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If these curious screenshots found over at Tool fan Web siteThe Tool Hotlineare to be believed, three of the band’s songs will appear in Activision’s upcomingGuitar Hero World Tour: “Vicarious,” “Schism,” and “Parabola.” While the band or its songs have yet to be confirmed for the Neversoft-developed full-band game, rumors and supposed leaks have hinted that they would be included. This is the Internet we’re talking about, after all, and these screens certainly aren’t a solid confirmation....

According to aKotakusource, it appears as though theFable 2: Collector’s Editionis about to get even smaller. A letter from Microsoft getting passed around by UK retailer GAME tells a story of woe, toil, and strife. According to the letter, the developer diary and soundtrack will no longer be included on the bonus DVD. We have recently contacted you regarding a marketwide problem with the Fable II Collectors Edition. We have since been informed by Microsoft that there has been a further complication....

Hideo Kojima, mastermind behindMetal Gear Solid, could be moving away from third-person stealth games with terrible controls in favor of an FPS.Electronic Gaming Monthly’srumormonger Quartermannhas reported on stirringsthat Kojima has been visiting studios to get a handle on the genre. Two specific studios he allegedly visited are Infinity Ward and Guerilla Games, but chances are they won’t say anything about the presumably secret visitations. Kojima isn’t a stranger to the FPS genre entirely....

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Atlus released a primer on their upcoming DS title,Radiant Historia. The presentation is a little on the dry side, but there’s a wealth of information about the game’s time-travel component which has the player hopping to and fro on two different timelines to restore history. The combat system, using a 3×3 grid which enemies can be shifted upon and have differing stats based on location, is also detailed. I doubt that I’ll play it, but it does look like a solid RPG....

While most companies are eager to cash in on the so-called “casual” movement that may very well lead to a videogame market crash, Segahas realizedthat the “hardcore” demographic is getting substantially less served. Where there’s a market to grab, you can bet Sega will be on the case! “There have been some good hardcore Wii titles.Resident Evil 4has done reasonable numbers;Red Steelhas also performed really well,” explains Sega Europe North’s managing Director Alan Pritchard....

An 85-year-old New Mexico man took the law into his own hands, protecting his gaming rig by pulling a handgun on a robber who he found hiding underneath his bed. After leaving his house for the day, Alton Tillman doubled back, and came back to find his house in disarray. When he entered his bedroom, he found feet sticking out from underneath his bed. Tillman ordered the bad-hider out and held him at gunpoint until police arrived....

In an absolutely groundbreaking move, Sonyhas declaredthat it has a better line-up of games this year than Microsoft! Stop the presses! Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves made the claim, and promised that the PlayStation 3 has a “really good Christmas coming up.” It can’t be denied that the black box o’ Blu-ray is finally bringing its big guns to the console war, asMetal Gear Solid 4,Resistance 2andLittleBigPlanetall draw their battle lines....

[Update: There’s a phone number on the site, 1-502-383-1956, that connects you to a Google Voice line. Yeah, this is starting to sound like some garage developer’s having a few jollies.] Awebsitewith a teaser trailer for something calledSlavery the Gamejust opened up.Slavery the Game. A strategy game in which you buy, sell, and “discipline” slaves. Ummmmm… yeeeeeeeah…. There is no way on Earth that this can be real. The game is purported to arrive on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in Spring 2012, carrying a rating of Adults Only....

Recent rumors have cropped up concerning a game called Smash Bros. Universe for Wii U, sparking all sorts of wild debate online. Series directorMasahiro Sakurai has, however, stomped on any Smash Bros. talk, claiming that the series won’t move forward at all until Kid Icarus: Uprising is completed. “I’m currently concentrating on one title, Kid Icarus,” he stated. “Until this wraps up, Smash Bros. will not progress. Of course, characters have not been decided at all....

In a story of triumph and retribution too uplifting not to post,it is being reportedthat a young Kansas boy’s love ofSonic the Hedgehogwas so great, he yearned for a real-life spiny mammal that he could call his own. to do so, however, he needed to overturn a city ruling — and that’s just what he did. 11-year-old Judson King wanted a pet hedgehog for the past three years, but the City of Lawrence forbade such creatures within its limits....

A humble batch ofSonic Generations3DS screenshots have been released from the bowels of TGS, and they show off a little Casino Nights and Mushroom Hill (as found inSonic 2andSonic & Knuckles, respectively). A pure 2D sidescroller,Sonic Generations3DS isn’t getting as much love as its bigger console brother, but it looks pretty promising. In my opinion,Sonic ColorsDSturned out to be far superior to the disappointingWii alternative, so I’m expectingGenerations3DS to be solid....

One of the accepted facts of the gaming industry was that you sold your gaming system at a loss and recouped the loss by selling software. It worked for years, and no one complained. Then Nintendo came along with the Wii and started making a profit off of the sales of its system almost immediately, making Sony and Microsoft look like fools. (Fools, I tell you!) This is especially the case for Sony, who was still taking amassive loss on each PlayStation 3as of last year....