A new gameplay footage from the upcoming FIFA 11 title has just been released by EA. You could check it out after the break. As a reminder, this football video game will hit all platforms on September 28th in the US.

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A fan of the 2001 GameCube game Wave Race: Blue Storm found a long-buried Easter egg in the racing game this week.

The code, posted to the NeoGAF message board by user “Raoul Duke,” unlocks a sardonic commentary track that insults the player at every move. “You don’t have an inferiority complex,” the announcer quips. “You’re just inferior.”

The code seems “pretty elaborate,” says Chris Bieniek, editor of Tips & Tricks Codebook magazine. “It’s separate from the password entry system that ..read the full article

Nintendo will re-release its 1993 Super Nintendo game Super Mario All-Stars on Wii in Japan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series, according to reports.

A news leak from a retail event in Japan, reported by the indispensable Andriasang, says that Nintendo will release a Wii disc containing the SNES game for 2,500 yen (about $30) that comes packaged with a Mario history book and a soundtrack CD featuring music from games spanning the entire history of the series. Nintendo ..read the full article

Epic Games has entered the App Store and with a very interesting app. The Epic Citadel is a tech-demo style app that shows off the power of the Unreal Engine 3 on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It is an interactive demo where you walk through a stunning visual environment. Visit iTunes App Store to download this app. [iTunes App Store]

Activision has rolled out a new gameplay trailer ‘Wager Match’ from their upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops title. To remind you, the game will be out on November 9th for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii and DS platforms. Watch the trailer after the break.

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Activision has rolled out a new gameplay trailer ‘Wager Match’ from their upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops title. To remind you, the game will be out on November 9th for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii and DS platforms. Watch the trailer after the break.

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Final Fantasy XIV. Image courtesy Square Enix

Square Enix will commence open beta testing of Final Fantasy XIV at 7 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday.

The beta test of the new MMO was meant to begin on Tuesday, but was postponed when the Japanese gamemaker discovered “critical” bugs in the code.

Final Fantasy XIV, due out September 30 on PC and in March 2011 for PlayStation 3, is the company’s first foray into the MMO space since it launched Final Fantasy XI in ..read the full article

Christopher Lloyd will reprise his role as Dr. Emmet Lathrop “Doc” Brown in the Back to the Future videogame, publisher Telltale Games said Wednesday.

This will be the first time the actor has portrayed the harried inventor of time travel since Universal Studios launched Back to the Future: The Ride in 1991.

Telltale announced its intention to revive the classic 80’s films as a videogame series earlier this year. Through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios, the maker of contemporary adventure ..read the full article

Here is the latest trailer of Vindictus. It is a hack and slash massive multiplayer online role-playing game created by devCAT, an internal studio of Korean free-to-play game publisher Nexon. Vindictus is a prequel to the popular MMORPG Mabinogi and is known as Mabinogi Heroes outside of North America and Europe. The trailer shows Evie who summons mighty Golems to crush her enemies. Watch the video after the jump.

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2K Games’ newest DLC pack ‘Minerva’s Den‘ for BioShock 2 is now available on Xbox Live. You’ll be able to download it starting today for 800 Microsoft Points. Download yours now! [Planet Xbox 360]

Case Zero, a downloadable game for Xbox 360, gives players a few hours' worth of the zombie beatdowns that the full Dead Rising 2 game will feature in September.Image courtesy Capcom

Let’s not mince words. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero is a demo that costs five bucks. It’s still worth it.

The idea of paying real money for a hands-on preview of a game might be a bitter pill for frugal gamers. But Case Zero, an exclusive prequel chapter to Capcom’s ..read the full article

Fantasy University, a new Facebook game, uses parodic characters with classic role-playing game mechanics to draw in gamers that want more complexity than FarmVille.Image courtesy Simutronics

Though Facebook games have a reputation for being addictive, they’re also seen as far too simple to satisfy the serious gamer. David Whatley, president and CEO of Simutronics, hopes that his company’s new game will live up to the rigorous standards of the hard-core.

Fantasy University, a parody-driven role-playing game that riffs on pop ..read the full article

Hudson will donate 10 cents for every Facebook user that clicks the “Like” button on its forthcoming game Lost In Shadow.

Child’s Play is a pet charity of the videogame set. The organization, founded by Penny Arcade cartoonists Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, raises cash for children’s hospitals, providing toys, games, books and movies to sick kids. It’s not uncommon for game companies to tie Child’s Play fundraisers to promotions for their new games.

Here, Hudson is piggybacking its good deed ..read the full article

Disney has revealed a Collector’s Edition of their upcoming game tie-in to the film Tron Legacy, called Tron Revolution. The bundle consists of the game and a figurine Light Cycle with a display case. Priced at $130, the Tron Evolution Collector’s Edition will be launched on December 7th, 2010 for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3. [DigitalBatlle]

Check out the leaked gameplay video from Capcom’s upcoming Dead Rising: Case Zero title, a playable prologue mission that will be available before Dead Rising 2 hits store shelves on September 28th. Watch the video after the break.

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Disney Interactive Studios unveiled the collector’s edition of Tron: Evolution on Monday.

The high-end package, slated to come out on December 7 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will include an exclusive Tron light cycle model crafted by Sideshow Collectibles.

The special edition retails for $130 and comes with a plastic display case for the light cycle, which has a drawer underneath for storing your game.

Tron: Evolution bridges the plot between the original Tron movie and the new flick ..read the full article

Microsoft will increase the price of a subscription to its Xbox Live online gaming service later this year, it said Monday.

Via the Major Nelson blog, the Xbox 360 maker announced that a one-year Xbox Live account will now cost $60 instead of $50 effective November 1.

The prices of one- and six-month subscriptions will also increase, as will certain subscription plans in Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

The fee increase comes as “no surprise” to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst ..read the full article

Nintendo will lower the prices of its DSi line of portable game hardware next month, it said Monday.

The company’s Nintendo DSi will be lowered from $170 to $150 and the DSi XL will go from $190 to $170 starting on September 12, the launch day of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

The low-end DS Lite hardware will remain at $130, the price point at which it was launched in June 2006.

In July, Nintendo said it lost $289 million in its ..read the full article