One of the most exciting games I’ve had a chance to see this E3 was a behind closed doors showing ofDexterfor the iPhone. Nick Chester actuallygot a peekat the game back at GDC, and if you haven’t had the chance to see it, definitely take a look at the game. However, it’s been some time since Nick last saw the game, and there’s been enough improvements to the game to obviously make Dexter a really interesting game to pay attention to....

It’s not something I try to talk about too much, but I really loveDance Dance Revolution. Like, I’ll make a trip over to the only worthwhile arcade in San Francisco (Metreon, baby!) just for some solid DDR. So when I had a chance to check out newest form ofDDR, that involving the balance board, I headed on out. I’ll be real. You’re gonna look like an idiot playingDDRon the balance board....

It looks like the game engine that poweredTheGodfatherstill has a bit more life left in it. According to one industry analyst, EA has planned on using the engine in at least five upcoming projects, including a follow up toThe Godfathergame released this past March. Out of the mouth ofbabesanalyst Tod Greenwald: “We learned that EA is leveraging the significant amount of development time and costs that went into The Godfather game,” commented Greenwald....

The Xbox 360, not being the most Japanese of consoles (and suffering from bad marketing on the part of Microsoft), is not known for doing so well in the land of the rising ninja. That said, it does have a few titles that the Japanese get excited for. With some distinctly more Eastern flavored games coming out on Microsoft’s machine, the 360 is in danger of actually selling something over there, as evidenced byEternal Sonataclaiming the number three sales spot atamazon....

While we found out that the latest Valkyrie Profile title,Covenant of the Plume, would be coming to US shoresearlier this month, we were still left hanging about its future in Europe — there had been no official announcement. Today tactical RPG fans can breathe a sigh of relief, because Square-Enix has confirmed that the title will be coming to Europe and other PAL territories in Spring of 2009 for the Nintendo DS....

I really don’t want to take the easy route and make Nazi comparisons to modern day German officials, but their desire to ban certain forms of media really make Godwin’s Law difficult to resist. The recent school shooting has prompted a wave of knee-jerking across Germany, and the latest idiocy comes from a news source thathas boldly claimedthat EVERY MURDER SPREE IN THE WORLD is connected to games. Wow, how aboutthatfor hyperbole?...

Since we first play the title at this year’s E3, we haven’t run out of good things to say aboutJonathan Mak’sEveryday Shooter. I do have something to say about Jonathan’s mail provider, though — that dude’s inbox is all kinds of full!And it’s about to blow up even more, because once people get their hands onEveryday Shooteras part of this Thursday’s PlayStation Network update, he’s going to get mountains of love notes from gamers....

While the film industry enjoys tax incentives, the games industry rarely finds itself on the receiving end of such benefits, despite being a huge part of economies all over the world. In Australia, developers have been fighting for tax breaks for a while, but apparentlynot everyone is keento see it happen. One such person, an anonymous film industry insider, had this to say: The problem with the games industry in this country is that it is full of many small studios that should be left on their own to see who survives....

Tony Hawk: Rideand its board controller werejust a bad ideas. Seriously, is anyone out there still attempting to play it? I can’t imagine that even the most die-hard of fans are still falling all over their living rooms pretending like it is fun to use that stupid board. However, the board is not entirely useless. It can evidently be made into an actual skateboard. As you will see above the fellows atSECSFilmshave made the Tony Ride, an actual skateboard made out of theTony Hawk: Rideskateboard....

Based on the picture above, you might think I’m being hyperbolic about GameStop’sexclusive pre-order bonusforStar Wars: The Force Unleashed II. I really don’t think I am. Before you judge, take a look at the description for this character skin: “In the cloning facilities of Kamino, Darth Vader created a warrior of unparalleled strength and power by combining the genetic material of Darth Maul, former apprentice of Sith Lord Darth Sidious, with his own apprentice, Starkiller....

Eternal Sonatawas one of the most fulfilling RPGs I’ve played this year, and ever since I’ve paid attention to Namco-Bandai in an entirely new way. Even seeing just a single picture for their upcoming Wii RPGFragilemade me unreasonably excited. Now an entire trailer is available for your viewing pleasure, and if I thought I was excited before, I feel doubly so after seeing this. The teaser site has added all sorts of new goodies, including screenshots and character profiles....

I have all the time in the world for Donut Games. The studio is a master of disposable, pick-up-and-play iPhone gaming, with a real grasp of what makes a successful portable game. Some of its premium games have gone free today, including the rather funCat Physics. Cat Physicsis a clever puzzle game in which players get a ball from one kitty to another. Good guesswork, timing and luck are all key to getting the ball around the increasingly tricky maps....

After much discussion and deliberation, theprevious debatehas finally come to an end. I expected an onslaught of opinions from both sides, and I definitely wasn’t disappointed, but towards the end of the comments something was gnawing at my gut. I love seeing new faces pop-up on Dtoid, even if they’re faceless default Dtoid avatars. However, when one side is winning by a healthy margin, only to fall in flames as the other side rallies to a win atop the raised hands of a bunch of new accounts or readers who only comment twice a year, then, well, I feel the need to verify the votes before posting the results....