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Ubisoft has announcedCubic Ninja, a 3DS title which can be played using nothing more than the system’s tilt-sensing capabilities. That said, if you’re worried about precision, the handheld’s circle pad will work just fine. In addition to the attached gallery of screenshots, we have some solid first details, too. Expect 100+ levels, the ability to create and share your own levels online, and ghost replay sharing. Cubic Ninjais due out this summer....

It’s likeDebbie Does Dallas… if you took out the busty blonde and replaced it with a short, Italian games music mastermind. Okay, so it’s not even close. But we’ll get our pom-poms out and cheer for Tommy Tallarico, as he will be taking his popular games music concertVideo Games Liveoverseas again for a pretty big gig. VGL will be an opening act for the Taiwan International Music Festival, set to take place in the nifty-lookingChiang-Kai Shek Memorial (see gallery below) on February 20th....

If you’ve been reading Destructoid for any length of time, you’ll likely know thatTransformers: War for Cybertrongets quite a bit of love around these parts … at least from me. So, it’s very pleasant news indeed that High Moon Studios’ game is getting a sequel. The title was announced at the Hasbro Investors Day, and penned for a vague 2012 release date. It was also announced that theTransformersMMO will be released outside of Asia, and that an inevitable videogame spin-off of the next movie,The Dark of the Moon, is also coming....

According to Treyarch community manager Josh Olin, gamers are becomingmore negative, especially when it comes to innovation. I’m surethat’sthe reason why Treyarch isn’t working on a whole bunch oforiginal IP. “Personally, as a community manager who lives in the media or social media world every day, I think the social culture of videogames is moving in a more negative direction as technology and social media continues to grow,” Olin claimed. “Rather than growing with it, the trend seems to be devolving....

Collectible toy manufacturer DC Direct has a lot of videogame properties under its belt, waiting to be released — fromResistance 2, toHeavenly Sword, and even toDragon Age: Origins. But its theirTwisted Metal“Sweet Tooth” figurine that has caught our eye, and in part, that’s thanks to series creator David Jaffeewho brings us several imagesof Sweet Tooth from New York Toy Fair 2010 where its being displayed. (It’s stilldue out in July.)...

Fellow Destructoid editor Tony Ponce and I are in love with recent Nintendo DS gameGhost Trick. Like,obsessed. It is easily one of our favorite games of the year. The other day, we were talking about how great the game is over a rather enthusiastic e-mail thread. We both shared our favorite moments; we both laughed about how great all the characters are. And then, as two guys sometimes do, we completely bonded over how much we adore one character in particular: a Pomeranian named Missile....

You might remember me telling you almost a year ago that Compile Heart’s all-star RPG,Cross Edgewould be coming to the PlayStation Thr … what do you mean you don’t remember? I swear, you people don’t listen to anything I say, do y … well, that’s okay, because I’m about to remind you. Go back to your seat and stop interrupting. Featuring characters from the worlds of Capcom, Nippon Ichi, Namco, Idea Factory and Gust,Cross Edgeis a massive, writhing orgy of fanservice, in which we cannot yet participate....

While most videogames are based around the idea of causing massive amounts of death, a team at Duke University is working on a game in which the goalis to save it.Virtual Peaceis a simulation game intended to help train a new wave of negotiators, where players use diplomacy and work together to deal with a variety of world-changing catastrophes. They first convene around a virtual conference table but later break into smaller groups....

We have HOT information that nineties music sensation and preacher manMC Hammeris partaking in secret shenanigans withevilvideogame publisher Activision. The word comes fromHammer’s Twitter, where he confirmed that he’s meeting with Activision after the weekend: “I got one day to recover, then it’s LA to Activision to get a glance of a top secret project on Monday…Cannot wait !!!” Yes, he spelled it top “secrete,” so either it’s a typo, or Bobby Kotick is producing some sort ofliquidthat Hammer wishes to sample....

Earlier this week, the Nielsen media research company posted a breakdown of Netflix and Hulu devices by usage. Though the PC is far and away the most common Hulu platform, the Netflix numbers are a tad more surprising. While 42% of all Netflix customers use the PC, 12% use the Xbox 360, 13% use the PS3, and 25% use the Wii. Yes, you heard that correctly. The gaming console that lacks high definition and surround sound output is the most popular non-PC way to stream Netflix....

After bringing you my earlieradventuresinWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, I’m here to deliver some more closed beta gameplay for you all. In this lengthy video (a whopping 21 minutes), you’ll see more of what this expansion has to offer for a lonely Blood Elf girl lookin’ for a good time. Enjoy the video!

Earlier this week, Capcom was kind enough to sendStreet Fighter IVpreview code our way. And no, you can’t come over and play. Sorry. Along with the game (which I can’t say anything about yet other than it’s not a final retail build) came a pretty neat extra — a 39-pageStreet Fighter IV“Training Manual.” The booklet details the features of the console version, an interview with Capcom’s Seth Killian, and some killerStreet Fighter IVart....

Not a bad collection this week if I do say so myself. My favorite of the bunch has to be the “Only you’re able to save Link” one — I totally wasn’t expecting it. Other than that, Random Man Now Dog is a little bigger this week. I’ve been holding onto two of thoseStar Trekones for awhile now and it was the perfect time to let all of them out at once after I found the “What is crash landing” one earlier in the week....