You heard it here first — only on FoxToid. Joe Musashi, lead in Sega’sShinobiseries of videogames, and Ryu Hayabusa, protagonist of Tecmo’sNinja Gaidenseries are both living a lie. Neither have undergone Ninjitsu training. “I tried to go on as long as I could,” said Hayabusa, who also stars in other Tecmo titles, like fighterDead or Alive. “You can only live a lie for so long, and it was only a matter of time before I was found out....

While the jump fromAssassin’s Creedto its sequel brought about a whole new set of faces and places, don’t expect the same for the follow up. In its third quarter financial conference call today, Ubisoft revealed that the Ubisoft Montreal-developed title would not only star Ezio, but would take place in Rome. There, the assassin will continue his quest to destroy the Templar Order, this time at its source. The title, which is said to feature an important multilayer component, could ship anytime between holiday 2010 or March 2011....

Indie developerSandswept Studioshas passed along to us some screens from their upcoming (and first) titleDETOUR. These first shots are an early work-in-progress, but show off the colorful, light-hearted direction Sandswept is going in. DETOURis a real-time strategy game with a focus on highway construction and environmental activist groups. The goal is to build a road from one side of the board to the other, leading a delivery truck through without being stopped....

I promise that this story will not have any references to things being “already dead.” A brand new gallery forFist of the North Star Musouhas recently been revealed and it’s already dead. These screenshots, which are already dead, look pretty damn good, and a definite step up from Omega Force’s usual visual quality. Omega Force is already dead. In case you didn’t know or were already dead,Fist of the North Star Musouis a game that is already dead and blends the popular Manga which is already dead withDynasty Warriorswhich is already dead....

It’s that time again! Welcome to the October edition of Forums: We have them. This month, I’ve got a brief PAX recap, we did some updates to the Forums to make it mesh with the front page, we got a couple of new badges and finally a pretty important poll I would like you to vote in that will be used to direct some of the design of the forums going forward....

Here’s a stupid game for you. You’ll play it for one minute exactly. No more, no less. Well, possibly less. Anyway, it’s a “runner” style game except it takes place on a 3D rather than 2D plane. You make a cat run jump on buildings and collect things. That is it. It’s calledRun Kattie. The cat doesn’t really seem to be running all that much. Kill me. [Got a Free App suggestion?...

Want to do just melee in the newGoldenEye 007? You can and it’ll grant you giant hands. Like a freak of nature! The game’s multiplayer will have a ton of modifiers available to the point that there will be over 200 possibilities. GoldenEye 007will be out for the Wii and DS on November 2. Check out ourlatest previewto see if it’s going to be a thing you want.

I just got back from a very different kind of event with Sony. Well, maybe event is a strong word, it was more of a sit down with just a few of us gaming journos and some of the biggest names in Sony — Phil Harrison, David Karraker and others. It was an incredible discussion because we were allowed to be as open as possible and ask whatever we wanted. Sony, especially Phil, was very honest with us — or as honest as they could be....

Red Dead Redemptionis my current front-runner for Game of the Year, and frankly, I don’t think anything else will eclipse it. Much of my love for the game stems from itsstirring score, which Bill Elm and Woody Jackson composed. Rockstar has put out a four-and-a-half-minute featurette detailing the process by which Elm and Jackson put together the soundtrack and integrated it into the game, and as someone who’s interested in music composition, I found the video fascinating....

Jin Saotomeis a mad scientistwhen it comes to making custom action figures. He’s no stranger to taking a toy and doing extreme plastic surgery until he gets what he wants. His latest work sees him making a badass custom Mega Man and Proto Man made usingHaloaction figures. Pretty neat, butcranium’s custom Mega Manand Proto Man costumes > these toys.

Microsoft’sProject Natalis an attempt to snatch grannies from their Wiis or a brilliant way to make gamers look like bigger retards while huddled in front of expensive television sets. Either way, it doesn’t matter: Microsoft’s motion controller thing is coming and with it, a host of new gaming possibilities. It’s likely that next year (if that actually is when Natal hits), we’ll surely be assaulted with a variety of videogame tie-ins — many of the quirky variety, no doubt....

Jesus. Where do I start? Hamza and I are here in the office. When we first saw this come up on his monitor, we both exploded in laughter. But emotions quickly changed. This cover art for Wii title My Ballet Studio is actually quite scary. Take a closer look. First off, notice that the alien-headed freaks do not have reflections. “Oh my God, they’re f*cking vampires,” Hamza screamed. These floating alien bodies also have no depth....

While the question remains as to how long Harmonix and MTV Games will continue to support the current iteration ofRock Band, it’s evident that they’re committed to providing additional game content on a frequent basis. Prior to the game’s release, I was told — in so many words — that there would be no “f**king around” when it came to downloadable content, and there’s no question that they’ve delivered. With weeklyRock Bandcontent flooding the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Store, the amount of songs and available selection is quickly becoming unmanageable, and Harmonix admits as much....