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The life of a games journalist is an exciting one. We get to attendgeek conventionsandmusical extravaganzas, as well as get to grips with upcoming videogames. Sometimes though, we have to become more refined, more fringe, slightly more reserved. Sometimes we have to attend rooms full of women in shawls who are nodding their heads knowingly. Sometimes we go to book launches and art discussions. Sometimes we go to both of those at once....

Then get ready to pay out the wazoo! Grasshopper Manufacture is selling the original Blood Berry beam katana replica used as reference in the development ofNo More Heroes. Right now, the auction stands at $3600, but with over six days left until closing, you can expect that price to climb! It’s all gravy, though! All the money will go towards Red Cross relief in Japan, because Suda51 has a heart of gold....

I’m a big fan of the WarioWare games, if only for the fact that they are incredibly strange (and remind me a little bit ofRhythm Tengoku). Imagine my delight, then, to hear that Nintendo has plenty of WarioWare coming to the DSi’s downloadable service in the near future. This would be terrific news if in fact I planned to buy a DSi, which I do not, but still, I’m happy to hear it in that “some friends are getting married that you kind of know and had drinks with a few times” kind of way....

Angelina Jolie must be stopped. Her antics have become an epidemic upon her many male and lesbonic fans who fap the ground she walks on. Adopting one kid, sure fine, we could handle it. The second one made us concerned. Then you gave birth to an actual kid?! Not to mention the next kid you adopted. Angie, please come back to us! It’s getting depressing not seeing any new sexy photos of you onTyler Durden....

It isn’t until you see a mashup of all the horrible clips from a particular show until you realize just how bad that show was. I remember loving theMortal Kombatcartoon show when I was younger. After watching this, though, I can’t believe I ever liked it. Damn you Internet. You continue to ruin my childhood. Spotted onpower-glove’s C-Blog.I’m a Weekend commander, giving out the orders for Destructainment. After the jump, check out the very useful scientific fact forTeam Fortress 2....

Yesterday, Nintendo held a launch event forWii Sports Resortin New York City’s Times Square, allowing the public to try out the game three full days before its launch on Sunday, July 26th. They went all-out for this one, trucking infifty tons of sandfrom across the Hudson River in New Jersey and turning Military Island into the game’s fictional tropical paradise, Wuhu Island. (Get it? “Woo-hoo”?) I checked out the oasis of sand at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Broadway, and I’m here to tell you all about it....

The three map packs forCall of Duty: World at Warhave been absurdly successful. We are talking millions of downloads here, folks. At $9.99 per add-on, that’s a whole lot of moolah for Activision and Treyarch. I’m going to shut up about how popular these things are in just a minute, so bear with me. As of today, a bundle containing all three DLC packs is being offered worldwide on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and in the US and Canada on PlayStation Network....

GameFreak pretty much has it made with the establishedPokémonformula. Ten years on and the series is still going strong, even after the huge Pokémania craze died down. Despite still being able to release the game as an RPG with only incremental changes, the team is always considering new ideas, one of which may be an action title. “Yes, I have thought of doing something new, and it makes me very excited to think of new elements for the game,” said game director Junichi Masuda toGame Informer....

A few weeks ago, Microsoft talking headAaron Greenberg promisedwe’d be seeing Alan Wake “in the first half of 2010.” Those of you who haven’t given upAlan Wake— what with it’s umpteen delays and all — will be excited to hear that Microsoft has confirmed the release dates for North America and Europe: May 18 and 21, respectively. They also confirmed a limited edition of the game, although retailers like Walmart and Best Buy took the wind out of Microsoft’s sailsby posting it this morning....

If you’re one of the2,781,878people who ownMinecraft, then you have something to look forward to at PAX Prime next month. The upcoming “Adventure Update” will be playable at the Minecraft booth. This update will add NPC villages, random dungeons, a new mob, better farming, critical hits, sprinting, and all kinds of other things that we probably know nothing about yet. The “Adventure Update” was originally going to be a part of the 1....

Welcome to another edition of YTMND Thursday. All of theseMega ManYTMNDs today just reminded me of this awesome band calledThe Protomen. All they sing about deals with theMega Manuniverse. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks to everyone who keep sending in tips! Which ones are your favorite this week?

A Valley Without Windis an upcoming exploration/survival title from Arcen Games. The aim is to stay alive through an ice age and the mysterious realm buried underneath as the snow starts to recede. Originally it was a a futuristic game with “realistic” environments, but has since switched to a straight fantasy deal with science-fiction elements. It’ll feature procedurally generated interiors, something the team is quite proud of. It’s looking rough, there’s no denying that, but the latest pre-alpha footage hints at a very clear visual ambition that, if successful, could be quite wonderful to behold....

I know that most of you aren’t in Japan, but you can be excited for the few of our readers that are. The demo forAce Attorney Investigations 2is out and ready for play from their Nintendo Channel. I mean, you probably couldn’t read it anyway. GoNintendosays that the demo will also hit DS download kiosks tomorrow and Nintendo Zone hotspots on the 14th.Famitsuhas some new screenshots of the game, which you also probably can’t read....