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Double Fine and Electronic Arts has announced thatBrütal Legendwill hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 13 in the North America, and October 16 in Europe. Whoever wrote the press release for the announcement was forward-thinking enough to refer to “October” as “Rocktober,” because the game is, you know, kind of about rock music. Get it? Tim Schafer (or someone paid to make up something he said for public relations purposes) is thrilled....

While most of us are quite content with finishing our Legendary runs and going after the daily multiplayer challenges inHalo: Reach, I suppose it’s never too early to start looking toward the future. Here is what’s in the pipeline,according to Bungie: “The first matchmaking update forReachwill occur in early October and consist primarily of fixes for bugs and balance issues. We’ll also be adding some game types and Forge maps. Co-op campaign will be going live in October as well....

Everybody knows thatStreet Fighter IVhas a few balance issues, and that characters like Seth and Sagat may be taking the piss just a little bit when it comes to how beefed up they are. Capcom hasadmitted as much, saying they perhaps turned out a “little” stronger than anticipated. You think? “Yes, Seth and perhaps Sagat might have turned out a little bit stronger than we expected,” admits the arcade version’s assistant producer, Ryota Niitsuma....

Capcom is one of my favorite companies for trade show showings. They bring plenty of new stuff to show off and play, and there’s always fan interaction. This year they’re showing off a bunch of unreleased stuff at PAX Prime. Here’s what you may expect to get your hands on at the show: Capcom says that there will be tournaments and giveaways throughout the show, as well as a internet live stream by Capcom-Unity at the booth, located at booth #3425....

About a month before E3, we got ourfirst look at Capcom’s upcoming Wii exclusive Spyborgsat their CAPTIVATE media event in Las Vegas. By the time E3 rolled around, things were quiet on theSpyborgsfront, with Capcom choosing to focus on other titles in their already full line-up. According to Capcom’s Christian Svensson, it may be awhile before we see more of the title, and we may be seeing some significant changes....

WhenNyko first revealedits third-party drum peripheral kick pedal replacement, the “Metal Pedal,” I was in awe. As I put it: “it has a motherf**king skeleton on it, guys. And you can’t get much more metal than a skeleton.” As it so happens, I was wrong, and Nyko out-metaled themselves with the packaging for the “Metal Pedal.” Folks, it comes in a package shaped like a motherf**king coffin, andthat‘s how you get more metal than a skeleton....

Remember all that nonsense I spouted about the anthem of my bloody coup being played ontesla coils?No longer. My limited attention span coupled with my fascination with novel uses of old technology have led me to replace Nikola Tesla’s hammer of the Gods withMario Paintas the supreme instrument. Tipmonster TehUberOne (hereby promoted to Lieutenant Tipmonster) sent us a link to some music fromMike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!rendered inMario Paint’smusic engine, and being the curious little bastard that I am, I dug further and found much, much more — most of which is composed by just one dude, a bloke by the name of TomBobBlender....

N’Gai Croal of Level Up currently hasa most interesting articleconcerning the notoriousMass Effect“Sexbox” report that disgusted videogamers the world over. Seeking an actual statement from BioWare members who have remained, in Croal’s opinion, far too quiet about the affair, he got co-founderRay Muzyka to say something out loud: We asked Muzyka about this during the last night’s D.I.C.E. Summit cocktail party. He told us that he wanted to first let the community respond to the erroneous statements made by Lawrence and other Fox News panelists (which he colorfully likened to having a complete stranger hold a gun to the head of one’s newborn baby) and that he’d been heartened by the support that BioWare had received....

While it seems like we won’t be getting that coveted sequel toDarksidersanytime soon, it is still on the way, and THQ’s Danny Bilson has a few new details to tide us over. The core games VP gave a keynote speech at the IGDA Leadership Forum, and Joystiq was there to jot down a few choice quotes. “When we do theDarksiderssequel, it’ll be a different character and take place simultaneously to the other story....

Motus Corporationis showing off their new Wii-mote look-alike, named Darwin. This sword hilt-looking device is supposed to bring better motion sensing gaming to non-Nintendo systems, including the PC. Technology Reviewsays that this device has its roots ingolf hardware, and they’ve taken what they learned to attempt to one-up the Wii. The Darwin measures absolute position with respect to the earth, orienting itself to magnetic north to sense direction. They claim that through the use of improved technology with gyroscopes and accelerometers, they’re able to relay positional information to the console in less than 30 milliseconds....

We’ve been following the upcoming DS RPG Devil Survivor ever since we first saw theteaser images. A fairly crappy teaser trailer showed up earlier this month, but it didn’t show much in the way of game play. Today we have three videos that highlight the main characters ofDevil Survivor. They give us a good idea of the look and setting, but it seems like Atlus is holding the game play details back....

We’vealready seensomehomegrown controversyover the use of playable terrorist groups in the upcomingMedal of Honor, but now developer DICE has tackled the potential powder keg itself, discussing the appearance of the Taliban in its game. According to DICE, the appearance of the Taliban isn’t as sensational or provocative as some people may think. “We do stir up some feelings, although it’s not about the war, it’s about the soldiers,” states producer Patrick Liu....

DICE has announced today that its upcoming digital download title,Battlefield 1943, will cost you $15 when it hits the various services that it hits this June. Those services include the PlayStation Store and Xbox LIVE Marketplace, where $15 in real money translates to 1200 MS Points. Battlefield 1943is a brand new multiplayer title, with maps inspired by the classicBattlefield 1942. The game ships with three locations — Wake Island, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima — with support for up to 24 players....