If you’ve been following Modern Warfare 2 as close as possible you will know that a video of the first level leaked onto the internet yesterday. If you’re not a fan of spoilers, DO NOT READ ON.

The video showcased a group of terrorists proceeding through a airport gunning down a ridiculous amount of civilians in the process while one of the terrorists is controlled by the player. At the end of the video, the player controlled terrorist is shown getting betrayed by the rest of the group and is left on the ground to die.

Well, Activision has today commented on the video saying that the player has an option to skip this scene and is warned that it is potentially disturbing. They also have said that the level is in the game to show the player how urgently they need to stop this terrorist organization and that the game is intended for those 18 or older so they aren’t really in the wrong putting it in there.

Of course, this level is going to have a whole slew of negative media attention.

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The multiplatform filing can only lead an assumption for an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network release, although nothing official has been said by SEGA yet.

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Here’s a list of the trophies available:

• Aiding the Outcasts (silver)
• The Guns of Anchorage (silver)
• Paving the Way (silver)
• Operation Anchorage! (gold)
• Into The Pitt (silver)
• Unsafe Working Conditions (silver)
• Free Labor (gold)
• Mill Worker (silver)
• Death From Above (silver)
• Shock Value (silver)
• Who Dares Wins (gold)
• Devil (bronze)
• True Mortal (bronze)
• Messiah (bronze)
• The Local Flavor (silver)
• Walking With Spirits (silver)
• A Meeting of the Minds (gold)
• Bog Walker (silver)
• Not of This World (silver)
• Among the Stars (silver)
• This Galaxy Ain’t Big Enough… (gold)
• Alien Archivist (silver)

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If you aren’t so happy with this, you can just chose not to watch them since no one is forcing you to. But one can’t help question why these ads are fair if players are already paying for their subscription to Xbox Live. I can understand the need for them if it was a free service, but clearly it isn’t.. Anyways, the ads claim to be non-intrusive, so we can only hope for the best.

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Goblins are a neutral race in the game, meaning they don’t hold allegiance to either the Horde or Alliance, so it’s possible that they can be the very first multi-faction race. As for Worgens, one can only assume that they will be Alliance exclusive, or also be another multi-faction race.

Remember though, it’s all speculation, so don’t get your Warcraft undies in a bunch. Hopefully more information will be revealed in this year’s BlizzCon.

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There’s no telling what the game could be, but seeing the teaser site’s theme, one can assume that it will most probably be a sequel to Sega Casino for the Nintendo DS. But who knows, it could even be the return of the Dreamcast for all we know.

A listing over at Amazon Japan’s website reveals the box for the upcoming black Wii. Along with the main system packaging itself, some images of a black Classic Pro, and Nunchuck controllers are also listed in the related items pane.

This version of Nintendo’s home console will be exclusive to Japan, for now. No word on whether the system will be heading to North America, Europe, or Australia. But, if you really want to import it, the retail release is set for August 1st.

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BluesNews also points out that id Software is also using this year’s QuakeCon to promote the game, which will be held from August 13-16. Still, no official word from either the publisher or developer on the delay.

The sci-fi first-person-shooter will be released for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Linux platforms.

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If the above pictures are anything to go by, Best Buy is gearing up to launch a 80GB PS3 bundle that will include both Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4.

According to Joystiq, Best Buy employees have confirmed the bundle to be real and that it will feature a $399 price point just like the normal 80GB system. This is quite the enticing deal to those who have yet to purchase a PS3 and are looking to.

Perhaps Sony is looking to push more PS3s out the door to make way for a cheaper model. Or perhaps, the PS3 slim?

Sony PR representative Jake Osuwah is assuring both E3 attendees and the general public that their bag of tricks is far from empty. After the pictures and details of the new device were leaked onto the internet Osuwah twittered: “Pre-E3 announcements or not! There’s still lots of shockers planned for you guys @ E3, stay tuned…”

Of course the real question is how many of these pre-E3 leaks are actually leaks and how many are deliberate releases masquerading as slip-ups in confidentiality.

Seemingly out of no where Sony’s upcoming PSP Go has been leaked prior to its E3 revealing. What you see above is said device and you’ll notice it looks almost exactly how the community thought it would;slide out controls, no UMD, the works.

Anyways, onto the specs courtesy of Engadget:

• 3.8-inch display (resolution is undisclosed)
• 43 percent lighter than the PSP-3000
• 16GB of Flash storage
• Bluetooth built-in; supports handset tethering and BT headsets
• No UMD drive
• Memory Stick Micro slot
• New Gran Turismo, Little Big Planet and new Metal Gear Solid (!) on the way
• Full PlayStation Network support (movie and TV rentals / purchases)
• Integration with PlayStation 3 (works the same as the PSP-3000 does)
• Sony views each of its products as “10-year lifecycle products,” so the PSP “needs to live on.”

That’s all we have for now, expect to see the PSP Go heavily on display during E3 which is right around the corner.

Gamers from the original Playstation era will be happy to hear that the ESRB has recently leaked the names of some titles set to hit the PSN PSOne Classics store.

Those 5 titles are:

Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
Spec Ops: Covert Assault
Spec Ops: Ranger Elite
Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six

Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil? Wow Sony, are you actually listening to the cries of gamers everywhere? Great job, now let’s just see that PS3 Slim hit shelves with a lowered price and maybe we’ll be onto something.

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Sure, EA correctly predicted this past weekend’s professional boxing match using the game, but up until now we didn’t even know Fight Night Round 4’s full roster.

Recently leaked by means of a scanned Official Playstation Magazine page, the Fight Night Round 4 roster includes a full 50 fighters for you to choose from.

Not happy with the list? Nestled subtly above the list is a little tidbit that there is a possibility of more boxers being added via DLC.

