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Hey, we never thought we’d have an excuse to mention The Black Baron again, but BOOM: He’s just been announced as a playable character in Platinum Games’ upcoming take on the ensemble brawler, Anarchy Reigns! Learn more about one of the most racially unflattering characters of our lifetime after the jump…

Platinum Games has announced its new game, Max Anarchy, in this week's Famitsu, and producer Atsushi Inaba sat down to dish out first details on the upcoming 360/PS3 action title...

After becoming disenchanted with its push to get an older crowd to turn to the Wii, Sega is now facing the music and looking at the Nintendo console without a lot of optimism...

Though MadWorld was praised by critics for taking such a bold step in art direction and game design, consumers were not all that hurried to purchase a copy. Releasing on the Wii might have limited Segas target market, and Sega acknowledged that may have well been the case when discussing lackluster sales figures for MadWorld. Marketing VP Alan Pritchard now says that taking a gamble on the Wii was a mistake, and Sega should have looked to platforms that cater towards gamers who enjoy a spot of the old ultra-violence. It was a huge risk that we really believed in at the time, but the title did not sell well, said Pritchard to Game Informer. Was it on the wrong platform? I don't know. Would it have done better on 360 or PS3? Possibly.

Sega Corp.'s MadWorld for Nintendo Co.'s Wii under $10 in a new game sale. On Wed., MadWorld held a sale price of $9.99, 50 percent off the $19.99 MSRP.

Today Sega Australia announced a new game package for the Wii titled Welcome To Violence. The package includes 3 of the best violent based games on the Wii. Going against the family friendly trend of the Wii, this package is perfect for any Wii owning action game fan.

Gamerdeals.net: Newegg has kicked off their Builders and Gamer Sale! Highlights include: - ASUS GeForce 9800 GT Video Card - $74.99 - Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset - $39.99 - Darksiders (Xbox 360) - $39.99 - Motorstorm (PS3) - $14.99 - Madworld (Wii) - $12.99 - plus much more... Sale/Promo codes expire 1/20/2010.

Capcom's bitching (and subsequent back-track) about poor sales of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles was ill-aimed, WiiWare developer Bloober Team has told Eurogamer. With such a strong install base it's hard to believe that there's not enough people to appreciate mature, core content, said executive producer Marcin Kawa. It's all about games and quality. I'm not surprised that another shooter on rails doesn't sell well. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that people expect something more than that...

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut select Sega Corp. titles for Nintendo Co.'s Wii to under $13 in a new game sale.

The director of Madworld has told ONM that he'd be interested in making a sequel to his violent Wii game. In an interview that will appear in the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine which Platinum's Shigenori Nishikawa reveals that he'd like to make Madworld 2.