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[September and its Monthly Musings are coming to an end. As we get to the final days of promotions, have a look at what BulletMagnet wrote. It’s one of the longest Musings we’ve gotten on this topic, and coincidentally also one of the most interesting. Join BulletMagnet as he breaks down some (well, a lot) of gaming’s cheesiest, most embarrassing songs — JRo] As the video gaming world continues its quest for a greater degree of cultural relevance, one visible (or should I say audible?...

Now this is an interesting concept, and one so obvious that it really is shocking nobody’s tried it already. SCEA hardware marketing manager John Kollerhas announcedplans to produce Blu-ray movie/videogame hybrids sometime this year. That’s right, all the thrill ofTalladega NightsandLairon ONE DISC! “The way that we see the future is that the movie and the game are placed on the same disc,” explains Koller. “We will definitely see this stuff this year....

WhenBrad Riceapproached me about starting a new feature, I immediately grabbed my wacom pen and chased him around the office making stabby motions. I have enough to do without him dumping more on my plate, and this time he’d gone too far. I pursued our helpless Features Editor through the long halls of Dtoid headquarters and tackled him at the top of the stairs, where we tumbled down two flights and landed in front of the supply closet we letNextlustwork out of....

Do you know of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’sFighting Fantasyseries of interactive Gamebooks?Talisman of Deathis one of the best-known (and controversial) Fighting Fantasy adventures, and it’s now a PlayStation Minis title from Laughing Jackal. The developers of this upcoming game say that they’ve taken care withFighting Fantasy, as fans. Expect the original dice-based gameplay along with lovely artwork. They say that there’s also an all new tile-based combat system and a Test your Luck game within....

Today’s episode ofThe Destructoid Showburns hotter than a thousand barbecues in a million golden Hells, and it’s all thanks to the valiant efforts ofyou, true believers! Sort of. We talked about some of the games people suggested last night in the chat. Holy Machinima, Batman!Arkham Cityfinally gets some gameplay footage. And apparentlyThe Riddler’s in it a bunch.Then,Prey 2‘snew teaserand some rumors about the plot, and Tara gives us the low-down on guitar-lesson games likeRocksmiththat will teach us how to be musicians so we can finally impress girls....

It’s been a good weekend for RPGs:Blue Dragonis getting alocalized demo,Crisis Coreislooking nice, and tri-Crescendo has released two newTrusty BellEternal Sonataclips.The first clip is a teaser, setting the scene for theEternal Sonatastoryline. It showcases some landscape textures and the general art direction the game is going in. While the graphics may be underwhelming to some, you can see that they take full advantage of the cell-shading and tie in well with the theme ofSonata....

Christopher Morrison, director of the newMortal Kombatmovie, is finally talking. In a recent interview withMoviehole, Morrison states that the movie will be independent, is still early in production and his studio is working on securing the proper financing. Mortal Kombat is still in the money stage…MK more than likely will be an Indy film. The film’s projected budget will be between 50& 60 mill so it is a bit more tricky than just running down to the ATM or writing a cashiers check (maybe one of those Jumbo checks like Publisher Clearing House winners)....

Madden 2008(for every damn platform) finally hits this week and kicks off the onslaught of great games that will be coming out in the weeks to come. This little video here forMaddendemonstrates the difference between the PS3 and the Xbox 360 version of the game. You won’t really notice the difference until the game play is slowed down to 25% speed. If you didn’t already know, Madden 360 is running at 60 frames per second whereas the PS3 version is only running at 30 frames per second....

Wait,BioShockcomes out thisweek? But I thought it …oh, right. Silly old me, I forgot. It officially comes out this week for theXbox360 andthe PC. You all already knowhow we feel about thegame — definitely a must have. Aside from that,Two Worldslooks surprisingly good.What’s lookingsw33t to you this week?[Update:God damn it! Sorry guys and gals, I was having one hell of an issue with this post last night and I guess I missed a couple of games....

Best looking game for this week of releases looks to beInsanely Twisted Shadow Planetfor the Xbox 360. I’ve been playing it over the weekend and it’s a very Metroid type of adventure. It’s pretty fun, but hasn’t really suck me in too much. BrinkandFallout: New Vegasgets some DLC and that’s about it for the new games. What’s looking sw33t to you? PS3:Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension, Fallout: New Vegas “Lonesome Road”,Brink: Agents of Change, Bleach: Soul Resurrection...

There’s a saucy new bunch ofLast Guardianscreens for you to gawp at like fools. While you do that, I’m going to construct a pillow fort to hide in. I’m going to just come out and say it. That dog/bat/chicken creature? It freaks me out. It resembles some sort of twisted scientific experiment, or a Creationist’s idea of whatshouldexist to prove that evolution is real. It’s a cruel mistake, a miserable parody of life that exists beyond the borders of reason....

If you love games with ninja in them but feel that there just isn’tenoughof the things, you’re in luck as From Software has a brand new one in the works. So far, all that seems known aboutNinja Bladeis contained with the above thirty-second clip. We can confirm that there is a ninja. Also, a blade.Looks like aerial combat is the order of the day, and that at least so far, it’s Xbox 360 exclusive....

Beefy briny burger boy Reggie Fils-Aime turned some heads recently by stating that his company was not interested in working with small-time “garage” developers. Strangely, he said this while claiming Nintendo reaches out to indie developers, even thoughmany of themare“garage” guys. “We are absolutely reaching out to the independent developer,” he stated. “Where we’ve drawn the line is we are not looking to do business today with the garage developer. In our view, that’s not a business we want to pursue....