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Following recent rumors
that Nintendo would drop the price of the Wii from $200 to $150 in
mid-May, the company sprang into action earlier than expected for a
smaller discount.

It's not clear what they're for, but a batch of clearly
Halo-related pictures has popped up on Machinima.com's Facebook page.

THQ's Brian Farrell recently fleshed out his ideas on the $60 price point for games, and also discussed the
future role of DLC and micro-transactions in the console space.

It's dog killer vs. the Dawg Pound in the finals to determine who will be on the cover of Madden 12.

Michael Pachter, N'Gai Croal, John Davison, and others respond to our breaking news about Nintendo's upcoming HD console announcement.

In a recent interview, Diablo 3's lead designer says the company is considering bringing its long-awaited sequel to consoles.

More DLC is slated for an April 19 release.

Ratings board automates ratings process for downloadable games.

It's a big week for new releases, with Mortal Kombat, Portal 2, SOCOM 4, and Conduit 2 hitting shelves, to name a few. On the downloadable front, Mega Man X is hitting the Virtual Console, and Section 8: Prejudice is available on Xbox Live and PC.

As of Friday, 4,141,742 user-created levels for LittleBigPlanet and LBP 2
were available for download on PlayStation Network. You have to figure
that at least a couple thousand are worth playing.

Print magazine PSM3 reportedly has a rumor in its new issue that we'll
get an announcement of another HD re-release of a beloved series at E3
in June.

Or if you prefer, Sony and Zipper will be giving out a slew of bonuses to people who buy the game new.

HBO's television adaptation
of George R.R. Martin's seminal fantasy series is finally debuting
tonight. If you're as excited as we are, stop in here to discuss it
and/or ogle the cast.

Valve is running a huge alternative reality game that ties into a
cross-promotional bundle deal with Portal 2 and a bunch of indie games
on Steam. Are you into this kind of thing?

Warner Bros. has bought up five Internet domain names that could point
to a new Batman game in the works. This could be part of the upcoming
Arkham City launch, but that seems unlikely.

A scientific study found that players picked up a video game faster with
a 9-volt battery strapped to their heads. Yes, we're serious. No, don't
try this at home.

Activision community guy Dan "One of Swords" Amrich posted a touching
eulogy for the series on the PlayStation Blog along with the news that
the franchise is officially on hiatus.

The two-man Team Meat squad gave a long, detailed look at how Super Meat
Boy came to be, the differences between working with Valve and
Microsoft, and endless nightmares.

Hi-Rez Studios has flipped the switch. Its massively multiplayer sci-fi FPS Global Agenda is now free to play and download.

THQ's Lenny Brown pointed
to the company's PR and marketing efforts as a reason the recent Red
Faction: Battlegrounds was universally derided by critics.