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If you were thinking of buying Nintendo’s 3DS for your child or little brother or sister, you might want to hold off on that. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime has released quite a few statements saying that Nintendo’s latest DS model which uses 3D technology is not safe for children under the age of 7 who’s eye muscles are still not fully developed and that the 3DS can cause them to have headaches and other symptoms because their eyes will have to strain to make sense of the 3D imagery. In a report by Helium, this announcement made by Fils-Aime might cut Nintendo’s demographic field with the 3DS by 60% considering that the handheld is geared more to children in the 5-10 age …

If you are looking to pick up a new game for an all night game lovefest before New Years, Kmart is offering discounts on top games. All offers are valid until January 1, 2011. Epic Mickey (Wii) $39.99 Ravin Rabbids Travel in Time (Wii) $39.99 (reg. $49.99) Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii) $39.99 (reg. $49.99) Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) $39.99 Michael Jackson: The Experience (Wii) $29.99 (reg. $49.99) Goldeneye (Wii) $29.99 (reg. $49.99) Call of Duty Black Ops (Wii) $29.99 (reg. $49.99) Pacman: 30th Anniversary Edition (Wii) $19.99 Biggest Loser Challenge (Wii) $19.99 Red Dead Undead (360/PS3) $19.99 Call of Duty Black Ops (360/PS3) $49.99 (reg. $59.99) Sly Coop…

Xbox Live’s countdown to 2011 continues with Deal Day 4. Today you can find Mass Effect 2′s Lair of the Shadow Broker, Kasumi: Stolen Memory, and Overlord reduced to 200 MS points each. Also discounted is the Police Office outfit for your avatar at 120 MS points. via Major Nelson View the full article

Dynasty Warriors 7 Official Website Tweeted earlier in December from Tecmo Koei’s Twitter were hints of the next game in the Dynasty Warriors series hitting shelves in March for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Confirmed yesterday from Tecmo Koei’s camp is that the game will be releasing on March 22, 2011 in North America and on March 25, 2011 in Europe. Dynasty Warriors 7 will have new features including switch and musou attacks and a new story mode. The weapon system has also been revamped so that any character can now use almost every weapon. via MTV Mulitplayer and Dynasty Warriors 7 Official Website View the full article

Some eyes spied and took a snapshot of what appears to be a new addition to Microsoft’s hands free 360 add on, Kinect. “Avatar Kinect” was displayed backstage on a widescreen at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. What do you think? via Glimpse Dog View the full article

<br> <br> Let’s face it Pyramid Head loving Silent Hill fans, the last couple of games that released in this much loved series just plain sucked. Hopefully with the new details that are emerging about the newest entry into the survival horror series will be enough to revive Silent Hill. Silent Hill: Downpour is being taken on by a new developer out of the Czech Republic, Vatra Games. According to MTV Mulitplayer, Vatra Games Design Director Brian Gomez, has released new details about Downpour including news on the camera and side quests. Gomez states that the fully adjustable camera from Silent Hill: Homecoming has disappeared, but not entirely. They are inc…

They usually say that imitation is one of the best forms of flattery, but in this vomit loving case, I highly doubt it. On a side note, remember that if you preorder Bulletstorm Epic Edition, you will gain access to the Gears of War 3 beta. <br> <br> <br> <br> View the full article Comments Here: http://www.gamercide.org/forum/index.php?/topic/2462-bulletstorm-last-call-trailer

The US trailer for Square Enix’s upcoming sequel to FFXIII has been released. If you have yet to beat FFXIII do not watch this trailer, because it contains plenty of spoilers. View the full article

SOCOM fans that are eager to get their hands on SOCOM 4 now have a chance. Specially marked copies of Killzone 3 which releases on February 22, will contain a PSN redeemable code that will allow you access into the SOCOM 4 mulitplayer beta. These redeemable beta codes can be found in the Helghast Edition and standalone copies of the game. The specially marked copies have “Early Access SOCOM 4 Beta” on the box. via Playstation.Blog via Playstation Blog View the full article

The drama continues to unfold between Activision and former Infinity Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella. EA has now entered into this legal equation after an email surfaced that showcases a possible private deal made between EA, West, and Zampella on delaying “The Stimulus Package” map pack for Modern Warfare 2 when Battlefield Bad Company released. The email from EA’s Lincoln Hershberger that was sent internally throughout EA read, “A couple months ago, I asked Vince to hold back their map pack until after we launched (he owes me one). Given that they’ve already made a billion, he was cool with that, obviously Kotick took it as being belligerent.” EA’s spok…

On January 25, Xbox 360 Gold members will get to experience the beta version of the Crysis 2 mulitplayer. Team Instant Action and Crash Site will be the gameplay modes available. In Team Instant Action, two teams battle it out to see who can come out on top with kills and in Crash Site, gamers will find themselves fighting against enemies in order to save alien pods. Skyline will be the only map available for the beta. Crysis 2 is coming to an Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on March 22. via Gamasutra View the full article

First I want to say a big thank you to all of you that dug deep into your pockets and video game collections for this year's giveaway. Without your donations none of this would have been possible and again I believe I speak for everybody here when I say thank you If you donated something and it is not on the list, please send me a PM or email...siren@gamercide.org. Good luck to everybody who entered!!!!! 4 Black Ops Bandanas - LGWyant Invicta Watch - LGWyant 48 Hour Trial - Super Kev One Month Trial - Super Kev 1600 MS Points Card - Elite Effect 1600 MS Points Card - Elite Effect Pac-Man Championship DX Code (PS3) - Frustrated Fury 1600 MS Points Card - Pogre Art Spieg…

