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Some of you were keen onHard Corps: Uprisingupon first hearing about it recently, others … not so much. This is why, I presume, Arc System Works and Konami decided to shy away from slapping theContraname on what is by all accounts a game very muchContra-like in nature. Above is our first look at it in motion, courtesy of 1UP. Yes, the style is not necessarily what you’d expect from a spiritual successor to the funky, totally masculine Genesis gameContra: Hard Corps....

Jamie Kennedy — star of such cinematic blockbusters asSon of the MaskandMalibu’s Most Wanted— sucks as a person. After watching the above clip, the only thought that keeps me from drowning my sorrows in a crimson spray flowing freely from my slashed wrists is the idea that Mr. Kennedy realizes exactly how stupid mainstream America has become, and has made a career cleverly capitalizing on the joy all the fat Minnesotan housewives take from watching a caucasian person act in a stereotypically non-caucasian manner....

Electronic Arts’ Games boss Frank Gibeau has promised that he did not murderMirror’s Edge 2, and has stated that the publisher is in the process of figuring out how best to bring the franchise back. “We’re just trying to figure out how to bringMirror’s Edgeback and in what way. That’s part of the creative development process,” he explained. “I know there are some stories about how EA killedMirror’s Edge. Well, I’m the guy; I greenlight the games....

The latest details forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhave been unearthed, along with a single solitary screenshot that doesn’t belong toGame Informer. The latest details expand somewhat upon thewhat’s already known, and they’re all pretty cool! I want this now. All of the time. Bethesdaliterallycannot develop this fast enough.

This past Friday I moved offices and finally got the chance to hang up myZeldahistory poster that I got from Club Nintendo. Instantly one of my co-workers started humming theZeldatheme, and it basically went around the office like a virus. I tell this story to illustrate how iconic the music behind theZeldagames is, and hopefully emphasize how cool it is to be able todownload the entireTwilight Princesssoundtrack for freeover at Zelda Informer....

Video: I’m bringing XBOX back (from on10.net) Former colorful and peppy G4TV host Laura Foy has just sent us awonderful little dittygiving big ups to the Xbox 360. And frankly, as Laura says, it’s needed. In the midst of all this Wii and PlayStation 3 nonsense, some gamers forget that the 360 is actually doing some really good work right now and kicking a lot of gaming ass. You go girl!...

Wow, this is pretty heavy stuff. According to Square Enix president Yoichi Wada,Final Fantasy XIIImight be the swan song of the traditional RPG at Square Enix. Although Wada expectsXIIIto do great things for his company, he believes that Square’s internal studios should be put to work on creating “next generation” gameplay. “I believeFinal Fantasy XIIIis going be something special, and that it’s going to be well received by the audience,” states Wada....

Why yes, this is another edition of Friday Night Fights brought to you in part by Rockstar San Diego, who has given us what will surely be a mainstay for many months to come. For those waiting to hear our take onRed Dead Redemption, please note that Conrad is still hard at work on getting it done. I applaud your patience, because really, ask just about anyone and they will sing praises of what many are finding to be the Wild West game we’ve always wanted....

So we know Sony and Immersionkissed and made up. What wasn’t stated though was how much this has cost Sony.Now we know: Sony Corp. has agreed to pay Immersion Corp. $150.3 million in ending a patent infringement suit in which the latter company claimed the consumer electronics giant used its technology in the PlayStation videogame console. That’s not all. In a separate, but related agreement, Sony has licensed Immersion technology for $22....

Fallout 3was just released a few weeks ago, so this is certainly sooner than expected — Bethesda has decided to detail its first plans forFallout 3downloadable content on both PC and Xbox 360. There will be three downloadable packs (detailed below) available for both Xbox 360 and PC, releasing across the first three months of 2009. There’s no word on pricing. The official modding tools forFallout 3have been revealed as well....

As some of you may already be aware,Gamescomkicks off today in Cologne, Germany. We’re hoping to hear lots of news, including whether or not thisPS3 Slim businessis for real or not (hint: it probably is). We’ll be breaking out the major news for you as it hits, but if you’d like to also get in on seeing it all go down live, you can check out EA’s live streamhere, which will begin with the EA press conference in just a few minutes (10:30 am EST)....

Following in the footsteps other visiting Japanese composers like last year’s guest, Koji Kondo, composer Masafumi Takada comes to the 2008 Game Developers Conference to talk about how he creates music for games. Takada has scored several games for Goichi Suda, working as the lead composer, head sound designer, and jokingly, fire protection supervisor of Grasshopper Manufacture. Some titles includeKiller 7, Michigan, and most recently,No More Heroes. He also scored Capcom’sGod HandandResident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, and has even contributed work to Nintendo’sSuper Smash Bros....

The names Brenda Brathwaite, Brian Reynolds, Noah Falstein and Steve Meretzky may not beinstantlyrecognizable, but their gamemaking pedigrees are more than enough proof of their service to core gamers. Meretzky created, among other things, theHitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxycomputer game alongside Douglas Adams. Brathwaite started her career in the videogame industry by working on theWizardryseries. Reynolds worked with Sid Meyer on theCivilizationseries, and Falstein was one of the earliest team members at Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts)....