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In the PC- and XBLA-bound titleLucidity, players will aid little Sofi, a female protagonist. While female videogame protagonists are more prevalent now, it doesn’t mean that players accept them. With that in mind, I asked LucasArts a short and simple question: why a female protagonist? In response,Lucidityproject lead David Nottingham revealed that he thinks it’s important to “expand the protagonist.” A solid belief that, I believe, was evidenced as needed by the fact that the studio even had to have a discussion over Sofi being a female....

Remember us telling you about the cool-looking DS text-based adventure gameLux-Painawhile back?I played the Japanese version a bit and thought it was pretty neat, but decided to wait for the US release, now slated for March of 2009. The official Web site launched today. You’ll want to turn your speakers down, though. I think my poor dog nearly sh*t himself after I clicked the link from the press release. Streaming music kicked off immediately, starting with a hugeboom....

Earlier this week, we got an e-mail aboutMass: We Pray,a Wii-like game where youChurch at home. TheWeb siteand video for the “game” was pretty outrageous, and pretty much bordered on heresy. Well it turns out the whole thing was a viral for the Heretic section inDante’s Inferno! Reader patty n. went back to theMass: We PrayWeb site today to see if the pre-order link would work. Instead, patty got the above trailer showing off the Herectic level....

When all is said and done, it is quite possible that Rockstar will have spent roughly $105 million to develop itsoft-delayedMax Payne 3. Worded differently, the game will have to sell around four million units just to make back the initial investment. I have one word to describe this:ridiculous. This isn’t exactly an unfamiliar scenario to Rockstar, though — it mirrors thesituationwithRed Dead Redemptionalmost down to the letter. Thanks to hindsight, we now know that theRDRgamble paid off big time, but Rockstar is playing a dangerous game if it thinks it can continue to blow huge wads of cash on massive projects and expect to come out rosy every time....

After many weeks of controversy, Sony’s arch rival Microsoft has finally spoken out about thePlayStation Network hack, and it decided against any smug or preening responses. In fact, the company suggested that the situation had a negative effect on the games making business. “We don’t view it as a good thing for our industry,” said COO Dennis Durkin. “When we think about the future of the industry, with regards to privacy, security, digital rights — all the things that are really important for consumers to feel like they trust the systems they’re using....

Nintendo of Europe has posted a banner ad on theirhome pagefor the upcoming Metallic Red 3DS model. In addition to sporting a fiery finish, this latest 3DS also comes packed with someincrediblenew features. Not only can you now play yourentireDS software library inglorious2D, you’re able to even turn the 3D effectOFFon 3DS titles! Whoooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa!!! This new marketing push is meant to clear up confusion about what the 3DS can and cannot do, specifically that you don’tneedto have 3D on and that old DS games won’t magically develop a third dimension....

Last week, Maurice pointed out to me thatMinecraftsales were dangerously close to reaching 1 million. (The game’s siteshows that figure.) I told him I might as well wait until that threshold was crossed. Well, here I am, telling you that this inevitable event was, in fact, inevitable. Tremendous news for Mojang Specifications, which has in recent times become an honest-to-God development studio with an office and multiple employees. That’s the power ofMinecraft....

You know how it works — with the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week is only moderately difficult, but the theme might take a little while to solve. You guys and girl gamers destroyed my extra hard teaserslast weekthough, so I’m sure you’ll do fine....

You know how it works. With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week’s theme is easy to pick up on, but I used more hard pictures than usual, so it might still be as challenging aslast week’stough teasers. Don’t be afraid to shout out a few ideas and work as a team to solve them all....

Who comes up with this stuff? I can’t believe someone sat there and thought, “You know what? 2009 is the right time to announce aMurder, She Wrotegame.” Regardless, somebodyhasand now we have to deal with it, along with the first five screenshots for Legacy Interactive’s solve ’em up. From the looks of things, it’ll be a simple case of examining crime scenes to find out who did those wacky murders. Such thrilling environments as “a garage” and “a room” and “another room” have already been confirmed, and this is sure to be a game for the ages....

If you’re like me, you felt at once excited and disappointed upon seeing EA Sports’ announcement that it wasbringing backNBA Jam. I was elated that one of my all-time favorite sports games was being brought into the 21st century, but as someone who doesn’t own a Wii, I washoping against hopethat EA would eventually bring theNBA Jamrevivalto the PS3 and 360. While we’ve seenrumorsof an HD console versionbefore, there hasn’t been any official confirmation from EA of its existence … until now....

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that it will be bringingBatman: The Brave and Bold The Videogameto Wii and Nintendo DS this fall. Based on the animated series, the cooperative title will let players control a number of popular DC Universe characters, including: Batman, Robin, Green Lantern, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman. The game will also feature Wii and DS connectivity — if you buy both, you’ll be able to unlockBat-Miteas a playable character....

Available at 8pm (GMT) tomorrow, Xbox Live Marketplace will be sporting some new goods for the “I’m huge in Japan” titleBlue Dragon. Included in the update are two new difficulty modes, “Hard” and “Super Hard,” giving Japanese 360 owners the chance to replay this RPG with their stats still beefed-up from before. You’ll be able to kick ten tons of ass right out of the gate, savoring the sugar sweet taste of retribution when you run into the baddies that stole your lunch money the first time....