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Electronic Arts and Pandemic Studios have announced a worldwide co-publishing deal for the upcoming PlayStation 3 title,Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. For about a year now, Pandemic had been quietly skirting the issue of who would be publishing the title, with many assuming they would remain withLucasArts(who had published the mildly successful first title,Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction). The press release (which can be read after the jump) only mentions the PlayStation 3 version of the game, but rumors have long stated the game would hit theXbox360 as well....

Halo: Reachis out on September 14 and unless you’ve been lucky enough to find retailers selling the game early, the wait is KILLING YOU. It doesn’t help thatthe review embargo was liftedlast night and there’s a ton ofHalo: Reachcontent floating all around. So to help with the pain of waiting, I’ve captured and uploaded a ton of video fromHalo: Reach. All of these videos are from my first time playing most of the gametypes and maps, hence why you’ll see me moving around cautiously a lot....

This week’s fake game, submitted byfearian(and Photoshopped by our own Topher Cantler), isonlyfor the hardcore. And when I say “hardcore,” I mean it in theDiablo IIsense of the word — if you die inYou See ‘Em, You Kill ‘Em,a massively multiplayer combat-based PvP game, your character is erased and you have to start from scratch. The word “unforgiving” doesn’t begin to describe it; hit the jump for the details on this MMOFPSFYOUINTHEA....

I won’t lie. I wet my pants for Square. Always have, always will.Chrono Triggerpretty much enrolled me for life. Yeah, sometimes they make games that I think we could have done without (coughFinalFantasyX2cough), but in the long run I know I can expect their games to have engaging stories, amazing characters and great gameplay. Oh, and boys that look like girls. It’s like PG 13 porn for the David Bowie set....

Polish developer Flying Wild Hog is working on a yet to be announced PC-exclusive shooter that doesn’t have a name yet. It does, however, have a screenshot to tease you with. The game appears to be set in aPrey 2-like universe filled with promotions for clones that work for you while you have fun elsewhere, robotics, and optical things — implants perhaps? There’s also some kind of cyborg creature sitting in the middle of the street, judging the player for reaching the screencap key....

Valentine’s Day was yesterday, but some mobile developers just like to keep love alive.Lame Castle: Be My Valentine(iOS) is free today, because timeliness means nothing when there are freebies to nab. Be My Valentine is a selection of love-themed spin-off levels based upon the originalLame Castle. It’s as fun as the main game, which is well worth the buck it takes to obtain. I highly recommend both the free spin-off and the paid one, so get ’em both, says I!...

When Valve announced that they werepulling theirPortal 2event from E3, promising that a “surprise” would be there in its place, the Internet did what the Internet does: It immediately went ablaze with speculation thatHalf-Life 2: Episode 3actually exists in a demonstrable capacity suited for public display and would be present at the big show next week. Seriously, the only thing the Internet is good for is guessing when the nextHalf-Lifegame is coming....

Last week‘s debate made me pretty nervous. On paper, comparing a cartoony and speedy shooter to a realistic and slow stealth shooting game made perfect sense. But this wasMetal Gear— could any series compare with it in a debate? With the possibility of an impending total landslide on my mind, I put the debate up anyways, and I’m really glad I did. The feedback from both sides was a pleasure to read, and the votes did both classics justice....

Two years ago, GameFly filed a dispute with the US Postal Service, saying that the mail carrier was providing preferential treatment to big companies Netflix and Blockbuster. The central issue is the sorting of mail from the services which was being hand-sorted at no charge for the big boys while GameFly was left to either pay a surcharge or see more of their discs destroyed by the machinery. This week, the Postal Regulatory Commission handed down a ruling which concurs with Gamefly’s claim and orders the establishment of new mail categories for first-class DVD mailers....

Ken Levine is kind of a badass. He not only worked as the creative force behind one of the most incredible games of all time*, but the dude knows how to give an interesting presentation. In “Storytelling inBioShock: Empowering Players to Care About Your Stupid Story,” Ken acknowledged many ofBioShock‘s flaws, and his own personal behavior as a designer that caused his employees to get really, really pissed at him. This all came in between numerous cultural references and jokes with the F-word in them....

On April 3, theAustralian Government went ahead and tossed up classificationforGeometry Wars Retro Evolved 2. While many of us have had dreams of its announcement, that game has yet to be revealed. So here we go:Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2confirmed! Based on the game’s entry in the classification database, we can deduce a few things about the game. It’s listed as being multi-platform, and since it’s being published by Activision, they’re probably not kidding; expect to see the game on one or nine consoles....

It’s hard to write this with my fingers shaking in anticipation, but the details forGuitar Hero IIfor theXbox360 are about to explode all over your keyboard. TeamXboxspills all of the details, including the aforementioned songs that will be exclusive to theXbox360 version of the game. “Billion Dollar Babies” by Alice Cooper; “Dead!” by My Chemical Romance; “Hush” as made famous by Deep Purple; “Life Wasted” as made famous by Pearl Jam; and “Rock N’ RollHoochieKoo” as made famous by Rick Derringer, are all among the exclusive tracks....

Halfbrick Studios has released a brand new teaser trailer forRaskulls, bringing us a little closer to the legend that is The King. As the main star of this sidescrolling puzzler racing game, King has a lot of credentials, as you’re able to see from the video. Wouldyoumess with a bee keeping champion? Didn’t think so. Halfbrick promises that some actual gameplay is on the way, and I am really looking forward to it....