Nintendo could have just shrunk down the Nintendo 64 classicThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeand added a bit of 3D and we would have been okay with the upcoming 3DS release. Well, maybe not you, but I would have. But they were nice enough to add some improvements for this remake, and the latest Nintendo Power details some of those. The graphics are similar to the original, but there’s a few touch-ups that you’ll uncover as you play....

We’ll finally get our hands on Robot Entertainment’sOrcs Must Dienext month. The Xbox Live Arcade version is first up on October 5, followed by Steam and other PC releases on October 12. Truth be told, I got kind of burned out on the videos and had to stop watching them. Total overload. ButOrcs Must Dielooks pretty great, and it feels like it has been some time since there’s been a worthwhile game centered around setting traps....

Remember the Pandora? It’s a new Linux-based handheld with a beefy 600Mhz processor, an 800×600 resolution, 4.3″ touchscreen and a 43-key QWERTY keyboard that we told you aboutback in April. After a few months of quiet on the subject, word has come that it’s going to be available in time for Christmas in a limited run of 3000 units. It all sounds very impressive. In addition to the above specs, the device will feature dual analogs, 802....

I didn’t ever really expect to be playingDuke Nukem Forever. But in my dreams, when I did, I was just shooting, kicking ass, and complaining about how I was all out of bubblegum. Gearbox has other ideas. In the opening moments of theDuke Nukem Foreverdemo, playable to the public at PAX this weekend, Duke Nukem takes a leak. What’s more, you press a button in order to make him pee. But the level of interactivity with Duke and his world doesn’t stop there....

Fancy that — a Tuesday morning Xbox Live double feature! Demos forProject Gotham Racing 4andF.E.A.R Files: Extraction Pointhave hit the Xbox Live Marketplace this morning, both of which should give you something to do this morning instead of eating breakfast. TheProject Gotham Racing 4demo was a long time coming; wereported on it being donenearly a month ago. Way to wait until the last minute, guys — trying to hide something? Why don’t you guys download and play the 1....

This NeoGAF posthas information on the apparent leak of theMario Galaxycode well before the game’s official release. It seems that the demo copies found at local Electronics Boutique stores only have a ten minute time limit when played on EB’s proprietary demo machines, and when played in consumer Wiis, the disc actually contains the full version ofGalaxy. Taking advantage of this, a scurvy EB employee lifted the disc, copied the data from it, and uploaded it all directly into the cargo hold of his nearest Internet receptacle....

On this week’s episode of Podtoid, we worry about crossing the line as it takes us discussing animal cruelty, weird pornography, andCaptain Planetbefore there’s even a hint of videogame discussion. Even then, we get sidetracked by the exploits of two imagined inbred aristocrats who indulge their every sordid sexual fantasy. When videogames are nailed down, we talk aboutFrom Dust,Freddy Krueger inMortal KombatandCapcom haters. If you can spot those topics among everything else, you win a prize!...

Some of us continue to breathe all hot and heavy when it comes to any new material from the upcoming PS3 RPGWhite Knight Storyfrom Level-5. It andFolklorelook to be the first two imports for the system that have some real appeal for the role-playing/adventuring gamer, though it remains to be seen if this title is actually more than just a ‘pretty face’ slapped on a standard RPG. At least it looks nice....

Rotasticis a pretty hard game to describe but an easy one to define. A description would probably be best put asCut the Ropecrossed over withBejeweled, all wrapped in the aesthetics ofCastle Crashers. The game’s identity and definition are fun through the simplicity of arcade conventions such as high scores and leaderboards.It imitates the best of its contemporaries to relativity tepid effect. Rotastic(Xbox Live Arcade [previewed], PlayStation Network, PC)Developer: Dancing DotsPublisher: Focus Home InteractiveTo be released: September...

THQ has announced today that they’ll be offering a Collector’s Edition version ofWWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009at retail … exclusive to the PlayStation 3. The special bundle will feature exclusive content on the Blu-ray disc, including a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the game, as well as more than two hours of WWE footage. The game comes packaged in a “steel cage” box in North America, while Europe and Asia Pacific gets a miniature ring box....

Like a twist in a not-so-good mystery novel, it appears as though some developers are now taking their cross-platform games on the PlayStation 3 first and porting down to the lesser systems. It wasalready revealed last weekthatDevil May Cry 4was being developed first on the PS3 and then being ported down to the rest, and now we have word that Ubisoft’sfirst-person shooterHazewill get the same treatment. FromGameSpot: This morning, Ubisoft revealed that the PS3 is now the “lead platform” for Free Radical’s forthcoming shooter, Haze....

The Used, an Armenian dude, and 90% of what I remember fromThe Shreksoundtrack are hitting theRock BandStore next week. Watch out! The Used Track Pack 01($5.49/440 MS Points for the pack, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track) Single tracks($1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song) Tracks with a “+” next to them mean they’re downloadable and playable in the family-friendlyLEGO Rock Band. Tankian must be thrilled to have a track in the game, as I’m pretty sure he was crushed to hear that his other song, “Beethoven’s C*nt,” didn’t make the cut....

The PlayStation 2 version ofRock Bandhas shipped and will be up for purchase from your store of choice starting tomorrow. Great news for those of you without a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360, right? Sort of. We’ve alreadybeen warned aboutthe amount of features that will be missing from the PS2 version of the otherwise rocktastic game. From a slimmed down “Band World Tour” mode to a lack of character customization, online modes, and download content, PS2 owners are really getting the shaft with this release....