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Metal Gearcreator Hideo Kojima is a feisty little minx. It wasn’t that long ago thathe tweeted something weird aboutSnatcher, and a few months later, we got a screengrab of aSnatcher 2logo (which hasn’t amounted to anything… yet) and the announcement of the radio drama prequelSdatcher(which is areal thing, coming soon). In short, you can’t always tell where they’re going, but in the end,Kojima’s tweetsusually end up meaningsomething. Now he’s tweeting an image of a badassZone of the Endersfigure, with the letters “Z....

Microsoft has already announced that the next version of their ubiquitous Windows operating system — dubbed Windows 7 — will be available in early 2010. It will, if the above image provided byThinkNextis anything to go by, contain new features to make PC gaming more user friendly. The screencap shows that Windows 7’s current build has an option to automatically scan the Internet’s many tubes for any new game updates or patches that happen to go live....

Next week, November 23rd, the PlayStation Network gets a new download withWorms: Battle Islands. This game has a “modern conflict” theme, so in it you’ll be doing battle in different environments: Nuclear, Desert, Underwater, Jungle, Chemical Plant, and Arctic. Will you be there to answer that call of duty and earn your medal of honor? GET IT? There’s lots of different modes to go at it in: Deathmath, Fort Mode, the newer Racing Mode, Triathlon Mode, and the newest, Tactics Mode....

Farmvilleis more popular than racism, and Zynga knows it. The studio is making shedloads of cash from Facebook and iOS, but will it ever come to consoles? Apparently not, since chief game designer Brian Reynolds believesFarmvilleis too big for the meager likes of Xbox Live. “The thing that seems to make social gaming and networking magical is the fact that all my friends are potentially there and they might see the things that I’m posting or doing or expressing,” he said....

So I really hate my sources for the info on this list sometimes. There were supposed to be 16 new releases this week for the X360 alone! I guess they’re not the one’s to blame really. The release dates always change just like a bi-polar person’s attitude. This week, the last contestant to the next gen war has entered the stage.The NintendoWii. Shall it succeed? Shall it fail? Only time will tell....

Some of you may be curious as howSdatcher’scoming alongsince we first reported on it,and apparently it has begun. The first episode of this collaborative project between Suda 51, Hideo Kojima and Akira Yamaoka isnow available for download.Unfortunately, it’s all in Japanese. Maybe someday we’ll get an English version, though. If somehow you understand Japanese and will be at the Tokyo Game Show,you may have a chance to buy some swag on top....

This is somerather unsurprising news, but it lends further credence to the idea that Activision has truly taken EA’s place as the crowning dick of the industry. When asked why Activision decided not to pick up certain titles it had spurned (thinkGhostbustersorRiddick), CEO Bobby Kotick simply said that his company was interested only in games that could be “exploited” and turned into huge franchises. Wow … at least Activision doesn’t pretend it’s in this business for anything but cold, hard cash....

Back in August, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfmanlashed out at the videogame industry, saying that the royalties being paid to record companies for the use of their music in games likeGuitar HeroandRock Bandwere “far too small.” Activision CEO Bobby Kotick retaliated in September byclaiming just the opposite. His argument was that because these games offer a brand new way for people to experience an artist’s music, if any money is going to change hands, it should be the videogame publishers and developers who get paid....

If you’ve got an itch that only a digital Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper can scratch, then head on over toThe Adventure Shop— the only place (re: exclusive) where you can buy the PC version of Focus Home Interactive’sSherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper. Killer. The Adventure Shop, by the way, is a Web site dedicated to selling recent adventure games. You won’t find any LucasArts or Sierra On-Line classics in their catalogue, but you will find soon-to-be classic titlesDracula 3: The Path of the DragonandThe Color of Murder: A Carol Reed....

The original score to the Xbox 360 gameAlan Wakewas composed by Petri Alanko. He chose a romantic score for a physchological thriller. Ballsy, that was. I take my hat off to him for the effort. Should you want to enjoy his score on your own, know that the Alan Wake Original Score will be available on July 20th at both retail outlets and online. I have a link for the release on Sumthing Digital’s website, but the files are not yet available for purchase....

Many of the newer collector’s editions have been rounded up by Amazon and put on sale. There’s a lot of good deals in here for these deluxe packages. If you are one of the rare few that wanted to playHalo Reachbut somehow hasn’t yet, they have the Collector’s Edition, which was originally priced at about $150, down to only $74.99. Hell, at that price even those that have the standard version may be tempted....

SuperGiant games has promised that hack n’ slash action-RPGBastionwill arrive on PC before the year is out. PC gamers are having to wait while the developer crafts some decent computer controls. “We are taking our time to verify the default control scheme on PC feels really good,” said creative director Greg Kasavin. “It will still support game pad controls but we want to make sure folks playing with a mouse and keyboard have a very good experience....

Bit.Tripwas easily my favorite new IP of 2009.BEAT,CORE, andVOIDare all amazing in their own ways, but as great as they are, they couldn’t have prepared me for this. Bit.Trip RUNNER, the fourth game in the series, looks amazing. It’s planned to be a rhythm-platformer in the style ofVib Ribbon, and will have over 50+ levels. That information alone has me thinking that it could easily go on to be my 2010 Game of the Year....