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It takes more than bad press and negative reviews to keep the good Duke down. The video game number crunchers at NPD revealed Duke Nukem Forever was the second best-selling game of June, outgunned only by L.A Noire, which celebrated its second month at the top of the sales heap...

Our song inspiration comes from a trailer that just barely made in time for consideration. Oh, you haven't seen the Call of Duty Escalation DLC trailer?! Well, obviously we love that Rolling Stones jam, but to distinguish ourselves we chose this remix by DJ Earworm which mashes up “Gimme Shelter” with Moguai & Tocadisco “Freaks.” We think you’ll find it mixes damn well with choice cuts of L.A. Noire, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Call of Juarez: The Cartel and the newly unveiled Need For Speed: The Run. See all the trailers in their entirety after the jump...

Level-5 is bringing the legendary Layton name to iPods and iPads, but not in a way puzzle fans might expect. Over the weekend, the studio announced it will be dusting off its 2009 DS detective game Mystery Room and rebranding it as a Professor Layton spin-off for iOS devices called Layton Brothers: Mystery Room...

"I would say without hesitation that our quality is going to be up this year versus the prior year," Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said in a Tuesday earnings call.

Riccitiello has made it a very public priority to up the quality of EA's titles. A recent review score average of EA's titles was 77 percent, but Riccitiello said at an analyst meeting in February that he wants EA to exceed 80 percent by fiscal 2011.

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Indie composers from across the industry have combined their musical talents to produce a Legend of Zelda cover album in honor of the Hyrulian franchise's 25th birthday. Produced by OverClocked ReMix (OC ReMix), the online haven for video game music fans, 25YEARLEGEND is equipped with 18 tracks of chiptuney, classical, remixed goodness. And best of all, it's free...

Nintendo fans are some of the most dedicated out there and as time goes on, more and more easter eggs keep being found by these glorious fanboys in classic titles. Sometimes it’s about the clouds in Super Mario Bros. Other times it’s finding the same song in dozens of games.

If you've somehow never found yourself lost at Newgrounds for hours on end, here's a great reason to start - an endlessly looping video of three Links beatboxing on Tetra's pirate ship. For no reason. Never ask why things at Newgrounds exist. Simply enjoy them.

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Yeah, we'll give E3 its props. But the last thing we needed is another ginormous game expo that lets the big boy publishers hog the spotlight and peddle their billion dollar franchises front and center. Enter the grassroots showcase, Expo for Interactive Entertainment: Independent and Original - or more preferably pronounced as the sing-songy EIEIO.