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So, Microsoft had Rare create the Avatar system for the New Xbox Experience in an obvious attempt to replicate the popularity of the Mii. And then they did… well, not much with it. There are a few games which feature the personalized characters, such asKingdom for Keflingsand a few free packs of clothing have shown up with little fanfare. This lack of follow-through may be about to change. Rare has revealed toVG247that new clothing options may soon be available as unlockable items in certain games....

At least, that’s the impression I get from the demo, which isavailable from the Japanese PlayStation Network Store right now. That’s a bit of a bummer for me, as I was hoping for an HDBleachgame that could contend with the excellence of, say,Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2.Instead we’ve got a brawler whose fighting system makesSengoku BASARA: Samurai Heroeslook complex and nuanced. And Ilikethat style of game. Not to say that it’s terrible, though....

TheDiablo IIIconsole saga continues with Blizzard perhaps making its most committed claim yet. Senior designer Jason Bender has effectively said there is no real barrier to bringing the highly anticipated RPG to PS3 and Xbox 360, since the game is quite suited to a console environment. “I think it is suited to consoles,†he says. “We’re definitely working, obviously, on the PC version. This is something that’s been brought up a lot aboutDiablo....

I never thought I’d be enthusiastic about a brick-breaking game in 2009, but here we are. New Zealand-based developer Sidhe revealed its forthcoming PlayStation Network titleShatteryesterday, and it’s looking more or less excellent. The name might not be immediately familiar, butSidhe is the studioresponsible forGripShift, which was a neat little game and an overall pleasant surprise. Sure,Shatteris a completely different type of project, but it’s nice to know the companyhasa pedigree....

It’s Sunday, and well, that means we like to bring you lighter gaming news and even lighter Dtoid news. For those who may like tofollow and trackmy whereabouts, you should know that starting Tuesday, I’ll be living and based out of Los Angeles,California. That’s right,I’mgoingHollywoodbitches! The move will not only be big for myself (moving to the other side of the country usually is), but also potentially big forDestructoidas a whole....

You may not recognize the name Bionic Games, but sure you’ll know the titles members of the studio have worked on —Resistance: Fall of Man,World of Warcraft,Ratchet and Clank, just to name a few. The recently formed team based out of North Hollywood, California sure has a lot of experience behind them, and they hope to bring it all together in their first title, the Wii exclusive,Spyborgs.Noting that the Wii is a machine good at being a social gaming machine, Capcom’s Daryl Allison explains that theSpyborgsexperience is all about cooperation and teamplay....

That’s right boy and girls; Microsofthas finally approved theCastle Crasherspatch. The title update will be live in the next few hours at 2AM Pacific and should address all issues with online play, game saves and all of the other little exploits. The Behemoth will have a detailed post on theDev Blogsometime on Wednesday detailing all the specifics. It’s been a long hard bumpy road for theCastle Crashersteam. The game out in Augustto rave reviewsbut then people started to have a ton of problems with the it....

Not that Sony representatives are fans of hype or anything, but an excited PR man seemed so thrilled withHeavy Rainthat he made one of the boldest statements we’ve ever heard, claiming thatHeavy Rainis graphically superior to the current benchmark of console visuals,Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The rep had been demoing Quantic Dream’s artsy fartsy adventure at CES and was asked how it holds up to such good looking and action-heavy games likeUncharted 2....

Here’s a humble offering ofResistance 3screenshots for you to paw over like rabid dogs. They mostly seem to have been extrapolated from thetrailer that was launchedlast week, but they’re worth having a gawp at anyway. If there’s one thing I’ve always thought Insomniac did well with this series, it’s make a truly horrific enemy out of the Chimera. Few enemy “races” in a game are more nasty looking than those guys, and the vicious “Longlegs” creature shown in this gallery exemplifies that....

Since its August 2009 launch, Vogster Entertainment’s third-person shooter MMOCrimeCrafthas evolved dramatically. Listening to its community, Vogster has moldedCrimeCraftinto a drastically more refined experience compared to where it started over a year ago. On Saturday, December 4 at 7:00 PM Eastern,CrimeCraftwill see the next step in its evolution —Bleedout. In what could be considered the first “true expansion” for the title,Bleedoutintroduces a new campaign, features set, and narrative that will extend theCrimeCraftuniverse in ways previously unseen....

In our day to day operations, we come across a lot of stuff that we debate on running. We get a lot of crap tips, sure, but even some legit ones have us shrugging our shoulders, or in this case, rolling our eyes. So all morning we’ve been talking about Dave Perry’s (Shiny,Earthworm Jim)tweet, which read: I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive....

Time for another adorable video promotingDe Blob 2. Last week, THQ released a vid showing what an exciting career in the field of air traffic control is like in the world of their game. Now, they’ve moved past aeronautics and are shooting for the stars in this latest video. As you would expect, things do not go well for our job-hunter.De Blob 2releases for consoles and handhelds on February 22nd....

Thanks to their innocence and the unendingsoppinessof human beings, children have become sacred in media. It’s very rare to see a child suffer or die in movies, TV shows and videogames, which is especially weird in zombie-themed media — the world would realistically becrawlingwith zombie kids during an undead uprising! With that in mind, it was refreshing — and quite chilling — to seeDead Island‘s hotnew trailerfocus on the massacre of a family and the zombification of a young girl....