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Three things I love: videogames, comic books, and free stuff.The Darknesspublisher Top Cow looks to be combining all of these things on Free Comic Book Day this May. The publisher has announced that it will be handing out a free book that will act as a prequel to the recently announcedThe Darkness 2. The Digital Extremes developed title takes place two years after the events of the original, and finds the tortured protagonist Jackie as the Don of the Estacado crime family....

The originalBioShockwas one of the best games of 2007. It won numerous awards (we gave it aperfect score), and many gamers hailed it as one of the best videogames ever made. A lot of the game was perfect in almost every way. The gameplay was good, the story was marvelous (arguably, up until the very end), and the music was hauntingly beautiful. Like all things that are extremely successful in this industry, a sequel was a no-brainer....

Excitement is high for Suda51’s newest gameLollipop Chainsaw. A hack and slash game starring an 18-year-old cheerleader killing zombies with a chainsaw — what’s not to be excited about? We took a look at the game at WB Games’ upcoming title at gamescom. If you think zombie killing games are all the same, then you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Lollipop Chainsaw(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)Developer: Grasshopper ManufacturePublisher: Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentRelease date: 2012...

Sonic fanboys are insane and it’s that insanity that’s brought aboutSonic Generations. The new game will offer fans the chance to play as old-school and modern-day Sonic in their respective yet very different gameplay styles. In the demo I went hands-on with, I first started off with classic Sonic in Act 1 of the re-imagined Green Hill Zone. The classic Sonic levels will stay true to the Sega Genesis formula where speed was a reward rather than a given....

VG247is reporting that PS3 firmware 3.0 means big things for Sony fans when it arrives just before Christmas, bringing with it fresh features and the promise of a “completely new system.” Allegedly, a massive overhaul is coming to the PlayStation 3, one that can be compared to the New Xbox Experience “in some respects.” Among the potential changes will be a long-awaited “reputation system,” where players can evaluate each other. There will also be grief reporting as well, which doesn’t mean you tell Sony about how sad you are over Michael Jackson....

According toThe Korea Times, a company called KT is teaming up with the techies at Sony to create a system by which the PlayStation 3 could serve as a set top box through which Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) broadcasts could be delivered to the home. Here’s a relevant quote: KT, Korea’s dominant telecom operator, and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea (SCEK) will launch an Internet-based TV service in November that runs on the PlayStation 3 game console, the companies said Tuesday....

Sony might be still trying to figure out why their latest firmware update for the PS3 causedsome(mine still works like a charm)consoles to malfunction, but that hasn’t distracted them from their other big update in the works: PlayStation Home. According to PSN director, Eric Lempel, the oft-delayed service is very much on track for a fall release, and won’t be a gimped version of what Sony has been promising us all along:...

A man who hacked intoBejeweledso it would propose to his girlfriendhas marriedwith the help of a donation from PopCap games and a Nintendo DS wedding cake. Tammy Li’s Nintendo DS version ofBejeweledwas hacked into by Bernie Peng so that a pink sapphire ring would descend when she achieved a certain score. The inventive move paid off, as Peng and Li have tied the knot, and a Nintendo DS-shaped wedding cake was even made in honor of the proposal....

Videogames have been a part of hip-hop culture — and vice versa — for a long time now. Generally, when they use samples of music or effects from games, it’s either somewhat subtle or based entirely around their appearance. Therecently releasedalbum byNo Question?,Got Game “Nintendo Mixtape,”falls into the latter camp as the group raps over beats laced with 8 and 16-bit game soundtracks. For the most part, it’s pretty solid. There are some tracks, like “Gauntlet” and “Trust Miso Soup” that really work well....

His name is John Marston, and he’s looking to capture or kill Bill Williams. Rockstar has released the latest trailer forRed Dead Redemption, entitled “My name is John Marston,” and it looks unsurprisingly excellent. Spoiler alert: I have my suspicions are that Marston will not be capturing Williams, and most definitely will be killing him by the time the game reaches its conclusion. Even if you (as Marston) don’t kill Williams, I can confirm that you will be able to kill hares and other wild animals that will be wandering about the plains, minding their own business....

Hamza gave us a properintroductiontoTom Clancy’s H.A.W.Xyesterday, via his fleshed out post underneath the trailer, so I’m not going to bore you with details that you already know. However, I am going to follow it up with a couple of purdy pictures of jets, and all of us can marvel at them and pretend that we never saw the trailer and everything from this point on is entirely new. Since we at Destructoid are firm believers in not letting beautiful assets and press releases go to waste (and we all tent at the mere mention of air combat), without further ado, we invite you to click on the gallery and read that release....

The Spike Video Game Awards are as good a place as any to announce a new game, I guess. The rumor is that one of the bigger franchises will get a reveal on the December 11th show.Kotakuheard that it’s going to be Naughty Dog announcingUncharted 3. They say that some press have already played the unannounced title. Speaking of an early hands-on opportunity, this rumor fits right in line with a media-only event hosted by Sony the next day....

Confirmation is pretty easy to get if you have the rumored equipment in your hand, while standing next to a spokesman at an official event. It wasn’t me with the maracas, butGamekyo’srecent trip to theSamba de Amigosection of the Japan Expo revealed the peripherals in action. Even better, the Sega spokesman at the event confirmed that the game would ship with the two colorful attachments that wequestioned last week. An interesting aside to this is thatSamba de Amigocan also be played with just the Wii Remote....