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In an unfortunate turn for UK fans of New York’sAnamanaguchi, the band was detained earlier this week at Glasgow airport. Why were they denied? Apparently, they were too good to be allowed into the country. Perhaps the Scots thought that Anamanaguchi would displace all of the domestic 8-bit rockers. From the press release: The immigration officer asked guitarist/programmer Peter Berkman for a phone number to call; he gave the number of Phil from the groupFirebrand Boy, whose flat they were staying that night....

Look at the magnificence, thesplendorof this bit of papercraft from artist Taras Lesko. This stunning work based onViewtiful Joestands three and a half feet tall! It’s made from 233 pieces printed out on 79 pages. Holy crap, that’s dedication. Lesko hasn’t released all of the bits necessary to reproduce one on your own, but he has made available a PDF containing Joe’s helmet. Even that would be far too ambitious for me to attempt, but damn if the end result he’s created isn’t gorgeous....

E3 seems like it’s going to be a lot more fun than the last few years with a return to the old format (and apparently some new surprises). The ESA has earned some new recruits as well, but Atari has chosen not to exhibit at this year’s event at the last second. Speaking toJoystiq, Atari said that it was a “proactive decision to attend but not exhibit at this year’s E3 event”....

If you’re at Atlus fan and also a fan of the Devil Summoner games, hearing that the preorder bonus forDevil Summoner 2was a plushie of Jack Frost dressed as Raiho surely sent you into a fierce fit of nerd spasms. Bad news is, Atlus has announced that the shipment of these plushies has been stolen today by what they describe as a “roving pirate frigate”. More on this from Atlus’s PR extraordinaire, Aram Jabbari:...

For it being the first time it showedSuper Mario Galaxy 2to the press, Nintendo brought a surprising amount of the game to the company’s media summit in San Francisco this week. Nearly 10 levels varying in style and difficulty were playable; they showed off a number of new items, features, and platforming challenges. Make no mistake — despite the fact that Nintendo claimsGalaxy 2is a full-on sequel to the2007 Wii title, the game most certainly has the same vibe....

If you are anything like Dale North or myself, your day is about to be made. You see, we share a deep hatred for those tiredPortaljokes involving cake, being “Still Alive,” and everything in-between. Even worse are the people who won’t let these once-funny gags rest in peace. Enough ranting — where is this post going?Portal 2writer Eric Wolpaw, talking to Gamasutra, had this to say: “If you thought you were sick of the memes, I was sick of it way ahead of you....

[Update: 2K has just confirmed to us that OPM UK is quoting a press release from after E3 that didn’t specify on a next-gen platform. In September, 2K announced Xbox 360 and PC exclusivity via a new press release. OPM is referring to the old press release from May, according to 2K. — Robert Summa] Oh, for the love of God … According to the latest issue of theOfficial PlayStation Magazine UK,Bioshockis on it’s way to the PlayStation 3....

You read that headline, correctly. BioWare’s new R&D group, BioWare Labs, has just released its first title — a Facebook app/game calledGift of the Yeti. The game has a Yeti (yes, a Yeti) helping a sick Santa Clause deliver gifts for the holidays. By clicking the mouse around a map, you’ll drop off gifts to lit houses in order to get high scores and save Christmas. Or something. Also, when you start playing the game counts down “Yeti, set, go,” which is brilliant....

The critically acclaimedBoom Bloxis seen as one of the few creative triumphs on the Wii, even if it didn’t bring down the house in terms of sales. EA CEO (and international sex symbol) John Riccitiello was caught speaking toMTVabout the game finally reaching 450,000 sales. Smart enough. Among other things, Riccitiello also talked about the possibility of a sequel, and naturally praised the game. When asked aboutBoom Bloxappearing on other systems, the silver-haired Lothario had this to say:...

MoreBullet Witchcostume love! First off, the developer’s weblog has merged with the official site, and is now locatedhere. Many thanks to Hannah for alerting me to thisandpointing out the new batch of costumes! You rock. The rest of you, hit the jump for more pictures of Alicia in the craziest of outfits. Not surprisingly, there’s a Christmas themed one, too. Woah. Is that a butt? I had to edit some of the pictures so they’d fit snugly in with the format we use at Dtoid, but I slapped the “AQ Interactive” logo on all of them just to be safe....

The folks atTeamXboxhave confirmed that a Limited Collector’s Edition ofCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfarewill be available for both the Xbox 360 and PC. Both the PC and Xbox 360 versions will include a hardcover book (a page from the book is pictured above) containing concept art and never-seen-before images. The Xbox 360 version will also include a bonus DVD containing more than four hours of behind-the-scenes footage highlighting Infinity Ward’s work and research on the game....

In my recent chat with Ryota Niitsuma, the producer behindTatsunoko Vs Capcom, I was shocked by how sincerely and repeatedly the guy spoke well of Nintendo, and how interested he was in borrowing from them. When I asked what kind of games he’d like to put on the Wii, he told me point blank that he’d like to make “Smash Bros-type game”. If you’ve playedTatsunoko vs. Capcom, you already know how closely the game controls toSmash Broswhen using the Wii remote-alone control scheme....

What’s happening withLost Planet 2‘s multiplayer? Funny you should ask. Capcom has been quick to point out how great the game’s co-op is — if you’ve played the demo you know that, yes, it is pretty great — but we haven’t heard a whole lot on the state of its competitive modes. Dun dun Until now. Over on Capcom-Unity, the hippest place this side of the Net,they have gota few key details to share about the multiplayer inLost Planet 2....