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Over on 4Gamer, there’s ajuicy interviewwithDark Soulsdirector Hidetaka Miyazaki regarding a variety of factoids relevant to your death-craving souls. As always, the lovely Andriasang was there to fill in the gaps with a translation. Here’s a brief sampling of what was talked about. Dark Soulswill be a broad game not only in terms of its areas, but its estimated play time as well. We’re looking at 60 hours compared to its predecessor-of-sortsDemon’s Souls, which Miyazaki put at 30 to 40....

The Mafia: I don’t know about you, but I never get sick of this subject. Whether it be movies like Goodfellas or Donnie Brasco or games likeGodfatherandGrand Theft Auto, I just love Mafia-related content. Maybe it’s the guy in me, but I can’t help it. The latest addition to the organized-crime genre is the third-person shooterMade Man, an Acclaim leftover that has finally been released for the PlayStation 2 and PC....

If I may beat a cliché firmly into the dirt just a few inches deeper,Halo 3is a game that needs no introduction. I mean that literally. If you’re not decked out in your homemade MJOLNIR armor lovingly crafted out of discarded cans of Mountain Dew yourself, you probably know someone who is. Though the phrase “cultural phenomenon” tends to bring a cringe or two to this editor’s ugly mug, it’s not an altogether inaccurate expression in the case ofHalo....

The originalLocoRocoput you in the middle of an invasion. The ink-blotted Mojas upon the limbless LocoRoco’s world in an attempt to enslave the bright blue BuiBui. You’re job was to repel the invasion by defeating its snarling leader. If you stuck with the original title for a little more than seven hours, you managed to defeat the big man and deliver the planet from evil. War. War never changes. Sony’s second installment ofLocoRoco(hits retailers on February 10) pits the smiling, happy-go-lucky LocoRoco against the Mojas yet again....

Team-based multiplayer games with playable dinosaurs? Why yes, thisisa trend I’ll happily support. EnterDino D-Day, which we previously touched uponever so briefly. It’s got World War II with Nazi dinosaurs and that’s essentially all you need to know about that. 800 North and Digital Ranch have pinpointed a release date for Steam: March 29. This initial offering will consist of five maps and three game modes, but the intention is to add on to those totals and increase the number of playable characters through free updates....

Could it be true? Could it be that DSiWare mightfinallybe getting a game worth downloading? Square Enix is certainly hoping so, as it hastoday revealedDragon Quest Warsas a 500 Point download for the service. As you might expect from a DSiWare title, the portable download is notquiteas grand and sweeping as more traditional RPGs in the series. Instead,DQ Warstakes the form of a board game where four classicDragon Questmonsters team up to take part in simple battles against as many as three opposing teams, controlled either by AI or human players....

Every year, theChild’s Playcharity helps children in hospitals by providing them with toys and games to entertain them while they are sick. Since its inception in 2003, over 100,000 gamers have come together for this cause and donated over 7 million dollars in gifts. There are many ways that this money has been raised, from the highly successful Desert Bus for Hope, the Child’s Play Auction and even taking part in the Humble Indie Bundle!...

Guessssss who we met tonight at the Sands CES Expo?Screech!I meanDustin Diamond! Once we were done with the gaming and technology booths we headed out and briefly talked to Dustin about the bastards whostole his video games, but we were more interested in the porn stars who were leaving theAVN events(NSFW!) for the night. We have dozens of pictures you’ll enjoy, but we’ll post them later — first we’re gonna grab some food — then we’re gonna come back and do a video podcast for you guys and gals....

AsDalehighlighted earlier this morning, LucasArts has no intention of attending this year’s muted E3 summit, but that doesn’t mean that good old Georgie blew his load withThe Force Unleashed, and has nothing left to show. In fact, depending on one’s console(s) of choice, the best may be yet to come. Thanks to Venture Beat, we finally know what that lightsaber battle game is that’s beenshrouded in secrecy for so long:Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Lightsaber Duels, an exclusive for the Wii....

I’ve always been a big fan of Nintendo’s squat, greedy little anti-Mario, Wario. So when Nintendo asked me what I wanted to get my hands-on first, I didn’t sayAnimal Crossing: City Folkor theKid Icarusgame I hoped they were hiding. All I really wanted to see whatWario Land: Shake It!. A classic-style side-scroller,Shake It!follows Wario as he travels to the Shake Dimension to shake down the tyrannical Shake King and help rescue the imprisoned Merfles by shaking cages....

According to Kaz Hirai during the 2009 Sony E3 press conference, the company has two names for its next portable gaming system: “The worst-kept secret of E3, and the PSP Go.” The new system will be launching simultaneously in North America and Europe on October 1, and November 1 in Japan. The PSP Go will retail for $249.99, and is “50% smaller and 40% lighter than the PSP 1000.” As for its feature set, it’s got 16 GB of flash memory, built in wi-fi, bluetooth, and uses Memory Stick Micro....

Blue Dragonis one of the most anticipated RPGs of the last five centuries, and now you can get your hands on it. And by now, I mean after you’ve downloaded the 1.13GB file, suckers! What should you do in the meantime? It’s too bad they didn’t just release a couple of classic Sega games on XBLA.If only… [ViaSLiFe’s clog]

Continuing an impressive and successful E3 Media & Business Summit press conference, Sony proudly introduced legendaryMetal Gear Solidcreator, Hideo Kojima, to discussMGS4: Guns of the Patriots. Kojima said that this will be the very final chapter in theMetal Gear Solidstory, one to tie up all the loose ends and bookend the saga. Kojima also claimed that this would be the lastMetal Geargame that he’d direct, but … Kojima always says that....