Our annual giveaway was held on Saturday, January 29 with some heavy hitting prizes that included prize packs, a Kinect, Netbook, and more that were all donated by our members. In case you missed it, here is the recap courtesy of our member, Kira Onime. For the more colorful version of the recap, visit our forum. 1st – Game of Choice from Sky Winner is : Cody 2nd – 2 1600 MS Point Cards from Elite Effect The winners are……LG and AudaciousKevin! 3rd – Invicta Watch from LG The winner is…..mbkerr! 4th – 12 copies of Osmos via a Steam Gift from Dat. The winners are…. -Sayterra (Captain Concussion’s woman) -MadManMike -PipMagnet -LG -Jarlan -UnderxOath -Elite Effect -Akoura…

Screenshots have been revealed by EA and Visceral Games for the upcoming DLC, “Severed” for Dead Space 2. The DLC will be available for the PS3 and 360. No news on if PC users will get it. via GamesRadar View the full article

LG Electronics wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of the PlayStation 3 into the United States, according to a complaint. The complaint, filed Friday with the ITC and first reported by Bloomberg yesterday, claims that the Blu-ray player in the PlayStation 3 violates several of LG's patents. The company cited Sony, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Sony Computer Entertainment America in the complaint, according to the docket page on the ITC's Web site. Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20030963-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

We here at Gamercide love Magicka. So much so that we want you to have a chance to play it, too. This Friday and Saturday, from 10PM Pacific onwards, we will be streaming the game and giving away codes for it. All you have to do is watch our stream, courtesy of JustinTV (thanks to Dateranoth for the excellent design for our streaming page), and answer some trivia based on the game as we play it. 4 codes will be up for grabs at 10PM PST on Friday, 2/11 as Dateranoth plays, and another 5 will be available the next day, 10PM PST on Saturday, 2/12 as AudaciousKevin (yours truly) takes over. So if you miss out on day one, there will be more codes for you to win the next da…

KyozoKicks who makes video game themed shoes, is holding an auction over at ebay where 100% of the proceeds will go to one of the greatest charity’s known to man, Child’s Play Charity. The colorful shoes feature custom designed LittleBigPlanet images and are all hand painted. The size 9.5 men’s shoes are currently sitting pretty at $305 with five days left to bid. via MediaMolecule View the full article

Five studios are now responsible for Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. Newly added Beachhead joins Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, and Raven. Beachhead will be concentrating on digital content for the long running successful series. Looks like Activision wants total and complete domination in the world of Call of Duty. via IGN View the full article

Ever since Activision’s announcement of giving Guitar Hero the boot, analysts have not been afraid to let some harsh words fly towards Activision. Speaking to Gamasutra, M2 Research senior analyst Billy Pidgeon said that Activision, “pretty much driven the franchise into the ground with title after title after title.” There is no denying that statement. Countless numbers of Guitar Hero games have been released quicker than two rabbits can go at it during a single night session since the first Guitar Hero released in 2005. According to Eric Handler of MKM Partners, the market for these games just isn’t there anymore. “It had a great run, but it also had a steep fall and…

Lionhead Studios is reaching out to Fable fans for their input to help decide the fate of Albion with a survey. The quick survey asks which features like british humor, customizing your character, being a hero, co-op, and more you prefer over the others. You rank each of them from 13 being the highest to 1 being the lowest. Hopefully Lionhead will take the time to read the surveys, because with how Fable III turned out, they will need all the help they can get for the next one. via Games Radar View the full article

Prepare for a Magicka “Surprise”, Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword, Pirates of Black Cove, Defenders of Ardania and Supreme Ruler: Cold War Playable at Event! NEW YORK – February 11th, 2011 – Paradox Interactive has today announced a strong line-up of playable titles for this year’s Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco between February 28th and March 4th. The renowned developer and publisher will be showing off a variety of upcoming games including the newest addition to their acclaimed Mount & Blade series entitled Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword and a new tower defense game set in the Majesty universe titled Defenders of Arda…

<br> <br> Developed by: Uglysoft <br> Platforms: PC <br> Rated: Not rated by the ESRB (but would probably be rated M for its messed up and disturbing content in general) <br> <br> How many games let you slaughter kittens? Not many. Not that it’s a good thing, but they are good for easy experience points. Kitten slaughter aside, Mark Leung: Revenge of the ***** contains all manner of hilarious and disturbing content. From getting farted on by b*tchmonkeys, to using jellyfish penises to revive your fallen comrades, this is one very… different RPG. <br> <br> View the full article

It should come as no surprise that the 2 million dollar seller on the Wii, Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition is doing so well. After all, Mario is not only a fan favorite of every age, but he is also one of Nintendo’s flag ship characters. However it might come as a surprise to some fans that despite selling well since it’s release in December of last year, Nintendo is going to stop shipping the game to North American retailers on March 13. Costing $30, fans of the series can get their hands on all of the Mario classics including Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 3, as well as a book that explains …

The Mortal Kombat reboot is marking the return of Noob Saibot. Saibot was first introduced to fans of the brutal fighting game in Mortal Kombat II. It was later revealed in Mortal Kombat: Deception that Noob Siabot is actually the original Sub-Zero. <br> <center><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FJJGbFrfWAY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> via <br> View the full article

Reverie, one of the upcoming DLC packs from Konami for Castlevania Lords of Shadows has been pushed back one month. Reverie was suppose to release this month, but Konami announced on Castlevania’s Facebook page that the content has been delayed until some time in March. No news on whether this will change the release date for the other DLC “Resurrection” which is suppose to release in April. via Eurogamer Tweet This Post View the full article