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Last week, Irrational Games opened up their vault of secrets to show everyoneDivision 9, a canceled zombie shooter with heavily-borrowed elements from theSWATseries. As hilariously fun as it sounds to take on zombies as a SWAT team, there were some legitimately neat ideas to be found — your allies could become infected, for instance. Then-publisher Vivendi dug the idea forDivision 9, so what went wrong? Irrational was acquired by Take-Two, which was all it took to prevent the concept from coming to fruition....

Interesting promotion going on at OnLive. If you pre-order Kaos Studios’Homefrontfor the streaming service, they’re throwing in a full PlayPass forMetro 2033and offeringthe MicroConsolefor just the cost of shipping and taxes. Ordinarily, the console goes for $99. Slick deal, based on what I’ve experienced with OnLive and played ofHomefront. This version of the game is actually releasing right alongside its brethren on March 15, so it’s not like they’re making you wait an extra month or anything sketchy....

We got sent this pretty awesome video made byJJ (Double J)for allStreet Fighterfans, but especially for all you Vega players. This song makes me want to learn how to play Vega, just so I can blast this song while playing online. Can I request a song for my pink T. Hawk now? RAGING TYPHOON! If this song has you in the mood to playSuper Street Fighter IVorMarvel vs Capcom 3, or a variety of sports games, don’t forget we have a new system in place which allows you to challenge other Dtoiders for points atFight....

According to Microsoft, the attach rate for Xbox Live Arcade games stands at about 6-7 per user, with that number doubling in the last four months. With the Arcade becoming considerably less rubbish over those months, it’s no surprise, really. To cap it off, The ‘Soft shared expectations of over 100 XBLA titles by the end of the year. With 77 games currently available and half of 2007 to go, let’s see if they make it....

Hey! I saw you. I saw you roll your eyes at another iPad headline. I’ll make this quick and easy on you. Gameloft has announced eight games for Apple’s iPad, which is set to release tomorrow. These are optimized “HD” games that have improved controls through iPad’s increased functionality. For example, sliding with three fingers inN.O.V.A. will open an airlock. Me? I’m all for games that let four players play on one iPad....

We have got a plethora ofGears of War 2-related news for you today, thanks toan interview GameSpot hadwith executive producer Rod Fergusson. First off, here’s the relatively good news: the Snowblind Map Pack, which contains Grindyard, Under Hill, Courtyard, and a Fuel Depot remake, is looking at a March 31 release. A price point hasn’t been specified, but 800 Microsoft Points sounds about right. But here’s where it gets even better: a third title updated is planned for March 24, and it’s bringing a slew of new features like an experience system for multiplayer, more Achievements, and auto-balancing for when players quit out of a match (bots will then take their place)....

Gears of War: the game that got an incredible amount of hype and somehow managed to live up to our high expectations. Or did it? That’s a topic you might want to think about before you get pissed off at me.Gearsisn’t perfect. So, when you see reviews that give it a 10, don’t automatically think that it is perfect, because it does have some minor issues. One such issue is the multiplayer....

Microsoft has just announced that this week’s Xbox Live Arcade title is the classicRoot Beer Tapper. Now, for you chilluns that’s ROOT BEER — that bubbly soda that tastes like candy. For us grown ups, it’s that stuff that’ll get you crunk,na’ what I mean? Like blind. Mmmm, passed out blind. Check out the HD-friendly screenshots. In addition, there’s are some new picture packs and themes: Also, two new themes and gamer picture packs will become available on Wednesday featuring characters from the highly popular Xbox Live Arcade game Small Arms....

Guitar Hero 5downloadable content for November has been announced… are you ready? GO! This November, Activision and Neversoft are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Lenny Kravitz’s albumLet Love Ruleby releasing three songs off the album as DLC. “Let Love Rule,” “Lady,” and “Fly Away” will be available on November 12 as a pack for 440 MS Points/$5.49/550 Wii Points, or 160 MS Points/$1.99/200 Wii Points per track. The following week on November 19 will see three KISS tracks featuring their new single “Modern Day Delilah,” “Lick It Up,” and “I Was Made for Loving You....

From what I gather fromthispoorly translated Famitsu article,Gungho Online Entertainmentrecently held a business meeting in Tokyo, wherein they announced 3 new games coming to Nintendo’s dual-screen über-handheld. The most important of these announcements, in my humble opinion, is that a certain spritely, Korean MMO darling will make its way to the DS sometime next year. If you were thinkingMaple Story, thenI’m glad to disappoint. Details are unbearably scant aboutRagnarok Online DS, with absolutely mention of plot details or WiFi capabilities....

With the demo for Marvelous Entertainment’sHalf-Minute Herostorming the PlayStation Store today, it’s been revealed that the pint-sized RPG will becoming out in full forcethis October. I gave the demo a go today and was quite pleased indeed with what I saw. Cramming an entire RPG into thirty seconds is a stroke of genius and almost serves to point out just how absurd the genre is. Trying to squeeze all your tasks into such a strict time limit and learn when to reverse time also adds a terrific puzzle element....

Kinect up in yourHalo, ya’ll. Microsoft confirms that the anniversary edition ofHalo: Combat Evolvedwill include Kinect support. What exactly was said? Not much. Phil Spencer said this toGameSpot: “As a first party we believe that Kinect will be important to all genres of games, be it racing games withForza, combat games likeRyse— even games likeHalo Anniversaryhas Kinect integration.” In other words, we have no idea howHalowill use Kinect. I’m not expecting much....

When I first sawMotorStorm: Pacific Rifta couple years ago, I rolled my eyes. At a glance, it looked like one of those super-fast racing-inspired games for loud children. While I wasn’t terribly wrong with that assessment, it quickly became one of my favorite racing games. Last week, I got to playMotorStorm: Apocalypse. I’d seen the trailer a while back, and I was pretty impressed with the idea of racing monster trucks through a post-apocalyptic wasteland....