Because I’m nearing the ripe age of 30, it goes without saying that I spent much of my youth in the 80s, so I’m old enough to have seen bothGhostbustersfilms in the theaters. I also religiously woke up at unheard of hours on Saturday mornings to catchThe Real Ghostbusterscartoon and owned the full line-up of Kenner’s action figures. To say that the characters and the franchise appeals to my nostalgic side would be an understatement....

Capcom will be bringing its own set of clothes to Xbox 360 Avatars, introducing pirate-themed togs to tie in with downloadable titleAge of Booty. Daryl has made the reveal over atCapcom’s blog, stating that March 25 will be the day. If you loveAge of Booty, or simply awaited the day you can finally make your Avatar look like something that isn’t Charlie Brown’s gay nephew, this is for you. Capcom hasn’t stated anything about a price, so hopefully this lot will be free like other Avatar clothes have been so far....

Even the most Bible-thumping arch-conservatives have by now realized that America is the 800lb gorilla in a global room filled with tiny, angry monkeys. In recent years our stars have developed particularly sharp edges and our stripes have been strangling dissidents left and right, at least according to people like Venezuela’s El Presidente Hugo Chavez. As a result, it comes as no surprise thatSeñor Chavez would take issuewith the upcomingMercenaries 2: World in Flames, a game developed by Pandemic Studios and set in his home country....

A new trailer forSonic the Hedgehog 4has been revealed and — shock horror — it’s NOT Ocean Splash Zone! This footage reveals the obligatory “casino” level, fittingly named Casino Street Zone. Expect plenty of slot machines, bright lights, and crucial “ping” noises. It’s looking pretty good as far as I can see, and I really like that card traveling effect. What do you reckon? We’ll be having a full review in the near future, by the by, the stay reading for that!...

Seriously? I mean,seriously? The freeAvatar Chocobo pet codesthat Square Enix gave away to anybody who promotedFinal Fantasy XIIIonline have apparently become huge commodities on eBay. This of course lends itself to the question: If they want them so much to spend up to a hundred bucks, why the Hell wouldn’t they have just done the small amount of legwork needed to get a code for free? I have a code myself and I didn’t even know what I did to earn it....

There’s a lot of really cool concept art in the portfolio of artist Stephan Martiniere, who was formerly a creative visual director at Midway Chicago and now an art director at Id Software. There’s a lot of great stuff onhis site, including concept art for stages fromMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.The Bat Cave and the Fortress of Solitude are awesome. One of the most interesting pieces is the first, a piece of art titledHero....

COPS isn’tquitethe dumbest thing I will admit to having watched once or twice. It’s up there. And it’s certainly not the sort of thing I would admit to having bought a videogame of. I honestly never believed it was a decision I was going to have to make some day. Yet, here we are. Just released for iPhone/iPod,COPS: High Speed Pursuitspromises to allow you to “experience all the action and excitement from the show right on their iPhone and iPod touch....

It’s unfortunate that Nintendo’sDaigasso Band Brosseries of games have never been released outside of Japan. These are games wheremultiple players can join in on and actually control/play the instruments on countless songs. Nintendo recently released the sequel,Daigasso Band Bros DX, which lets you download and remix up to 100 licensed songs. Over 3,000 songs are now up on the game’s Japan-only download service. While I’m sure it was challenging enough to get licensing agency JASRAC to sign off on this in Japan, it would probably be a total nightmare to clear here in the United States....

Dairojo! Samurai Defenderstakes tower defense and throws it back to the Edo period of Japan’s history, when all the cool sh*t went down. We’re talking ninja and samurai and throwing stars and stuff. This is a DSiWare title that was just released today, created by Japanese devs Kawamoto Industrial and published by Abylight. You select one of six Japanese castles and defend them in four game modes: normal, score attack, versus and random....

As someone who cares deeply about literature and its legacy, I have been keeping tabs on Visceral Games’ upcomingDante’s Inferno. As someone who also has a very public forum to express his ideas about literature and its relationship toDante’s Inferno, this article is a long time coming: it’s been cooking since I read Jim’spleasant invective on the subjectalmost six months ago. The crux of Jim’s argument is that publisher EA and Visceral are under no obligation to Dante, his work, or those who love it, and that they should be free to take the artistic liberties they need to make a fun game....

“There’s that old question, would you rather be invisible or would you rather fly?” That’s howDark Void’s lead designer, Jose Perez III, kicks off this latest video developer for Airtight Studios’ upcoming title. While I don’t think anyone has ever actually asked that question, here’s your answer anyhow: You’d rather fly. Because flying is cooler, and being invisible totally sucks. Obviously. Flying being so God damned cool that it hurts is premise behindDark Void, whose third-person cover mechanic is based around vertical cover and flight, as detailed in this latest promo package (which appears to have been shot inside of any alien spacecraft or hangar)....

Right, now you really have no excuse! The uniquely dementedDeadly Premonitionlaunched for $20, but is already on sale for cheaper atGoGamer. The site is offering Ignition’sTwin Peaksstyle horror game for a measly $16.90. Surely that’sallthe convincing you need now! You best hurry though. It’s a 48-hour long deal and several of those hours are already gone. If you need any more convincing, let me tell you that the game features the main character trying to pass off his story about a serial rapist as a lighthearted anecdote over dinner....

Enslaved: Odyssey to the Westwas a fantastic little title, but like many truly wonderful games, it didn’t sell very well. Namco Bandai has admitted that Ninja Theory’s game did not perform as hoped, but the publisherdidput faith in the IP’s future. “It didn’t perform as well as we hoped it would, but we’re very proud of how it was received by both the media and the gamers who have experienced it,” said marketing director Lee Kirton....