It’s not often enough that gamers gather for a good cause. No, a late nightWorld of Warcraftraid or a LAN party to celebrate the release ofnew Halo 2 mapsdoes not count. Put your Nintendo DS in your Yoshi fanny pack and get ready to leave the house, folks. Starting on May 5,The Girl Gaming NetworkandAdvanced Media Networkwill host a nationwide week long stand against real-life violence. Kicking off with the first ever gamers’ peace rally hosted by the Empire of Acadia in New York’s Bryant Park on May 5....

While Christmas is still a few months away, retailers are already in high gear doing whatever magical things they do behind the scenes to separate you from that hard earned dollar you’ve been hiding away in that shoe box underneath your bed. GameStop as well as anyone realizes that in order to do just that, you need to know your customers — and the customers are changing. So sayeth Daniel DeMatteo, COO of GameStop:...

Out with the old, in with the new. That seemed to be Sony’s theme at today’sGamescompress event as the official announcement of thePS3 Slimand current model price cuts had everyone buzzing (despite the fact the news had been floating aroundvia leaksfor a few weeks already). Now, it seems not only do gamers have new options when it comes to pricing, but apparently the old “Spiderman” font is gone too, replaced by the similar but rounder one we see above....

At Sony’s GDC press conference, we saw puzzles that use Sony’s PlayStation Move controller in simple puzzles and platforming game play in PS3 game LittleBigPlanet. In this conceptual segment, Sackboy was thrown around with wand waving over obstacles and things like fire pits and traps. The motion controller’s full rotational ability was shown while navigating through several different environments. You’re able to poke, push, pick up and move environment pieces with simple gestures....

Eyebrows have been raised in Orange Country, Florida, after a Sheriff’s Deputy allegedlytook a man’s Xbox 360from him instead of issuing a ticket. The original owner was apparently pulled over for speeding when the deputy confiscated his console, and now the Sherrif’s office is trying to explain itself. “He said, ‘When you got your receipt and box and we’ll meet someplace, you show me your receipt and I’ll give you your game....

Grasshopper Manufactureis hard at work on an iPhone game which they will be selling with all proceeds going towards Japanese recovery efforts. Today, they have announced the name of this game,Frog Minutes. So, that ought to get the wheels of your speculation-mobile spinning. It’s Grasshopper. I’m not even going to try to guess. More information is soon in coming. Grasshopper will be talking further on the game at the upcoming “Grasstream 2 Travis vs Garcia” event taking place Wednesday....

Hey! A solid update aboutGuild Wars 2! Finally! Guild Wars 2will be hitting up the major conventions this year, with the exception of E3 that is. ArenaNet is skipping the big show as they want to the fans to get a taste of the game rather than just the press folks. So that’s where gamescom and PAX Prime come in. The first ever public hands-on demo will go on atgamescom, which takes place from August 19-22 in Cologne, Germany....

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, at least if you’re aHalofan. Xbox Live’s ultimateHalodestination,Halo Waypoint, launches on the anniversary of Britain’s most famous political assassination attempt. How auspicious. “Nov 5. Mark it on your calendar. That’s when you will get your hands (or controllers) onHalo Waypoint,” claims theofficial Twitter feed, because Twitter is slowly replacing all press releases. Halo Waypointwill be packed with video and audio content enabling you to follow your “Halocareer” by tracking your progress and Achievements in previousHalogames....

More multiplayer maps forHalo: Reachare on the way, Microsoft announced today. The “Defian Map Pack” will feature three all news maps — “Condemned,” “Highlands,” and “Unearthed” — and will be available this March for 800 MS Points. Fancy Achievements? The collection of maps will pack an additional 150 Gamerscore. Details on the maps can be found after the jump. Are you one of the 40 million or soHalo: Reachplayers excited about the new maps?...

It seems like Ubisoft knows exactly how to make a tactical FPS game just the way I like it seeing as how theirs is the only ones I can play. Case in point,Rainbow Six Vegas 2is fantastic. I recently got to play the game on the Xbox 360 and am now here to tell you my tale so you all can live vicariously through my words. I played everythingRainbow Six Vegas 2offered, but can only share to you today my experience of the multiplayer....

Since today’s gamers can’t handle cute without a fair dose of abject horror and violence in their games (“Yes! Blood! I am manly and awash in gore!” is a mantra I’ve uttered once or twice during rounds ofDead Rising), it only seems fitting that a game designed for the express purpose of meeting that need is now on the way. Today Sega announced that the black-as-all-getout comedy Happy Tree Friends is to be immortalized on XBLA this Fall asHappy Tree Friends False Alarm, an action-puzzler that promises to be as bloody as it is cuddly....

[Update:Well, horrible news is in store for those who wanted to play with anthropomorphic furry pugilists. It appears the Twitter account was a fake. One that duped pretty much everybody online. It was just a joke, and there is no new Bloody Roar game coming. Sorry about that, guys. I’m sad now.] RememberBloody Roar, the fighting game in which people could transform into rabbits and boars? Well, in what might be the most surprising news of the weekend, it’s coming back!...

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