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This morningwe posted a storyin which Microsoft confirmed that avatar clothing would be released continuously for the next six months. MS’ Jerry Johnson stated they would be coming out in “theme packs.” While that could mean either themed packs of clothing, or clothing bundled with atheme, it seems that an example of the latter is now available. If you download theNinja BladeNXE theme, you will also receive ninja parts for your glorified Mii....

Ed Orman is the former lead designer of 2K Marin’s upcomingXCOMand has teamed up with a former art director to createEpoch. The newly formedUppercut Gamesaims to bring the “AAA console experience” to the mobile arena, and this is the team’s first crack of the whip. Epochmakes use of the Unreal Development Kit to churn out the pretty visuals, and provides wave-based gameplay against hordes of robots. It looks pretty cool, and could be the next big iOS game that everybody’s talking about, so we’ll keep a close eye on it....

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the day where I have officially scraped the bottom of the barrel. Pickings have been incredibly slim recently for FAotD, but I promised myself I’d get a post out today, and this is the result —Dance Duo. It claims to be the best music game on iTunes. Here’s a spoiler — it isn’t. It’s unresponsive, and unforgiving to make it worse. Its music selection is bland and the gameplay is uninspired....

Yeah …I’m not even sure what to say about the above ad. It’s like everything awesome and pure in the world has been torn away and we are left staring at the cold, bleak darkness within the soul of a murderer. None of us will ever be the same, and try as we might, we can neverun-seewhat we’ve all just been witness to. At the very least, we can take comfort in the fact that we saw it as a collective, and that in our shocked, weeping mass, we can find solace in each other....

As youmay have heard, Dtoid now has its ownTeam Fortress 2server; you should go play on it! Dtoider Ruckus has volunteered to host a match starting at about 10:30 PM Eastern tonight, but that doesn’t mean you may’t jump on any time, any day and find a match! (It’s a server, after all!) And who knows, you may even get to frag a staff member or two! Also of note is that in addition to a newFacebook groupandTwitter account, the FNF community has created aGoogle+page for your circling pleasure....

TheLeft 4 Deaddemo was all fine and well for last week’s Friday Night Fights, but that was then and this is now. The full game is out, and as we had hoped pre-launch, it’s pure co-op bliss. Naturally, we couldn’t dedicate just one FNF toLeft 4 Dead, so here we are. Head to the comments to specify what system you’ll be playing on, give your gamertag and/or Steam ID, and list your preferred character....

If you wrote off the Xbox LIVE Arcade release ofPlants vs. Zombiesbecause you already own another version — or, in some cases, multiple versions — think again. Somehow, PopCap was able to make using a control stick feel natural to the point where it’s as if this control scheme was the original plan long before touch or mouse controls ever came into the equation. Brilliant design, to say the least....

Yesterday, Activision stated that it gaveno store permissionto sellModern Warfare 2before its street date of November 10, but GameStop has implied that the evil publisher knew it was going to happen. The retail chain hasissued a statementon the broken street date in a number of areas, claiming the decision came after “many conversations with Activision.” This past weekend, GameStop made the decision to break street date and sell reserved copies ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2in select markets where other retailers had broken street date,” states the retailer....

How about the bad news first? I was wrong and community member The Average Guy was right; Capcom and Nintendo wont be sellingTatsunoko Vs Capcomat thelaunch party on Jan 23rdat the Nintendo World Store in NYC. I guess that makes it more of a pre-launch party. How nervy. The good news is, Capcom will be giving plenty of copies of the game away for free, so you can still try to get it early....

Has it really been six years sinceGuild Warslaunched? Oh, it has! NCsoft and ArenaNet are kicking off the festivities with more than just a pat on the back — expect sales, contests, and an update to the game. Through June 9, weekly sales on costume packs, character slots, mission packs, and other things of that nature can be found atthe NCsoft store, with price reductions going as high as fifty percent off....

The release of Rockstar’s much-discussedGrand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tonyis coming up this month, and naturally there are achievements for it, as one would expect. If you’d like to see what they are, you can do so by hitting the jump. If for any reason you’d prefer to own a hard copy of Gay Tony, you may pick upGrand Theft Auto Episodes From Liberty City,which will include the new DLC as well asThe Lost and Damned....

It appears that the curtain won’t close onHeavy Rainafter the credits roll — in a video interview withJoystiq, game producer Guillaume de Foundaumiere suggested that downloadable episodes are a possibility. “Buy the game, don’t sell it,” Foundaumiere said. “Keep it to yourself. You’ll need it to continue and experience more episodes in the months following the launch of the game.” Sounds great — barring that the core game can stands on its own without a need to be supplemented by DLC....

This week’s room belongs to Snaileb. He’s got a large gaming collection ranging from Super Nintendo to the Nintendo Wii. He also has some awesome figures and posters. For more of Snaileb’s setup,check out his blog. This week’s highlights include a Metroid fused with Mr. Destructoid,Colorloving, a DtoidWoWguild, and celebration of the one year birthday of the Community Blogs. Hit the jump to check out all the highlights from this week....