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Famed (and mouthy) game developer/director David Jaffe said earlier this week that he would announce some big personal news on his blog today. He has, and it turns out that Jaffe has left Sony to create a new studio called Eat, Sleep, Play. Jaffe, the co-creator and director of major titles likeGod of WarandTwisted Metal, joins Scott Campbell, founder of Icognito Entertainment (makers of the upcomingWarhawkfor PS3) to create this new Utah-based company, which has signed a deal with SCEA to create products for Sony’s PlayStation line....

Lord of all thingsMetal Gearand otherwise awesome fellow Hideo Kojima sat down at the kids’ table (read: GamePro) to answer a couple of questions about the upcoming PS3-seller,Metal Gear Solid 4. Most of the questions were aimed at drilling out those last bits and pieces of unknown or plot-relatedMGS4information which, natch, Kojima declined to answer. A couple of key tidbits can be culled from the interview, however, including the following on Kojima’s stance on the HD revolution:...

Someone should take this Heavy Rain costume pack for LittleBigPlanet and make a level where you’d run around a crowded mall area, yelling “Sackboy!” at the top of your lungs, looking for your lost one. Next week this costume pack drops, inspired by the PS3 thrillerHeavy Rain. You will have costumes for Madison, Shelby, Ethan, and even an origami costume with blood on it. My favorite is the “Nawwwwwaaaaahhhnnn” Jayden one....

FirstManhunt 2, thenDark Sector, now a brand new title can call itself a victim of the crusade against videogames and artistic expression. After receiving a MASSIVE thirty seven complaints from easily offended busybodies possessing little else to do with their time than get upset at a few words, the Advertising Standards Authority has decreed that all posters for the upcomingBurnout Dominatorwill be removedfrom London Tube stations. The poster had an image of a wrecked car with the slogan “Inner peace through outer violence,” and was said by publisher EA to be very clearly a videogame promotion and not whatever an overwhelming 37 people seem to think it was....

Atlus has released a new trailer forLuminous Arc 2. It’s looking like what we’d be able to expect based on the first one. I’m intrigued to see how well the “Engagement” mechanic works once it’s available sans moonspeak. Could be just what some people need to get a portable strategy fix. The game releases in North America on November 18th. As the trailer reminds you, it comes packaged with a soundtrack CD which, judging by the video, seems to be instrumental....

Sounds like EA has a lot to be happy about, according to this press release they’ve sent out today. Two million copies ofMass Effect 2have been sold in the first week of release, which is nothing to shake a stick at. In addition, they make a point to mention the forty perfect scores given by review outlets and the average score of 96, making it the second highest-reviewed game on the 360....

Amidst the slew of pathetic “casual” games and developers frightened of alienating precious “newcomers” by making videogames too challenging,Mega Man 9producer Hironobu Takeshita is set tothrow caution to the windand produce a worthyMega Mansuccessor.MM9promises to be one that will challenge old school players who miss their videogames putting up a stiff resistance. “Mega Man 9is very hard,” stated Takeshita.“We didn’t want to doMega Man, but easy. We want players to get better, we want them to remember....

If you guys happened to missmy review forSwap!, you might not be familiar with Arkedo, an indie studio who have taken it upon themselves to develop and release one new game per month. (They also happen to be responsible for the excellentBig Bang Mini.) The Arkedo Series project got a rocky start:Anthony hatedJump!, and while I likedSwap!, it didn’t exactly blow me away. On the positive side, at least their games seem to be getting better....

Get your headbands and camo back out, because the stand-alone multiplayer follow-up to one of the best games in the PSP library has officially gone gold.Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plusbrings more maps, missions, and new characters to the portable online multiplayer experience. There’s also a new single player mode called Infinity Mission, a new deathmatch multiplayer mode called Shooting Range, and a Practice Mode to help you shake off your suck....

At least one anonymous Dtoid editor has been hounding the local game store to no avail, since finding out that theMetal Gear Solid4 pre-order DVDs have been seen (and obviously purchased by thelucky ones) in the wild. So far, all attempts to secure a copy for said editor has been met with sighs, laughter, and much rolling of eyes by those behind counter (or so I’m told), but “they” are still trying....

Microsoft has announced that it will offer an Xbox 360 Wireless Microphones this fall for an “estimated retail price” of $49.99. It should be noted that this is the same microphone peripheral already available on the market, two of which come bundled with Microsoft’s karaoke game,Lips… which retails for $49.99. (And even cheaper, as the game’s been discounted at a few retailers.) The microphone is currently compatible with a bunch of games, includingLips,Guitar Hero Metallica, andDisney Sing It: High School Musical....

Contrary towhat Aaron Greenberg has said, Lionhead has refuted the claim thatMilowas a mere tech demo and won’t be available for public consumption. On the contrary, there is currently a team of fifty people still working on theMilo & Kateproject, and Aaron Greenberg himself backtracked on his “not coming to market” claims earlier today. “Project Miloabsolutely continues in development at Lionhead Studios, it is just not a product we plan to bring to market this holiday,” tweeted the Microsoft demagogue....

You know how it works! With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. Last weekI stumped everyone again! This week’s theme is pretty random, so it might be a little challenging for you guys.As usual, don’t be afraid to shout out ideas and work together as a team to solve them all....