Three Words I Said To The Man I Defeated In Gears Of War That I'll Never Say Again 
New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 And PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays 
Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land 
Why Robin Makes Batman Better 
Resistance: Burning Skies: The Kotaku Review 
Harley Quinn's Revenge Is Batman: Arkham City's Bad New Ending Despite the odd hint dropped here and there, there’s been no official proof that Rare are working on Killer Instinct 3. And there’s still not any proof! But boy, if there was proof, wouldn’t it be great if it was via some sheet music for the game’s score? Like this one, purportedly from KI3′s “Main Title”? Even if it is – as seems likely – a total fake, as far as fakes go it scores a perfect ten for originality. Sure as shit beats some poorly-photoshopped box art or a blurry “screenshot” taken off a CRT TV. Sheet music to Killer Instinct 3 makes the internet rounds [MundoRare, via Dtoid]
And the Warner Bros/Traveller’s Tales/Lego marketing juggernaut rolls on! Not content with cashing in on the current Batman fever with a Lego game, based upon their Lego Batman Lego, Warner Bros. have signed on with McDonalds to bring us Lego Batman Happy Meal toys, complete with “Lego Batman: The Videogame” branding. No idea what they’ll actually be, but if they’re not straight-up Batman minifigs, we’ll be frowning all the way through our cheeseburgers. Expect them in a McDonalds near you once the current Clone Wars deal runs dry.
Happy Meals [McDonalds, via Go Nintendo]
Korean developer Pentavision has announced that, yes, there isn’t just one new DJ Max title coming out, but two. The PSP rhythm title will be released in two different forms: Clazziquai Edition and Black Square. Pentavision is trying to satisfy both casual and hardcore gamers, but Korean website Ruliweb doesn’t specify if these each are divided for those purposes or if both editions will feature separate modes for casual and hardcore players. Like DJ Max Fever, these new DJ Max titles have great looking art.
As Kotakuite Torokun points out: “I did notice that CE includes a lot of mainstream musicians”.
펜타비젼, ‘DJ MAX 포터블’ 차기작 발표 [Ruliweb]
You’ve probably seen all you’re ever going to see from the console versions of Resident Evil 4, but the PC version? It allows mods, so it’ll be updated so long as the fanbase wanna keep updating it. And really, why wouldn’t they! Stuff like this mod – which replaces zombie heads with gentleman bits and zombie pitchforks with…gentleman bits – prove there’s plenty of mileage left in the old bird yet. Plenty of NSFW mileage, may we add, in case you’re at the office and hovering over the “play” button.
Last year, we were told that Nirvana’s Nevermind would be turning up as a full-album download for Rock Band. Least, we thought we’d been told. Turns out we weren’t told anything at all, and that any and all comments Harmonix made regarding Nevermind were merely examples of what could be turned into DLC, not a guarantee of actual DLC. So don’t expect it anytime soon. Fine by us – we’d rather Bleach anyways.
Nevermind Never Officially Confirmed for Rock Band DLC [Co-Optimus, via 1UP]
Well, so said Li Jianguo, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC). According to him, 10 percent of the approximately 40 million Chinese children that use the internet are “addicted” Li pointed out. From Chinese newsite Xinhua:
The figures were collected from 11 provinces after a two-month survey, said Li, noting that Internet addiction was mainly caused by on-line games and a lack of supervision by the authorities.
Li said the management and supervision of Internet games and Internet cafes must be strengthened, and he urged researchers to study methods to help minors avoid Internet addiction.
Rest easy, China! Li Jianguo cares.
Chinese lawmaker warns against child Internet addiction [Xinhua via GamePolitics][Pic]
You remember those Tom Cruise Scientology interviews? Creepy stuff. They’ve been remade countless times by comedians, we know, but this is the first time we’ve seen them remade in the Half-Life 2 universe. Which makes it just as creepy, if not more so, because it’s not too big a stretch imagining the Thetans being a part of the Combine. Which would make Tom Cruise, big-name Hollywood star, the harbinger of our ultimate destruction. Food for thought, no?
Gears of War 2 mastermind Dude Huge has confirmed that A). Gears of War 2 is 85 – 90 percent done B). “batshit insane” and C). has more colours. According to Dude Huge:
We kind of actively aimed for the de-saturated look, but its since become de riguer for this generation of games. I think that’s why something like Mirror’s Edge has become kind of like an oasis in the desert of E3 — ‘Look! There’s a red crate! I love you!’ …We actually have a little more colour in Gears 2 — reds, oranges. Hopefully you’ve noticed. What I can tell you is that if there was a Gear 3 it’ll be a total disco town: purples, pinks and greens everywhere!
“If” there was a Gears 3, oh please.
A few years back, Bethesda released a sprawling, open-world RPG on the 360. Then, when it came time to release some DLC for it, they dropped the ball. Released some horse armour, whole thing didn’t go down too well. So it’s just lovely to see that, when it comes to Fallout 3′s DLC, Bethesda will be releasing content that’s more in line with their later Oblivion stuff – like Knights of the Nine – than the earlier stuff. Pete Hines:
We want stuff that’s going to be several hours. Not just like a one-off thing, but something like where you can download it and play it for X number of hours.
It’ll be similar to what we did with Knights of the Nine in Oblivion, where it’s like whole new quest lines, new stuff, that kind of thing.
Good to hear, good to hear (unless you’re a PS3 owner, that is).
Fallout 3 Interview: Bethesda Addresses DLC, World Design, and ‘Oblivion with Guns’ Comments [Shacknews, via Eurogamer]
Tagline above says rumour, but really, we’d be surprised if either of these things didn’t take place. The latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine (not sure whether it’s the British or Australian edition) is making its way to letterboxes, and in the mag’s rumour section is the following: “Kingdom Hearts III is currently in development as a PS3 exclusive and will be announced at TGS”. Seeing as Kingdom Hearts I & 2 were PS2 exclusive, that’s hardly a stretch. And with Kingdom Hearts II being nearly three years old, we’re well overdue for a third game. Stay tuned, TGS kicks off in just over a month.
Official PlayStation Magazine [via GOONL!NE]
