Mega Man Zero Collectionis out next week for the DS and Capcom wants to celebrate! The event will be taking place at Capcom’s San Mateo offices from 7:00PM to 9:00PM where you’ll be among the first people to playZero Collection.Mega Man 1-10will also be on hand to play. There will raffles, free food and some competitions where you can win some cool prizes. There’s even going to be a screening ofMega Man: Wish Upon a Star, which may or may not be a good thing....

In publicly releasing its business strategy plan to investors for upcoming titles, Capcom Japan hascaused quite a stir. In it, the publisher lists 12 Xbox 360 titles for release between now and fiscal year ending March 2010. On the flipside, Capcom Japan says it will be releasing 13 PlayStation 3 titles. Yes, that’s one more PS3 game than 360 game. (Also, if we’re to believe thatLost Planet 2is a 360 exclusive, that would betwomore games....

NCsoft is pulling out all the stops to commemorateAion‘s second anniversary. From September 22 to October 2, players will get to celebrateAion‘s Ascension Festival with daily in-game contests and events. Daily contests will also be held through the forums and main site, for the busier Daevas out there. NCsoft has also announced the release ofAion‘s 2.7 update for North America and Europe. The update will hit the Player Test Server on October 13 and the Live Server on October 19....

When I first sawDark Voidearly last year, I came away impressed. Airtight Studios, the folks best known for their work on games likeCrimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, looked to be crafting an impressive sci-fi action game. Capcom brought along an updated look at the upcoming PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC game, and it’s looking more polished than ever.This new demo did a pretty good job of showing a wide range of whatDark Voidlooks to offer, including ground combat, flight, and the wild vertical cover mechanics....

Cheap Ass Gamer’svery own David Abrams (Cheapy D) revealed in the site’s latest podcast,CAGcast #85: You Got Served!, that CAG Productions has received a subpoena from electronics retailer Circuit City. Circuit City is asking for any and all information on forum member Speedy1961. Speedy somehow has access to Circuit City print ads before they are publicly available, and has been sharing them with the readers of Cheap Ass Gamer. Abrams tells Destructoid that the subpoena specifically mentions a Cheap Ass Gamer fourm thread titled“uber thread”, which managed to break the news about the PlayStation 3 price drop prior to the official announcement by Sony....

Kinect is a real interesting beast. It’s easy to dismiss Microsoft’s attempt at full player immersion, but you have to try it out before rejecting the thing. You have to see with the right games too, as titles such asKinect Joy RideandKinect Adventures!don’t do much to sell the controller-free experience. It wasn’t until last week that I finally saw some of Kinect’s potential thanks to Sega showing usSonic Free Riders. Whereas I’m never sure whether I’m controlling the characters properly with the previously mentioned titles, I know for certain thatSonic Free Ridersis able to pick up my motions when it comes to the hoverboard controls....

[As originally posted onTomopop] You know a game is going to be big when custom artists start making toys from it and it’s not even on store shelves yet. Of course,BioShock 2is pretty hotly anticipated, considering the original game won a hojillion awards and left a pretty strong impression on most gamers. Custom toy artists Leon Arseneau, also known asDarth Leon, is a master of the custom action figure, having whipped up everything from God of War to The Rocketeer in his previous creations....

First, the free poster: After the jump you’ll see a preview of a poster that the first 1,000 preorder customers can nab. The first 1,000 that preorderDementium IIand send a copy of their receipt (and address!) to[email protected]will get the poster, signed by the game’s creators. Pretty sweet deal. One per household, US & Canada only. Now the new site: “We decided to launch the teaser site first because, to be honest, the full website is too disturbing for most people,”says SouthPeak Euro’s PR....

Australian developer Halfbrick is running in which you design your own Raskull for the Xbox Live Arcade game, coincidentally namedRaskulls. Not only will the winner get their character into the game (along with artist credit), they will also win their own copy upon release, a limited edition figurine of the King character, and a free shirt. Hopeful entrants can download the Raskully Profile template from theofficial contest page, and set about with the design....

It’s a video. Watch it. Why? First, because I’m utterly fascinated with both foreign girlsANDspunky indie girls; Superbus lead Jennifer Ayache is the epitome of everything I love about women, and as soon as I’m done with this Cherry Coke, I’m going to make her my wife. Second, that video proves whyGuitar Hero IIItrumpsRock Bandin Ol’ Nexy’s Book o’ Games. Not only doesRBlose points for having fewer (good) tracks thanGHIII, butGHIIIis the first videogame in almost a decade to introduce me to a new artist who I immediately develop a strong desire to leave my country for....

I have spent several hours combing through the internet to find just the right image for Discountoid today. It was very taxing work. Thank you, kind retailers, for puttingAll-Star Cheer Squadon sale. Best Buy has a massive ad this week with a lot of games you probably don’t care about. Of note, however, is theMy Coachseries of DS learning software, all of which is discounted by ten smackers. If you were looking for an excuse to bone up on your Japanese or Spanish, it might be time....

DJ Herois almost upon us and Activision has detailed all of the bonus items major retailers are providing with pre-orders of the game: I have to wonder just who would be excited enough to pre-order from GameCrazy for a slipmat. Seriously, GameCrazy? You’re offering a slipmat while Amazon and Walmart are offering money? No wonder you’reclosing downa bunch of stores. Where do you plan on picking upDJ Herofrom?

Because no day would be complete without screenshots of zombies, we present to you these newly released images from BioWare’sDragon Age: Origins. Feel free to take a few seconds to stare at the majesty of the armored undead in the header above. So beautiful and delightfully vicious. (If you feel particularly frisky, check out more shots in the gallery.) In case you didn’t know, the PC version of the RPG wasdelayed until the end of the year, presumably in order set to ship with the console versions of the title....