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Cooking Mama has been quite popular since its debut, and not just withHarajuku typesdesperate to play unusual sims and bounce about screaming “Kawaii” to their boyfriends. Interestingly enough, the game had a quality of instant addictiveness that sucked some players in from the very start. It was mostly attributed to the simple, quirky gameplay. The truth is, few players realized the source of venomous evil they held in their unsuspecting hands....

THQ has coughed up a brand new trailer forDarksiders, which will be one of the very first games to smash our faces in when 2010 rolls around. As always, this video is musclebound and manly and looks like it was based on Brad Nicholson’s diary. Interestingly enough, the first review ofDarksidersarrived by way ofPlaymagazine, and the game was awarded a 10/10. Of course, this is the first review, and those things always seem to score coincidentally high, but a 10/10 forDarksidersis still pretty surprising, even as far as exclusive reviews go....

When I’m not busy writing about videogames, I like to hit the streets and dance. I dance for money. I dance for prestige. Most importantly, I dance for respect. The respect that I get stems from my ability to do some wicked circles on my back or tap my shoe to the beat without a cardboard mat. You would be surprised by the amount of posers out there who can’t do it without a safety blanket....

AsMatt showed usover the weekend,WarioWare D.I.Y.is going to be the next big thing for creative types. This is made even more clear by today’s announcement that a handful of big-name developers will be contributing to the microgame madness. Starting next Monday, March 29 with games from designers Masahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros.) and Yoshio Sakamoto (Metroid), new microgames will be released for use in bothWarioWare D.I.Y.andD.I.Y. Showcasefor WiiWare every Monday under the “Big Name Games” banner until July 26....

THQ has announced that its curious new FPS Homefront is in development by two separate companies. Kaos Studios is working exclusively on the console versions, while PC stalwart Digital Extremes is on the case when it comes to the home computer alternative. “Digital Extremes has a superb track record in PC development,” says David Votypka, Kaos General Manager. “While the team here at Kaos is completely focused on the core Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Homefront, our partnership with Digital Extremes means that PC gamers can look forward to a version of the game tailored to the demands of the discerning PC gamer....

If you can’t be bothered to appreciate your mother, somebody else is bound to pick up the slack. Fairly slim week, since I guess videogames aren’t considered hot items on Mother’s Day. That said, if you don’t have a headset for your PS3 and you want one, you can do a lot worse than picking it up as part of anEndWarbundle from Target this week. The package comes out to ten bucks less than the price of the earpiece on its own....

If you don’t know whatDefense of the Ancientsis…well, you’re probably not reading this post. The super popular custom scenario forWarcraft IIIgot enough attention for Valve to want to do it themselves. Or at least that has been therunning rumor. There was that one tweet from a voice actor that said he had fun “recording for DotA” while also naming Valve. Before that Valve had hired DotA dev Icefrog. And now there’s atrademark filed by Valve for “DOTA....

I’ve been enjoyingDragon Quest Monsters: Jokeron my DS recently and thinking that the series is near perfect in my eyes, especially in the last few incarnations. I love the art style, story and characters, but the monsters take the cake for me. I never get tired of hearing the sounds, and by carrying those familiar snippets faithfully forward from theDragon Warriortitles, I feel this series has blended the old and the new to great success....

On today’s episode of Destructoid Live we are giving awayPrince of Persia: Sands of Time HDandPrince of Persia: The Two Thrones HDfor the PlayStation 3. We have five codes for each game to giveaway and you’ll have to join us on the stream to find out exactly how as we livestream both games. Join Destructoid Live every weekday at 4:00PM PDT and every weekend at 12:00PM PDT as we always put on some kind of show for your amusement onJustin....

When Namco Bandai’s RPGEternal Sonatacame out last year I didn’t pick it up. The concept about the story taking place in dying composer Frederic Chopin’s fever induced dreams sounded really cool, sure, but I had plenty of other RPGs to play through at the time. That, along with some of the mixed reactions I was hearing about it prompted me to wait a while until the price dropped. Then, news about a PlayStation 3 port with additional featuresstarted popping up, so I figured that would be the thing to wait for....

After checking out Ubisoft’sPress Your Luck 2010inTarget’s Bullseye Loungeat E3, I playedThe Price is Right 2010. It’s a Wii-exclusive title based off the ridiculously popular game show that every woman over sixty watches religiously. Just likePress Your Luck 2010,The Price is Right 2010does everything its source material does, with the exclusion of the dramatic camera pans and an overbearing host; you bid on an item and if you’re the closest to the retail price you get an opportunity to win mad money and prizes via a variety of mini-games....

So…the Nintendo 3DS. Biggest news of the Nintendo presser, perhaps even the biggest news of E3. But what about the games? We know that the big N has some of the strongest first-party brands anyone could ask for, but it seems that the 3DS is going to have a full slate of real heavy third-party support. Expect some really huge games on the platform, including aMetal Geartitle from Konami, aKingdom Heartsgame from Square Enix, music titles from Activision, something from Harmonix, anAssassin’s Creedgame from Ubisoft, and even an all-newResident Evilgame from Capcom....

Sony came out swinging at today’s E3 press conference when it came to the PSP, showing off a slew off stuff and dropping a few surprises into the mix. We saw brief glimpses of games such asMetal Gear Solid: Peacewalker,ModNation Racers,Gravity Crash,Madden 11,Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake,Persona 3 PSPand more. We also noticedPatapon 3among the new announcements, so there’s something brand new to look forward to! We’ll have a complete list for you shortly, so stay tuned....