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George Broussard of 3D Realmsissued a statementto clear up some misunderstandings in light of all theDuke Nukem Forevertroubles. First, 3D Realms isn’t dead! They’re still alive, but they didhave to let gotheDuke Nukem Foreverdevelopment team on May 6 due to lack of funding. 3D Realms still owns the rights to theDuke Nukemfranchise and Take-Two retains publishing rights forDuke Nukem Forever. George then goes on to talk aboutTake-Two’s lawsuitagainst them: Take-Two never paid 3DR advances or any signing bonus or any other funds related to DNF, up until July 2008, at which time they paid $2....

Dale North was on assignment at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con as our one-man army, while the rest of us were able to bring you coverage from the comfort of our homes. Major props to him for surviving the trip relatively unscathed. It’s easy to forget how much of an impact videogames have on the convention. Whether meaningfully related to comics — or in many cases, totally not at all — games had a big presence at the show, and we were able to talk about them....

YouTuber ArachnidianDream arranged and choreographed this awesome little musical performance (after the jump) called “Stop Playing Homework and Do Your Video Games.” He and his friends dressed up as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Ash Ketchum and Link, and played the themes from various videogames. Along with the concert are some background performers doing somePongandTetristo go with the music. The performance is rather splendid, especially theKirbycover. I never realized how wonderful theKirbytheme sounds when done like this!...

A few weeks ago, we shared with you the sexy “Hunter Edition” ofAliens vs. Predator, complete with its “lenticular” postcard, Weyland-Yutani badge and replica Facehugger. It looked amazing, but it was confirmed for Europe only. However, North American fans can fear not, for the special edition is coming Stateside too. The Hunter Edition comes with everything we already know about, so nobody gets to miss out on all the Xenomorphic fun....

If you’ve received a promotional code from a game publisher to download an app from Apple’s App Store, you can no longer rate that download. An Apple support email posted on the Touch Arcade fourms states: “It is no longer possible to rate or review an app if it was downloaded using a developer’s promotional code.” We’re withGamesindustry.bizin thinking that this is part of an effort to clean up the ratings system on the App Store....

Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist. This week’s AAF artist is Markovah. He has a very stylized unique look to his art and his coloring is superb. His videogame related artwork mostly focuses on fighting characters form the worlds ofDarkstalkers, Street FighterandGuilty Gear. Still, he has some non-fighting game art such asthisTomb Raiderpiece. I’ve had a big love affair withDarkstalkersas of late mostly due to theDarkstalkerstribute album that’s in the works right now so hisDarkstalkerrelated piecesare my favorite....

All we really knew aboutCrimson Gem Sagabefore now is that it was sighted on anAmazon release listand that SK Telecom was behind the development (Atlus will be the North American publisher). Today Atlus blasted the Atlus Faithful emailer with news that the PSP game would be out on May 26th and would retail for $29.99. No word on any amazing preorder bonuses, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some pop up before the release date rolls around....

People love to see sh*t blow up. Take, for instance,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which opens today. It’s a Michael Bay flick that’s currently sitting pretty at21% on Rotten Tomatoes— but reviews be damned, studio executives expect the film to rake in about$175 millionthrough the weekend. Go figure. So when you send a baseball screaming out of the yard inThe Bigs 2, it’s going to do some damage. For proof, watch the trailer below the fold, which features lots of exploding lights à laThe Natural....

Hey, you know that exclusive Limited Edition version ofLet’s Tapthat Best Buy has? Yeah? It sucks. All you get is an extra piece of paper with the game’s logo. I know Jonathan Holmesbrought this upthe other night when he talked about it, but I had no clue how sh*tty the thing was until I saw the unboxing videofrom GiantBomb. Seriously?! What the hell? Since when is including a piece of paper count as a “Limited Edition”?...

While THQ’s Wii-exclusiveDeadly Creatureswon’t be seeing anylove at retail until next year, the game has caught the attention of at least two high-profile Hollywood actors. THQ has announced that Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade, the guy who inexplicably got into Angelina Jolie’s pants) and Dennis Hopper (Blue Velvet,Easy Rider, maybe being f**king crazy) will be lending their voices to the game, which ships in February of 2009. “Gamers are really going to loveDeadly Creatures,” says Dennis Hopper, who in addition to being an excellent actor, is now apparently also an industry analyst....

On July 30, 2025,Terminator Salvation(starring Christian Bale, of all people) will hit theaters. And of course, it’s also getting a videogame. Warner Bros. Interactive, Equity Games, and Halcyon Entertainment have revealed that GRIN Studios (the folks putting the finishing touches on Capcom’s new Bionic Commando) are hard at work onTerminator Salvation: The Videogame. Not too much is known about it, other than it will be a third-person action game with players battling the Skynet army featured in the film....

Sadly absent from this year’s E3 was the first look at Irrational Games’ next title. The Boston-based studio, whose last title was the critically acclaimedBioShock, decided the massive expo wasn’t the place to highlight its follow up. Instead, it’s taking the relatively quiet summer to reveal its next title, launchinga teaser websitethat asks the question, “What is Icarus?” Couldn’t tell you the answer to that, but we do know that the mystery title Irrational is working onhasbeen publicly referred to as “Project Icarus....

Gears of War 2developer Cliff “Don’t Call Me CliffyB” Bleszinski has beensharing his thoughtson all the latest releases, marking out the games that have caught his eye recently. In particular, he seems to have missed the point ofMirror’s Edge, wanting to see more “gunplay” involved. “Fable IIlooks cool. AndResident Evil 5is next year, right? I’m dying for that, I lovedRE4.Street Fighter IVlooks sick, andDead Spacealso looks solid,” Cliffy began.“I lovedEvent Horizonand all of those movies, so they’re makingDead Spacefor guys like me....