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Early last month we told you about the upcoming Japanese Nintendo DS title calledOtona No Ds Kao Training(Face Training), that teaches users the art of ‘facening’. This exercise is intended for females, and is supposed to keep skin elasticised, healthy, and beautiful. The only catch is that users’ faces will look absolutely stupid while playing. Face Trainingcomes with a stand for hands-free gaming as well as camera that plugs into the Game Boy Advance slot of the DS....

Somehow the producers of fledgling SCEA reality-show,“The Tester,”have figured out a way to keep new episodes coming despitealready offing its star, the charmer turned bird expert “Barmy.” The second episode of the series is now downloadable via PSN. The soft-spokenGod of Warcreator, David Jaffe, will be this week’s guest judge for the series’ first “team challenge.” Sounds good, right? We’ll do a recap, but don’t expect it in the immediate — there are games to be played and this week’s sixteenth, and final, episode of “American Idol” hits later in the evening....

Yesterday we found out that the Zune HD would be making the inevitable jumpinto portable gaming, and as if that wasn’t enough to tempt my gadget-whore side, this recently revealed Zune HD bearing theCrackdownlogo has really started to give me itchy spending fingers. TheCrackdownZune HD wasTweetedby John Noonan, one of theCrackdown 2developers who also co-hosts Microsoft’s Platform Biased podcast. It looks creally quite awesome and I would quite like to have it....

Sony released this behind-the-scenes trailer showing the team behindStarhawkplaying some multiplayer. ThePlayStation Bloghas more details on what’s going on with multiplayer or you can readour hands-on preview thatDale North wrote up recently. You all looking forward toStarhawk?

Go to any public bathroom stall, and you can expect to find the following examples of vandalism: None of these items were visible during my frequent visits to the filth-factories at PAX, but Ididstumble upon the above inscription, which apparently is the closest to hardcore vandalism that 60,000+ geeks get. Yes, it’s just “No More Heroes” scrawled on the wall, confident that you’ll “get” it. This is perhaps the only time graffiti’s been productive....

A brand newDementium IItrailer was released and it’s pretty damn gross. The whole time you’re looking at little screens sewed into someone’s body. That’s pretty messed up Southpeak and Renegade Kid. You guys are freaking sickos. Dementium IIwill be out on April 20 for the DS here in the US and is set to offer a pretty good thrill ride. Be sure to check outour previewas well asour video interviewto find out more about the upcoming survival horror title....

Considering all of the different types of drinking games there are, I’m surprised there’s not one centered around videogames. Sure, you’re able to create your own — like every time you hear “Welcome to the circus of values!” inBioShock, or every time someone teabags you inHalo 3. But there’s no official drinking game where the focus is on drinking, and not gaming. That’s why I decided to create my own. I call it: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly....

Last time we were treated to footage ofMoonfor the DS, it wasvia a web cam. Sure, it’s not the best way to show off a game, but at least we got to see it running. Now, we have two new videos showing off some action from the game.In this first video above,Major Kane is engaged with one of the bosses from the game. The boss is surrounded by a protective barrier that you can’t penetrate, but the boss can still shoot out at you....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] A lot of people have been complaining about Nintendo’s idea of giving games what is essentially an easy button. Decrying Nintendo as further abandoning their loyal fan-base in favor of the casual market, some people are straight up outraged. Personally, I don’t feel threatened at all by this fact....

Wow, Nintendo has really come out strong with a range of must-have 3D Classics, hasn’t it?Excitebike,Xevious, and now …Urban Champion! Literally the only three games we ever remember when we think of the NES. Nintendo, you’ve done it again! I was incredibly worried thatSuper Mario Bros. 3orLegend of Zeldawould get the 3D treatment, because those gamessuck. Hopefully we’re due some morerealclassics such asBart vs. The Space MutantsorDie Hard.I cannot wait....

High Voltage’sThe Grinderhas effectively been labeled as “Left 4 Deadon the Wii,” focusing as it does on co-op undead shooting action. High Voltage definitely wants to bring that kind of game to the white waggle box, but when we asked theLeft 4 Deaddeveloper how it felt aboutThe Grinder, we were met with what can best be described as hopeful skepticism. “I’m very interested in social gaming.Left 4 Deadis social gaming,” explains writer Chet Faliszek....

If you haven’t playedCrysis, you may know it as the game your friends talk about having been “far too graphic intensive,” and that they weren’t able to play it. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful game … if you could play it. That seems to be the general consensus, though. The series — developed by the award-winning Crytek — is going to take a better turn, however, withCrysis 2....

ThatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2bundlethat got announced late last night looked pretty sweet, to be sure, but even if you aren’t into Call of Duty, you may have pricked up your ears at the mention of that 250GB HDD. What if you wanted it separately, though?Kotakuasked, but it seems like the answer was no: “This hard drive is not being sold separately,” said Larry Hryb, boss of Xbox Live....