BUSINESS. Case in point: at a recent apperance at the Apple store in Ginza, Tokyo, Kojima was asked by a fan how long he plans to participate actively in the industry. Kojima whipped out amock resume, which read “I’d like to continue being on the scene making games until I die....

EA have released a lengthy 22-minute gameplay demonstration ofKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the Fantasy Action RPG byCurt Schilling’s38 Studios. Commentary is provided throughout by Lead Designer, Ian Frazier, and Lead Combat Designer, Joe Quadara. The demo takes place mostly in the area of Brigand’s Hall Cavern, a hideout for cultists summoning creatures of chaos. A perfect place to show off the combat system, then. The demonstration is battle heavy, but also shows off the other complex systems in place....

Remember when Spark Unlimited’s next-gen first-person shooter was calledLegendary: The Box? No more — perhaps adult film star Jenna Jameson’s lawyers took beef with the Sherman Oaks-based developer, as they’ve now dropped “The Box.” Now simply calledLegendary, today it has been announced that the title will be coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this summer. “Legendaryis the type of game we want every gamer, regardless of system allegiance, to get the chance to play,” said Spark Unlimited’s CEO Craig Allen....

Based onreader reports, as well as my own voicemail, it appears as thoughLittleBigPlanetwill be landing on GameStop’s shelves this Saturday. Recently,Media Molecule statedthat the title could be hitting stores as early as October 27. We’re not ready to confirm that other retailers are getting the game tomorrow as well, but chances are they will. By now the majority of you already know what happened withLBP. As a quick recap, Sony recalledLBPfrom stores after being notified thatoffensive lyrics were present in a songin the game....

Just when we were tired of the PlayStation 3 Slim rumors — the leaks, the retailer hints, the fake ads — Sony goes ahead andannounces the thing at gamescom. We’re thrilled, of course, because that means all of the chatter about a new console can juststopalready. Not so fast. AnFCC filinguncovered byPS3 Newspoints to yet another model PS3 Slim, the CECH-2000B. What’s the difference? Well, it has a 250GB hard drive; the announced CECH-2000A comes with a 120GB hard drive....

Microsofthas respondedto the massive leak that resulted in a whole slew of rumortoids yesterday, claiming the discovered items to be the results of market research and suggesting that some of them may never come to fruition. “We regularly test all kinds of concepts in market research with our Xbox community,” claims The ‘Soft. “These may or may not be real products in development or ever be released to consumers.” Oh, you coy little minxes, you....

Penello also suggested that the issues with Xbox Live have been addressed, yet it still seems that most of us know someone still experiencing problems. In spite of the fact that some are still reporting issues connecting to Xbox Live or recovering gamertags it seems Microsoft is handling this as best they can (with a few extreme exceptions). Although nothing has been said from Microsoft in this regard, it’s probably a safe bet that they’ll be better prepared next year; with a full staff of Xbox Live team members pissed that they have to work on Christmas....

It’s been fun charting the progress of Xbox Live Arcade. Years ago, we only imagined that a title likeBraidorThe Mawcould thrive on the platform — unique, large games that either have something to say or speak through the brilliance of their gameplay. As XBLA matures as a platform, so do its rules. Prices are now higher than ever and the downloads are getting heftier. Just this month,Watchmen: The End is Nighweighed in as the heaviest title — a mammoth 1....

Microsoft has announced that its launching its “Xbox Live Labs” program, “as part of [their] ongoing commitment to improve Xbox Live.” What is it, exactly? Well, we’re not exactly sure, but Microsoft plans on performing a number of network tests between Xbox Live and your console. “These results are recorded solely for the purpose of testing and improving the service,” writes Xbox Live’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb on his blog....

We knew Midway’s demise was a sad and shameful whimper, but today is the day where its dignity truly died. It’sbeen revealedthat Midway’s managing director for Europe Martin Spiess has bought the firm’s UK and France offices for a single Euro. That’s less than a quid. Under two bucks. Whatever your currency, it went cheap. Supercheap. The true cost, however, comes with certain obligations stemming from Midway’s demise, most notably “a payment of approximately One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000) from [Midway Games Limited] to [Midway USA]....

Since this is important information to know,Kotakuhas learned that Shigeru Miyamoto is now the proud owner of a cat. No details on the cat’s breed, color, size of stool, or name are known at this time. So the reason this is even being mentioned is because Miyamoto has a long history of talking about his hobbies and personal life, which then later materializes (in some form or another) as a videogame....