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If there’s one thing that’s typified this generation so far, it’s a huggy, snuggly sense of bringing everyone together in warm, soft-focused harmony and togetherness. Whether it’s Nintendo uniting all of your relatives in the fun of videogames and the shared joy of dealing with Granny’s Wii-induced popped hip as a family, Microsoft getting the whole world playing together over Live, or Sony making us all get cute and co-operative withLittle Big Planet, it’s been one big, gooey, Christmas special-style love-in so far....

There are certain companies that can mention DLC and garner a positive reaction from me. Valve, for instance, is welcome to my money. Other companies can mention DLC and I’ll shudder with dread as to what’s coming. Ubisoft isone such company… but let’s give it a chance. “We certainly have plans for downloadable content, we can’t really say more than that right now,”claimsproducer Ben Mattes. “The intention is to do downloadable content that adds significant value, so I don’t think you’ll see downloadable content of a new skin or a new weapon or something like that....

The United States Army hasannouncedthat they will be putting a large chunk of change into gaming. Having created a new “games unit,” they will spend $50 million training soldiers on videogames over five years, starting in 2010. The Army has been using a modified version ofOperation: Flashpoint(calledDARWARS Ambush!) for years now as a training tool, but has found it limiting in terms of number of players, map size and customization of scenarios....

Square-Enix’s Yoichi Wada isn’t dazzled by the promise of motion control with the PS3 and Xbox 360. Speaking recently to theFinancial Times, the chief executive predicted that their respective impacts could be “small,” because of what he perceives to be limited functionality when compared to the other stuff the consoles can bring to the table, such as Blu-ray- or DVD-playback. “Present game machines already have a lot of functions: they are a network terminal, a Blu-ray or DVD player, and a gaming machine,” he said....

Earlier this morning, EA DICE surprised most of us with astealthBattlefield: Bad Company 2demo upload. Featuring “Rush Mode” on snow covered “Port Valdez,” 360 owners are no doubt busying themselves with the beautiful chaos that is the BF experience. But if you’re stuck somewhere that’s not by a console, give this latest trailer a look — it’s something of a taste of what you can expect in the demo whenever that schedule is free....

Game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal appeared onThe Colbert Reporttonight to promote her new book,Reality is Broken. In the interview, McGonigal discusses some of the potential for games when it comes to improving our lives and improving the world itself. You can watch the interview above, provided Comedy Central deems people in your part of the world worthy. I really like Stephen Colbert, but his persona sometimes makes his interviews frustrating to watch....

Where do I even begin to describe the worst (arguably the worst; hit the jump for the ChineseStreet Fighterwhere the fighters are future cops and the travel back in time)Street Fighterlive action video ever? Do I start off by talking about the nearly 4 minute opening credit sequence? Do I need to even mention the horrible “special effects” and horrible costumes and make up? How about the random fifteen seconds of the only scene with Chun Li where she’s just crying?...

Xbox Live Indie hitTechno Kitten Adventureis coming to iOS and Windows 7 Mobile on June 7th, with an Android release following shortly after. New graphics, levels, and more of the oontz has been promised for all versions, including the XBLIG one. Windows 7 Mobile players will even have achievements? Oh my. More of this game and mobile versions sound good to me, and guess I can scrap those plans for club adventureThe Ballad of Oontz Master Guido Gnow....

A few of you might remember a while ago that I did an article onsome upcoming video game movies. Well, because of its extreme popularity, I’ve decided to bring it back, but this time, I’m calling in some big guns on this. With me on this article is Alex Keen, the man who writesVideogames to Flixover at the most awesome spot for movie news on the net,JoBlo.com. So, what do we have for you to look at?...

I was at GameStop the other day, and there was a family in front of me in line — a man, a woman, a baby, and what looked like a six-year-old girl. The little girl was wearing a bright green dress and seemed happy abouteverything. As the family got to the front of the line, the little girl noticed the store’s DSi XL display unit, which was running the DS version ofCall of Duty: Black Ops....

First off — what or who in the hell is Matt Hazard? Hazard is a fictional videogame character that D3 are “reviving” for an upcoming tounge-in-cheek third-person shooter,Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. If you’ve never heard of it, you will. Because how could you ignore a game where the main character is voiced by comedic-actor Will Arnett? Throw in the sweet tones of the new nerd-darling Neil Patrick Harris as his nemesis, and what do you have?...

Our tentacle-obsessed sister site, Japanator,is giving away passesto New York Anime Fest and New York Comic Con, taking place on October 8-10. All you have to do to enter is watch the provided anime videos over on Japanator and re-record the lines yourself. You have until this Sunday to enter, and up to five people will be able to win tickets to the conventions. Check out Jtor for the full contest details....

Criminals dream up some of the daftest excuses for their actions, mostly because they always know somebody (coughjackthompsoncough) will be stupid enough to believe them. Thishas to beone of the more absurd reasons of recent memory, however, as a man who stole a PS3 at gunpoint claimed he needed it to rescue his family. Just near St. Louis, a man was picking out a game in an EB Games store when he pulled a small handgun on the clerk and demanded a PlayStation 3....