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Famitsucaught up withprolific Japanese game designers ahead of Kinect’s release, including Grasshopper Manufacture’s Suda 51. The publication once again worked its magic to get some new details, this time forCodename D, a Microsoft-published Kinect title for 2011. “It’s a no gun, no sword action game. It’s a game that will let you experience the invigorating feel that can be had because of Kinect,” explains Suda. Apparently it will have you fighting creatures in an amusement park “in the hopes of restoring your lost self....

The PSP brand is considered by some to be a huge success, and by others a wet fish. Analyst and louse wrangler Michael Pachter is definitely in the fish category, claiming that Sony is destined to be third place in the handheld market and declaring the PSP system a disappointment. “I think they’re doomed on small market share until they get more competitive on price,” says Pachter, always asking for cheaper stuff....

Update 4, or “Sentinels,” is essentially a social expansion pack that adds a new character — the Sentinel — and a new quest line for players to rip through. The quest plot goes something like this: the roughneck Sentinels, the so-called “elite guards” in theDDOuniverse, are getting trashed by both pirates and an evil necromancer who fancies resurrecting dead pirates. As each bad man hits the floor, the Sentinels have to re-battle their victims in undead form....

AnotherCall of Duty 4: Modern WarfareLive Fire Weekend has been announced for Xbox 360 owners. The 3-day-long play & win sweepstakes starts on Friday the 18th at 12:01 a.m. EST, and continues until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Shirts, signed posters, Xbox Live point cards, and an Xbox 360 Elite console will be among the prizes handed out on an hourly basis to those whoregister for the event. Gamers will also have the opportunity to duke it out with the guys from Infinity Ward on Friday (6-9 p....

About a week agowe reported that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had a newLord of the Ringtitleready to be shown at E3. DubbedLord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, the game was described as family friendly — designed with the kid and his guardian in mind. At the time we didn’t know what it would look like, how it would play, or even platforms. Now we do. Above is one of the first screens of the game WBIE sent our way earlier today....

Gotham has always been a dark, gritty urban metropolis; comics fans often refer to it as “New York at night.” While Chicago may have played the part of Gotham inBatman Beginsand its acclaimed sequel,The Dark Knight, the ominous ambiance of a city cloaked in darkness — a city desperately in need of saving, in need of a hero — remained, since that atmosphere is so vital to the Batman legend....

No,Quake Liveisn’t out of beta yet, silly; we all know that isn’t happening during our lifetime. What I’m here to talk about today is related to the holidays. Let’s hope you aren’t sick of this stuff, because there’s bound to be more on the way. Much, much more. As of today,Quake Livewill temporarily give players access to two news skins, “Festive Santa” and “Vixen,” plus a remake of the Team Arena map “Distant Screams....

you’re able to’t have a decent gaming convention without panels, or so it would seem.QuakeCon 2011will kick off with a keynote from id Software co-founder and technical director John Carmack, because he’s the guy you get for this sort of thing. The convention will be home to presentations onThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimandPrey 2— these are sure to fill up fast — in addition to talks on “20 Years of id Software,” “First-person Perspectives,” “Ultimate Origins: The Games That Influence Us,” and more....

We’ve been hearing rumors of a newReady 2 Rumblegame lately, including anAmazon.comleak this morning. Now Atari has made it official with the announcement ofReady 2 Rumbe Revolutionfor the Wii. The series is making its debut on the Wii, now armed with motion controls. The Nunchuck acts as one glove, and the Wii Remote acts as the other. The game will feature 20 boxers, each based on celebrities from the worlds of sports, music and movies....

It was inevitable, and the rumors finally were confirmed a few days ago —Okamiis indeed coming to the Wii. The beautiful PlayStation 2 title seemed like a perfect fit for Nintendo’s console, with its brush stroke mechanics and itsLegend of Zelda Jr.gameplay (which was a good thing). The Wii version of the title will use motion-controls for physical attacks, as well as using the Wii Remote to paint using lil’ doggie Amaterasu’s “Celestial Brush....

FreeRock Band 2set, you say? Free Pearl Jam CDs? That’s how we do things around here, and in case you missed the announcement, we’re having a contest to win these fine prizes. To enter it, all you have to do is go into the comments of theoriginal postand show us your best Pearl Jam impression. Whether this means grabbing your sister’s wig (or hair), stealing a flannel shirt from your dad or destroying your Guitar Hero guitar, all you have to do is take a snapshot of yourself doing it and put it in the comments....

Barring having to download and install a forty plus hour PlayStation Network update, you should be able to sink your teeth into the first of Capcom’s teased PlayStation One downloadable games,Resident Evil: Directors Cut. Hitting May 28 for $9.99 on the PlayStation Store, the title is everything you loved and, well,lovedaboutResident Evil— loading screens, dialogue, statuesque characters, convoluted story, and of course, zombies. As mentioned onCapcom-Unityby marketing dude Matt Dahlgren, the originalResident Evilstars Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine — two important (and playable) characters in the latestResident Evil,Resident Evil 5....

Okay, I’m going to lay out some funky be-bop here. Let’s see if you guys can pick up the tune. Dup-dweeee-duh-duh-duh-dwee-dow.Dup-dweeee-duh-duh-duh-dwee-dow. The Tickmight be the only reason I was capable of waking up before noon on a Saturday in my teens. The show still ranks among my favorite animated series of all time. As for the game which appeared on 16-bit systems, not so much. I remember it as being a fairly substandard brawler with mediocre gameplay and some really annoying shortcomings....