OK, first of all -- if you seriously thought you were going to see the Xbox 360-exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content this year, you're a fool. Or Microsoft. During some super cereal-sounding BMO Capital Markets Conference in New York City today, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said of the DLC: "It's close to being complete. That said, it may move into the second quarter. Downloadable content is a big undertaking. It's important to be ...

We're not exactly sure when these LittleBigPlanet plus "some other game" mash-ups will start getting old. (Answer: Right about now, actually.) But we did think that this one that we found on LittleBigWorldshop was particularly appropriate for today. While many of you are running off to the store to pick up your copy of Electronic Art's Mirror's Edge for your PlayStation 3 (or Xbox 360), LittleBigPlanet players have this. I mean, why buy Mirror's Edge ...

We get it, we get it -- you're skeptical about Call of Duty: World at War because it's developed by Treyarch, those "villains" who "ruined" Call of Duty 3. Surprise -- it's good! According to the first review in European magazine PSW, not only is it good, but it's better than Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. "That's right," they write, "Treyarch has toppled Infinity Ward." Strong words, especially when many consider Modern Warfare one ...

Like a proud parent, Bethesda Softworks has announced that 4.7 million units of Fallout 3 were shipped worldwide last week during launch, across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Translated into retail sales, Bethesda says that's in excess of $300 million, which is pretty good ... we guess. The game is currently available worldwide (unless you're in Japan, where the game ships on December 4) and regardless of where you live, we suggest thay you ...

File this one under random, and a good reason you'll want to buy Pinball FX on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Capcom has announced that they've teamed with ZEN Studios to deliver an officially licensed Street Fighter table for Pinball FX on November 12. The table features artwork and sound effects from the original Street Fighter II, as well as special combo shots and animated punches and special moves. No word on pricing, but Pinball FX will ...

If you're wondering where the hell those 20 free Rock Band 2 tracks that were supposed to be released on November 4, wonder no longer. They're coming. Just not, you know, right now. According to a post by Harmonix's Sean Baptiste on the official Rock Band forums, codes were going out (via email) last night, slowly but surely. That was yesterday, and today is today. And today the story is a bit different. "We have ...

It sounds great in theory, but having a significant other who is also a gamer isn't always as great as you'd think.Sure, it's helpful that my wife understands my job, my hobby, and my obsession. When work (or pleasure) calls for me to lose seven straight hours in a virtual world, she only complains that she misses me, not that she doesn't understand my "toys." Even when there's a single-player game we're both interested in, ...

Well holy crap -- who knew they were making a new animated Astro Boy film? Set to hit theaters next year, the film is being directed by Flushed Away director David Bowers and was penned by the dude who wrote Kindgergarten freakin' Cop (Timothy Harris). Add in voices by Nic Cage and Kristen Bell and you've got yourself a whole ball of what-the-f**k.Not surprisingly, along with the film will come the release of a game, ...

Media Molecule has launched its online "LittleBigWorkshop," a collection of online tools designed to help LittleBigPlanet level designers with their creations. The workshop is broken up into three parts. The "Workshop" room houses videos of creations, along with author notes. The "Inspiration Room" is a series of images to help jog your brain into creativity. And finally, the Blueprint Room is a tool which can be used to sketch out potential level designg by dragging ...

Once original and quirky fun, Namco Bandai's Katamari series may have arguably already "jumped the shark." But this clinches it -- Namco Networks has announced that Rolling with Katamari, a mobile phone version of the series, is now available. The once hilarious, bizarre, and interesting premise is now familiar -- the King of All Cosmos has knocked the stars out of the sky, and it's up to you as the Prince to roll up Earthly ...

When Alien Crush Returns (1-4 players, 800 Wii Points) was first announced, Chad gushed over it with a headline containing the words "boner alert." We can only imagine what's going on in his pants now, as the game finally makes its way to the North American Wii Shop Channel. For $8 you get an updated Alien Crush experience, complete with new visuals, four-player head-to-head Wi-Fi, leaderboards, and extra stage downloads. Also, vagina-looking alien muscle-things dripping ...

Didn't make it into Microsoft's New Xbox Experience preview program and can't seem to hold your horses until the November 19 launch? Here's a bad idea -- pirate it!Yup, the install files for the New Xbox Experience have made their way to the Internet, and it certainly works to update your console. But as Platform Nation (who went ahead updated their system with these files) puts it, "You can not connect online with it till ...

On November 19, Microsoft will make available to Xbox 360 the New Xbox Experience, a complete frontend update for the Xbox 360. With it comes many changes beyond simply how it looks -- new avatars, the ability to form parties, and more. Microsoft has put together three videos detailing some of the new features, and boy, are they excited about it. Beyond the "talking heads" is some good information and, more importantly, some good visuals ...

With the November 16 release of Animal Crossing: City Folk right around the corner, fans of catching butterflies and decorating their homes are gearing up for the fun. How's Nintendo celebrating? By asking you to humiliate your pet on the Internet. Nintendo is giving fans the chance to become part of the exclusive "Welcome Waggin' Committee," of which all members will receive a copy of Animal Crossing: City Folk, a Wii Speak microphone, and access ...

We're hours away from the release of Bethesda Softworks' highly-anticipated Fallout 3, the first "now-gen" installment of a beloved series. If by this point you haven't played the original Fallout or its sequels, we'd highly suggest you go do that ... now. But if you don't have that kind of time (estimated about 150+ hours), GameTrailers has you covered. They've put together this excellent video retrospective feature that should get you caught up right quick ...

The weekend's over folks; put the two days of debauchery and videogames behind you. It's Monday, so that means it's time to get down to business ... it's time to play some WiiWare and Virtual Console games, people. As revealed last week, Telltale's third in its four-part point-and-click series Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (1 player, 1000 Wii Points) comes to WiiWare. The episode features 100% more metal than previous Strong Bad ...

Well, you have to admit that you didn't see this one coming: the stalker anthem "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" by Stephen and the Colberts is now available as free downloadable content for Rock Band. Currently, the track is available only to Xbox LIVE Silver members, but it's likely that the track will be included in today's PlayStation Network update. And yes, by "Stephen and the Colberts" we mean comedian Stephen Colbert of the Daily ...