Fight Night Round 4has a nifty feature called “Photo Game Face.” With the aid of a USB camera or the EA Sports World site, players can import their mugs into the game’s create-a-character mode. From there, the game turns the pictures into a 3D model that can be tweaked, further customized and eventually trashed by Mike Tyson. Below the fold,Fight Night Round 4producer Mike Mahar talks at length about Photo Game Face in a video Electronic Arts put out earlier this morning....

The Game Critics: Best of E3 2010 awards have been determined, and your “Best of Show” winner is… the Nintendo 3DS. Despite only having a handful of playable(ish) software, Nintendo’s hardware dazzled the critics (including myself) with its mind-bending 3D hardware, solid first- and third-party line-up, and magic powers. Other leaders included id Software with three nominations, including “Best Console” title, as well as Harmonix’sDance Centraland Valve’sPortal 2which took home two awards a piece....

Michel Ancel, the original creator of theRaymanseries, is back withRayman Originsset to finally come out his Holiday season on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and 3DS. The 2D adventure will see Rayman and his friends in four-player drop in and out co-op goodness as they take on the Darktoons who have overrun the Glade of Dreams. The adventure will take place over 60 levels throughout the 12 environments in the game....

What’s better than a video ofmonkeys in an onsen? If you said a steak dinner and a BJ, you are correct. But another thing that is also better is a video of BABY monkeys in an onsen. The lovely Adam Dork has once again provided us with video footage from his recent trip to Japan, this time featuring a steak dinner and … no, wait. Baby monkeys. It gets extra awesome at about 2:00 in....

Surprise! Next week, Xbox LIVE Arcade is gettingRayStorm HD. It’s also releasing on PlayStation Network, but only in Japan, for some wild reason. You clever PlayStation 3 owners surely know how to get around such obstacles by now, don’t you? The price has been set at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), which will probably seem reasonable to anyone who knows whatRayStormactually is. For the average dude scrolling down the list of recent XBLA games, I’m not so sure....

Now, I’ll be the first to admit thatMotoHerozhas a truly ridiculous name. But give me a RedLynx-developed physics racer with an inviting color palette and four-person multiplayer, and I’ll gladly fork over the required funds to play it. Since we’ve now got a trailer to obsess over, I imagine many of you will be doing exactly that. For those wondering about the music (mp3 here), it’s byPetri Alanko, who served as the composer forAlan Wake‘s soundtrack....

As an avid smoker, I’m always looking for a hot videogame product to light my cigarettes. Unfortunately, videogame boxes don’t have the capability to emit flame or even provide a simple strike surface. Plus, you know, they’re pretty bulky. But, hey, Capcom has got me covered … kind of. Above is a picture of two hot newResident Evil 5themed Zippos. As you can see, they’re stylish and metal — essentially the perfect lighters....

Kingdom Heartsfans are a long-suffering bunch. After feasting on the highly polishedKingdom Hearts II, they have had to make due with half-hearted gestures intended to tide them over until something significant could be produced. First it was a PS2 remake of the card-focused interquelKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoriesthat contained no new bits of plot, and then it was the highly disappointing DS interquelKingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, the plot of which was basically made irrelevant by the second to last mission....

I adore Pixar movies. I really do. I love them so much, in fact, that I have played every single videogame based on every single Pixar movie that has come out. Yeah, I am not ashamed that my friends on Xbox Live still see me playingCarsto this day. NOT ASHAMED! I am a super fan! But sometimes this super fandom can result in massive disappointment. Let’s be honest: movie to videogame adaptations are notoriously bad....

For those of you who have been waiting with bated breath regarding news on the Wii bundle ofRock Band 2, we’ve got some great news — wait no longer! Contrary toreports from last weekthat the bundle wouldn’t be available until sometime in January 2009, we have official confirmation from an MTV Games PR rep that that’s not the case: re: wii bundles at retail:Wii bundles will Ship late December. Now, whether or not “late December” translates to “in time for Christmas” is still up in the air, but at the very least, you’ll be able to have a chance at full four-playerRock Band 2action on the Wii before the end of the year....

Before I go any further with next week’sRock BandDLC announcements, a word from Brad Nicholson: “‘The Dope Show’ is the dumbest Manson song you could put in a game.” HIM Pack 01 ($5.49/440 MS Points for pack, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song) Single tracks($1.99/140 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song) denotes the song is also available for download inLEGO Rock Band. Let us know if you agree with Brad in the comments, or if you think “The Dope Show” is thesmartestManson song you could put in a game....

Potential bad news for fans of cute little housekeeping robots: word from GameStop/EB Games corporate is thatChibi-Robo: Park Patrol, the DS sequel to the adorable GameCube title, has been canceled. Customers who had reserved the game received the call today from the sultry-voiced GameStop/EB Games robot, Aeris, and a few quick calls to multiple local stores confirm that an e-mail communication regarding the cancellation was received this morning. This is troubling news for fans ofChibi-Robo— the title (which was released in Japan earlier this month) was set to hit stores late September of this year....

Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire … GO! If what you happen to desire is Neversoft’s upcomingGuitar Hero: Metallica, mark this date on your calendar: July 06, 2025. That’s the street date being listed in GameStop’s POS (and on theirWeb site) for the upcoming title, set to hit PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, and Xbox 360. March 29 is a Sunday, a day of the week that has been growing in popularity for game releases (see also:Guitar Hero: World Tour)....