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They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but this is obviously not something that 2K Marin agrees with, as it’senlisted helpfrom a fourth studio to work onBioShock 2. The follow-up to 2007’s critically acclaimedBioShockwill be getting a boost from the chaps behindDark MessiahandArx Fatalis. Arkane will be assisting 2K Marin with level design, and in doing so, it makesBioShock 2look more like a collaborative effort than ever before. 2K Marin and 2K Australia have both hard at work on the bulk of the game, with Digital Extremes responsible for creating the game’s multiplayer....

The above teaser is the first bit of media released for Nerjyzed Entertainment’s upcomingBlack College Football: The Xperience, and no, that’s not a typo. I suppose the planned urbanization of the game’s title is supposed to appeal to this thing’s hypothetical Nubian demographic, but one gets the feeling that it’s all a ruse to sucker in white teens whose grasp of irony prevents them from quite understanding why calling themselves T-Bone and Blackula is so damn hilarious....

Blizzard Entertainment opened up their mighty coffers this month and made a spectacular1.1 million dollar donationto theMake-A-Wish Foundation, a charity that gives children with life-threatening problems “impactful” experiences. The developer also opened up its studio to 15 of the foundation’s children, giving them a special sneak peek at how MMOWorld of Warcraftis made. While we’d love to make this story all about the great work Make-A-Wish does, there’s something to be said of where the Blizzard’s donation came from: 50 percent of November and December’s sales of the Pandaren MonkWorld of Warcraftpet....

It’s always nice when screenshots look good. Sometimes we get some in for a game and you wonder why they sent them because they look so bad. Of all the possible shots in a game you could have grabbed these are the best ones is a question that often pops into my mind. This is not the case with theseBulletstormscreens, though. This stuff looks absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to start dissecting people and racking up points through all the gory ass kills in this game....

Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirthhas come a long, long way since the GameBoy days, if these new screens that were recently shown in Famitsu are any indication. The WiiWare title has been confirmed as a complete remake of the original 1989 title, including a completely new score that features remixes of many of the famous songs from Castlevania’s history. I don’t recollect some of the levels shown here in the original game, so I’m wondering if this is more of a reimagining, but it’s been too long since I’ve played the first game to be sure....

The PS3 version ofChild of Edenis almost here and Ubisoft gave us a fancy launch trailer to show off. There’s not too much to say about it. Just likeRezthe game is a swirl of pretty colors and abstract visuals, and it’s awesome. The Kinect versionwhich was quite good, so I have little doubt the PS3 version will be as well. For those of you that are curious, the game can be played with a regular controller and this versionwill support 3D....

Yes folks, Mr. Destructoid is generous, and that means it’s time for yet another one of our competitions. This time, Destructoid and Comedy Central have clubbed together to offer aGuitar Hero IIIbundle andSouth Parkseason 11on DVD. Not a bad haul. To enter is simple: Merely use thisSouth Parkcharacter generatorto create either a celebrity, videogame character or even one of the Destructoid editors. Feel free to use the generator as a template and add your own touches in Photoshop, should you desire....

In yet another cloying, mawkish tribute to the N64 kid, we have yet another Christmas video of some pudgy, ugly little child making unbelievable banshee noises because he received a game console. Yes, meet the “Xbox 360 Kid,” a child who sounds like he’s getting one of Uncle Reg’s “magic bum tickles” because he received an Xbox 360. I’m fairly certain this kid’s dad said “Scream real loud kid so I can put you on the Internet or you’re dead,” but it’s still worth watching if you actively enjoy despising children and everything that they stand for....

As I am sure you will all remember,Sporewas at the center ofquite a fiascolast month when gamers, angry at EA’s continued use of the invasive DRM tool SecuROM, lashed out on Amazon, absolutely trashing it in reviews and giving it an insultingly low rating. Well, withCrysis Warheadcoming out and packing that very same DRM, the chicaneryis happening all over again. So far,Crysis Warheadsits at one-and-a-half stars out of five, with 159 of 206 user reviews giving it a one....

Before today, I really didn’t know much about Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO,DC Universe Online. But then it sent me a MySpace friend request and … wait, what the hell? Why do games havetheir own MySpace pages? Is that like when people make pages for their cat? In any event, there it is. And like everyone else on MySpace, it has a lot of pictures of itself. Ooooh, first screens fromDC Universe Online!...

Deadly Creaturesis a very unique action thriller coming up for the Wii, and THQ recently sent over this three-and-a-half-minute behind-the-scenes trailer for you to check out. Isaw an early build of the gameback in the beginning of June, and at the time, it was set for release in October. The title has now been pushed back to December, but it still looks to be just as visceral an experience as ever....

Dear Australia, I am sorry. While North America and Japan revel in the pure joy that is playingDeadly Premonition(from here on referred to as the greatest game ever made) and Europe only has to ring their hands in frustration untilthis Fallyou will never, ever, ever, never get to play the greatest game ever made (unless you import, of course). The game’s developer, Rising Star Games, admitted, after a brief flurry of rumors that the game was denied classification, that they never even submitted it to be be classified....

To the Moon, an indie adventure gamedeveloped by Freebird Games, is slowly but surely gaining traction aroundles salonsof the games press circuit. And why not? It’s heartbreaking premise and genre-swapping aesthetic hit all the right beats. Eva Rosalene and Neil Watts are doctors, tasked with moving backwards through their patients’ memories to re-create a false, idealized life. When the patient wakes up, he will have an entire life’s worth of memories, even though they never happened....