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    joystiq So, Resident Evil: Revelations is shipping with a pretty hilarious spelling error, and Capcom is offering to send a replacement insert to people who receive the misprinted box. For the love of God, don't take them up on that offer. Or if you do, hang on to that defective...

    3 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

      joystiq The House of Blues in San Diego will play host to Sonic Boom 2012 on Friday, July 13, during the San Diego Comic Con. Comic Con badges will not be required to enter the event, although what the event actually is still remains completely unknown, save for the fact that...

      4 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

        joystiq Pugilists with a penchant for downloads will be delighted to hear that Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition has been added to Xbox Live's Games on Demand list. No longer are you forced to download that ordinary, boring Street Fighter IV -- a Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition download...

        5 hours ago by David Hinkle

          joystiq As part of Sony's efforts to phase out the Qriocity brand and replace it with the all-encompassing Sony Entertainment Network, Sony will be phasing out the term "PlayStation Network account" and will instead be using "Sony Entertainment Network account," beginning next Wednesday, February 8.The change, however, is purely cosmetic. Your...

          6 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

            kotaku In past years I've used the Saturday before the Super Bowl to handicap the field for the next cover of Madden NFL. Since the last time I did that, EA Sports put the honors up to a fan-voted, 32-player tournament in 2011, and on Thursday announced it was doubling that...

            9 hours ago by Owen Good

              kotaku A Taiwanese gaming site has posted cards detailing the movesets for characters Street Fighter X Tekken, due for release in March. The big news here is that the movesets confirm M. Bison, Xiaoyu, Akuma, Jin and Ogre for the game's lineup. More »

              8 hours ago by Owen Good

                joystiq If Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus and the Zune marketplace haven't been enough to satiate your unquenchable thirst for all things cinematic, perhaps two more apps will help quell the raging torrent in your soul. Crackle, a free service, has a somewhat limited and eccentric selection of movies and television shows...

                8 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

                  kotaku Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites. More »

                  10 hours ago by Matt Toder

                    kotaku The action RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning releases on Tuesday, bringing with it damn near 200 hours worth of gameplay. You don't have to get it full price, either, there are savings on the console and PC versions of the game, plus more than 58 other values, inside this weekend's...

                    16 hours ago by Owen Good

                      rockpapershotgun The bucket’s being delivered slightly later than usual this morning, I accidentally spent an hour or so playing Mirror’s Edge to help soothe my post-Bit of Alright weary head. Those indie developers sure know how to pour alcohol down their mouths and into their bellies. But soothe my head it...

                      17 hours ago by Lewie Procter

                        joystiq The wily gentlemen at NeoGAF have spotted a copyright registration by Insomniac Games for something called Outernauts, supposedly a new game the developer is working on. If you thought the company was already working on "O-something," you're also right: Overstrike was announced at last year's E3. But Outernauts is new,...

                        10 hours ago by Mike Schramm

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                          11 hours ago by Owen Good

                            computerandvideogames No, seriously - a 'crazy powerful' mod tool to rival LittleBigPlanet 2?. RedLynx released an amazing trailer for Trials Evolution this week that reveals some of the ridiculously cool stuff you can do with the new editor tools, and you may be surprised. Click here to read the full articleRelated...

                              computerandvideogames Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi promises another patch. Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that yet another update is on its way to GT5 next week. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesKISS Angry Birds is on the cardsFFXIV getting its 'biggest patch yet' this monthSkyrim Creation Kit...

                                joystiq Street Fighter X Tekken's character roster has had more leaks than a Civil War-era submarine; this time, the unannounced character details come courtesy of a move list card deck included in a Taiwanese collector's edition of the game, which happens to include cards for five unannounced characters: M. Bison, Xiaoyu,...

                                11 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

                                  computerandvideogames PSN accounts get a name change, but no change in functionality. Sony has announced that, as of February, PSN account holders will instead be "Sony Entertainment Network account" holders. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesKISS Angry Birds is on the cardsFFXIV getting its 'biggest patch yet' this monthSkyrim...

                                    joystiq If you grew up on the LucasArts side of the adventure game turf wars, you missed out on some really wonderful Sierra stuff -- specifically, the Space Quest series; a consistently funny, wonderfully designed set of sci-fi adventure games.GOG just happens to have them on sale this weekend for 50%...

                                    12 hours ago by JC Fletcher

                                      kotaku Last summer PC peripheral maker Razer introduced the world to the Razer Blade, a device CEO Min-Liang Tan boldly described as "the world's first gaming laptop." Well now the world's first gaming laptop is in my dining room. Let's open this baby up, shall we? More »

                                      12 hours ago by Mike Fahey

                                        kotaku Protip: Aluminum foil is only useful for protecting you from the mind-controlling radio signals sent out by the CIA. If you're using it to shoplift games, all it does is attract the attention of the store manager. More »

                                        13 hours ago by Owen Good

                                          kotaku North American subscribers to Battle.net, check your inboxes—and your spam box, in case its settings are too strict. Blizzard sent out another 100,000 invitations to the Diablo III beta overnight. More »

                                          14 hours ago by Owen Good

                                            joystiq Not to be confused with the upcoming line of DC figures based on the Caped Crusader's escapades through Gotham and its related institutions, these new figures from Square Enix recreate Batman: Arkham Asylum's Harley Quinn, who happens to come with her own little Scarface, as well as a new armored...

                                            13 hours ago by Jordan Mallory

                                              kotaku In an email to PlayStation Network subscribers, Sony told subscribers that their PlayStation Network accounts will now be known as "Sony Entertainment Network" accounts. Not that this does away with PlayStation Network as a name. Sony says PSN "will be aligned with Sony Entertainment Network." More »

                                              15 hours ago by Owen Good

                                                computerandvideogames Is he onto something or just plain crazy?. On last week's mailbox Mike Brady made a case for this generation of consoles being the best ever. Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesSony and Nintendo's poor financials: Apocalypse? Not just yetAround the network: February shmebruary5 best zombie games everSecret...

                                                  eurogamer Renowned for their intricate detail and heavy effects work, the SoulCalibur and Tekken games are a remarkable example of just how much processing and rendering Namco is able to cram into the tiny window afforded by a solid 60 frames-per-second update. While it's fair to say that the core gameplay...

                                                    computerandvideogames Build it then smash it to pieces... Usually, the optimum racing line in a driving game isn't the one that goes through the big concrete column. Click here to read the full article