Here’s the pitch…fromglomagonVimeo. Have you checked outThis Spartan Life? It’s a talk show — inHalo. It was started in 2005 and they basically do all the interviews while shooting at each other and launching rockets with massive explosions and the like. They’ve done some pretty funny and interesting interviews with the likes of Bungie lead composer Marty O’Donnell,Red Vs Bluecreator Bernie Burns and former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. Plus, there is dance routines to chiptunes....

Aspreviously reported, Criterion Games will be delivering a significant update toBurnout Paradise, in what they’re calling “Codename: Bogart,” or “the Cagney update.” Today,the team has revealedthree new online gameplay modes that will be added when the update hits next week. The first is online “Stunt Run,” an 8-player competition where players compete for the highest score within a two minute time limit. An 8-player team event, “Online Road Rage,” will also be added; in this mode, one team of “runners” attempts to reach checkpoints, with the other team attempting to take them down....

Former model and currentBattlestar Galacticaactress Tricia Helfer is easy on the eyes, we suppose. We’d go as far as to say that she’s what you kids are calling “hot.” So we guess it’s a shame you’ll only be hearing her voice in the upcomingSpider-Man: Web of Shadows Helfer will be lending her voice to the game, playing the part of the mischievous Black Cat. To celebrate this huge announcement, Activision Blizzard have thrown together a nice package of newWeb of Shadowsscreenshots, a video of Helfer doing what she does best (voice acting, you perverts), and a big ol’ headshot....

Sony Europe has confirmed the existence of a series of PS3 hit collections that showed up on Best Buy’s website before they were removed, CVG reports. AnUnchartedCollection will include both games — you know which ones — and anUncharted 3dynamic theme and avatar. AResistanceDual Pack includes the two shooters and an exclusive skin forResistance 3. Finally, aRatchet & Clankcollection, which apparently doesn’t have a proper name yet, unsurprisingly features the three PS3 games as well as 4 (four!...

Despite slowing sales of music/rhythm games, Activision just keeps on keeping on. Recently, the publisherfiled for trademarkof “Drum Hero.” You’re shocked, I know. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard ofDrum Hero, though. In fact, Activision had also trademarked “Drum Villain” as early as 2007, indicating the publisher had been eying a drum-specific title for some time before it released the full-bandGuitar Hero: World Tourin 2008. Neversoft’s Brian Bright admitted as much to us last year....

Indie studio Clockstone Software is bringing its spooky RPG seriesVampires Dawnto the Nintendo DS, promising “Wicked black humor, a dark and sinister setting,” and “an elaborate magic and fight system.” Wow, I like all of those things! I must confessVampires Dawnis not a series I am familiar with, but Clockstone is based in Austria, where the franchise appears to be most popular. As far as I can tell, it hasn’t made too many strides outside of its homeland, so this former PC series may well find a much wider audience when it hits Nintendo’s handheld....

Just in case ourPapa Burch designwas too badass for you, perhaps you will be more comfortable wearingthis brand new shirt, which features Ash and her stupid face along with one of her better lines fromourBioShockepisode. A significant portion of our viewership (in other words, Dexter345 and two other guys) was waiting for this shirt, and we’re happy to make it available to you. Now you, too, can own a shirt adorned with an androgynous crazy person referencing something 99% of the population will never hope to understand....

To compliment the news thatAlan Wakewon’t be coming to PC, here are some fresh screenshots that show off the “psychological action thriller thing” in action. The images are basically what we’ve come to expect fromAlan Wake: Lots of walking around with a torch, and trees. So many trees. I worry that the information finally spilling from Remedy’s previously mute game is a case of too little, too late. The game’s only been revealed in dribs and drabs over the past year, and before E3 2009, it was all hype and zero information....

If you were looking forward to a big Xbox Live party whenModern Warfare 2 launches, it seems that Skype may be your best friend. It’sbeing reportedthat Infinity Ward’s FPS sequel will block Xbox 360 parties, meaning that you and your friends will have to be on the same team to chat. The reason behind this is obvious. It’s to avoid cheating. Players on both sides won’t be able to team up in a party and work together to bring one of the teams down....

Remember when the Xbox landed? It was the biggest console you’d ever seen. The thing looked like they could build sturdy houses in third world countries out of it. I had always just assumed that it was that big because it had big parts in it, but evidently the size was simply Microsoft showing off its big American penis. A modder has createdthe Xbox Micro, which makes the Wii look like its King Kong....

The Japanese version of the upcoming Square Enix RPGStar Ocean: The Last Hopelooks almost exactly the same as the western version. The main difference is in the head shots near the character stats at the bottom: Japan gets little anime heads while the English versions get the slightly less anime-looking CG heads. On the menu screens, vibrant colors and more detailed manga-ish headshots have been changed out with dark tones and full-body CG (as seen in our gallery)....

Easy To Misspell Odyssey is back again, bringing classic JRPG to the DS again with ocean-y exploration action installed. Oceans and mazes and maps —Mmmmm!It’s been a few years since we’ve played anEOgame, so it feels like it’s about due. Atlus will haveEtrian Odyssey III: The Drowned Cityready for us this September. For now, we have a fresh batch of screenshots that they sent along today. Just about all of the screens they sent show the ocean setting, and they all somehow still manage to look maze-y!...

MS Xbox World has gotten their hands all over SNK’s upcomingNeoGeo Battle Coliseumfor Xbox Live Arcade. They have a few videos youcan downloadshowing off some cinematics, the character select and the Achievements for the game. Above, you may watch various fighters from the SNK universe battle it out. As GamerBytes points out, the sprites have been improved for the XBLA release and the game is presented in widescreen. I’m really digging the way the game is looking....