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Oh. What’s this? ALeft 4 Dead 2Achievement page?! Really?! But Valve would never do something like this! It’s not their style! Sorry, couldn’t help myself there. As Chadmentioned earlier, Xbox.com has potentially ruined all of Microsoft’s big reveals for games such asHalo: Reach, Forza 3, Alan Wakeand a few more. Dtoider succesful managed toscreen capone more game that got leaked earlier and it was the Achievement page forLeft 4 Dead 2, which I told youall last weekwas happening....

It’s no secret that Infinity Ward is working on a new game that apparently is being calledCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Not particularly clever, but it’ll get the job done, I suppose. By “job done” I mean get us all worked up, becauseCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfarewasthe s**t,son. So when Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling posts pictureson his Twitterof comedian/actor Dane Cook playing what is apparentlyModern Warfare 2, I get a little angry....

In one of the first developer diaries forDragon Age: Origins, the team behind the RPG indirectly addresses a powerful question: how does one bring something fresh and unique to the saturated fantasy genre? The answer, it seems, lies within a mixture of genre- and game-critical components — stuff like architecture, complex narrative, level design, and backstory. Concept art plays a role as well. In the opening seconds of the video, we’re treated with a variety of images created by the videogame’s creative folk....

Gamers who might have been hoping thatSuper Street Fighter IVmight come to PC in the future may never get their wish. In an interview with 4gamer, series producer Yoshinori Ono stated that high piracy of the PC release ofStreet Fighter IVhas caused Capcom to reconsider bringing the game to the platform at all. The saddest part is that the PC version is pretty much done already, as the arcade release runs on Taito’s Type X2 arcade board which is based on Direct-X....

Gamers were a bit bent out of shape last year when Platinum Games’Bayonettawasn’t, shall we say, quite the same on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 version of the game, which was “farmed out” to another developer for a port, took a few hits in both content and visuals. That shouldn’t be a problem with Platinum’s upcoming shooter,Vanquish, says the system programmer in charge of developing the PlayStation 3 version....

I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors that hottie Megan Fox is into games. Sure, she’s a lot more attractive in general when she’s not opening her mouth and talking, but hey, it might be fun to play a game with her, right? If you log onto Xbox LIVE this Saturday with a copy ofTransformers: Revenge of the Fallenin your hot little hand, you can get a chance to do just that....

Jim can’t make it, so we’re not doing theDouble Dragoncommentary tonight. I do apologize. We’ll do it next week, if at all humanly possible. Still, I present you three fantastic illustrations by Guyver 0, Kiranio, and Technophile as an apology. This week, I guess we’re doing news stuff. Topics include:the place of cut scenes in gamesversus designing astory based around systems and player choice, the possibility of aCrimson Skiessequel, and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick’s desire toraise game prices....

Last year at E3, Sony made an announcement that left a lot of people (including me) scratching their heads. The game announced wasMAG— an acronym for “Massive Action Game” — andthe trailerboasted an experience that would allow 256 players to participate in the dirty business of war on an epic scale. How were they going to be able to do that? I have difficulty getting into games with half a dozen people sometimes....

THQ has sent out word that the open-world, destruction-fueledRed Faction: Guerrillawill be getting its fair share of downloadable content. Three upcoming packs were announced, but only one of them, “Demons of the Badlands,” was detailed. Heading to Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network on August 13 for 800 Microsoft Points (or $9.99), “Demons of the Badlands” further expandsGuerrilla‘s relatively short (for a sandbox game) single-player experience with an all-new “mission arc” which occurs “outside of the game’s expansive world....

Listen up, punks.Japantor’s New York Anime Fest contestends in 3 days, on Sept. 10th. If you live anywhere remotely near New York, then you should do yourself a favor and enter this contest. The New York Anime Fest is going to be a blast, especially with theDtoidNY teamgathering together. So, what do you need to do in order to get these tickets? Sit down in front of your computer for just a minute....

Renegade Kid’s once canceled DS title,Maximillian and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds, will not be getting a DSiWare release after all. The developer put out a call to gamers about a month ago, asking for 1000 blog comments “voting” to bring the title to Nintendo’s download service. Because gamers are lazy and life isn’t fair, only 452 comments were left. “This makes me sad,”wroteRenegade Kid’s Jools Watsham. “I really wanted to see it happen....

[Chad’s far, far away in the land of dolphins at the moment so I thought I’d give it a bump! -Niero] This Sunday evening (3/29) theRetroforceGIVE! Mega Drivecharity auction is officially over. If you want a chance to win one of the five fabulous retro videogame packages, you better put in a bid before it’s too late! Right now all five auctions are going pretty strong, so thank you very,verymuch for that....

Hey, we’re back! Did you miss us? We’ll be recording episode 49 tonight, safe within the RFGO! fortress and far away from thebitter wordsof Jim Sterling. We’ve got two weeks worth of stuff to cover, so this is bound to be a long episode. Tonight we’ll be rocking some Castlevania — past, present and future. I could go on pretending to be witty with some joke about whips, but the truth is, we’re just happy to be back in action this week, so hit the comments with your questions for the show (Castlevania related or not), and let’s kick this thing into gear!...