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Microsoft has revealed today that Sonic Adventure will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade starting September 15th. Sonic Adventure is the first in a series of Sega Dreamcast titles that they plan to bring to Xbox Live Arcade with added features including Achievements, with one of those other titles being the popular Crazy Taxi.

Sonic Adventure will be released on XBLA on September 15th for 800 MS points. That’s right, $10 for the Dreamcast game that started it all. It’s a steal but let’s face it. The game will probably go unnoticed because all of you Xbots out there will be playing Halo Reach, which drops a day earlier on September 14th.

Well, well, well. It looks as though Sega is teasing yet another announcement, just in time for the Tokyo Game Show. Their announcement/teaser on Code 1935 shows a tank and a silhouetted group of what looks to be anime style combat troops with the text “Top Secret” and “Not to be opened till 9.16″.

While it is not confirmed, all signs seem to be pointing to another Valkyria Chronicles title. The series, which has developed into a niche success story, has a rather large and devoted fanbase and is already quite popular in Japan. Either way, we’ll know for sure on September 16th.

EA has revealed a trailer for the upcoming ‘Ulimate Edition’ of the successful Battlefield Bad Company 2. This copy includes

• Battlefield Bad Company 2
• Onslaught Mode DLC
• Battlefield 1943

The trailer (which was leaked a little early) claims that the ultimate edition is available now for Xbox 360 and PS3. However, a PC copy is nowhere to be found due to DICE’s constant delay of the PC version of Battlefield 1943.

This version releasing from the developer claiming they’re a major player in the PC game market. Mhmm…

The developers of WorldSoccer Go! and My Dinos Go! are celebrating their latest update with a giveaway and a contest!

Haven’t heard of WorldSoccer Go! and MyDinos Go! until now? Part soccer-manager, part Mafia Wars, WorldSoccer is sure to keep any soccer and facebook game addict happy on the go as they build up their dream football franchise on their iPhone or iPod Touch. iPhone. MyDinos Go! lets kids tap into the social game genre in a Pokémon-like experience where users play to save endangered dinosaurs. Best of all, both games are free to download and play.

Now, about the contest. All players of WorldSoccer Go! and MyDinos Go! can get $3 worth of in-game currency for free. Considering that the games are free, it’s almost as if they’re paying you to play them! A few lucky winners will even get $5 or $20 worth of in-game currency. Eager to cash in? Hit the jump for details!

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THQ today confirmed that WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 will join with UFC Undisputed 2010 in making customers pay to play if the game is pre-owned.

Like UFC Undisputed 2010 THQ will ship a unique one time use code with the upcoming WWE game, this code will be required to play the game online and will be tied to the first console on which it is entered. However as a bonus to gamers who buy the game ‘New’ the code will also give access to the games first DLC pack for free, the pack will feature Chris Masters as a playable character and costumes for Rey Mysterio and Kelly Kelly.

If you acquire the game pre-owned then get scratching off those points cards as THQ is charging 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or $9.99 on the Playstation Store to unlock the online feature.

During THQ’s Q1 earnings call, CEO Brian Farrell told investors that the new pre-owned strategy “will increase our digital revenue, engage players with our games for a longer period of time and reduce the impact of used games.”

THQ’s CEO also said THQ had an online content strategy for each major release in future – with which it planned to deliver “robust downloadable content and premium online play”.

Price: £37.99 / $60

Release Date: 25th (EU) 29th (NA) June 2010

Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement

Publisher: 505 Games

This review was based on a retail copy of Naughty Bear

For those of you who don’t know what Naughty Bear is, it’s an action/hack ‘n’ slash title that sees you of taking the role of the titular protagonist “Naughty Bear” and your purpose in life (in-game of course) is to make the other teddy bears’ lives on Perfection Island a living hell, and you hate them so much you just have to either make them turn insane by constantly scaring them or kill them with a variety of different weapons (each weapon comes in two main types, melee and range, but more on them later) or the environment (cake mixing machines, power stokes & record players). So, you ask, “Why is Naughty Bear doing this?” Well, the answer is simple. He’s doing this because he wasn’t invited to a birthday party for a bear named “Daddles.” He even made a present for Daddles, but the other bears laughed at poor Naughty Bear and so he decided to take revenge on them in the most violent way possible.

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The Crackdown 2 Beta is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace, the demo features a 30 Minute time limit in which you can earn achievements which will awarded when you insert the full game. The demo also allows for 4 Player Co-Op in which accelerated agent levelling is also present.

Still looking for a copy? Crackdown 2 can still be Pre-Ordered via Amazon. Where you will receive a special pre-order bonus of a redeem code for exclusive agency suits in-game.

The UK retailer GAME will begin taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s Natal unit from Sunday June 13th according to a source for Eurogamer. The UK chain has also launched its own special Natal portal ready for E3.

The pre-order date falls into line with the planned Natal-specific press conference on the same day prior to E3 and the Sony press conference. Microsoft is expected to confirm the final name for the device at this event as well as a final release date which we expect to be around the Holiday time.

Those pictures from the WSJ D8 conference now look like they are pretty close to the final design of Natal, but like anything else could just be total speculation.

For all the latest Natal news as well as anything else that is coming out of E3 2010, stay tuned to VGTribune.com for expert analysis, interviews and much more.

Checker Kingdoms

Price: $1.99 & Checker Kingdoms Free

Developer: Centurion Games

Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Checkers is the impatient man’s chess. And being an impatient man, I took to Checker Kingdoms for iPhone like a fish to water. Checkers isn’t known for its depth, but does Checker Kingdoms provide enough bang for your iPhone gaming buck? Find out after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »