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Everything is darker in Paris, or at least when the Nazis are around. Unless you consider the glow of their blood on the walls to be brightening. Pandemic’s title has been buzzing about the office recently, what with the trailerwe saw yesterday, as well as Husky’s interviews withChristopher HuntandTom French. I’m all for the game, mainly because getting to take on the Nazis someplaceotherthan the frontlines of Europe is a venture that seems new and refreshing to me....

I gotta say good sirs and madams, I agree with Chad:Zeldais awesome. Any time that theme comes on I just turn into a ball ofZeldafanboy mush. It’s far too easy to get geeked over every little bit of information about anything to do with Link and his adventures. For instance the above concept art is simply one piece of concept art that tells us almost nothing, and yet being able to see it is one of the best things that came out of E3 for me....

If you’re sick of your bland old M’s, try this other one. We have showfloor awesomeness for you to watch with a hands-on demo ofMetroid: Other M. It’s hot, it’s sexy, it’s salty, it’s everything you could hope for and more. Yes, I am very tired and I’ve let my hyperbole gland completely take over my writing. So, watch the video, be happy. That’s all I can tell you, son....

End of Nationswas originallyshowcasedat last year’s E3, but the final release is still up in the air. Nonetheless, the game looks pretty strong, as it should. Developer Petroglyph Games is comprised of former staff members from Westwood Studio, best known for theCommand & ConquerandDunegames. I’m no RTS buff, but even I understand the kind of talent being brought to the table. As mentioned last year, you can have fifty players in a single game battling against the main enemy, the Order of Nations....

No surprise, Electronic Arts has a newMedal of Honorin the works. Today, the title was officially announced, and it’s being branded as a complete reboot of the series. As rumored,Medal of Honorbrings the war to modern times, inspired by “real events,” and putting players in a war-torn Afghanistan. The game has players in the role of a Tier 1 Operatator, a real-life but under-the-radar group that works under the National Command Authority that “takes on missions no one else can handle....

Yesterday, Electronic Arts demonstrated it had some balls by revealing that the newMedal of Honorgame was going to beset in Afghanistan. While some may view this as a cynical way of following in Activision’s footsteps, EA boss John Riccitiellohas other plans— he’s aiming to rip Activision from its gilded FPS throne. “I’m not saying it’s going to happen tomorrow, but in the way that Activision sort of alternates sequels ofModern WarfareandCall of Dutyand owns the leadership position in FPS, betweenMedal of HonorandBattlefield, I want it back,” states the silver-haired champion....

Eternal Sonata, despite a few elements that I wished could have been a little better, was one of my favorite RPGs of last year, so hearing that the PS3 version would feature goodies such as new playable characters and new outfits was cool … but not quite cool enough to make me go out and buy the game a second time. However, the US localization specialist, Stephanie Fernandez, has shared some new details about the game withPlayStation blog, and it seems the story itself has undergone some modifications:...

After throwing darts a series of random words on a cork board, three former members of Volition have started up a new studio, Blazing Lizard. The core members of the team (including Sandeep Shekar, Jiovanie Velazquez, and token white guy, Christopher Stockman) have worked on previous high-profile Volition titles likeSaint’s RowandThe Punisher. The studio is currently developing an original downloadable title for next-gen home consoles, and has plans to reveal more details on August 13....

When we met with BugBear at E3 to get a sneak peek atRidge Racer Unbounded, the end of their presentation teased some kind of online component where creation and sharing of custom tracks and cities.I was sold. Now they’ve finally taken the lid off this mode in this exclusive Create or Destroy trailer. As we had hoped, you’ll be able to create your own cities and tracks, and then share them with everyone else in the world....

[Editor’s note: pedrovay2003 talks about theSonic the Hedgehogcomics for his contribution toMarch’s Expanded UniverseMonthly Music topic. — CTZ] When you think of comic books, what character do you think of right away? Superman? Batman? Or are you like my friendShadowkatRegnand have Spider-Man pop into your mind? These are just a few of famous comic book characters that have shaped the childhoods of so many people, but I tend to think of a different character — A character who was as big a part of my own childhood as Spider-Man and Batman ever were....

I’m sure many of you are die-hard fans of theHarry Potterbooks, and if you’re like me, finishing the last page ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowswas an emotional, bittersweet experience. It almost felt like a chapter of my life — one that had begun when a best friend first recommendedHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneto me — was closing. But luckily, we still have the last two films left to go, and as far as I’m concerned, they’ve been getting better and better....

With Electronic Artscontinuing to usethe despised SecuROM in all of its games, the dual subjects of piracy and Digital Rights Management have been in the gaming press for quite a while. Seemingly more than happy to distance his company from EA’s shifty shenanigans, Bethesda spokesman Pete Hines has stated thatFallout 3will not be usinginvasive DRM when it hits the PC market. [Fallout 3will be] pretty similar to what we did forOblivion, which was — we basically don’t do any — we do the mildest form possible....

Final Fantasy XIIIcertainly looks like a Japanese RPG, but according to Square-Enix, the game is NOT a Japanese RPG, despite being an RPG that is developed for and by Japanese people in Japan. Game producerYoshinori Kitase does not view his game as conforming to Eastern or Western standards,preferring to seetheXIIIas a true genre-straddler. I won’t be the one to break it to him that if a game looks, feels and plays like a JRPG, it’sprobablya JRPG....