Game Informerhas two new screenshots forMass Effect 3. The screens show Cerberus forces opposing Shephard on the Salarian homeworld, which we all know as Sur’Kesh. Given that planets inMass EffectandMass Effect 2were either homeworlds (like Tuchanka) or economic hubs (Omega, Illium), perhapsMass Effect 3will feature all of the other races’ homeworlds? I’ll take one Elcor homeworld please. The Salarian settlement or city depicted in the screenshots seems to be under attack, so it’s anyone’s guess why Cerberus would be there in the first place and why they are actively opposing Shephard’s quest to rid the galaxy of the Reapers....

If you’re looking forward to details about the newAssassin’s Creed IIepisode, pay close attention to the wire next week. Ubisoft might just bust it out. Or not. But the word from the publisher’s community developer is that something “big” will be announced next week — we’re just not sure what it is yet. “I’d only say: ‘Big announcement coming up next week,’ and I mean BIG!” Ubisoft’s Aymeric Evennou exclaimedvia Twitterthis morning....

Interplay is bringingClayfighterto WiiWare and DSiWare and it’s not just a straight port! It’s going to be a little updated with improved graphics and revamped gameplay that will take advantage of the Wii and DS. The updated port is being worked on by StudioBlack Games’ Eric Hart, who was the original programmer onClayfightersfor the Super Nintendo. ExpectClayfighterto hit the ‘Wares Summer 2010. Man, I remember I used to playClayfightersreligiously when I was younger....

That’s right, less than a week afterMonster Hunter Tri 3Gwas announced in Famitsu for the 3DS, we get the announcement of yet anotherMonster Huntergame coming for the console.Monster Hunter 4was shown only briefly at Nintendo’s pre-TGS event, but from we saw, the series is in for some changes. It looks like the game will now involve the ability to climb freely up hills and other forms of higher elevations, adding a whole new (literal) level of depth to its gameplay....

Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountainis a game I’m looking forward to since I have very fond memories of the nerdy books upon which this DS game is based. In fact, I’d have almost preferred for the game to be a straight copy of the original book format, but I’ll take a first-person dungeon crawler as well. Our gallery has a bunch of new screens for your enjoyment, along with the pack shot....

Where do you store your console controllers? Me? Anywhere I can. I have this closed shelf in my living room that holds some. In my office there’s a basket on the floor that holds more. In my closet there’s a bucket of the less used things, likeMario Kart Wiiwheels andSingStarmics. Beyond all of that, there’s several controllers that are “on display,” sitting out in my living room, on the fireplace mantle and on end tables....

As we all (especiallythis dude) know, the three Burger King games came out this week. Considering all three are reasonably priced ($3.99 each with the purchase of a Value Meal, and you only have to buy one meal to get all three), are they worth your dough? Or, will you meet an inevitably swift and violent end at the hands of The King by not buying them? Hit the jump to find out....

You know what we haven’t had in a while? A patent lawsuit! Yes, it’s time once again for a vague idea to be used by some parasites who smell free money. Our hopeful contender this time is Bandspeed, a Wi-Fi company that is taking Sony, Nintendo and Apple to courtover its use of Wi-Fi. Bandspeed claims that the three companies infringe on two of its patents, titles: “Approach for Selecting Communications Channels Based on Performance,” and “Approach for Managing Communications Channels Based on Performance....

Are you ready for a Monday of pure awesomeness that’s potentially more awesomer than last Monday? Teltale Games‘Strong Bad Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free(1 player, 1000 Wii Points)finds its way to WiiWare this week! In this second installment of the episodic point-and-click, Strongbad and other characters in the Homestar Runner universe form their own countries after the dastardly King of Towns imposes an email tax. Hilarity ensues! Keep your eyes fixed to Destructoid for a full review of the game later today....

How dense am I? It never once occurred to me to apply degrees of separation to Wikipedia articles and make a game of it. We’ve all played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon before, so this should have been obvious. People have been playing the Wikipedia Game, as it’s known, for some time now. But now there’s an automated version up atWikipediaGame.orgwhich is absurdly addictive. You’re given a page to start on and a page to find within 150 seconds and in as few clicks as possible....

[Update]Contest closed! Winners were chosen over Twitter! Did you hear the news?Aliens Vs PredatorandBayonettaare both available on Games on Demand for the Xbox 360! We, well we didn’t really thinkmuch ofAliens Vs Predatorbutwe really likedBayonetta! In any case, we have five codes of each game to giveaway and you’ll just need to hope on Twitter in order to win! Simply hop on Twitter, and Tweet whether you wantAliens Vs PredatororBayonettato @Dtoid and @Sega andyou mustinclude the hashtag #alienvsbayonetta in order for your Tweet to count!...

According to Media Create sales data as chronicled atNeoGAF, the unthinkable has occurred. For a period of seven days, the Xbox 360 sold approximately three times faster than the PS3. Does this prove that the PS3 is in factjust too bigfor the Japanese to ever truly love? Or could thatnew JRPGjust released in Japan last week have something to do with it? Either way, Microsoft of Japan take note: Have whatever happened last week repeat itself for the next 156 weeks, and you may just have a chance at getting the silver in this generation’s console Olympics (at least in Japan)....

Damn you, Sega! I was so excited to tell you guys thatYakuza 4is coming to the west. I couldn’t wait to break the news to you as I know that there are plenty of Destructoid readers that love this game series as much as I do. I signed an embargo that said I wouldn’t talk about it until next week, but what’s the harm now?Sega let the cat out of the bag!...