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Evil Attorney General Michael Atkinson may have claimed that Australian gamersdon’t “need” to impale peoplewith Xenomorph tails, but it seems that they’re going to get to do it anyway. In a stunning move, Sega has actually managed to win its appeal and overturn the decision to banAliens vs. Predatorin Australia. AvPwill get the country’s MA15+ rating, the highest rating a game in Australia can attain. Furthermore, it will get that 15 age rating with NO edits made to the content....

I’m posting this for two reasons. For one, I totallyforgot aboutAnimals de la Muerte. Seeing this post over on GoNintendo reminded me of its existence, and I’m happy for that. Secondly, I think it’s worth noting the sad trend for announced WiiWare titles to seethe cancellation,potential cancellation, or worse,to be forgotten about entirely. On the topic ofAnimals de la Muerte(the once WiiWare exclusive now slated for release on XBLA, PSN and Steam), and on WiiWare in general, High Voltage’s Eric Nosfsinger has this to say-...

The Humble Indie is just the gift that keeps on giving. As of today, you can getAtom Zombie Smasheras a second bonus game, meaning you’ve now got seven games in the bundle. Now I know you’re thinking “Oh no, another zombie game” butAtom Zombie Smasheris a great little title. I picked upAtom Zombie Smasherin the Steam summer sale a few weeks ago and I’ve really been enjoying it. It’s a deceptively simple-looking game but there’s plenty going on....

[Update:It looks like the half-bat, half-maggot boss fromResident Evil 5is in the game as well.] Here’s a bunch of new screenshots forResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, featuring everybody’s favorite bear, Barry Burton. I’d love to fondle his beard and slide a hand between his milky thighs, running my fingers gently through that fiery bush. Mmm, warm. The game’s out June 28, because June isofficiallythe 3DS’ launch month, when you think about....

Did you see what I did there? With the abbreviations? Yeah, I’m pretty awesome for that. Apparently there’ssome news outside of the awesome headlineI did, so let’s talk about that for a little bit as well. Microsoft is currently talking with the BBC to bring its vast amount to content to Xbox Live, including its range of TV programmes in delicious high definition. For the longest time, Europe has gone without a downloadable TV service like that which is enjoyed across the ocean, but these new plans should hopefully change all that....

The UK games industry weeps once more, as I have the sad news of reporting rumors that another UK studio — this time Bizarre Creations — is allegedly facing closure. Bizarre Creations in Liverpool houses 200 employees and was purchased by Activision in 2007. Since then it has made games such asBlurand most recently, James Bond 007 – Blood Stone. The rumor mill surrounding the axing grew to fever pitch onTwitterthis afternoon as Traveller’s Tales boss Jon Burton took to the social network to say “[This is a] sad Day for games developers....

This fall, Playlogic will release its children’s-book-inspired hack-and-slash title,Fairytale Fights, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, the game follows the story of four well-known fictional characters — Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Beanstalk Jack, and The Naked Emperor — as they bludgeon and slice their way through fairytale land. Their quest? To regain their fairytale celebrity from Little Boy Tailor, who has gone to great lengths to steal the fame of the four protagonists....

This recent NeoGAFthread contained the below screens — though no word on where they came from — from Nintendo’s upcomingLink’s Crossbow Training. The title looks prettier than it didthe last timewe showed off its media, but they have yet to show us something that indicates it will be anything other than a disposable pack-in title. Then again, the most fun your cat has ever had was with a cardboard box and some plastic packing bubbles....

Looks like I’m taking a trip to Party City to pick up some confetti and streamers —Tetris Party Deluxehas just been announced for Wii and Nintendo DS. Hitting retail this June,Deluxeis the follow-up to the WiiWare title,Tetris Party, already available for download. What’s so freakin’Deluxeabout it, exactly? Well, it features six new game modes, including something called “Bombliss” and “VS. Sprint” which has players racing to complete 40 lines. The game supports both local and online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi....

Man rants about the App Store, complaining that iPhone versions of games likeStreet Fighter IVare just soulless brand-whoring like the old Tiger LCD games we played as kids. Company takes offense at Man’s rant, removes his ridiculously expensive game (so priced to prove the inanity of the App Store and its users) from its application service. Man retaliates by making a Tiger LCD version of the game he is currently working on, and releasing it on the same App Store that spurned him....

While Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the release ofBionic Commando:Rearmed, what are the chances of the original version hitting the Virtual Console? The highly-regarded classic would undoubtedly be a big seller, so why haven’t we heard anything about that possibility? Bionic Commando:Rearmedproducer Ben Judd has come clean on the subject, stating in aninterview with IGNthatBionic Commandoon the Virtual Console “couldn’t happen.” He then goes on to say, “I’ve tried to hit every single angle I can, I’ve pushed this as a new franchise....

With Dale showing us Capcom’s interesting method of showcasing gameplay forDead Rising 2: Off the Recordrecently, Capcom has also enlisted the services of increasingly popular Japanese actor/writer/directorSABUto make a short film entitled “TOKYO DEAD RISING.” The setting — the Tokyo suburbs…”SUDDENLY! ZOMBIE ATTACK!” The film follows a freelance journalist named Shimada and some random screaming girl as they try to escape the clutches of all the zombies in what has become a “Zombie Paradise!...

During Microsoft’sE3 press conferencea Bethesda rep announced that whileFallout 3does have some sort of planned downloadable content, it will only be released for the PC and Xbox 360 versions — bumming out everyone that was planning on getting it for the PlayStation 3. This news was mostly overlooked due to the deluge of announcements, trailers, andMETALLICA!that immediately followed. It apparently caught the attention of one analyst — Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian — who felt the need to throw in his two cents on the scenario andstate the blindingly obvious....