Following yesterday’s Activision financial conference call,Neversoft has confirmedthat the Metallica song “One” will appear inGuitar Hero III. The track will not be a cover, but will indeed be a master track of the song, Metallica’s first single to have a music video, which started an epic descent (ascent?) into mainstream culture that ultimately led to Grammy awards and Lars Ulrich trying to sue you for looking at him funny. While this might not seem like news to some, Metallica’s “One” is an epic track (true, regardless of how you feel about the band), and one that will lend itself rather well to the series....

EDGE let slip some moreMax Payne 3tidbits about Rockstar Vancouver’s commitment to bringing the series from its early 2000’s roots to the modern age. Art director Rob Nelson mentions how “both the games and the audiences have become more sophisticated” and that “gamers expect a more fully realised cinematic experience, even if the main mechanic is still shooting.” Because people want new experiences, Nelson explains, “you need a lot of custom setups, the environments need to be varied, and all of that while keeping the gameplay fun and responsive – people have become really specific about how they want things to be controlled....

What’s cuter and more cuddly than a baby tiger? A baby bear! Microsoft has announcedKinectimals Now with Bears, a new version of the family-friendly pet-touching simulator for Kinect. The game will feature an all new guide, Bumblina, that will guide you around an unexplored island just off the coast of Kinectimals’ playground of Lemuria. You’ll get to adopt five different bears: a Black Bear, a Grizzly Bear, a Cinnamon Bear, a Glacier Bear, or a Polar Bear....

Hey, would you look at that! A game for the PS3 that’s actually good! Maybe some PS3s sitting on store shelves will finally get moved thanks toVirtua Fighter 5. Maybe.It’s a good week overall for releases. The Wii has a goodSonicgame, PS3 is also getting the (over) hyped gameflOwandCrackdownis coming out tomorrow. First one to knockout Summa from the leader boardgets apizza!What’s looking sw33t to you this week?PS3OS:Q*bertPSP:Metal Slug, Monster KingdomPS3:flOw, Virtua Fighter 5X360:NBA Street Homecourt, CrackdownWii:Sonic and the Secret RingsWVC:Donkey Kong Country, The Legend of Kage, New Adventure Island, Streets of RageDS:Trioncube, Izuna: Unemployed NinjaPC:Sam & Max Episode 4, Supreme CommanderPS2:Arena Football ’08Videos for all of the above after the jump....

Well other thanToy Story 3, not a whole lot going on this week. Makes sense since it’s E3 week! Still, some games are out and you may buy them! Or not. Whatever! Check out the below for all that’s coming out this week. Anything looking sw33t to you? X360:Toy Story 3, Naval Assault: The Killing TidePS3:Toy Story 3, Mahjongg Artifacts, Hitogata Happa, Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, SBK-09 Superbike World ChampionshipDS:A Kappa’s Trail, 100 Classic Book Collection, Legend of Kay, Let’s Play Garden, Let’s Play Ballerina, Telegraph Crosswords,Toy Story 3, I Spy Universe, Dance on Broadway, Western Riding Academy, thinkSMART, Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: SunnyvillleWii:Bejeweled 2,Toy Story 3, Kid Adventures: Sky Captain, Dance on BroadwayPC:The Book of Unwritten Tales, Toy Story 3, Making History II: The War of the WorldPSP:Toy Story 3...

Sony has released a trailer forUncharted: Golden Abysstoday, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from anUnchartedtitle. There’s a new babe, a new bro and a new treasure to hunt down. It also looks like theotherUnchartedtitles, truly making me believe this could have been launched on the PS3. It just looks thatbeautiful. This trailer, and the fact that theUnchartedseries is one of the most premier series out there, provesUncharted: Golden Abyssjust might be the strongest offering in the PlayStation Vita library that we’ve seen so far....

Smashing creatures into pulp isn’t a new concept forZeno Clash, but “Zeno Rush” mode certainly is. This afternoon Atlus USA announced that a new mode, dubbed “Zeno Rush,” is hitting within its Xbox LIVE Arcade release of first-person brawler. The mode, which is confined to solo play, is a time-attack-ish construct that pits users against creatures from the campaign. The goal is to kill the creatures in the quickest time possible and presumably make the best use of the game’s “Timehammer” weapon, which is a cute little bludgeoner that cuts seconds off the clock....

A bright spot on a dreary Monday, Nintendo has updated the offerings on its various digital download services. This week delivers a bite-size of fantasy, and even some a touch of word search action to awake the elderly person in you. The originalFinal Fantasyis the Virtual Console release this week. Priced at 500 Wii Points, this NES classic has been re-released a billion times over the last century, but for whatever reason, people keep purchasing it....

[As posted onJapanator] Nippon Ichi claims thatits new dungeon-crawling PSP RPGZettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku(Ultimate Hero Modding Project), can be replayed approximatelyforty million times. The reasoning behind this modest claim lies in the ability to customize your hero’s equipment, abilities and statistics in a ridiculous number of ways, exploring randomly generated maps infested with enemies, deadly traps and an insane sense of humor. The hero “Absolutely Victorious Make-Ranger,” was run over by a car on his way to fight the Last Boss, “Demon General Mr....

[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] One can count many factors in game design as being crucial elements for memorable gameplay. Great graphics, rich battle systems, or interesting plots are all pivotal when creating a sense of wonder and intrigue for the average player. For me, the world in which the game takes place has always been regarded as the most important....

Someone is going to die. Garnet Hertz is taking a 1986 sit-downOutRunarcade cabinet andis going to transform it into anactually drivable vehicle. Garnet is stuffing an electric scooter into the cabinet and expects the thing to reach speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. The vehicle will also have a custom-built iPhone app and GPS sensors to render a real map onto the screen in the style of a level fromOutRun....

Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-doot-dooo, Day-ton-naaaah! About a month agowe heard rumors that Sega’s crazy-ass arcade racer Daytona USA may be making some kind of comeback. Now, new pictures of the actual arcade cabinet all but confirm that a new racer is coming. But it’s not called Daytona USA. Presumably for rights reasons, this one is called Sega Racing Classic.The cabinet listingsays that it includes all the original tracks, now in high-def. The listing also confirms that it is running on Sega’s Ringwide arcade hardware, which has graphical power close to that of current home consoles....

In less than one monthPlay for Japanhas raised over $100,000 to hand over as relief for the victims of the recent disasters in Japan. Lots of really great items went up for auction during that time.I really wanted Akira Yamaoka’s guitar. A Lara Croft arcade unit also went up, as did a life-sized Modern Warfare 2 Ghost statue. Beyond this, Yamaoka partnered with other game music composers to createPlay For Japan: The Album....