That’s a musical keyboard, not the computer input device. This interesting use of the Kinect camera allows for one to place a musical keyboard pretty much anywhere at all. Check out the video above and you’ll see what I mean. When you think about it, this isn’t anything too particularly special. Just an impressive demonstration of defining areas of interactivity within a 3D space. But it scores massive bonus points for making it easier to recreate that amazing piano scene inBigwith actually having to find (and then possibly dispense with) a giant keyboard....

Sure we learned about themyesterday, but Capcom has officially revealed that Magneto and M.O.D.O.K. are the next confirmed characters coming toMarvel vs. Capcom 3. Thanks to things being all official we can now also show off these screens and video of the two new fighters. You’ll see Magneto in action above, M.O.D.O.K. in action below and a bunch of “NYCC” gameplay below that. If you were wondering at all how M....

[Update: As has been pointed out a number of times, The Doors stuff is already available for download. So you know, go download it now.] As already reported, The Doors will be hitting the Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content next week. It’s the first bit of content released afterRock Band 3’s release, with all of the tracks featuring keyboard support and two tracks supporting Pro Guitar and Bass (for an additional 99 cents) — “Riders on the Storm” and “Touch Me....

1999-2009. Game music remix siteOverClocked Remixis 10 years old now. This takes me back… I’ve been around since the beginning, when the site was orange and brown and ugly and lovable in that kid brother kind of way.I started submitting sh*tty remixesin 2000. Kind of even made a bit of a name for myself for a bit. I grew up with OverClocked Remix, so it’s kind of special to me. And look at it now....

A few months ago on his blog, animator and artistPaul Robertson— of “Pirate Babys Cabana Street Fight 2006” and “Kings of Power 4 Billion %” fame — mentioned that he was commissioned to submit art for UDON’sDarkstalkers Tributebook, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the supernatural fighter. Robertson isno stranger to gaming: a lot of his art is of the 2D pixel variety and he’s contributed art to 5th Cell titles likeLock’s QuestandScibblenauts....

It was the weirdest thing. On the first day of PAX, I marched down to the LucasArts area of the show floor to check outThe Force Unleashed 2. While I was down there, I had a chance meeting with a developer from Red Fly, the studio responsible for the Wii version of the game. We chatted about how the Wii version ofGhostbusterslooked better than the PS3/360 version, some of the games we grew up with, all sorts of stuff....

Tycho over on Penny Arcade today announced that they’re lookingto expand PAXby bringing it to more people. Penny-Arcade has teamed up with Reed Exhibitions, who’ve worked on shows like the New York Comic-Con, and will start bringing PAX to multiple locations in the near future. The first step in their world domination plans will see PAX coming to the East Coast sometime in 2010. Tycho also mentions that this is only the beginning and that they want to see PAX be a global event....

This one almost slipped by us, but if you ask me, shirtless mustachioed not-Marios are a timeless commodity. To help parents make appropriate, informed buying decisions when it comes to games, a few short videos about the subject have been created. They humorously show what the PEGI ratings mean — well, kind of. The end result is pretty damn silly, and admittedly rather enjoyable; if these clips were from a real game, I wouldsoplay it....

What’s this? APortalmod featuring eight new chapters, nineteen test chambers, forty-eight challenges, six advanced maps, and a brand new storyline justcoming out of nowhere? Looks like it. Set as a prequel to the events inPortal,Portal: Preludeshows what Aperture Science was like before the completion of GlaDOS. Team leader Nicolas Grevet explains that back in January, he had the idea to undertake this project since no one was doing anything “really serious” withPortalat the time....

Here it is, the last bit ofRock Bandinfo Harmonix has to share before the big show next week, when yours truly and the rest of the Dtoid bunch will get a chance to put our skills to the test and suck royal-like in front of colleagues and coworkers alike. Until then, feast your eyes on some new screens — looks as though the Ramones’ “Rockaway Beach” is set to be a selection in the upcoming epic rhythm game — and hit the jump for Harmonix’ pre-E3Rock Bandfact sheet....

Hudson surprised us all and had a little setup at the Konami Gamer’s Day last week, where it was showing off three of its upcoming games. Well, I should say they had over 12 games if you want to count all ten new games appearing inDeca Sports 2as separate titles. What better way to sell a game by saying there’s ten games on one CD? (Seriously, it works all the time at my retail job....

Just last week the anti-Sony brigade were busy foaming at the mouth when Deutsche Bank (no, I didn’t make that wonderful name up) analyst Jeetil Patelcommentedon September’s NPD results — and how they signaled to him at least, the ending of a great era for the PlayStation 2. Well that was last week, and this week Sony strikes back with a little “chin music” of their own concerning the colossal juggernaut that is the PS2....

As you are no doubt aware, Valve made our holiday season a little more ridiculous than usual by instigatinga service-wide salethat I would happily label asstupid. The amount of money to be saved bordered on the retarded, and if you’re a PC gamer with an eye for a bargain, let it be known that today is the last day of this glorious era of thrift. To celebrate, Valve has listed the best deals on offer as part of an “encore” presentation....