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We’re one day away from the launch of Epic’sGears of War 2, an event which we’re calling “Emergence Day 2: The Emergening.” Many fans will stand in line at midnight launches to get their copies, and to snag a download code for the limited edition launch exclusive in-game “Golden Hammerburst” assault rifle. Most will go home and tear open their game, pop the disc into their 360 tray, and follow the in-game tutorial, never bothering to look at the game’s instruction manual....

How many times have you found yourself cutting meat (or… celery, for the vegetarians out there) on a plain white cutting board while thinking that something was missing from your life? Me? All the time. And that missing thing is thisSpace Invaderscutting board. LJerCapn Sideburnsposts pictures of his hand-craftedSpace Invaderswooden cutting boards. As one commenter on his post put it, “This is basically the greatest innovation ever in the history of food preparation....

THQ has released the above video forSaints Row: The Thirdwhich takes you through the game’s second mission, “Freefalling.” The Saints have been taken captive by The Syndicate aboard a luxury jet following the heroes’ recent bank heist and the conversation is less than friendly. Once the bullets start flying, the player has to make their way through to the back of the plane and jump out with a chute. Then there’s a bit of backtracking which, while normally loathsome, is handled with impressive style....

I love PopCap and everything they do and make. I love them even more now for granting a 9-year-old’s wish. Owain Weinert put in his request to the Make-A-Wish Foundation: He wanted to make his own videogame. PopCap has helped the 9-year-old, who has been diagonsed with pre-B Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, createAllied Star Police, an iOS title.GameSetWatchsays that Weinert has been visiting PopCap HQ in Seattle every week to guide them in creating the shooter....

Not only can you BASE jump inGrand Theft Auto Ballad of Gay Tony/Episodes from Liberty City, but you may do it with up to 15 friends!Rockstar has revealed that among the game’s multiplayer modes will be a 16-player BASE jumping challenge mode, where players can jump from nine different locations. And shoot at each other with rockets, of course. The game will track stats with full Rockstar Social Club integration, detailing things like total completion time for all nine jumps, distance to the ground before opening the chute, and more....

Information aboutSherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripperhasn’t exactly been flowing from Focus Home Interactive. We gather from the press releases thatSH vs. JRis an adventure game where you’ll hunt the whore killer with Holmes’ keen detective eye, tools, and brain. This is probably why the latest batch of screenshots of the game appear so, uh,boring. If I were Jack the Ripper, I wouldn’t bother with the prostitute pictured above. Don’t get me wrong, now — I’m all for large hookers....

70,000+ units sold in the month following the new business model TakingThe Secret Worldfrom a subscription-based game to the “buy-to-play” model has done quite well for Funcom. The company has calledthis re-launcha success, announcing that “Activity levels in the game have increased by over 400% as original players have returned joined by thousands of new players. After its re-launch,The Secret Worldhas sold more than 70,000 units in the last four weeks alone, which is close to 30 percent increase in total sales....

According to a press release issued by Italian American community watchdog UNICO, its public protest of a New York CityMafia IIlaunch party yielded some impressive results. UNICO’s Andrew DiMino is quoted as saying that its efforts — which included a strongly-worded letter to Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick and a public demonstration — led to the party being a “dismal failure.” “I had a feeling in my bones that the night was going to be one to remember,” says Joe Betancourt, community manager for Talking About Games, who said the party “surpassed [his] expectations....

He might not have invented the voice, but D.C. Douglas’s Albert Wesker was likely the most memorable part ofResident Evil 5. He has provided the David Bowie-esque voice of the recurring antagonist sinceResident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, most recently inResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. But since Wesker was killed off inResident Evil 5, it’s a mystery whether Douglas will ever get to voice him in any futureResident Evilgames if the canon story moves forward....

If you thought your Avatar was looking a little bit too much like a filthy vagrant knave, then never fear! Microsoft is looking out for you with a new range of formal wear, allowing your twee little mascot to look spiffier than a Nazi at a cocktail party. From ball gowns to cummerbunds (haha,cummerbunds), Microsoft has it all. The new clothing items are marked with a gold star in the Avatar Editor....

This was a rather strange episode of Best.Podcast.EVER! What was planned to be a Valentine’s Day episode full of love and romance turned into an odd collection of tinny sound problems, weird pacing, and some rather salty language (Stella screams “Bitch!”)! But it was still a rollicking (if slightly disjointed) good time! Some highlights: You can download the showhere. We should be on iTunes by next episode, so … yay!...

Female Computer Voice:Please enter the next testing room. You are doing very well. Please note that this test is impossible. We apologize for this clearly insurmountable challenge. You pick up the Companion Cube and find it is made of soft, cuddly plush instead of sturdy metal. Female Computer Voice:you may not complete this test. There is nothing you can do to complete the challenge presented. It would be best to give up now....

Australia failed to shock the world recently byrefusing to classifyLeft 4 Dead 2, making it the latest game to be banned by the country’s pathetic rating system. Publisher Electronic Artshas respondedto the OFLC’s decision, offering quite the verbal bitchslap to the game-banning country. “It’s funny that a place like Australia, which has come up with some pretty violent material in the past with something likeMad Max, can effectively ban videogames for the same reason,” snarks European communications director Tiffany Steckler....