You may have noticed that Blizzard takes a while to put out their games. Their two biggest releases coming up,Diablo IIIandStarCraft II, have been in development for what seems like ages. Often games that are in development for this long are stuck in the mire of game design, and may never see the light of day, so it’s understandable thatGamasutrawould raise the question of if “the development time has been extended to a surprising degree” when they talked with Blizzard lead content designer Kevin Martens....

Damn, Aaron Greenberg. You’re such a pimp. Brad reviewedSecret of Monkey Island: Special Edition,Jake Gyllenhaal is so pretty, waggle is evolving, the Professor Layton movie trailer is here and plenty more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:The Videogame Show What I’ve Done: The CastlevaniaIndie Nation: Handle With CareComment of the Week: Question on reviewsWeekend Destructainment: River City SpawnageBest of the Network this weekIndie Nation: Research and DevelopmentDiscountoid: Cheap handhelds and Buy 2 Get 1 games!...

Raphael was the worst Turtle. Actually, Venus was the worst Turtle, but I understand that the owners of theTMNTlicense deny she ever even existed, as do most people who have a shred oftaste. Of all the Turtles that Ubisoft could have featured on the cover, they put Raphael on it. Leonardo is nowhere to be seen! We all know he was the best, followed by Michelangelo and Donatello. Raphael was just a whiny little punk that’s always complaining about everything....

I think the real news here is thatMonopolyis only now coming to PlayStation Portable. As outed by anESRB listingwhich in turn was discoveredby GamerBytes, we can now say with confidence that the popular board game will be making it to PSP in some form. Whether it’s going to be a PSP Mini or a straight-up PlayStation Network release remains to be seen, but we do know it sports 4-person multiplayer....

Josh Bear, creative director at Twisted Pixel, loves gameplay. But over the years, he noticed that just having great gameplay is just not enough to create memorable experiences. You need characters with personality as well, or perhaps a way to give your game personality. In a Gamasutra feature, originally published in the August 2010 issue of Game Developer magazine, he speaks at length about what he thinks creates this sense of personality that Twisted Pixel’s games are often credited with....

Prince of Persiawas the only game that wasn’t actually playbale at Ubidays 08 this year. Instead,Prince of Persiawas only talked about. Unfortunately, it looks like we won’t be seeing the game until E3 rolls around. So for now, this is the best new details we’re going to get.Hit the jump to hear about the new story, the new fighting system, the ability to explore the game however you want to, and your new magical female partner that is with you throughout the entire game....

WithUncharted 2: Among Thieveson store shelves (andapparently pretty good), what’s next for Naughty Dog and theUncharteduniverse? Well, besides the already talked about downloadable content, how does a comic sound? “We’re releasing a prequel story toUncharted 1as a motion comic, voiced by your favorite actors from the two games,” said the game’s lead designer, Neil Druckmann in an online chat on theofficial PlayStation Blog. “Stay tuned for more info.” Interesting. It’s good to hear that they’ve be bringing some voice actors on board, because reading words is hard....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] It seems odd that I’d choose to dust off my soapbox and write an article in support of a game that, not only have I never played or seen a trailer for, but that I never had any intention of buying. I’m abysmal at shooters and don’t enjoy war games, so why would I care that Konami had announced a new title only to leave it dead in the water shortly thereafter?...

Sony’s response to Nintendo launching a revolutionary handheld with a library of games that makes your face melt? An angry black child. Way to win that one, Sony. The kid’s name is Marcus and it appears he is going to be their PSP rep. I’m not sure why they’re steering away from Kevin Butler, who rocks all forms of socks, but evidently they are. Hopefully we still see Butler for the PS3 ads, which I would guess is true because they just had him up on stage....

Voodood Dice is this week’s Xbox LIVE Arcade game, and I’m not entirely sure what kind of game it is. The game’sofficial page on Xbox.comhas it listed as “action,” but the description calls it an “innovative puzzler.” But you also roll dice, which sounds to be it would be based on luck. Unless of course, we’re talking about voodoo dice (and we are), which can be an entirely different story....

I figured if the news was going to be as slow as it is today, we might as well at least try to save you some money. Walmarthas a 12-month Xbox Live Gold card on sale now for $35. Not the cheapest we’ve seen it, but that’s still a great deal. If I was in PR, I’d remind you that you can play games with your friends online, stream movies, check your Facebook and Twitter, and all of that jazz for this low yearly cost....

When I playFable, I have a tendency to buy absolutely everything on the map as soon as I possibly can without resorting to killing everybody in a town (that usually comes later). And while I liked owning the properties and setting rents for them, there really wasn’t anything more to do with them and I was often frustrated by the decorating options available for my personal home even if I couldn’t give a toss less about how my tenants might feel about their own....

I have a crush on Wario. I don’t know what it is about him. Is it his queer little mustache, or his bulging muscles that compliment his porky gut? I’m inclined to think it’s his voice that makes me weak in the knees, without fail… He’s so dreamy. Still, I’m not sold on the upcoming DS title,Wario: Master of Disguise, which is set to hit stores early next year. French gaming siteJeaux Francehas posted some new images of the game, which have Wario donning different costumes to take advantage of unique abilities in order to facilitate thievery....