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According to aFudzillarumor report, Microsoft will slow Elite Xbox 360 manufacturing to a crawl and only offer the unit to select retailers in bundles similar to the sexy redResident Evil 5bundle. Mysterious Microsoft sources are indicating that Microsoft will stop taking orders for traditional Elites in the second quarter, purposefully exhausting inventory of the high-end console. Once toast, Microsoft will transition to theResident Evil 5-styleformat and only offer it to select retailers....

My wife and I come up with the best ideas … in the shower. Today was Face Face, a villain in a horror film we’re calling — get this —Face Face. Face Face has a face on his face. In addition to the nose, eyes, and mouth on his proper face, he has another smaller set of features growing out of the side of his head. This is notanother head, mind you....

Mommy’s Best Games is on a roll as far as the Xbox LIVE Indie Game channel is concerned. The studio has put out some cool, affordable titles before inShoot 1UPandWeapon of Choice. Its newest title, the awesomely namedExplosionade, should be out on October 4. Get this: it will cost one dollar. The new trailer above has all of the vital information. Long story short, you’ll be running and gunning — possibly with a friend — in a mech named GRenaDOS....

Sure, we’ve all seenTatsunoko Vs Capcombefore. Hell, it’s been out in Japan for so long that we’ve even managed to give it a properreviewby now. But the following screenshots and videos are from the North American version, and that makes them new, right? (Shhh, just agree.) In any case, you might not have been paying attention when media for the Japanese release made its rounds, considering we had no idea if we’d ever get to play it....

No! I don’tloveGameWorks, but I also don’t like to hear thatanyarcades are closing. It’s happening though. Seven of their 15 locations will be shutting their doors, including installations in Minneapolis, Long Beach, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Miami and Tampa. This was part of a restructuring that Sega CEO Corey Haynes called a “tough financial decision.” It sounds like the whole idea behind the arcade chain was tough. Get this: In the original launch plan back in 1997, each GameWorks was to cost $10 million or more, and 150 locations were planned....

You’ve been waiting anxiously to hear this news, and we here at Destructoid are proud to finally break it. Originally code-named Black Belt, the Sega Dreamcast will be the first 128-bit console to hit the market, and features the NEC CLX2 processor, a 56kbps modem, and produces a mind-blowing 3 million polygons per second. If that isn’t enough to get your tongues wagging, how about 640×480 screen resolution? A game library of over 250 titles?...

SEGA hascut the priceson all itsSonic the HedgehogiOS games, along with many others, and intends to keep them cut. Rather than try another temporary deal, Sonic will now remain at prices that almost approach reasonable for an iPhone title. Here’s the full list of SEGA’s offerings: ChuChu Rocket:$4.99$2.99ChuChu Rocket HD:$6.99$4.99Ecco the Dolphin:$2.99$0.99Golden Axe:$2.99$0.99Gunstar Heroes:$4.99$2.99Phantasy Star II:$4.99$2.99Shining Force:$2.99$0.99Super Monkey Ball 2:$5.99$2.99Super Monkey Ball 2 Sakura Edition:$7.99$4.99Sonic The Hedgehog 1:$5.99$4.99Sonic The Hedgehog 2:$5....

While politicians and moral crusaders have done their best to criticize videogames and preach about their perceived ill effects,Sesame Street(by way of the Joan Glanz Clooney Center at Sesame Workshop)approves of their existence, and sees games as a force for good in the world. “Despite their reputation as promoters of violence and mayhem, digital games have in fact been shown to help children gain content and vital foundational and 21st century skills,” explains the center’sGame Changerreport....

An MMO set in the world of William Shakespeare may sound like hell to you, but for bookworm-turned-nerds such as myself, it sounded like a completely fascinating concept. Unfortunately,Arden: The World of William Shakespearehas been officiallyabandoned by its creator, Edward Castronova, who has released it to the public as is. Edward says “he was taking on too much by attempting to combine educationand research. He believes that his experience should serve as a warning for other academics....

Hey, RPG nerds! Good news:Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journeyis great. I’ve been playing the hell out of it, working on a preview for Destructoid (coming soon). This dark sci-fi RPG for the DS has me hooked. If you like SMT, you’ll definitely love this. That said, the change of pace and setting is fresh. Good work, Atlus. It might sound like I’m pulling this out of my ass because it’s relevant, but I’m being sincere: the music inStrange Journeyis incredible....

Followingprior talk of SCE Studio Liverpoolbringing on additional talent for a “high-profile, futuristic racing franchise,” we’re seeing more rumors, this time in the form of a domain. WipEoutTrinity.comwas registered by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe back in November, and currently, the site redirects to the official UK PlayStation website. There’s speculation that this could be theWipEoutthat’sconfirmed for NGP, but considering what we have to go on here, it could just as easily be another PlayStation 3 release....

For the past two days, I have been stationed in San Diego for Sony’s Gamers Day 2007 — a major Sony event showcasing what the company has in store for all of us this year. And believe me, with the amount of new announcements, footage, and impressions that will be unleashed throughout tonight, you’ll understand why it took two days to do. I will be breaking down my impressions of each major title I played (some of which you have never heard of) and do a wrap-up of the event as a whole, but before I do, I wanted to share some major announcements to come out of the Sony camp that you should be well aware of....

There occasionally comes a time — higher-than-normal stress levels be damned — when you want nothing more than to make aliens/monsters/zombies/etc. explode for an hour or two. If you are in need of a new game that can offer such things, this week’s Xbox LIVE Arcade andSteam releasemight be a perfect fit. Yes sir, isometric shooting is back yet again with Team 17’sAlien Breed 2: Assault. No word on the pricing situation, but $15 seems like the go-to price at this point....