Looks like Mark Hamill won’t retire his Joker role at least for the time being. Industrygamers reports that both he and Kevin Conroy will reprise their roles in DC Universe Online as the Joker and Batman, respectively. The pair have famously voiced both roles in the 90′s animated series (one of the best cartoons of all time), in movies, and most recently in the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum.
EA Sports Announces Fight Night Champion
IGN reports that EA Sports is returning with the fifth game in the Fight Night franchise: Fight Night Champion. It will be released for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in 2011. EA touts it will not simply be an expansion to Fight Night Round 4, but a standalone disc with brand new features.
Kinect Will Indeed Be $149.99
After much speculation and rumors, Microsoft has come right out, through Major Nelson’s blog, and confirmed that Kinect will indeed retail for $149.99 with Kinect Adventures bundled in.
RRB Shop Grand Opening
Did you know that RRBgames.com sells games? Well you do now! That’s right, RRB Games is proud to present the RRB Games Shop, or as we like to call it “The Shop.” We know its been a long time coming, but today all of our dreams are a reality. The Shop has the latest releases to keep your gaming fresh as well as a solid lineup of games you might have missed or might need to pick up again.
Nintendo Will Be at Comic Con 2010
There are a thousands of reasons for nerds to get excited about Comic-Con. If it has anything to do with costumed superheroes, elf ears, sci-fi celebrities (like the ever-present Peter “Chewbacca” Mayhew), and scantily clad women dressed up as your favorite scantily clad characters, it’s just the place to be. So now there’s two additional reasons to check out the Comic-Con in San Diego: Nintendo will show off a couple of highly anticipated games.
Activision Announces Apache: Air Assault for this Autumn
Flight sims don’t get a lot of representation on consoles. Anything flight combat oriented almost always takes the arcade route, like how the fighters in the Ace Combat series have the ability to carry an impossible number of missiles. And helicopter sims? Good luck finding them outside of PC’s.
Zelda: Skyward Sword Scheduled for “Early 2011″
Industrygamers reports that the next Zelda for the Wii, Skyward Sword, will be released in early 2011. It has a revamped visual style compared to its predecessor, Twilight Princess, and takes advantage of the Wii Motion Plus. We just won’t see this new Zelda installment in the coveted month of November.
GameStop’s Pet Peeve = Used Games
Do you like the used games that GameStop sells? Well, here’s someone who doesn’t. Gamestop. Gamesindustry.biz (via 1UP) reports that Niall Lawlor of Gamestop Sweden attempted to defend GameStop’s used games business at the Develop Conference in Brighton. “We discovered the used business was a way of preserving our margins.” said Lawlor. “We don’t like being in the used business, it’s very difficult to manage.”












