I don’t care what you think of anime-licensed games. Well…I care alittle, given that I’m encouraging you to get a demo of an anime-licensed game, apparently hoping that you’ll like it. Actually, it’s one of the better licensed games around, be anime-licensed, movie-licensed, book-licensed or otherwise. It’s a 3D fighter based on theNaruto Shippudenanime and was developed by CyberConnect2, it comes from the same minds behind the epicTail Concertoand some obscure indie darling series called“....

Ok, so, Electronic Arts is publishing the newMedal of Honor, with EA Los Angeles in charge of the single player, and DICE manning the multiplayer. The beta has started across all platforms (but I haven’t heard anything good about it), and the game should be out in October. Those are, more or less, the basics. But EA consulted with U.S. Special Operations agents during development and have releaseda set of interviewswith actual soldiers to promote the game....

Xbox Live Arcade is building up to what’s likely to be a hit-after-hit drain on many of our bank accounts. We’ve got Double Fine’sTrenchedcoming a week from Wednesday, then this year’s packedSummer of Arcadeline-up shortly after. Then, get this, ACE Team’s new game is releasing next. Finally! Yes, I’m referring to the one with boulders in it. Joystiq has pinnedRock of Agesas releasing on August 31, which seems fairly far off at this point, but we’ll have plenty to keep up busy in the days leading up to it....

Hey, want to personally complain to Valve aboutTeam Fortress 2lag on Xbox Live? Better yet, how about while you’re playing a game ofTeam Fortress 2over Xbox Live with the very team responsible for it? OK, so who’s going to be the first jerk to invite them to a game ofHalo 3? Hit the jump for the full list of Gamertags you’ll be spending an hour adding to your friends list....

In what may be a last-ditch effort to get some Nintendo DSi units out the door before the 3DS launch, Nintendo has announced Nintendo DSiPokémon Black VersionandWhite Versionbundles today. The black DSi will naturally ship withPokémon Black, while the there will be a white DSi bundled withPokémon White. Both DSi units are super fancy in that they’ll have the new Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom etched on the casing. The bundles will cost $179....

When asked aboutMario Galaxy, Reggie Fils-Aime, of Nintendo of America told MTV that fans could expect the should-have-been launch title “any time between the end of March and next Christmas.” Good thing that’s not vague at all. What’s Nintendo up to? Slacking off? Snoozing? Abducted by aliens? However, given Miyamoto’s policy of polishing games for6 monthsafter they’re finished, this could be a sign thatMario Galaxywill a killer app for the Wii....

That clip up there is the just-released, brand-new, other-adjective-indicating-freshness reveal for the final boxart forGrand Theft Auto IV, the latest in Rockstar’s series of controversial simulations based on the obvious logical progression of Tupac Shakur’s stomach tattoo.As much as the art looksreal purty, after the striking multiculturalism and deep moral relevance ofGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasgoing back to a game about honkies is just counterproductive. Sure, it’s dope that they’re from Russia instead of Minnesota but you can’t say you can tell these crackers apart....

You caught that newSonicteaser, right? For Sega, another year means another potentially misguided attempt at bringing the blue blur “back to his roots.” ‘Round theSonic Cyclewe go, once again! This latest nostalgia grab finds the Sonic of the present meeting his Genesis incarnation, pot-belly and all. For years, we’ve had to deal with outraged fans who would not shut up about how the modern Sonic design is sooooo stupid and the classic one was a billion times better....

It’s a well-established fact that Sony is huge in Europe, and part of that is due to gestures like this.CVGhas just confirmed the European release date forGran Turismo 5 Prologue. The über-realistic racer will appear on the European PlayStation Store on March 27th, followed the next day by a Blu-ray Disc version. Hamzatold us about the American release date(April 17th) a while back, but now, residents of the States have reason to envy the PS3-owning car enthusiasts across the pond — they’ll be getting the game three weeks ahead of us....

Halo Waypointhas received a few new features in preparation forHalo: Reach‘s launch tomorrow. The upgrades are detailed in the video above, but here’s the short list: related articles, the ability to recommend articles and compare career milestones, and exclusive multiplayer armor forReach. As someone who has never been huge into the series or triedHalo Waypoint, A) these seem like smart, useful updates and B) why am I this pumped forReach? The marketing machine has got me, all right....

I still haven’t played through all ofHeavy Rain, because the parts I played were so corny, hamfisted and hackneyed that I couldn’t go on. A red balloon slowly floating into the sky to symbolize the death of a child? Seriously? Is this a lame-ass, art school film project, or a videogame? And don’t get me started on the tedium. The only thing I did enjoy about the game is the unintentionallyfunny voice acting....

Microsoft’s XBLA Wednesday program continues its march toward Average Land with the release this week of Pop Cap Games’Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank. What isHeavy Weapon? I have no clue either, sohere’s the descriptionof this side-scrolling shooter: The action title will incorporate multiplayer modes exclusive to the Xbox Live Arcade version (the game is also available for PC online), playable either locally or via Xbox Live for players with Gold subscriptions....

Start all the downloadin’. No, I got that right. Today, PlayStation Home users cough will be able to download four G.I. Joe-themed outfits/costumes for free, all in an effort to promote the movieG.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra. The following costumes are available right now: Tomorrow, if you’re still running around Home, you should visit the Home Theater, where you’ll be able to watch an exclusive video starring the fist-bitingly delicious Rachel Nichols (above) and some other people I don’t care about....