4mm, Def Jam Interactive, and Terminal Reality are really taking thisDef Jam Rapstarbusiness seriously. It seems that every week they’re dropping new content for the game, keeping pace with the high bar raised by Harmonix andRock Band. This week is no different, and even more content is available now, including: Tracks are $1.99/160 MS Points per song. As usual, for some reason the tracks are hitting Xbox 360 first, with the PlayStation 3 to receive them sometime in the future....

I’ve been to some really crazy places in my blogging career. Never did I once imagine that I would end up in the Russian consulate because of it. It was a really swanky event. The food was authentic (right down to the mini pancake things), there were several ladies dressed up as the Bride fromKill Billfor whatever reason and lots Vodka and caviar was had. So why were Ben PerLee and I at the Russian consulate last week?...

Thinking of theHarvest Moonseries, it’s rather amazing that it’s as compelling as it is, considering the entire gameplay revolves around the repetition of simple, mundane behaviors. But add in gentle townsfolk, a place of your own to feel proud of, the ambition of getting married and starting a family, the subtle and slow passage of the days and years, and the change of the seasons year after year marked with festivals and events, and you’ve got a recipe for joygasm....

(Editor’s Preface: This was written two days ago and should be going up tomorrow so if you see any time anomalies on anything I may have written here, blame the TARDIS. — Nex) In 1842, the city of Seattle was founded as an outpost for fur trappers, and anglo-saxon missionaries intent on converting the heathen natives from their lives of naked, sexy sin to the much less naked, much less sexy life of Christianity....

Hey! Bullsh*t digital clothing! Neat! Yes, starting tomorrow you’ll be able to dress up your Xbox 360 Avatar likeTroncharacters. The Avatar items will include the Anon gridsuit and helmet, Quorra’s gridsuit, TRON’s gridsuit, Abraxas, Gibson’s gridsuit and you’ll also get themed props such as mini-lightcycles, light tanks, discs and other assorted crap. No price was mentioned in the e-mail, but whatever it is, it’s not worth it. I mean, the designs are cool....

When I headed to Capcom to seeFlock!, I wasn’t entirely convinced that I was about to play a game where I take the role of an alien beaming up sheep and other various farm animals into a UFO. I mean, I had seen the video, but … seriously? Because that sounds pretty much like the most awesome thing I can imagine doing. Tell me more. Capcom certainly shared my enthusiasm, showing me more of theLemmings-esque title and spilling some delectable new details....

You think Natsume just stopped celebrating the 10 year anniversary ofHarvest Moonwith two new games? Pfft. Not even. Natsume felt that the franchise was well deserving of a few more shiny commemorative items to mark its success and ensure that hardcore fans were taken care of. Along with the release ofHarvest Moon: Tree of Tranquilityfor the Wii andHarvest Moon: Island of Happinessfor the DS, fans will be able to purchase someexcruciatingly cute plushversions of their favorite pets and farm animals....

I was in my late teens whenSuper Mario 64was first announced. As a kid who had grown up with the Mario series, it felt perfect to see Mario “grow up” right along with me. I was headed to the world of freedom and opportunity that college represented, and Mario was headed to world of of freedom and opportunity that polygons represented. Thought I knew we were both in for some changes, I assumed that at our cores, we would remain the same....

At PAX 2009, the above happened.This happened too. A lot of awesome happened. So much awesome always happens at PAX that we’re now getting two PAXs a year! PAX East tickets have beenon sale fora few months now and the early bird special is about to end. If youbuy your tickets beforeDecember 31, it’ll cost you $25 for a day pass or $45 for a three-day pass. After December 31, days passes will be $35 and three-day passes will be $55....

We all know by now that the Parents Television Council doesn’t exactly understand what “reality” is, but unfortunately they prey upon those ignorant of the truth in order to continue their hypocrisy and express opinions based on a complete lack of fact. Recently, the PTC has been throwing around a press release about — you guessed it —Grand Theft Auto IVandmade the mistake of showing itto journalist Phil Villarreal of theArizona Daily Star....

Last night, I spent a little time playing throughF.E.A.R. 2: Reborn, the new single-player content for Monolith’s first-person shooter wereviewed back in February. Emphasis here on “a little time playing through,” as the content — which is available today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC — can be completed in under two hours. Rebornis the story of Replica Soldier Foxtrot 813 who, due to a strong psychic link to Paxton Fettal (the antagonist from the firstF....

When I found out that the Twitter and Facebook applications for Xbox 360 wouldn’t be included in the upcoming August-bounddashboard update, I became admittedly sadder than any human being ought to be over such a silly thing. Microsoft’s James Halton wasable to reassure usthat the social networking functionality is still on the way, noting that autumn was the target release period. However, he did mention Facebook and Twitter would be availablefor Xbox 360“before Christmas” at the latest....

Silver Lining, a fan-made ninth chapter in the long-abandonedKing’s Questseries of games was slapped with acease and desistorder from Activision (who, through a long chain of acquisitions, owns the property) back in March. After ten years, an earlier conflict with the mega-publisher thought to have been resolved reared its head and the project seemed to be at a premature conclusion. Perhaps the story isn’t over just yet, though. Kotaku is reporting that an outcry of fan support has driven Activision to reach out to theSilver Liningteam, Phoenix Online Studios, and the two are in discussions to allow the project to be released....