Box art posts are the worst “Playing it safe” is rarely regarded as hang-gliding through explosions while helicopters try to gun you down. But that perfect storm of circumstances aptly describesJust Cause 3‘s box art. How else could you explain Square Enix and Avalanche Studios taking it in the exact direction you’d expect? To this point, the publisher and developer have been fairly mum on the game’s details. That looks set to change very soon....

Pure. Oscar. Bait. Mortal Kombathas another live-action movie in the works, and it’s probably not going to be very good. That doesn’t mean ithasto be awful, though. The right blend of actors can turn any film, no matter how cynical, into a classic worthy of the Oscars. Yes, even a videogame movie! As a budding Hollywood producer, I have slaved over hot data and juicy demographics with my crack team to scientifically distill a perfectMortal Kombatmovie cast — the actors and actresses qualified above all else to bring this classic fighting game franchise to life....

Blast from the future And everyAssassin’s Creedfan cried out at once. So, the new trailer for theAssassin’s Creedmovie hit, inching us closer and closer to its December 21, where 20th Century Fox will directly compete with the newStar Wars. But before that, we’re going to see a lot of marketing, and a lot more info on what the movie will actually bring to the table. So far, it’s…not ideal beyond the talent involved....

Cops and robbers Today details onBattlefield Hardlinewere leaked out. Now Electronic Arts has confirmed the news. Their take on the cops and robbers concept will be unveiled in full during their press conference on June 9 at 12:00PM PDT. Until then, Visceral Games’ Steve Papoutsisstated thatHardlinewill be “a brand new series in theBattlefieldfranchise, set against the backdrop of a genre we all love — the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals....

I eat a salad for lunch every day of the week. It always has the same components: light ranch, a sprinkle of feta, romaine lettuce, bits of white onion, a few raisins, and seven croutons. Eating the salad has become a ritual. I no longer take any enjoyment from it because I eat it so much. I’m afraid that videogame zombies are going to become my salad. Over the past few months, I’ve splattered the undead inLeft 4 Dead,Call of Duty: World at War,Trapped: Undead Infection,Fallout 3(coined ghouls, but c’mon),Resident Evil 5, and now, mikagames’ iPhone side-scroller,Zombieville USA....

The ESRB has worked its hilarious rating magiconce again, providing abrilliant summaryforMass Effect 2that makes it sound absolutely delightful. Among the many content warnings that the ESRB provides are details about excessive references to drugs, alien pole-dancers and — amazingly — the unzipping of what has been called a “future blouse.” Seriously … a future blouse! Here’s what the ESRB has to say about the game’s sexual content: During the course of the game, players may enter a bar where alien pole dancing exists (choreography highlighted on big-screen monitors) or hear suggestive comments such as “krogansexual deviants enjoysalarianflexibility” and “if this is just about sex, maybe you should justf**kingsay so....

Last Sunday,Law and Order: SVUaired an episode called “Avatar“, which featured aSecond Life-like game calledAnother Youniverse. In the episode, the detectives search for a missing woman who spent time playing out her sexual fantasies online in the game. They soon learn that another player had kidnapped her because her avatar looks like a 15-year-old girl that he raped and kidnapped in his youth and he wanted to relive that experience....

This is one of those many times that I am so glad there is a replay system inHalo 3now. I’m not going to bother describing this video though. Just watch it. Spotted onCrunshii’s C-Blog. The Destructainment continues on after the jump with a funny ad for the originalDevil May Cry.Quickly followed up with a sexyDevil May Cryad. Then it’s a fan madeShadowrunmovie. Next up, MC Hammer and Deion Sanders get down in the Street Fighter movie music video....

Ladies and gents, may I present to you a nominee for the 2007Darwin Awards: A young lad from New Zealanddecided he wantedan Xbox 360 really bad. So, in order to quench his craving, he decided to break into someone’s home and steal one. Upon arriving to his evil lair, he found out that he can’t play his favorite games online because the 360 was registered to the victim. Now, here’s the fun part: Because he couldn’t play online, he called Microsoft and thus, set off all the red flags that eventually led to his arrest....

Yep, Germany’s at it again! Despite being approved for release in the oppressive Nanny-state, it seems that the German version ofWolfensteinhasnow been recalled, with Activision pulling the Raven-developed game from store shelves. No reason has been given for the recall, but it’s strongly believed that the use of Swastikas and related National Socialist imagery is the cause of the fuss. Because of course, it’smuchbetter for Germany to essentially deny the Holocaust than sell a videogame with a few Swastikas in it....

Hey kid! Wanna see something? C’mere! Yeah, just a lil’ closer … See that gallery down there? Next to that bag of candy? Yeah, those are brand new screens from Capcom’sDevil May Cry 4, the yet to be released story of a melancholy demon, the women who love him, and — according to all the art we’ve seen so far — the metrosexual Meg Ryan lookalike who also loves him....

We’re coming to the end of ourAliens vs. Predatordiscussion highlights with Rebellion’s Tim Jones, but before we wrap up the coverage, I really must share one last, important, point. With Rebellion clear experts on what the Xenomorph can and cannot accomplish, Ihadto take the opportunity to answer a burning question we’ve ALL had: Could a Facehugger successfully impregnate a Terminator to create a cyborg that I have cleverly dubbed the TerminAlien, andcouldan Alien burst out of the chest of a Terminator if it had a hard enough head?...

No game proved online multiplayer games can work on console more thanPhantasy Star Onlinedid, when it was released for the Sega Dreamcast a decade ago. Even with a keyboard awkwardly stationed on my lap and a unreliable 56k connection, I was hooked. Combining the hack n’ slash action ofDiablo, colorful futuristic world of thePhantasy Starseries and multiplayer aspects ofEverquestblew my mind as a 14-year-old. After many ports, sequels and a card game, I stopped following the series and chose to remember only the Dreamcast days....