Full list after the break.

Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Ricky Hatton
Ray Robinson
Thomas Hearns
Miguel Cotto
Shane Mosely
Jake Lamotta
Marvin Hagler
Roy Jones Jr.
Carlos Monzon
Jermaine Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Manny Pacquiao
Pernell Whittaker
Julio Caesar Chavez
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Lennox Lewis
Ray Leonard
James Toney
Roberto Duran
Marco Antonio Barrera
Amin Asikainen
Paulie Malignaggi
Kermit Cinteron
Eddie Chambers
Arturo Gatti
Corey Spinks
Tommy Morrison
Sergio Mora
Fernando Montiel
Jorge Armando Arce
Arementa
Anthony Mundine
Emanuel Agustus
Vinny Paz
Vivian Harris
Billy Dib
Diego Corrales
Erik Morales
Nate Campbell
Ronald “Winky” Wright
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Nonito Donair
Arthur Abraham
Joe Calzaghe
Roberto Guerrero
Edwim Valero
Victor Ortiz

It looks like someone has uploaded a few screenshots from the upcoming first person shooter MAG: Massive Action Game. The screenshots are available via Flickr, uploaded by someone under the username “1337guyzorz”. Included with the screenshots are some neat character art.

The source of the photos is unknown, however. They are not official screenshots from Sony, but they seem legitimate enough. You can view the set here. MAG will be out for the PS3 later this year.

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What you see above is a recently leaked slide shown by THQ to investors at a meeting held in Februrary. Not only does it show that games like Saints Row 3, and Red Faction 4 actually exist, it gives us a time window for when they might hit the market.

According to the slide, Saints Row 3 is expected sometime in 2011-2012, while Red Faction 4 and a Warhammer 40,000K MMO is expected in 2012-2013.

So then, THQ, can we get some official announcements?

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First Cooking Mama, then Gardening Mama, now Crafting Mama? If a recent trandmark by the series’ developer Cooking Mama Ltd. is any indication, arts and crafts may be Mama’s next venture.

There’s no confirmation or official press releases stating that there will actually be a game entitled Crafting Mama so no details or anything to go along with the recent trademark findings. Altough, I’m sure you can guess what the gameplay will entail.

What’s next? Cleaning Mama?

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To the naked eye the website may not even seem to have any correlation regarding 2K’s upcoming BioShock 2: Sea of dreams, but upon further investigation it becomes rather obvious.

If you click on the first picture, pictured above, you’ll notice it bares an uncanny resemble to the Big Daddy voodoo doll we saw dangling in the trailer.

Haven’t seen the trailer yet? It’s included after the break.

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It seems Ensemble Studios’ Halo Wars wasn’t the only game to get unofficially released before it’s release date as Resident Evil 5 has also been leaked for the Xbox 360.

Released by a group by the name of KFC, the Resident Evil 5 torrent, which shall go unnammed, clocks in at 6.71GB.

We won’t tell you where to get the file, but we have to warn you; if you run this file on your 360 there is a chance something bad may happen. Have a nice day.

It seems that Tilted Screen has gotten their hands on what they are touting as the first details pertaining to Infinity Ward’s upcoming FPS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, commonly known as Call of Duty 6.

Some interesting things to note from the details include a version of the Nazi Zombie mode that was included in Call of Duty: World at War which has proved itself to be hugely popular. Other than that, the list states that popular CoD 4 maps will be making a reappearance as well as vehicles along with a whole slew of new weapons. Sounds cool.

Considering the sucess of Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is sure to be hugely successful itself when it ships later this year.

Read the full list of leaked details after the break.

*Vehicles will be in MW2
*M16 will return, using stopping power will only be OHK at head, neck, and torso (abdomen, limbs, and hands/feet will not)
*Ak47 and M4 will return, unknown if there are any changes
*M40 will return, ACOG damage boost will be fixed
*Scorpion, P90, M21, R700, G3, G360 will not return
*There are more unknown weapons that will not return
*New sniper rifle: SR25M (United states forces)
*New Assault rifle: Diemeco C8 (Canadian forces M4 equivelant)
*New Assault rifle: L85A2 (United Kingdom forces)
*Total weapons in multiplayer are said to be around 35
*Favourite Modern warfare 1 maps will return
*Helicopters, air strikes, UAV will return
*Red dot sightings will come in different shapes for multiplayer (circular, square, original)
*Snipers will have special grass camouflage (As seen in Modern warfare 1’s campaign)
*All perks will return from MW except eavesdrop and others will be altered
*All gametypes will return from MW and all will have hardcore versions
*New gametype: Secure (Call of duty version of capture the flag, however you capture the enemy’s Intel)
*New gametype unconfirmed name, similar to search and destroy, however instead of trying to plant a bomb, you try to kill a specified enemy
*Solider customization for each class (and each country)
*Sniper with silencers will NOT be in multiplayer
*There are NO bots in local multiplayer
*Similar version to Nazi Zombies, however details are unknown
*NO guest players online, 1 player per console
*Killcam save feature
*There is blood and gore
*Offline/Online Co-op
*Story takes place in the Middle East
*Role as US marines return
*Ken Lally voice work in campaign
*Release is set for sometime in November
*New army tags will be available to add different elements in campaign (similar to halo skulls)
*Campaign-only weapons

Buzz has been circulating the internet regardling seemingly leaked details for the PSP’s latest iteration, the PSP-4000.

Apparently, Eurogamer has spoken to an anonymous development source “close to Sony” that has given the following details.

The PSP-4000 will have a sliding screen, similar to that of the PSP-3000, there will be no UMD drive and certain games only utilizing the shoulder buttons will be playable when the screen is slid closed.

What do you think? Is this source to be believed? Let’s just hope it resembles the picture above which has been around for way too long now.