Rumor: Shenmue’s Nozomi cut from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Nozomi, the erstwhile love interest of Shenmue ’s Ryo Hazuki, has lived a virtual life of ignominy. All she wanted in life was to form a meaningful connection before leaving the town of Yokosuka to live in Canada, but she had the misfortune to fall for the most oblivious teenage boy in the world, who simply failed to notice her overt advances

Gaijin Games offers first screen of Bit.Trip Runner

A single screen from the next Bit.Trip game from Gaijin Games has been revealed, and judging from the look of it, Bit.Trip Runner is going to be significantly less abstract than the previous entries in the retro-themed musical WiiWare game series.

Man rocks us to the core with a Koopa Troopa electric guitar

We were just about to label 2009 the “Worst Year Ever in the History of Time,” but … but then this happened.

NBA assists Avatars with new gear on XBLM

Are you upset by the fact that people who see your Xbox Live Avatar don’t immediately know your favorite NBA team? Well, you can rectify that with the new Avatar gear available on Xbox Live, courtesy of NBA 2K10 and NBA Live 10 . The subtle difference between each series on offer is that NBA2K10 ’s set has numbers on ‘em, whereas the NBA Live 10 jerseys only feature team names

Thexder Neo transforming into a PS3 game

After the ESRB rating for Game Arts’ Thexder Neo listed it as a PSP and PS3 game, Square Enix released the downloadable shooter remake on PSP only, leaving PS3 retro fans vexed and un-Thex’d. However, a post on Square Enix’s Facebook page reveals that the transforming spaceship/robot will make an appearance on PS3 after all. “With PS3 graphic THEXDER NEO becomes more THEXDER,” Square Enix PR staffer Akira Kokushoh said, suggesting that the new version isn’t just a direct port of the PSP title.

Trauma Team characters detailed by Atlus, a real doctor

Atlus has introduced the full compliment of the six staffers that make up its upcoming Trauma Team . I asked my wife, an actual doctor, to provide me with some insight on each specialty. My take: Playing as this guy sounds like the other Trauma Center games, except I think they all had names and CR-SO1 is not a name.

Rumor: Dragon Age expansion ‘Awakening’ in March

Dragon Age: Origins may seem expansive enough , but BioWare has already proven willing to inflate the game further with DLC and talk of retail expansion packs . And according to an unidentified retailer listing spotted by Eurogamer.cz , the first of those expansions, titled Awakening , will supposedly arrive in Europe on March 19. According to Eurogamer’s summary , the expansion will star a new player character with a new origin story, new areas and enemies, for about 15 hours of new content

Two Worlds II site updates with new screens, ‘moveshots’

The official Two Worlds II site has added a handful of screens and something called “moveshots” — three-second clips featuring some of the game’s characters in idle poses. Do idle animation clips get you hyped up for the third-person sequel to a less-than-stellar role-playing title

Your chocobo Avatar pet is in the mail

Last month — utilizing the spamming power of Twitter — Microsoft and Square Enix partnered to offer Xbox Live users a free baby chocobo pet for their Avatars if they registered their Gamertags during the social media promotion. After weeks of waiting for the marketing plan to run its course, codes for the tiny companion have been sent to participating users via email. Sadly — as Major Nelson points out — those who did not participate in the promotion cannot get the pet, but we anticipate the baby chocobo will find its way onto the Avatar Marketplace at some point

Xbox 360: The world’s funnest heater

We’ve always assumed that we don’t notice the cold while we’re playing video games because we’re being warmed from within by the light of joy. But Jeff Ramos has dispelled our childish illusions on his blog , cheerfully describing how his Xbox 360 makes a fine space heater that helps to warm up one room of his chilly New York City apartment. Not the most serious reading, but it certainly warms the heart, doesn’t it?

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