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There’s nothing like a good character creator to accentuate the bizarre, detailed-but-not-realistic look ofBrink‘s shirtless inhabitants. In this latest video for the multiplayer-centric shooter from Splash Damage, game director Paul Wedgwood takes us on a quick tour of the customization options. Tats, face bandages, some sort of triple mohawk thing … this presentation has got it all. Perhaps more interesting than the characters themselves is the junk that’s been fashioned into somewhat functional armor....

With zombie games enjoying a bit of a revival as of late, it should be no surprise that digital games are getting in on the undead fun. Double Six will be bringingBurn Zombie Burn, a frantic score attack zombiethon, to the PSN in the near future, and they’ve let us know of some fresh new videos. Fundamentally, it’s very much like any top-down run and gun available on downloadable platforms such asAssault HeroesorWolf of the Battlefield....

In what could possibly be considered a Captain Obvious story, Activision will be presenting a range ofCall of Duty: Black Opseditions to suit your own personal level of obsession and income. As well as a regular, bare-bones version,Black Opswill also come in Hardened and Prestige flavors. The contents are not yet known, but the Hardened Edition will costs $79.99 while the Prestige version will set you back an almighty $149.99.Black Opswill actually cost the same as Xbox Kinect, depending on which type you plum for....

Want to hear the amazing work of famed film composer Hans Zimmer without all the gunfire and explosions? You’ll want the soundtrack forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then. This 17-track score is now available at your favorite online music store for $9.99 for the entire soundtrack or $.99 a song. This soundtrack is the first to come out of a deal between Activision and Fontana, a distribution group under Universal Music’s umbrella....

As you likely already know, Capcom has finally revealed that theStreet Fighter IVwill indeed be home to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. While Capcom only had near-final arcade builds playable at the event, producer Yoshinori Ono was able to confirm that the title would contain a number of extras not found in the arcade, including online play and fully animated prologues and endings for each character. Ono was hesitant to get into details on the online play, stating that it’s still too early in development to commit to specifics....

If there’s one thing people have been asking for since pretty much the first month or so after buying their Xbox 360, it’s that Microsoft removes the 100-person friends list restriction. Some of us have gotten around the limit by using the “view your friend’s friends list” trick, but I think it’s about time we got a real solution.Joystiq spoke withMicrosoft’s Aaron Greenberg about the matter during CES, and he surprisingly responded with something other than “no comment....

There was a table at a pre-CES event tonight that was basically some circuit boards and some girls drinking wine. Naturally, I walked over. Technology company RAMBUS had a bunch of fancy consumer electronics busted open for all to see so that they might show off their handiwork. One of the devices they worked on was Sony’s PS3, as seen above and in our gallery. Being able to tell that I didn’t know quite what I was looking at, one of the reps pointed out some of the chipset groups on the PS3 boards....

Laying down real coin for MMO content updates is a bummer, regardless of what the extra stuff brings to the game. Most MMOs already have flat fees you pay for the pleasure of playing the game. Plus, there’s an opportunity you could be leaving a couple of your guild brethren behind as you move on to the new hotness with the swarm of content-hungry players. Vogster Entertainment is planning to curve the hurt a bit with the price of their content updates toCrimecraft....

Criterion Games is hinting that tomorrow it may reveal some solid details on its upcomingBurnout Paradise“Big Surf Island” expansion. “Almost time to spill the beans,” writes Criterion’s Pete Lake on hisTwitteraccount. “Be watching CriterionGames.com at 4pm BST this Friday. Your questions will be answered…” So we’ll definitely be doing that “watching” thing tomorrow at 4pm BST. The island expansion was originally announced to be released in Fall of 2008, but things got out of hand — Criterion made the damned thing bigger than they had originally planned....

The critically-loved indie PC game titleDarwiniawill soon get a multiplayer buddy namedMultiwinia. According to the makers Introversion,Multiwiniawill be available for play some time in 2008.CVGhas the details: Called Multiwinia and due for release in 2008, the game will combine “elements of the award-winning Darwinia, with the addition of multiplayer support which will enable both co-operative and competitive battles between massive Darwinian armies,” Introversion tells us. Multiwinia lead designer John Knottenbelt has further explained, “We’ve created a new formation mode which will let you organise your Darwinians into ranks to create massive armies....

David Cage, the self-styled “auteur of videogames”, has stated that the United States has a “problem” with his work because American marketing departments don’t understand him. He believes that his unique direction causes confusion among publishers. “The U.S. always have problems with my games, to be honest.Nomad Soulwas the first to have issues over there,” he claimed. “We were asked to change the name over there, so it was calledOmikron: The Nomad Soul, but there was still no confidence that it would sell well in the States, so it wasn’t supported....

WhenMetal Gear Solid 4was given a spring 2008 release date, people bemoaned the long wait as if they didn’t expect it. It seems they better get moaning some more, as it’s been announced that the game has now beenpushed backeven more to Q2 of 2008, turning a March release into an April-June one. Konami’s press release states that, instead of March, the developers had been working toward a winter 2007 launch, which has confused some people, although it could just be suggesting that this had been the company’s intention before Kojima announced the 2008 launch window....

WithAssassin’s Creed, UbiSoft promised a mixture ofGrand Theft Auto,Hitman, andPrince of Persia.It was the game that made us all wet our pants with anticipation whenever we saw the smallest screenshot and the briefest trailer. Along withMass Effect,Assassin’s Creedis arguably one of the most anticipated next-gen titles of the year. By now, however, you probably knowhow mixed the reviews are. So, what do your pals at Destructoid think? Is it a triumph?...