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Sure, sometimes I stand up from the couch to shout at my television when playing a frustrating game. But in general, I won’t be standing up unless the game calls for it. Wondering if you’ll be able to remain planted in your seat when using Microsoft’s motion sensing Kinect device? Yes… sometimes. “Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind,” Microsoft clarified toJoystiq. As an example, Microsoft mentioned Dashboard navigation, which would include things like watching video, Video Kinect chat, and more....

XSEED sent along word thatYs Seven, the upcoming PSP game, will come in a Limited Collector’s Edition. For your $49.99 you’ll get the game, a soundtrack CD containing 20 songs, a 60-page artbook that featuresYs Sevenand Ys 1 & II Chronicles, and a 12.5 x 34″ cloth map highlighting the world of Ys. Nice! They are also announcing a “Name in Game” promotion that will get you get your name into the Ys series of games....

Leaks. They happen in the videogame industry, probably more often than publishers and developers would like. People just can’t seem to keep their mouths shut. The most recent “leak” just hit our inbox, and the tipster writes, “Got this document from an intern on the inside at EA. Some new product extensions forDante’s Inferno. They even have a big wheels like cycle they’re developing.” We were provided with scans of this supposed leak, and I’ve gotta say: I can’twaitto wear Dante’s Inferno cologne....

This is a gameplay video for99Bullets, coming soon toDSiWarefrom EnjoyUp Games. As you may see, it’s a shoot-em-up where you control a little green robot flying through space and destroying all enemies in your path with your advanced, 4-directional shooting. What distinguishes it from most other games is that it adds a combo system for greater scoring, making the game as much about not being in the path of things as being in their path at the right time to destroy enemies and maximize points....

According to a recent post on the official EABattlefield: Bad Company 2forums, the big ole’ PC patch for the follow-up is now live. Among the host of fixes are a host of tiny single-player bug squashes, including a fix for character voice issues and low volume problems during the cut-scenes. The MP component has received the brunt of the work. Serious server browser woes have been addressed, and even flickering assets got an extra pass....

Here’s a new developer diary from Visceral Games forDead Space 2.Producer Scott Probst takes us on a tour of the abilities players will be able to use when they take control of the necromorph menace for the first time inDead Space 2’s multiplayer. Necromorphs have the advantage of being able to see human players anywhere on the map and each of the four types has their own special attacks and moves....

Here’s an obligatory video featuring the various executions found in theGears of War 3beta. I figure many of you haven’t seen some of these moves, since it’s not often you get the chance to initiate them without the opposing team taking notice. I will say, though, that people are getting better and better at saving the super long ones (e.g, the face-punching execution) for the final kill of the match....

I had the pleasure of chatting with with Microsoft’s Xbox man himself, Director of Product Management, Aaron Greenberg, over dinner last night. Well, we didn’t quite have dinner together. I was eating pizza while talking on the phone with him. I hope I wasn’t too rude. Recession? Hardware sales down? Aaron Greenberg didn’t sound worried when we talked about it. “People were surprised at how well Xbox 360 sold,” he told me....

Activision loves to criticize other companies for prices. Bobby Kotick was very vocal about a PS3 price cut, and now the evil publisher has shared concerns for the alleged $149.99 price point of Xbox Kinect and the cost of having a complete PlayStation Move controller. The statement comes from COO Thomas Tippl, who claims to be “absolutely” concerned. “The bigger the install base, the more likely that you may make sense out of your investment,” said Tippl....

Hakuna Matata, bitches! The PS3’s candid animal photography game,Afrika, has been stuck in Japan for far too long. We here in the West have been begging to take photographs of zebras for well over a year, with neither Sony nor National Geographic taking the required steps to make our dreams come true. Enter new publisher Natsume, and the news thatAfrikais finally coming to North America. In case you did not know,Afrikais likePokémon Snap‘s more grown-up brother....

Alice: Madness Returnshas unleashed a third teaser trailer online for your viewing pleasure. Up until now, American McGee and his team have kept the gameplay footage under wraps and I’m pleased to say that this new trailer … doesnothingto change that. Yet again, no gameplay to speak of here, but thereissome stabbing. So that’s something.

American McGee will be at GDC in order to pimp his new concept,Little Red Riding Hood. The famous game developer has released some artwork to give a flavor of his new project, and it’s looking pretty damn tasty. “[The artwork] depicts a scene from a game concept I’ll be pitching at this year’s GDC,” explains American, whose name sounds ludicrous without the McGee part. “If we’re lucky, an interested publisher will help us move it into production....

One game I’ve been really eager to see more of isAmy, the PSN-exclusive horror game driven byFlashbackcreator Paul Cuisset. Today, thePlayStation Bloghas published the first details for the game. Amysounds like an utter delight, and exactly the type of horror experience that this generation has been missing. I will keep my fingers crossed for good things. PSN exclusives rarely seem to let me down, so I will keep my hope levels high....