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Xbox 360 ownerswillneed to securea sizeable chunk ofhard drive spaceto experience the full extent of id Software’s Rage. This weekend, studio head John Carmack told Quakecon 2011 attendees that acomplete installation ofthe upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter will require upwards of 22GB of HDD room, and there will be no partial fixes. …

Jennifer Lopez and Nick Nolte will join Jason Statham in noir thriller Parker , which boasts Taylor Hackford as its director. The Stath’s casting was announced back in April; he’ll play the title character in the movie which is adapted from Donald Westlake’s series of novels. Lopez is launching something …

David Jaffe made the unfortunate announcement that Twisted Metal won’t ship until early 2012, on the PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab). He cited that the game still needs more dev time, while making the same earnest plea that all game developers must make when the time comes, saying “Thing …

It seems to be increasingly (opens in new tab) standard (opens in new tab) for big-budget releases to split up exclusive DLC between different retailers, and Battlefield 3 isn’t about to say things should be any different. Before we get to talking up its exclusive DLC, however, you should know …

It’s beenalmost a year (opens in new tab)since we heard anything about Grasshopper Manufacture’s XBLA and PSN retro steam-future styled action game Sine Moria, so long that we’d nearly forgotten about it. But today the skies opened up we got the we got the first trailer for the title. The …

The first week of sales for Atlus’ psychological anime thriller, Catherine (opens in new tab), has achievedthe single most successful release week of any game in the company’s history. Devotees of past Atlus releases, such as Rockin’ Kats, Spud’s Adventure and both Snowboard Kids titles, have had little more than …

Oh really? “The following is actual gameplay” from the Limited Edition of Need for Speed: The Run, is it, Black Box? If that’s true, Need for Speed: The Run is going to be pretty difficult to control, with viewing angles ranging from “panoramic” to “macro-close” and not a behind-the-car camera …

While plenty of the Street Fighter X Tekken cast members are no-brainers – you’d hardly put “Street Fighter” or “Tekken” in a title then not include Ryu, Guile, Yoshimitsu or one of that dastardly Mishima clan – some of the second-tier inclusions are less of a known quantity. A title …

Nintendo calls first-run 3DS buyers “3DS Ambassadors,” and isrewarding them (opens in new tab)with free NES and GBA games as consolation for an upcoming price-cut. But real ambassadors don’t just get in the door – they get diplomatic immunity, private cars, party invites, the whole nine yards. If you’re an …

Drastic pay cuts and 3DS apologiesweren’t the only news to come from Nintendo’s recent sitdown with investors. According to Andriasang, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told shareholders the company has taken a renewed interest in digital sales, and that it plans to develop paid transaction systems for both the 3DS and …