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WhenMortal Kombat: Armageddonwas released last year, most people weren’t too happy about the lack of fatalities. And whenMortal Kombat vs. DC Universewas announced, touting its T rating, most people assumed that fatalities got the axe this time around as well. Well, it seems that we were all a bit presumptive, says MK creator Ed Boon,speaking with Gamespot: When little information is released, there are a lot of assumptions and speculation made by people, some of which quickly become (incorrect) facts....

Behold the mighty power of the Dance Dance Revolution. With the sacred moves passed down from geek to geek, a young man will face his enemies and move in time with the music. Watch as enemies cower before the might of DDR Kid! Another sweet video from the guys at New Golden Boys who brought us theTrue GamingLegendsvideo series.

The eighth annual Spike Video Game Awards are airing this Saturday at 5PM PST/8PM EST and the one and only Neil Patrick Harris will be playing hosting duties. Additional celebrities set to appear include Annalynne McCord, Chris Hemsworth, Guillermo Del Toro, Nathan Fillion, Nick Swardson, Tony Hawk, the cast members ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaplus a bunch of other celebrities that have no business being at the VGAs. My Chemical Romance will also be performing at the show....

Rights-holder Paradox and “games industry service division” Digitial Development Management want to make aConan the Barbariangame. They don’t actually have a publisher … or a developer … but they want to make that damn game! Paradox and DDM are currently looking for somebody to work on a newConangame, and they’ve stressed that it needn’t be about the 2011 remake they’ve got coming up (seriously Hollywood? Have you any original ideas left?...

NieRhas mostly been focusing its PR chicanery on the Japanese market, but today we got a nice little parcel with screens and box art hidden within as publisher Square Enix turns its eyes toward we Western devils. The game also has a release window now, pegged for a North American launch in Spring 2010. The game’s graphics aren’t exactly stunning, but it’s still promising to be a pretty solid and brutal action RPG....

We reported awhile back that Nintendo is building a new research and development facility near their headquarters in Kyoto. New reports say that the house of Mario has decided to pump even more money into this facility. They’ve now invested 16.5 million yen (about $204 million) into the project, hiking up the original number of 12 billion yen. Andriasangsays that construction begins early next year. Nintendo looks to have building wrapped up by 2013....

In an interview with MTV Multiplayer, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime explained why the company is still restricting online functionality with friend codes in one of its better responses given. “The thing that we’ve learned is that there are some games that you want to battle head to head, but you don’t want to necessarily want that other player to have full access to the space,” he begins. “Probably the best example is something likeAnimal Crossing....

Aspreviously reportedthis week’s Xbox LIVE Arcade release willnotbe the photo-hunt gameInterpol. Instead, break out your dictionaries — it’sMerv Griffin’s Crosswords! It’s exactly what it sounds like, a crossword puzzle game with more than 1,000 crossword puzzles, and multiple modes and difficulties. The game is based off of the syndicated game show of the same name, and will feature said show’s host, Ty Treadway. Who? I have no idea, but when I try do a search for his name, Google suggests “ty treadway shirtless” and “ty treadway photos....

In 2007, Harmonix brought everyone a step closer to fulfilling dreams as rock stars withRock Band. Well, not quite everyone — the game is only available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2. In astatement to GamePro, EA’s Bryce Baer delivered absolutely no newRock Band-related information in the form of an email. “We have no announced any plans for a Wii version at this time,” the public relations maestro wrote....

To this day, no videogame soundtrack grabs me likeDonkey Kong Country 2does and always will. I spent the majority of my childhood playing this game, attempting to figure out its vast library of secrets without the aid of an FAQ or game guide. Needless to say, its incredible music has stuck with me. I can listen to the music, close my eyes, and see the game — see Crocodile Island — as I imagined it to be as a kid; that’s the power of nostalgia....

The folks at OriginalSoundVersion have kicked off their three day series of interviews with Resident Evil 5’s composers this week. Yesterday was withlead composer Kota Suzuki, who you’ll know fromDevil May Cry 4orOnimusha 3. Suzuki talks about the music making process for Capcom’s upcoming release, which he says is his best work yet. “I can definitely say I now have a piece of work that is hallmark of my oeuvre, and having done it has made my job easier in the long run,” he says....

The whole “you aren’t walking around a creepy place with more firepower than Rambo, Plissken, Robocop, and that manly chick fromAlienscombined” thing sure does make videgames scarier, huh? Can’t say that I’ve ever played anything withPenumbrain the title before, but peopleseem to likethose games. Why yes,Amnesia: The Dark Descentis being made by those same folks at Frictional Games. What gave it away? The game is set for a simultaneous release on PC, Mac, and Linux later this year; August seems likely at this point....

Shaun White Skateboardtransports players to the city of New Harmony, a world controlled by a powerful authoritative organization known as The Ministry. In its misguided efforts to create a Utopian society, The Ministry works to cleanse its culture of passion, excitement, and creativity, spreading its propaganda throughout the game world. “For the good of the people,” jokes Alexis Jolis Desautels, the title’s Senior Game Designer. “Of course.” The product of this cleansing is a dull, sterile world, void of vitality and enjoyment, people shambling like soulless zombies through the streets....