Annette Gonzalez

By participating in open betas, players have a bigger role in game development than they think. This feature first appeared in issue 209 of Game Informer (Batman: Arkham City).

What are you up to this weekend? Let us know!

Let's Kinect is a new arcade cabinet that debuted at the IAAPA trade
show this week from manufacturer Quasimoto Interactive. The cabinet has
a Kinect built in that can play retail games timed by the arcade
operator.

Lots of great user blogs this week! Check out our picks!

Though the console and PC versions won't hit until 2011, you can get
your first taste of id's Rage on your choice of iProducts now.

sier.

Things are looking up for Bizarre Creations as it appears other companies are interested in scooping up the team.

ev LucasArts.

The most recent NPD report is among us revealing October's top 10
software sales across all platforms with NBA 2K11 and Fallout: New
Vegas in first and second place. Nintendo DS takes top slot for hardware sales.

luding a potential sale.

Today Capcom has announced that the Mega Man Legends Project expanded
the Developer's Room. As a member, fans can have input on the game's
development and converse with the team in Japan.

...and by paradise I mean a planet where enemies are getting ripped to shreds in the most spectacular ways.

issue of GI so be sure to check it out! Learn more about the artist after the jump.

Gabe Newell, an ex-Microsoft employee, quit the company and formed Valve back in 1996. He's now on Forbes' list of people you should know in 2011.

Is this the first glimpse of Sly Cooper's next-gen comeback? Check out the video after the jump.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick comments on the Infinity Ward losses and Treyarch's role in the company. 

Update: A bunch of kids apparently are getting nailed in the head and it's all on YouTube. Will continue to update as I find more.

Remember that old claymation-based television show Gumby? Well, it has absolutely nothing to do with what you're about to witness. Check out the claymation version of Super Meat Boy's intro movie.

According to Reggie Fils-Aime, the company would like to reach a Wii installed base of 45 million before talking about a successor. No Wii 2 in 2011.