Surprising no one, the Metal Slug saga will continue into a seventh entry. Proving that there is some higher power, the game will retain its 2-D roots, and will grace the DS sometime this fall. No other platforms are apparently worthy of the game. The press release says to plan on new weapons, fresh slugs, [...]

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38 Studios announced earlier today that artist Thom Ang has joined the company as their new art director. In his new role, he will be working closely with company co-founders Todd McFarlane and R.A.Salvatore on company properties and IP.
“38 Studios’ creative teams have been meticulously crafting the signature look and feel for our upcoming MMOG [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of July 1 was announced today by Harmonix:
Crüefest Pack:
“Down At The Whisky” – Mötley Crüe
“Time Is Running Out” – Papa Roach
“Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” – Trapt
“Promised Land” - Vesuvius (From Rainn Wilson’s upcoming movie, “The Rocker”)
(All tracks utilize the original master recordings)
The Crüefest Pack will cost $2.99 [...]

A number of new details on Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming MMO DC Universe were revealed today, thanks to a report in Edge Magazine.
According to Jim Lee, comic book icon and the game’s executive creative director, the game will be a “kick-ass hybrid between a traditional MMO and a first-person action console game”.
Taking up a model [...]

As per the Byron report, UK games could possibly carry two separate ratings. Any game rated 12+ by PEGI is suggested to be evaluated by the BBFC as well, and the cost of doing so could trickle down the consumer according to Microsoft’s Neil Thompson:
“We’re concerned with any measures that would mean this process is [...]

Havok announced this morning that they have agreed to a licensing deal with 2K Games. Inder the agreement, 2K will utilize the Havok physic engine in a number of upcoming Nintendo Wii titles.
“Havok physics engines allow game developers to realistically depict motion and the effects the game character has on their environment. Havok technology communicates [...]

Former Oakland Raider quarterback Daunte Culpepper recently made a bit of history off of the field, setting a new high score in Madden NFL 2002 that will go into the Gamer’s Edition of the Guiness Book of World Records.
Earning the record in a game he was also the cover athlete of in 2001, Culpepper established [...]

As promised, Microsoft has finally addressed DRM issues that have plagued downloadable content on the 360 since launch. For the uninitiated, anyone who had a 360 replaced due to repair (a lot of people) or upgraded to a better model, lost the ability to play their purchased content unless they were connected to Xbox Live [...]

EA Sports is taking a different direction on the Wii, aiming to draw the casual audience into the lucrative yearly sports titles.  Madden, Tiger Woods, NBA Live, FIFA, and NCAA Football, are receiving this make over.
The usual terrifying words to die-hard gamers are included in the press release, including mini-games, inviting to all players, and [...]