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Inlast week‘s debate we made progress on our journey of choosing all the contenders for the massive RPG game debate tournament that’s drawing near. Unlike two weeks ago, the last week’s decision was almost unanimous, showing that the winner will be a force to be reckoned with in the RPG tournament. Here are the results: Also, for readers who desperately wish to see the showdown betweenBaldur’s Gate II: Shadows of AmnversusPlanescape: Torment, just wait until the tournament begins and your hopes will come true!...

Last weekI told you aResident Evilseries debate would be next week — surprise! I just couldn’t let the opportunity to see these two famousSuper Mariogames pass by without a huge 1 vs 1 “Mario to the death” showdown debate. This one is for all themarblesmushrooms! With the help of the Dtoid army we choseSuper Mario Worldas the bestMarioplatformer game in the entire series, and last week we also decided on the bestMarioRPG game from the same series, and as it turned out, even the same console....

Considering that there are some people that bought a Wiijustto play the bowling game bundled withWii Sports, it’s simply out of the question for Sony to launch PlayStation Move without its own take on the sport. While Sony doesn’t have anything prepped as far as we know, developer FarSight Studios has its own game,Brunswick Bowling, in the works. Unsurprisingly, the game is exactly what you’d expect, with the basic mechanics not dissimilar from “Wii Bowling....

Nick and I are here at Sony’s press event, and when we walked in and took our front row seats, we found that we were flanked by Sony’s yet-to-be-named motion controllers. We don’t know what’s going on yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as you know. If you want the absolute latest, follow@dalenorthand@nickchesteron Twitter. We’ve heard a bit from an unnamed source, actually. Before even seeing it, we hear that the device has a globe that changes colors to indicate players....

It’s been about a week since I got my hands onthe demo ofBatman: Arkham Asylum, and it made me more excited to fork over my money for the full game than ever. The addictive mixture of stealth and ass-kicking combat had me hooked within ten minutes. I figured Batman would need more complex defenses against Arkham’s craftier villians, though, and it seems I was right, if this newest trailer has anything to say about it!...

When we recently reviewedGhostbusters: The Video GameandFuel, we ended up telling you to “rent it,” or essentially try it before you make a commitment (or never make that commitment at all). But we know you’re cheap, and you probably didn’t want to shell out the cash to rent it, so here’s the next best thing: Demos. Well, if you have an Xbox 360, that is. Demos for both games are now available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, provided you have a Gold account (they’ll be made available for Silver members in the future)....

Even though I was done with Lara Croft’s adventures afterTomb Raider IIIfor the original PlayStation I still had high hopes for the character. I even saw both (yes,both!) Angelina Jolie filmsin the theaterin an attempt to rekindle my love for the original queen of cosplay. (Unsurprisingly, that didn’t work.) It wasn’t until 2006’s exceptionalTomb Raider: Legendwhen my love for all things Lara Croft returned. Combining classic exploring with some satisfying Prince of Persia acrobatics,Legendwas a stellar entry in the Tomb Raider series — bringing the game back to its classic, adventuring roots....

Last time wechecked outDead Space 2′s multiplayer, we were impressed with theLeft 4 Dead-influenced survival modes. While the Humans versus Necromorphs gameplay doesn’t leave for variety of modes, the core gameplay looks like a solid griefing opportunity for gamers who would rather see the bad guys dismember the good ones. Before last night, we hadn’t played the newest Necromorph class, the Puker. Pretty much every Necromorph option plays off a member of a family, with the baby-shaped Lurker, the child-like Pack and the female Spitter, but we had never gotten hands-on with the big daddy, the Puker....

PlayStation Network titles designed for the PlayStation 3 then later being ported to the PlayStation Portable isn’t uncommon. Games likeflOw,PixelJunk Monsters, andSuper Stardusthave all made their way to the portable in some form another, usually after-the-fact, and with enough notable changes that set them apart from their PS3 counterparts. What’s so surprising about the upcomingModNation Racerson the PSP is that there appears to be very little different between it and its bigger PS3 brother....

Well, will you look at that. That sure does look like Ico and Princess Yorda in sackboy form, doesn’t it? This picture was found on the Media Molecule website, but has since been removed, which points in the direction of seeing them inLittleBigPlanetin the near future. In fact,1Upalluded to content like this a while ago: Media Molecule raved about massive boss battles that require flipping 120 switches to defeat, and they once again hinted that other internal Sony developers (such asKillzonecreators Guerrilla Games orShadow of the Colossusdirector Fumito Ueda) might be designing their own unique LBP showpieces....

God, just look at her. Her levelf of badassery is light years beyond what the average woman could ever dream of achieving. Also, her hair turns into a giant boot which proceeds to kick you in the face if you’ve been naughty. Seriously, what’s this b*tch like in the sack? She might kill you if you can’t rise to the occasion. Well, we’ve seen her inprototype formalready, but the videos after the jump give us a peek at something a bit different — how Bayonetta’s world would look withour special effects....

Game Republic boss Yoshiki Okamoto believes that Western game developmentis more advancedthan in Japan, claiming that it’s “almost too late” for Eastern devs to catch up. Claiming it’ll take more than “a single lifetime” for his homeland to reclaim the same kind of status it enjoyed in the Famicon days, the former Capcom producer really seems down on his country’s progress: It’s almost too late. During the Famicom (NES) era, Japanese video games comprised 70 percent of all video games....

Good for you, Sony. Glad you finally (almost) figured this cost thing out. When I bought my day-one PS3, it cost me $600. That hurt, but it hurt Sony more, as the system cost them over $800 to make. Things have since changed for the better on both sides. The new, redesigned PS3 costs only $299, andCnetreports that Sony’s cost is down to only $336 per system, according to aparts analysis....