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Here’s a protip for anybody in the games industry: Releasing a title on the same day thatGears of War 2andResistance 2are due to launch is probablynota clever idea. Nevertheless, Ubisoft seems to have either made a miscalculation or is supremely confident by announcing thatTom Clancy’s Endwarwill hit European shelves onNovember 7— directly competing withGearsand more than likelyResistance, which will probably hit on the same day too. For those who may have forgotten,Endwaris an RTS which is controlled by a voice-recognition system....

Well, do you? Nintendo of Americais currently hiring! Looking at the list of responsibilities and requirements, it seems like being Reggie’s assistant would be one hell of a hard job. What sticks out at me especially is the one requirement: “Ability to relay information with tact and diplomacy.” So does that mean that if you give Reggie any bad news, you might end up the victim of a vicious wiimote beating?...

Hey guys,did you hearthat Sonic was inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl? What’s all that about then? Apparently he is, and if you have a magnifying glass, you can hold it up to your computer screen right now and watch the above video, where the blue ball of failed 3D sequels gets his arse handed to him by Meta Knight. Boo!Sonic is looking damn good inBrawl, despite one’s inherent cynicism and the fact that it really wasn’t a huge shock by this point....

Gameloft is havingsome weird Android giveaway thingwhere they announce a game that will be free for two hours every day. By the time you read this you’ll only have Sunday’s giveaway left, but you can keep an eye on theirUK Twitteraccount tomorrow. Kairosoft’sPocket Academycame out recently, but I haven’t had the chance to get into it yet. If you were a fan ofGame Dev StoryandHot Springs Story, you probably know what’s up....

I just had a humbling experience. I was at a friend’s house, enjoying some quality Wii time, when I saw he had the VC version ofPunch Outon his channels. My desire to play overwhelmed me and I repeatedly wailed “Punch Out! Punch Out!” until the game was set up and ready to go. “Let me tell you,” I brag to the friend,”I have played this game so many times I can do it without paying a scrap of attention....

Since violent videogames came along, news media and family watchdogs have had a field day. Every violent activity in the world can now be linked to gaming, giving these fine, upstanding moral folk a modern day Satan to blame, a Satan thatactuallyexists! Before videogames, times were hard. When some of the most vicious, violent and sadistic human monsters ever stalked the Earth, just what was to blame? Adolf Hitler never had a PlayStation, and Ted Bundy was too busy shagging corpses to “pwn noobs” inCounter Strike....

This is the third of three trailers we’ve got from Russian-based publisher Game Factory Interactive and, as you’ll see, we’ve saved the best for last. By that I mean … I don’t even know what I mean.

Microsoft has made a habit of taking things away from Silver members, rather thangivingthings to Gold members, and it seems that the company is now taking the one thing they had left — their name. The dignified XBL Silver membership is soon to become XBL Free, a title that reflects poverty and disenfranchisement, which is definitely why Microsoft did it. Xbox Live’s European community manager (less glamorous Major Nelson) Graeme “Aceybongos” BoydTweetedthe news earlier....

Sorry for the delay! There’s a good reason for the delay, but do you really care? Enjoy the YTMNDS!!!King Koopa sucks at Duck HuntPiranha Plants destroy the city!Squritle Boy, I choose you!!!Snakes in a Final Fantasy 6!Super Cosby Slide 64Head crabs are annoyingGiant enemy crabs in Ace Combat?Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels meets PokemonDr. Mario, MDThe Movie, the Ring, 8 BitorizedSuper Mario Pizza Kart develivery boy. This might as well be a flash movie on Newgrounds....

Earlier this month, on April 1, Ubisoft registered the domainprinceofpersiaprodigy.com. On April 15, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner filed toprotect the trademarkfor “Prince of Persia Prodigy “(in relation to “game software and electronic game programs; electronic game software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld computers”). Sometime last week I accidentally posted a community blog aboutPrince of Persia Prodigywhich I was — for some reason — convinced was a game, and removed it before anyone saw it (and if you did, I’m going to have to kill you)....

James Rolfe may best be known as the Angry Video Game Nerd, but he also produces a variety of other content for his websiteCinemassacre. One such video series,Mike’s Game Glitches, is hosted by his best friend and AVGN collaborator Mike Matei. Mike digs up some crazy and often obscure tricks and glitches in older videogames, then he records himself triggering them in the actual games. WithOcarina of Time 3Daround the corner, it seemed an opportune time to game-break the N64 original....

VUE is a room. VUE is a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL. VUE is a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL that is solely dedicated to videogames. Entirely. And we’re not talking the crappy Super Nintendo/Nintendo 64 games you’re used to seeing in a rundown hotel room where you pay five bucks to playMario 64for two minutes. If you’ve been in a Ritz-Carlton you know it doesn’t roll that way — at least not anymore....

[Editor’s note:Phist is our go to guy when it comes to event coverage in New York. Mostly because he’s the only one we trust to do agood job. Read on for Phist’s coverage of theAdvance Warspremier party. Also, Phist is the first guy to get the new fancy promoted banner. It’s so pretty. — CTZ] Nintendo World, Big N’s flagship store in Rockefeller Plaza, hosted a launch event for the upcoming release ofAdvance Wars: Days of Ruinfor the DS....