The developer has plenty to focus on in 2010

The full list can be enjoyed below.NPD: Wii Play top US best seller to date [GameSpot]" "The latest issue of Game Informer magazine has a bit of potential bad news for Gordon Freeman fans, casting doubt on the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Philip Stein Three in 2010.Specifically, Game Informer's rumor-centric Loose Talk column notes that there “won't be any game from the [Half-Life] franchise in 2010, and what will finally come out is still unknown,” implying that the next entry in the series could be either Episode Three or Half-Life 3.Valve is well past the estimated time of arrival for Episode Three, a blown date we didn't expect after the release of concept art for that episode in 2008.

The developer has plenty to focus on in 2010 with Left 4 Dead 2 (and Left 4 Dead) downloadable content en route, as well as at least one more Team Fortress 2 update. And if Valve really is creating a character that speaks with sign language, those claims of the next Half-Life being an “ambitious product” sound legit." "I get a lot of Piaget grief whenever I join Capcom to play a little Street Fighter IV or Super Street Fighter IV.I play Ken.. sometimes Ryu, and Capcom's Seth Killian and our own Mike McWhertor can't help but mock me about it.

But I've played other characters before.There was a time when I was at least respectable at Chun-Li and Bison was an infrequent fallback character. But as the years went by and I stopped visiting arcades my memory and abilities for playing anything but Ken and Ryu vanished, and I couldn't be bothered putting in the time to learn a new character... until now.I spent a big part of the day this week playing Juri so I could write up some early impressions. I quickly found in the South Korean's kick-heavy attacks, mix of spinning specials, Porsche delayed fireballs and lethal Feng Shui chain-attacks a character that I didn't just enjoy playing, but very much want to master.Juri's main attacks are triggered with fairly straight-forward circle moves.

Marc Webb To Direct New Spider-Man Trilogy!

Actually, what do you want? My daily internet travels are often limited to a tiny subset of the internet, generally movies, music, world news, technology, general nerdiness. But what do you read on a regular basis, besides Kotaku? Sports, fashion, religion, politics, humor... what are you reading on a regular basis and where are you reading it online? Of course, if you'd rather prefer we continue to do all the heavy linking, here's some Mont Blanc things from the day that may interest you. MacGruber trailer - This will clearly be awful, but I must see it. The trailer is exceptional.NBC to Pay $40 Million to Show Conan O'Brien the Door - Conan will get paid, be off the air for some time.

Marc Webb To Direct New Spider-Man Trilogy!? - Yes, is the answer. The 500 Days of Summer guy will reboot Spider-Man.Charting the Beatles - amazing Beatles related infographics, from song key per album to collaboration/songwriting trends.The Complete iPhone v.4 Rumor Roundup - A comprehensive look at what will likely make my replica watches gift iPhone even more obsolete next week." "The NPD Group has compiled fifteen years worth of video game sales in the United States, determining that Nintendo's 2006 release Wii Play is the industry's top seller, beating out Grand Theft Autos and Call of Dutys easily.And it did it on one platform, with its nearest competitor, Guitar Hero III relying on four platforms to threaten Wii Play for sales dominance.

Wii Play is one of three first party Nintendo games for the Wii that made the NPD Group's list, according to a report from GameSpot, joined by Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii.Three Call of Duty games made the list, with Modern Ware 2 dominating its siblings.The oldest title to make the list was Namco Museum, first released in 1995, the start of NPD's Panerai reporting. It did so by brute force, with releases on Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PSP, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, and Xbox 360 helping the compilation secure a top ten spot.

during the Game Developers Conference

[AICN via VG247] [Pic]" "Ever since production wrapped on BioShock, people have been keen to know what Ken Levine's next project would be. Seems we're finally, years after his last game shipped, going to find out.With a “new” studio under his belt and rumours of an X-Com revival still hanging in the air, BioShock's director feels the time Japanese Rolex is almost right to reveal his latest project.”This is the year we'll start talking about stuff, and we stop hiding behind the iron curtain of secrecy”, he told GameSpot. Pushed for just when that would be, Levine said it won't be during the Game Developers Conference in March; it'll be later.E3 it is, then. Or leaked Game Informer scans.

Or, as seems more likely, it'll be revealed on Irrational's website, as Levine told us earlier today. Take your pick. Irrational Games debuting new game this year [GameSpot]" "The library of Xbox 360 games available “on demand” has expanded by two today with the addition of EA's original Skate and Brave? Brave: A Warrior's Tale? Something Louis Vuitton like that.Pricing on Skate (aka skate.), as I see it in U.S. dollars is $19.99. In line with budget pricing for Xbox 360 games, it seems, but a curious choice at this point, with Skate 2 available for about the same price and Skate 3 just a few months away.

If you're wistful for the fall of 2007, Skate is available for digital download now.The other addition is Brave: A Warrior's Tale, Xbox Live Marketplace informs me. That's from developer Collision Studios and publisher Evolved Games and, man, I don't Michele recall ever hearing of this game. But if I were to satisfy my curiosity, it would set me back $29.99 USD.Who has played Brave: A Warrior's Tale and what can you tell this ignorant Kotaku editor about it?" "Welcome back to Kotaku Off Topic, where things not necessarily video game related are discussed. Up for discussion tonight? Whatever you want.

One of the things is that we just don't want to put

“We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expand and define the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home”.Not the world's biggest shock, since Spring is right around the corner (and we'd still seen/heard so little of the Hublot device), but if the delay means more/better games for it in the Fall, then all the better." "Sony's motion controller has neither a name nor a finalised form. Which means, yeah, it's still a work in progress. And that means it won't be out until, oh, Spring 2010.PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has told The Times “we are slating it for spring of next year”. “It” being the motion controller.

“One of the things is that we just don't want to put out the controller”, he says. “We need a great software that supports the controller at launch. It's something that we've been working on for the longest time.” Wonder if he means one or two pieces of genuine software, or an EyeToy-like pack-in of party games? Sony boss reveals plans for Jacob & Co PlayStation [The Times]" "With The Lovely Bones out in theaters, filmmaker Peter Jackson might seems like his schedule has opened up. Not so, the director will be acting as producer on Steven Spielberg Tintin movie. There's there The Hobbit. Video games, too.Jackson has been spending his free time playing through Modern Ware 2. “I'm enjoying these games more than I am enjoying films at the moment,” the director told Ain't It Cool News.

“And they are using a lot of the film techniques now, especially the cinematic areas or those little movie things,” he continued. “They are starting to really blend them in and you get the feeling that you are watching substantial bits of prerecorded animation which is still great, though, because they are dynamic and done well.” Jackson noted that these scenes didn't seem to be very well done “in the old days”, but now there are game Jaeger LeCoultre designers who know what they are doing.Currently, Jackson is “kind of” involved with the Tintin game Ubisoft is releasing. He's also lending his expertise to The Hobbit game as well. Jackson was previously involved with a new Halo title. But when the Halo film fell apart, he pulled out of the project.Quint and Peter Jackson talk video games, Mr. Harvey, deleted scenes and Temeraire! ; Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.