US RPG fans, you’re getting a dose of JRPG goodness later this year when Namco Bandai releases MagnaCarta 2 exclusively for the Xbox 360. IGN reports a localized version of the Unreal 3 engine-based game will arrive on US shores, and will feature over 40 hours of gameplay, as well as fully-narrated... 

Although we’ve been sworn to secrecy about its finer points (shhh, PopCap nailed it), we (joystiq) can excitedly confirm that Peggle for iPhone / iPod Touch will be released onto the App Store on Tuesday, May 12. PopCap is still considering an appropriate price, but we can assume Peggle is not... 

“I’m pretty happy today because finally, finally, I can show you Dead Rising 2.” — Keiji Inafune, head of research and development at Capcom. The original Dead Rising may have been a technological breakthrough, a wonder of body count and open-world exploration, but what really sold... 

Imagine our surprise when we woke up this morning to discover Electronic Theatre reporting that Fallout 3’s ‘Operation: Anchorage‘ and ‘The Pitt‘ DLC would both be released at retail in a single package. We made a quick check on Amazon and, sure enough, there it is. According... 

Are you disappointed by the lack of perks associated with Xbox Live’s “Gold member” status? We expect most membership tiers named after Au-some precious metals to include special jackets, or possibly unrestricted access to some sort of highly exclusive drinking establishment where... 

The addition of the Rare-designed Avatars in the New Xbox Experience hasn’t amounted to much beyond an increasingly expanding virtual wardrobe. But Microsoft may have grander plans for the little guys. While there are a handful of games that already support Avatars in-game—Scene It? Box Office... 

PopCap Games‘ upcoming Plants vs. Zombies isn’t just some cute tower defense game. No, it’s also responsible for 2009’s catchiest tune, and even before the game’s release on PC next month, there are rumblings it could be planting its seed into consoles and iPhone, according... 

Broken Steel, the third downloadable episode for the PC and Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3, will raise the game’s level cap to 30 and remove the games ending on May 5, Bethesda announced this week. Broken Steel will sell for 800 points and will include an entire new area outside of Fallout 3’s... 

The Days of Arcade come to an end this week, as Microsoft rolls out the last in a series of top-quality Xbox Live Arcade titles this week in the form of Lode Runner. Lode Runner is a recreation of the PC gaming classic platformer by Douglas E. Smith, loving brought into the current generation by developers... 

Today, Microsoft revealed a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle headed to store shelves this May. The Xbox 360 Game of the Year bundle includes the little-known online shooter called Halo 3 and Joystiq’s 2008 game of the year pick, Fable II. The M-rated bundle is priced at $399, making the two million-plus...