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Recently onPlayStation.Blog, Capcom Associate Product Manager John Diamonon put up a post regarding some questions that fans have aboutBionic Commando: Rearmed. Aside from addressing questions in the main post, he also found himself answering more questions in the comments column. When one reader professed his love for Capcom andDead Rising, Diamonon responded with: You haven’t seen the last of Dead Rising. We were all surprised whenDead Rising: Chop ‘Til You Dropwas revealedin an issue of Famitsu, but will Capcom spreadDead Risingto yet another platform?...

If you never playedRunMan’s Monster Fracas, that’s fine. You missed out on a great little platformer, but it’s really not that big a deal. Regardless of whether or not you playedRMF, my opinion of you will not change. If you don’t download, enjoy, and donate money towardRunMan: Race Around the World, however,you are a f*cking idiot. RunMan: Race Around the Worldis a game where yourun very very fastin a world of beautifully low-fi anthropomorphic scenery, all while listening to 1920’s folk music....

Koei’s brand new DS adventure game,Saihai no Yukue, now has anofficial sitecomplete with renders of its selection of lovable Japanese feudalistic types. My main men over atKoei Warriorshave careful cultivated such renders and now I’m sharing them with you, the five people that care. Shut up, it’s late, I can do what I want. Between this,Prey The StarsandMonster Racer, it seems that Koei is really providing some fresh and interesting stuff on the Nintendo DS....

Why yes, ofBrütal Legendwill quite possibly be getting downloadable content! Don’t act surprised, you should have known as soon as you heard that Electronic Arts would be publishing the game. Before you rattle your cages and scream “ROBBERY,” however, let’s hear outBrütal Legendcreator Tim Schafer,who promisesthat the DLC will be “something awesome.” Actually, there’s no further comment outside of that, with Double Fine’s PR goons doing their best to keep mouths tightly zipped....

Mahjong is the ultimate time passer. It’s the kind of game I love to play to take a break. It’s also the kind of game that has me looking up at the clock and bitching about how late it already is. Atlus has a Mahjong game on the way withMahjong Cub3D. This one’s a bit different as there’s a mode where you’ll play in 3D space, where you’ll twist and rotate your view to get your tile match on....

Perhaps you’ve already heard — I mean, everyone isfreaking out over it. In case not, brace yourself, and your wallet, for impact: Steam is running a sale from now through July 4 that has a ridiculous number of games set at prices you’ll have a hard time resisting. Some of these games are on sale for the duration, but there’s also daily discounts with even more absurd pricing. Here’s the current today-only line-up:...

It’s been a very long night. One last thing before my eyes burst forth from my skull and explode in a shower of blood and ichor. BecausePaper Mariois always worth that risk. Here are three tiny, beautiful screenshots ofPaper Mario 3DS. Of the games we’ve seen tonight, this is easily within the top five that I want to see in action on the hardware. I want to observe two-dimensional Mario making quick turns back and forth, doing that paper-flipping effect in 3D....

The time has finally arrived! After months of teasing, Sega has officially revealed the truth behindProject Needlemouse, the long-awaited reboot for theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise. That truth isSonic the Hedgehog 4! An all-new sidescrolling adventure,Sonic the Hedgehog 4will see the world’s fastest hedgehog return to his roots in a game that’s being aimed squarely at the jaded retro fan.Sonic 4will see a reboot for the series and the first “true”Sonicsequel sinceSonic 3....

Sonyhas detailedits “Welcome Back” package for North American PSN users, and the freebies they can pick up as compensation for the downtime. I have to say that the offer is … not bad. Could have been much worse! In addition, all users get the following extras: The games Sony offers aren’t exactly “hot” ones, but they’re decent enough, especially at the price of free. Far better than nothing. What do you reckon?...

This is the last episode ofSundays with Sagatbefore the proposed reboot of the show. We’ll get a sneak peak of Sagat’s new take on the series this Saturday duringDestructoid LIVE PAX panel. Until then, behold — the death of Birdie. At least, I think he died. It’s not thedeath by firethat I asked for the last time he showed up, but the situation looks equally impossible to escape from. Don’t feel bad, it’s nothing that he doesn’t deserve....

I don’t watch this “NASCAR,” and I don’t know who “Denny Hamlin” is, but there’s a reason I just typed those two things — Nintendo. This Saturday, NASCAR pro Hamlin will get behind the wheel of a customizedNew Super Mario Bros. Wiicar, competing in the Able Body Labor at Phoenix International Raceway. It’s the No. 20 GameStop Toyota, and it looks like the Mushroom Kingdom threw up all over it....

The first time I ever took notice of Zynga was when my friends were blasting me withMafia Warsinvites on Facebook. Little would I expect that the company would go on to become one of the largest videogame developers in the industry. Mafia Wars 2is Zynga’s first direct sequel and it’s kind of likeCityVillemeets the originalMafia Wars. Except, you know, you’re killing people and doing other illegal things. Mafia Wars 2(Facebook)Developer: ZyngaPublisher: ZyngaRelease: Winter 2011 There are three basic gameplay elements at work withMafia Wars 2....

[Editor’s note: Community member SurplusGamer did a little Q&A onTales of Monkey Islandwith Telltale’s Mike Stemmle. — CTZ] In their heyday, graphic adventure games were one of the most popular PC genres around. Sadly, that heyday is fifteen or twenty years ago, leaving a lot of people like me pottering around the Internet and grumbling about how good things were in the ‘old days’. If you played adventure games when they were popular, chances are you have fond memories of Lucasarts’ classicMonkey Islandseries which arguably set a new benchmark for writing and humour in games....