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Capcom is releasing a patch today for both the XBLA and PSN versions ofMarvel Vs Capcom 2. It includes several console-specific fixes to improve stability, as well as a few universal changes. Perhaps most notably, Cable’s Hyper Beam is no longer unblockable. Get your timing right, and the raep will cease. For you purists out there, Capcom notes thatthis is a bug fix, and not a design change. A few other kinks have been worked out, such as Magneto’s Tempest dealing incorrect amounts of chip damage....

The new Japanese 320GB PS3 doesn’t look much different at first glance. It’s still slim, and it’s got a big ol’ hard disk, but you won’t see the changes until you look under the hood. This new one is lighter at 2.6kg, and now has lower power consumption at 200 watts.From the stats, everything else seems to line up with the current model. The upcomingTales of Xilliagame hardware bundle’s PS3 is a 160GB unit....

Nothing screams “epic” like characters will gravely voices, and this latest trailer for Vigil Games’Darksidershas them in spades. Everyone sounds like they smoke six packs a day or is getting over some ghastly cold or just think growling makes you sound scarier. Well, they’re right. All the characters inDarksidersare downright terrifying, even the potentially sexy chick with grey hair, because she’s all talking about stenches which — right off the bat — is a total turn-off....

Just like James Bond and Dr. Who, the character of Lara Croft is famous for being portrayed by a string of different people over the years. The only difference being that you actually getrespectif you’ve played James Bond or Dr. Who. With a newTomb Raideron the horizon,Eidos has unveiledthe latest lady to portray Lara Croft in public appearances — a receptionist from sunny, glamorous, stab-a-riffic Croydon. Alison Carroll, described by comic bookThe Sunas “stunning and single,” will follow on from the likes of Nell McAndrew and serves as the public face for action gaming’s first lady....

From the latest issue of the Taiwanese edition of Famitsu magazine comes word of an upcoming Xbox 360 title,Ninety-Nine Nights Rondo. Simply part of a release list, there was no other information available on the title other than the fact that it’s slated for a November release. In case you didn’t know,Dictionary.com describes a “rondo”as “a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme....

You should know that I have a very specific reason why I’m excited about Firefly Studios’Dungeon Hero— the game’s baddies, the goblins, will go about their business as you play the game. This includes, but is not limited to: doing laundry, cooking, playing guitar, andusing the toilet. Yes,Dungeon Heromay feature goblin peeing. But if you don’t see it, it’s happening somewhere, just know that much. These new screens don’t depict any goblins urinating, but I can picture it in my mind and it’s glorious....

Out of all the “GOTY 2008” lists I’ve read, I couldn’t find one that featured a “winning” game that I felt any attachment to, not even Dtoid’s winnerLeft 4 Dead. It seems that gaming journalists are growing more and more out of touch with what makes a game not only worth playing, but also worth owning. I know a lot of the guys who write “PERFECT GAME! 10/10!” reviews for titles likeGTA IVandGears of War 2are paid off to do so, but that doesn’t change the fact that gaming reviews are growing ever less effective at helping gamers assess a game’s level of objective quality....

The game which everyone was teased and thought to be a titled calledRed Lotusturns out to be… a new True Crime game. Yes, as inTrue Crime: Streets of NYandTrue Crime: Streets of LA.A new one. Developed by United Front games and published by Activision, the game looks to put the lead character in Hong Kong as an undercover cop. As part of the Triads he must “think like the Triads.” Also, there are strippers in this game, and guns....

Speaking with Wired, Nintendo of America has revealed that it will launch the Nintendo Channel alongside WiiWare next month. Already available in Japan, the Nintendo Channel will allow gamers who have played WiiWare games for at least an hour to review the game. These reviews will then be public, which is an interesting alternative to playable demos, of which Nintendo has absolutely no plans to provide to gamers. Additionally, the Nintendo Channel will offer a list of upcoming Nintendo DS and Wii games, which can be sorted in a number of ways based on the user’s preference (release date, genre, etc....

We brought you news last week that several major retailerswere givingStarCraft IIa December 3 release date. Although it was in no way official, something seemed rather fishy that they would all announce the same date a week before Blizzard’s 2008 Worldwide Invitational. That being the case, it seemed likely that Blizzard would offer some sort of statement on the matter during the event this weekend. That’s exactly what Vice President Rob Pardo did whenhe trampledthis rumor (along with my hopes) with all the fury of a rampaging Zerg Ultralisk....

It’s no secret that the over-saturated music game genre isn’t doing as well as it used to. Analyst Michael Pachter believes there isone big reasonfor 2009’s music game decline — the games didn’t withhold enough content. “Publishers have probably done themselves a disservice by giving us way too much value for our money with each of these games,” explains the mighty soothsayer. “You just get way too much content. The installed base has a lot of music, and they don’t really need a lot more....

The above is the brand new trailer for the upcoming game based on the webcomic that spawned the event I’m currently at. That last sentence should illustrate just how huge Gabe and Tycho have become, as last I checked only three people attended NexCon 2007 (two of whom were homeless and the third was actually a dog).One might think that with all the different jars the boys have their hands in certain things might be neglected, but they seem to impart their own unique stamp on every project they’re dragged into and in the subgenre of non-game-IP-based-games hopefully that’s enough to keep it from sucking horribly....

Sony may not be top dog this generation, but the echo of its past glory still rings today as the PlayStation 2 continues to hit milestones. After ten years and eleven months on the market, the PS2 has shipped over 150 million units worldwide. If you’re not very good with numbers, let’s just say that is kind of a lot. As of December 2010, there have been 1,527,000,000 PS2 games sold from a library of 10,828....