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Take a look at the above video detailing the Galaxy Man level from a fan-madeMega Man 9HD Remix project that is currently being developed. What is your reaction? If you are like me, you will initially think it is cool-looking, then scoff at the boss design on the stage select screen, then think it is cool-looking again once the playable section begins, then miss the classic Mega Man animations, then just decide that you think the game looks better in its 8-bit roots....

WhenEA Sports’FIFA 10was announced,I was worriedthat the team at EA Canada wouldn’t be able to top this year’s effort. Well, they seem determined to prove me wrong, according to some new gameplay details announced alongside a new batch of screenshots (in the gallery). Here are some improvements that have been made across all platforms: My favorite addition toFIFA 10, however, isn’t really new at all. Training mode is making a comeback after a painful absence this year....

After what has felt like forever, British chancellor Alistair Darling hasfinallyrevealed that the government will adopt TIGA’s tax relief plan for UK game developers, giving them incentives that other media have enjoyed for years. The British government has refused to entertain the idea of videogame tax relief for a long time, but after extensive lobbying from TIGA, the plans have broken through. Under the new plans, successful games will get to pay less tax on their profits, while less popular titles will be able to reduce their losses with tax credit....

While we weren’t able to attend Amusement Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, the boys at Arcade Heroes were all about the convention — and they even captured footage of the newPac-Mangame. Heck yes! Pac-Man Battle Royale, as its properly called, is a four-player versus game with slight elements of cooperativeness. Aesthetically, it’s much likePac-Man Championship Edition. Mechanically, you eat up dots as always, and can turn into Super Pac-Man to kill other players....

Creators of Xbox LIVE Arcade success‘Splosion Man, Twisted Pixel, gave the world its first glimpse of its next downloadable title,Comic Jumper, at Austin’s SXSW event. We’re guessing the vast majority of you missed that opportunity, but that’s nothing to worry about now: the footage of the slice of game Twisted debuted during the demo has been made available for us to share. As a bonus, we have images too. If you’re lucky enough to hold PAX East tickets, you’ll get a shot to seeComic Jumperat the Boston-based event....

Oh, you lucky spunkbugs, we’ve got another high quality App for you today. It’s a twin “stick” shooter known asGun Bros.and it’s actually pretty damn good. Gun Bros.is a wave based game in which you and another player can team up to take on various deadly baddies. you may earn Xplodium to buy new weapons, upgrades and items, and there generally seems to be quite a bit of content. Also, it looks very pretty and there are drawings of girls in hotpants, which is all you need....

Nothing screams “Thanksgiving” more than Macy’s parade and some free downloadable content for Activision’s latest music games. The free packs are courtesy of Coca-Cola, and include: Tiest Mix Pack Presented by Coca-Cola forDJ Hero 2 My Chemical Romance Track Pack forGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rock You can get both packs free by snagging codes from either ofthesewebsites. This stuff is free from November 23 through November 29, so get on it....

I hope you all are enjoying this wonderful Friday evening, for things are about to heat up once Friday Night Fights roles around. There are some new games in the rotation (Culdcept Saga,Poker Smash), as well as some familiar, yet ancient ones too (Gears of War). If you’re dying of anticipation for 10:00 p.m. EST to arrive (the “official” start time of FNF), it’d probably be okay to get online now — the regulars are most likely playing already....

WoW’s domination of the MMO landscape continues as Funcom announces that they’re closing a bit over 60% of all their Age of Conan servers. All the existing servers will be merged into the few that remain, with most regions only retaining one PvP server and one PvE server (The U.S. is getting 2 PvEs). I know a lot of people don’t like MMOs, but it’s always sad to see companies struggling....

In thelast debate, we finished our discussion of theHaloseries’ best multiplayer maps. When asked whichHalo 3level was your favorite, it became clear that most of you actually weren’t big fans of the game, compared to the other twoHalogames. The one thing that didn’t seem to need much debating was that most of the multiplayer maps were disappointing. However, a few levels did receive a lot of votes, and there was a heated battle for first place between four different maps, with only a few votes separating all four....

While GDC is often a place to celebrate videogames, there’s plenty of room for complaining, too. Nintendo and Apple were both targets throughout the show, as a number of game devs slammed their business practices and the way they’ve helped to shape gaming. “We used to have a free and open game business,” said EA founder Trip Hawkins. “And then Nintendo came along and introduced a thing called a licensing agreement … At least Nintendo had the courtesy to tell you upfront that you were going to be screwed....

In Sony’s press conference atGamescomtoday, they announced thatPlayStation Homewill be updated with some new features. One of them will be a space that’s dedicated solely to the popular SingStar franchise. Perhaps now you can play the game in a real time space with a group of friends? Sony also announced that Home users can look forward to new dance moves, the ability to further customize your characters and a camera you can take with you everywhere....

There’s not much to this story, really, so here it is:Gears of War 3has gone gold. This means that Epic’s highly-anticipated sequel is all done and ready for you to play on September 20 when the game hits shelves. As you do when you celebrate, Epic Games cut some cake. In this case, it was a cake created to look like aGears of WarXbox 360. A deformed one. I’m sure it was tasty....