Warning! A new brand game is approaching! Above you’ll find the new trailer for Taito’s upcomingDarius Burston PSP, complete with fishies, lasers, and Engrish. The triumvirate of features essential to any good handheld STG. Okay, I just made that up. This is our first look at the game in action after seeing somelovely screenshotsa while back, and it’s looking pretty good. I particularly like the way the ships have been rendered to match the ones from olderDariusgames, and the characters seem cool enough as well....

The newDante’s Infernodev diary shows us the oh so sexy second layer of hell known as Lust. We get to see what the environments look like and what it could of have looked like. One thing that I love seeing is concept art and I enjoy seeing the really f**ked up character designs that almost were. At the 3:37 mark, you’ll see a fat ugly looking creature that Dante rips apart....

Dimple Entertainment’sMiteha Ikenai (Don’t Look)is said to be a portable horror game. With scribbling. Ooh, scary. Theupcoming summer Japanese releasehas two gameplay modes — one where you get your gas station lottery card scratch on to uncover paranormal activity in photographs, and the other, Noroi’s House mode, where you attempt to remove ghosts from a residence. The photograph-scouring Shinrei Shashin mode sounds the most interesting. Players look to find spirits reflected in ghost photography and paint them out with their stylus....

If Platinum Games’ Wii exclusiveMad Worldisn’t good, there’s going to be riots in the streets. The kind of riots where people pull street signs out of the ground to stab and bludgeon one another.Because if this new trailer — revealed this week at Games Convention — is any indication,Mad Worldis shaping up to be wild, brutal fun. Because that’s what we like here in America (and Europe, I suppose): violence and hip hop music....

Capcom has released a Leipzig-flavoredMotoGP ’08trailer, in addition to a bunch of images for the upcoming madness-inducing motorcycle racer. The last game in the series I played wasMotoGP ’06and I must say, just thinking about it makes my blood boil. It’s not that the game was terrible or anything, it’s just that A) there’s a large learning curve B) it’s not forgiving in the least bit and C) I’m generally bad at simulation racing games....

In an attempt to foil hackers and unsavory pirates, Sony has released a new PSP firmware update (3.51). The firmware updates security (Sony’s, not yours) by overwriting the exploit which resulted in amassive surge ofLuminessaleson Amazon.com. The good news for PSP owners is that (at the time), this update is not mandatory, as it adds no new functionality. It can safely be assumed that Sony will likely follow this firmware with a “mandatory” update that will add some small, slick feature so that even the most callous of pirates (and upstanding homebrew programmers, of course) will be inclined to participate....

Big game of this week might just have to beEternal Sonata(X360). Why? Because it’s an RPG on the Xbox 360, that’s why! Aside from that,World in Conflictlooks to be mighty fun and anything Koei makes Jim Sterling get hard.Be sure to hit upNex’s hands-on withMySimsif you’re interested in picking it up this week. What’s looking sw33t to you?WVC:Yoshi’s Story, Super Thunder Blade, World Class BaseballX360:Eternal Sonata,Warriors Orochi,Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII,Juiced 2: Hot Import NightsPC:World in Conflict,Death to Spies,Stranglehold,Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWIIDS:Namco Museum,Digimon World: Dusk/Dawn,MySims,Sonic Rush Adventure,Juiced 2: Hot Import NightsPS2:Digimon World Data Squad,Warriors Orochi,Growlanser: Heritage of War,Juiced 2: Hot Import NightsPSP:Coded Arms: ContagionPS3:Stranglehold,Stuntman IgnitionWii:MySims,Mercury Meltdown RevolutionWorld in Conflict(PC)Namco Museum(DS)Digimon World: Dusk/Dawn(DS)Digimon World Data Squad(PS2)Death to Spies(PC)Coded Arms: Contagion(PSP)Warriors Orochi(PS2, X360)Stranglehold(PS3, PC)MySims(Wii, DS)Sonic Rush Adventure(DS)Mercury Meltdown Revolution(Wii)Growlanser: Heritage of War(PS2)Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII(X360, PC)Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights(X360, DS, PS2)Stuntman Ignition(PS3)...

Biggest game of this week’s releases isSilent Hill Homecoming. I’m really looking forward to Colette, Dale and Jim’s review of this game, as those three are the biggestSilent Hillnerds on the planet.Nothing is really tickling my fancy this week. What’s looking sw33t to you?XBLA:War WorldWVC:Bomberman Blast, Art Style: ORBIENT, Super Turrican 2X360:Silent Hill HomecomingPS3:Silent Hill HomecomingWii:Spyborgs,We Cheer,Harvest Moon: Tree of TranquilityDS:Animal Paradise,Margot’s Word Brain,Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation,Unsolved Crimes,Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood,Princess DebutPSP:Valhalla Knights 2PC:Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft,Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815,The Settlers IV Gold,Zoo Tycoon 2 Ultimate,Dark Horizon,SAS: Secure Tomorrow,Sniper: Art of VictoryReleasing 09/30:Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft(PC)Spyborgs(Wii)We Cheer(Wii)Dark Horizon(PC)SAS: Secure Tomorrow(PC)Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation(DS)Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility(Wii)Unsolved Crimes(DS)Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood(DS)Princess Debut(DS)Releasing 10/01:Valhalla Knights 2(PSP)...

The Simpsons used to be such a great series … that is until it became a watered down, bastardized version of its former self. With the release of the upcoming movie, however, the good ‘ol days may make a welcomed return. Such is also the case with what Electronic Arts is trying to accomplish with the newly-aquired Simpsons license.Gamespotwas able to get a first glimpse, and really, it all sounds good in the hood to me:...

Blizzard Entertainment has just confirmed a brand new expansion pack forWorld of Warcraft. Following up Wrath of the Lick King will beCataclysm, revealed at Blizzcon today. The new expansion will put players against the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing, who threatens to destroy all of Azeroth. Those damn corrupted Dragon Aspects! Cataclysmwill include two new playable races, Worgen for the Alliance and Goblins for the Horde. The level cap has increased once more, this time to 85, and old areas of the game have been recreated thanks to Deathwing’s awakening....

You thought the Nintendo fanboy stories you’d heard so far were bad? Take a look at that video. Hairy chested Mario FTW. Seeing George Harrison shift around uncomfortably is priceless, too.

Tommorrow I will be attending a THQ Wii/DS event in New York City, and I have to admit I’m pretty excited. According to the invite, the list of games will includeDestroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed,Battle of the Bands,Wall-E,Deadly Creatures, and … wait … what’s this?SpongeBob Drawn to Life? What in the world … ? MTV’s Stephen Totilohas the scoopon the upcoming DS game which is exactly what it sounds like — last year’s popularDrawn to Lifetitle with a dash ofSponeBob Squarepants....

Sales for videogames were down 19% from the month for September. Plus the release of the biggest PS3 exclusive of the year wasn’t enough to keep the PS3 at the top. It’s not all bad news though! Hardware:The Wii retook the top spot in sales this week kicking the PlayStation 3 down to the third spot followed by the Xbox 360. No surprise there as the Wii dropped to $199....