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I think it is pretty fair to say that the large majority of those attending theLevel Upevent had put money onSoulCalibur Vfinally being announced and they weren’t disappointed. The latest installment will be set 17 years after the previous game, will be available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a currently vague release date of 2012. I took some time to interview producer Hisaharu Togo despite the entireSoulCalibur Vcrew remaining very tight lipped on details....

Last week, Eidos Interactive released a “Game of the Year Edition” for Rocksteady Studios’ critically-acclaimedBatman: Arkham Asylum, less than a year after the game’s initial release. Packed with the original game, the disc (for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) also includes additional content previously only available as downloads. The four challenge maps — “Scarecrow Nightmare,” “Crime Alley,” “Totally Insane,” and “Nocturnal Hunter” — are a nice addition to the already great gaming experience....

Here’s a trailer for an incredibly gorgeous upcoming XBLA beat ’em up,Islands of Wakfu. I checked the game out at PAX Prime, where it caught the eye of a lot of Destructoid editors for its attractive visuals, smooth animations and interesting design. We have more coverage ofWakfucoming, but check out the trailer above. It really does look very pretty indeed, and it’s a title you’ll definitely want to be keeping an eye on!...

David Jaffe, the man behindGod of War, ismaking three PlayStation 3 titles. One of the games is rumored to be a newTwisted Metal, but the second and third games are anyone’s guess. Despite the toss-up, we do have a tentative launch date (2010) for the mysterious title. This Wednesday, Jaffe updatedhis blogand dropped the time hint. From the posting: Who knows [about a possible date]. [I’m] going to visit Sony today but we [probably] won’t pick a launch day....

Okay, whoever buys this game for their child rather than regular ol’Just Dance 2is a lame parent. Thankfully for Ubisoft, there’s a huge market to tap into.Just Dance Kids 2has been announced for Xbox 360 (Kinect), PlayStation 3 (PS Move), and Wii. It’s set for release on October 25 in North America. To give you an idea of what we’re dealing with here, let’s look at some of the confirmed songs: “Whip My Hair,” “Just The Way You Are,” “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,” “The Hokey Pokey,” and “I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)....

Kongregate Arcade, one of the biggest free Flash game portals, is bringing its library of over 300 titles to Android devices, complete with player profiles, achievements, and community reviews. As anAndroid owner, let me say thatthisis more like it! Kongregate supports any device running Android 2.2 or higher, and uses Flash 10,1 for its games. It’ll aim to add new games weekly, depending on how compatible they are with mobile devices and touchscreen controls....

Bethesda, you sure know how to pick ’em. You dish out three screenshots for yourFallout 3downloadable content at a time, but you always manage to make each one really count. Take these images forThe Pitt(800 Microsoft Points — Xbox 360 and PC), for instance. I have been trying my hardest to avoid losing it by bringing this conversation down to “that’s awesome,” but what else can be said? One of the screens is a great shot ofThe Pitt‘s industrial landscape complete with smokestacks on the horizon....

It might not beHome, but the delayed news and weather service,Life With PlayStation,finally came outand is ready to enjoy on your PS3. The service briefly popped up on PS3s yesterday before pulling a Houdini and mysteriously disappearing, but it’s back up and running now and should be a neat little toy for a few minutes. Through network connected PS3, it delivers worldwide news and information centering on two themes, “place” and “time” on a world map interface....

[Backlog is the ongoing quest to rid Conrad Zimmerman’s collection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Justin.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] The moment has come for Aya Brea to learn the truth about something or other. She’s a clone, I think. There’s at least one clone of her in this game, and I’m pretty sure it’s the one I’ve been playing the whole game....

Earlier todaywe relayed the newsthat LucasArts, following its decision not to renew membership with the ESA, had backed out of E3 2008 because “too much noise” surrounded the show. Just so you can all update your ESA Drama Score Sheets (available at all good retailers), it now turns out that LucasArts WILL be attending the media and business summit. “We are definitely attending E3. We’re not sure how that could’ve been misunderstood,” answered a phone rep when probed byNext-Gen....

A much-needed patch is coming toLucidityPC and Xbox LIVE Arcade in the near future. According to the latestLucas Arts Workshop blog post, theLucidityteam is dropping a checkpoint system into the downloadable title, thus allowing the players to continue from somewhere better thanthe beginning of the f’ing level. The update launches for the PC version this afternoon, while the XBLA patch is said to launching in “the coming weeks.” Neat. I, like others apparently, considered the lack of checkpoint system a bummer, but I considered the lottery-style item selection the even bigger bummer in the beautiful downloadable package....

Ludum Dare 18, which is wherethat video of NotchcreatingMetagunstems from, is finally over. 213 total games about “enemies as weapons” were entered into this fast-paced, start-from-almost-scratch indie design competition. For those who can get over the sometimes placeholder-y elements of these titles, there’s a lot of creativity to be found. TakeFail-Deadly, for instance. It’s like a real-time strategy game stuck on autopilot. You continuously place buildings for each team in an effort to prevent either one from emerging the victor....

Action packed gameplay, a unique art style and an old school arcade feel couldn’t makeMadWorldsell well on the Wii outside of Japan (unless you consider mature games on the Wii niche titles, which wouldn’t be too far off base), so it seems developer Platinum games is falling back on the tried and true marketing ploy of sex. At a recent press-only event in Japan, Konan, a Japanese model, came out dressed as one of the female characters fromMadWorld....