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Developer Halfbrick has just released a new developer diary that details how they decided to makeMachine Gun Jetpackmore interesting: Vehicles. Weird, weird vehicles. My favorite of the bunch has got to be the Profit Bird because it totally poops out a trail of money when it flaps its wings. Vehicles inMachine Gun Jetpackseems to followSuper Mario Brotherslogic in that you revert back to your normal form upon taking a hit, and you will die if you are hit again....

BioWare’sMass Effect 2demonstration at E3 2009 floored us. It was flush with intrigue and action, and showcased inventive in-game abilities and new stirring ways to interact with others in the universe. It was also dripping with drama. We watched theSSV Normandy’shull being pounded by an unknown threat, witnessed the glib protagonist Commander Shepherd act brutishly, and began to understand the meaning behindMass Effect 2’snow-fabled “suicide mission.” And now you may see it all, too — the shift in tone from the original, the stunning visuals and even the gameplay we observed....

Silly Isaac, a piece of cardboard won’t hold back the Necromorphs from impregnating your body with evilness! Speaking ofDead Space 2, the demo will be out next week for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Perfect for those of us that won’t be busy celebrating the Holidays.

In true “wahh?” form, Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, has gone on record withgamesindustry.bizto say that Sony is spreading itself too thin by trying to compete in a vast array of markets, thus hurting their flagship PlayStation brand. Hilarity ensues: “I think Sony, frankly, suffers a little bit from this problem, which is they’re spread really thin across all these areas. And trying to do PSP, competing with Nintendo, PSP to DS; competing with us, 360 to PS3, I think it does strain – it would naturally strain any organisation,” he added....

In addition to bits aboutMario’s latest adventure, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has also shared with French journalists plans to bringFlipnote Studioto the 3DS eShop. For those of you unaware,Flipnote Studiois a free program available on DSiWare that allows users to create flipbook-style movies. It’s a fun little piece of software that has yielded abevyof remarkable videos. That it’s being updated for the 3DS could mean that it’ll include expanded functionality — any hope for 3D movies?...

Rhythm games are my jam, so I’m glad to see that at least one more is in the works. This is from developerUniversomo, and it’s calledBeat City. This DS game is supposed to tell a story ofrevolution and love, and of restoring beats to a city that has lost its rhythm. You’ll play through 20 stylized music-based minigames that have you swiping, tapping and holding to change the city of beats right in front of your eyes....

If yesterday’sBatman: Arkham Cityteaser wasn’t enough, how about a single piece of concept art and a screen? Well, that’s what Warner Bros. has for us today, taunting us with Rocksteady’s upcoming title even more. We’ll see a longer trailer this weekend at the Spike VGAs, but have this in the meantime. Oh, and check out the teaser trailer again if you’re looking for something to get your heart rate up....

Namco Bandai have revealed their line-up for next week’s E3 Media and Business Summit, and suspiciously (and sadly) absent is a listing forSoul Calibur IVorTekken 6. Among the titles that did make the cut includeSoul Calibur Legendsfor the Wii (written in the PR asSOULCALIBUR Legends… wtf is up with the caps and not using spaces?),Beautiful Katamarifor the Xbox 360 (no PlayStation 3, folks — drop it already), andTime Crisis 4for the PS3 (pew!...

Super Mario Galaxy 2is outon May 23here in America and a new trailer has arrived showing off some of the game’s new features. Of note is Mario’s new drill power-up which lets him pierce the heavens … and planets hiding goodies inside their core. We also see Yoshi and how the dinosaur-dragon-frog-monster helps Mario on his new quest. The music in the new trailer is also really good. Dale North can’t stop gushing about how good the song is here in the office....

When Nintendo announced the DSi, nobody seemed to ask exactly what the “i” stood for, mainly because it’s Nintendo and anybody who dares question their wisdom gets crushed in Reggie’s savory fist of doom. Nevertheless, a few brave souls have dared to cast their filthy peasant’s eyes upon The Big N’s golden form, andasked the question. So, what does that “i” mean? Nintendo’s answer was, of course, suitably pretentious and rambling, which seems to be Nintendo’s MO when it doesn’t want to admit it pulled the name out of a giant tombola full of stupid words like “Wii” and “Miyamoto”:...

If you’re walking around New York near Comic-Con this weekend you’re sure to come across a flyer like the one shown above. If you’re actually inside Comic-Con, especially near Capcom’s crowded booth, it’s obvious what this sign is for. Some were quite confused, though. I saw this same flyer posted some 3 blocks away as I was headed to get some pizza. Non-nerd types saw the flyer, pulled a number, and then said “awww!...

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Good Old Games (orGOG.com), maybe it’s time you do. The Web site is home to digitally distributed DRM-free PC classics that can be picked up for a nice price. Games likeFallout 2,Arx Fatalis, and more are all currently available for under ten dollars. Today,GOG.comhas announced that it will be bringing the classic Oddworld Inhabitants library to their service. Starting today,Oddworld: Abe’s Oddyseeis available for a mere $9....

If you’re followingAssassin’s Creed 2, then you’ll want to watch this brand new video, which is the sixth in a developer diary series for Ubisoft’s time-traveling, quasi-sci-fi murder-em-up.Assassin’s Creed 2is one of the brave games that chose not to hide away in 2010, choosing instead to stareModern Warfare 2in the face and fight for a place in the Holiday chart. I can’t say the first game really wowed me, but I admire Ubisoft for putting it out there and not turning tail like so many other games did....