Last week in San Francisco, Capcom hosted an event to promoteLost Planet. The main focus of the whole deal was to demonstrate the multiplayer maps and game modes that will be available in the finished game. To do this, Capcom linked up 16 360’s and allowed everyone to get in on the multiplayer action. Luckily, I was able to attend. For the most part, I spent four hours just playingLost Planetand sipping free booze, but I did have a chance to talk to a lot of Capcom people and get some info, and good ideas of what you can expect from the game....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will receive its own Fight Sticks. Well, sort of. Mad Catz just announced that it has secured the rights to globally distribute controllers and accessories based onModern Warfare 2across all platforms. The official release was excessively vague about the upcoming line of products. We don’t have the slightest clue what Mad Catz has in store for consumers — be it zany turbo controllers or fancy off-brands withMW 2decals stamped all over them....

In their ongoing attempt to attempt to use math to seem smarter than other blogs around these here internets, MTV Multiplayer hasonce again used mathematicsto come up with a relatively interesting story. It may be the case that you have not yet had a chance to playBattlefield 1943because ofa few issues here and therewith the game’s launch and the overwhelming amount of people wanting to play it. However, the servers have now calmed down and the kill counts are in with over 5 million kills being counted since EAreleased the infoyesterday....

Like Conrad, I’ma little worried aboutMega Man 10. Ever since I heard that Capcom wants to make the game as good asMega Man 4(my least favorite game in the series), I’ve had the feeling thatMega Man 10might suck. Some think that all Mega Man games are created equal. Not so. A good Mega Man game features likable bosses, creative level design, and music so good that you wont mind being constantly murdered then forced to replay levels over and over again....

One of the severalsurprisegames announced for the PlayStation Portablethis afternoonwasMotorStorm Arctic Edge. We’ve recently acquired a few assets for the game and it appears thatMotorStormfans will find themselves right at home in the snow —Arctic Edgewill take the the series’ formula of smash mouth, exploratory racing and apply it to a cliff-happy Alaskan environment.As you may have noticed already, the game will feature snowmobiles, motorcycles, and an assortment of large four-wheeled vehicles....

There are some new “choose your own adventure” style flash videoson the official JapaneseDead Rising: Chop Till You Dropwebisitethat reveal more about the game’s combat system and enemies. Highlights include Frank getting shot at by a fat zombie, Frank pwning a poodle down with a chainsaw, and Frank driving through hundreds zombies in the Willamette Shopping Mall’s garage. Even withHouse of the Dead: OverkillandOnechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayersalso coming out this month,Dead Rising: Chop Till You Dropis stillat the top of my “Most Wanted Wii zombie games” list....

Now things are getting interesting . TheHalo 3web site has been updated and shows several links to five different servers. Only server one has been unlocked so far and when you go into the server, a what’s to be believed as a Sentinel is rotating in a circle. The Sentinel has various clickable emblems on it and clicking on one of the symbols brings up the above video. The video contains various images from theHalouniverse and snippets of text from what is believed to be the ancient Forerunner race....

The latest trailer for game-of-the-year contenderEnslaved: Odyssey to the Westtalks about the teamwork between Monkey and Trip. Detailing how the two characters play off each other, Ninja Theory tells us exactly what this duo can do, and how players will need to use their combined skills to succeed. Everybody on Destructoid has had nothing but praise for this game, and fromwhat I played, the praise is well deserved. This game looks set to be 2010’s big new IP that kicks everybody’s ass, likeBorderlandsorBioShockbefore it....

I’m an avid game importer, but I’ve never imported a Wii game. I almost picked up the Wii Freeloader disc, but I was kind of discouraged when I heard thatNintendo’s newest doesn’t work with it. I don’t think we’re to the point yet where it’s worth importing a Japanese Wii, so it would be nice if there was some kind of free hack that would allow region-free gaming. According toEngadget, there is one now....

Consider my mind blown, EA Black Box and Slightly Mad Studios. I haven’t sat down for an extended period of time with aNeed for Speedgame in years, but I’m totally revved forNeed for Speed SHIFT. After the break, you can view what I just saw — gorgeous visuals, awesome physics, and aNFSthat takes itself seriously. I guess I should have seen this coming — Hamza was pretty high on the gamein his previewearlier this month....

This week is jam-packed full of goodness!Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story,ScribblenautsandWETall are on my must-get for this week. I love theMario & Luigiseries, I’ve heard nothing but good things aboutScribblenautsandWETis everythingStrangleholdshould have been. Hockey fans have their regular battle this week withNHL 2K10andNHL 10. Which one is better? What’s looking sw33t to you all this week, Dtoiders? Hit the break to see the full list of releases and trailers for most of the games!...

When a frame with zombies was observed in an earlier VGA ad, some people thought it might be a newLeft 4 Deadgame for some reason. Even though there was nothing in the image other than two zombies and the word “infected”. Hell, it looked more like something related toDead Rising 2because of the artstyle. Anew adshows another,similar imageat 0:07 with a biohazard symbol. Of course, rumors started to float about a newResident Evilgame....

Being the unabashedMetal Gear Solidlover that I am, it has to be said thatPortable Opsis one of the few games to make me regret disposing of my PSP many moons ago. Hideo Kojima wishes to compound that regret with Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, the expansion title forSnake Eater‘s sequel with a focus on online play.The new trailer does what mostMGStrailers do — it looks nice and talks a load of bollocks with phrases like “feel the +”....