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EA has announced that the second installment of the popular crime/action game will be released in the US on February 24, 2009. I have waited for the second game to come out since the first time I ever played The Godfather on PS2. There was just something fun about receiving orders and carrying out “jobs” for Don Corleone. The Godfather II seeks to make players "act like a mobster, think like a don."

The first screenshots of MLB 2K9 were released by 2K Sports on Thursday. The shots feature NL Cy Young winner Tom Lincecum. The San Francisco Giant is also depicted on the front cover of the game. 

Konami announced the release of Silent Hill: The Escape and DanceDanceRevolution S Lite for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch yesterday. Both games are currently available for purchase in North America through the Apple App Store. The games had to be redesigned in order to take advantage of the capabilities of the iPhone. Anthony Borquez, Vice President of Konami Mobile and Online said, "Konami Mobile is pleased to deliver some of our most beloved franchises to the iPhone while providing a range of game play depth that casual and hardcore gamers alike are sure to appreciate."

Microsoft has decided to go with some third-party vendors in an effort to support the latest versions of the Divx 7 standard that is available now.  Sony's PS3 is the only console currently on the market with first-party support of the Divx codec's.  With over 100 million certified Divx devices out in the wild Divx holds a large sway in the video codec market.  Hopefully Microsoft will get a compatible codec on the Xbox 360 sooner rather than later to appease all the fans of uPNP sharing that has become popular in the past year or two.  (Thanks to TechRadar for the story).

Fallout 3 is getting its first DLC this month.  They posted a few screenies at Game Informer which can also be found below the break.

     After playing Half Life 2 (or one of its expansions) have you thought what the original would be like with a true source engine upgrade?  Well so did these individuals and they set off do something about it.   The result is the forthcoming Black Mesa Source, where Gordon Freedman began his adventure from saving the world from other-dimensional beings now in glorious HD.

     To fully appreciate their effort and a new look at trip down memory lane please viddy the the trailer below.

Dracula's back on the DS in time for Halloween in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Checkout the video below (thanks to GameTrailers).

This is the third part of an interview we conducted with the developers of Eclipse Phase, Rob Boyle and Brian Cross at Gencon Indy 2008. In this final segment they discuss some of their plans for their upcoming game including art direction and their unique form of community setting development. Part 1 can be found here and the second part here

Here is a continuation of last week's interview with Eclipse Phase developers Brian Cross and Rob Boyle. This is part of an hour long transcript we made while meeting with the developers at Gencon Indy. Part three will be published next week and will conclude the interview.

Earth is gone. Mankind is now a digital species whose consciousnesses exist as streams of data awaiting a new home, be it an idealized meat body or a robotic working husk. Scattered amongst the planets, our homeworld gone, humanity is dying. This is the world Eclipse Phase, an upcoming sci-fi horror RPG from Catalyst Game Labs. While at Gencon 2008 we sat down with designers Rob Boyle and Brian Cross for a conversation about their upcoming tabletop RPG.