Think you’re good at fighting games? If so, you should already have your bags packed and ready to go to theEVO 2008 World Finals. That’s where all the really goodStreetFighterand other fighting game heavyweights will be this weekend. So, if you think that you’re really, really good (or just want to meet fighting enthusiasts like yourself), I suggest you head to the Tropicana Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, August 8th to the 10th, and try out your luck....

MadCatzStreet Fighter IVTournament Edition Arcade FightStickis currently unavailable in stores. The controller’s sexy finish, perky stick, and promise of limited availability propelled rabidSFIVfans into a pre-ordering frenzy. Most retailers ran out of pre-orders in a matter of days, leaving those who flirted with the reality of dishing out 150 bucks for thebootyliciousplasticout of luck. Don’t worry; it’s not all tombstones and dead things. According to a statement from MadCatz global communications manager Alex Verrey, stocks will be “replenished through March, April, and May....

The PSPgo has beendumped on by retailers, ignored by anumber of publishers, and has been undermined bybuck-passingandshoulder-shruggingever since it launched. Fortunately for Sony’s latest handheld, however, there are at leastsomepeople that like it, with Telltale Games in particular thinking it’s a huge step forward. “I think kudos to Sony for continuing to push the envelope,”stated Telltale CEODan Connors. “You look at the number of games that are selling on the iPhone and it’s a pretty safe idea for them....

Expect better Unreal Engine 3-powered JRPGs in the future. Epic Games is opening a Tokyo-based studio to support developers licensing their tech. During the “Adapting theGears of WarFranchise for Global Consumption” panel at TGS this year, company president Michael Capps announced the new Japan-based studio and teased that it could be more than a support structure for other studios struggling with their technology. The Tokyo studio may make games. But we get ahead of ourselves....

As some of you hardcores may remember, we’ve reviewed the topic ofMama’s madnessbefore. Apparently the best way to deal with this kind of mental instability is to invite friends over and attempt to suck them into your madness, because it appears that in the video above Mama now has companions to assist in the food creations (and perhaps stab if the results aren’t delicious.) Personally I feel theCooking Mamaseries is best as a rental rather than a purchase, because once you’ve done all the cooking you can, you’re kind of done....

After seeingrecent footageof Tecmo’sNinja Gaiden: Dragon Swordfor the Nintendo DS in action, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the actual thing and try it for ourselves. Tecmo had a short demo for us to run through to finally see how ninja combat would work with a stylus. All interaction takes place through the DS’s touch screen. Using the stylus, Ryu moves through levels by following where the stylus is pointed....

It’s not too often you see a game get multiple demos, but hey, if anyone is going to pull it off, it might as well be Platinum Games andVanquish. As announced bydirector Shinji Mikami and producer Atsushi Inaba on stage at the Tokyo Game Show, a “Challenge mode demo” is currently planned for September 22 in Japan. Whether or not this applies to other regions isn’t known yet, although there are certainly ways around such restrictions....

As many of you know, the beta forMetal Gear Online is nearly upon us, and unfortunately, it hasn’t exactly been as smooth as a baby’s bottom — even in the preliminary stages. If you’re like me, you had the unfortunate experience of getting one of those9-digit codesthat seem to work well in the land of the rising sun, but mean little in the land of the free. Not sure if the mix-up is a result of crossed wires on Konami’s end, GameStop’s end, or both — but this is anything but cool....

Wefinally have confirmation of allthe songs that will be available forRock Bandonce it’s released November 20th. Well, the initial first 45 tracks — there’s still 12 locked tracks that haven’t been revealed yet. EA sure knows how to tease us, don’t they? Downloadable songs will also be released each week after the release of the game. One thing thatRock Bandeasily has overGuitar Herois that they’re getting entire albums of songs. Granted, I don’t know anyone who would like to play the entire Who’s album, “Who’s Next” or18 tracks by the Grateful Dead....

As a PC gamer, there’s a lot in 2011 to be excited about. On Monday, Hamza and Nick gave you theirmost anticipated 360 games. Yesterday had Jim and Samit telling you aboutwhat’s going to be hot on the PS3. Today, Jordan Devore and I bring you a list of the PC games we’re most excited about. One thing you may notice about all our lists this year, particularly more so than in the past, is that there are simply fewer exclusive games across all platforms, and as such we have fewer exclusive games on our lists....

Have you ever downloaded an Xbox Live Arcade game trial only to find out that the game was a major waste of time that wasn’t even worth the hard drive space it took up? You probably thought to yourself, “I can make a better game than this … this piece of sh*t abomination.” Well, Doritos and Microsoft have a new contest that will see if you really can design a good XBLA game – but there are some rules of course:...

Seeing tattoos like this makes me wonder if there’s some user-friendly shortcut filter in Photoshop I’m not aware of, whereby people can make vector images look like actual tattoos with minimal effort. Because if not, that means someone spent entirely too much time in Adobeland for the purpose of a bad joke. Or worse, that someone — out there somewhere —actually did this dumb sh*t to themselves. [ViaLamebook]

Were you watching various industry members give out a bunch of awards toMinecraftduring the Game Developers Conference? Did you happen to catchTrenched, the latest in Double Fine’s line of downloadable titles? It looks unexpected for the company, and I mean that as a huge compliment. The above link goes to a trailer for the Xbox Live Arcade game. ThinkMechWarrior, but light-hearted. Fair warning: if you follow that page over to the screenshots section of the site, prepare yourself for some eye-shredding, intense neon colors....