Learn Almost Everything You Need To Know About WarioWare D.I.Y.

“WarioWare D.I.Y.” dropped earlier this week, and it’s a pretty serious game, as it gives the player the ability to create and distribute their own minigames. Think of “Mario Paint” but 100x more involved. A task like that could be rather intimidating, but Nintendo has put together a series of tutorial videos to help walk you through the ins-and-outs of the creative process, no matter what level of a wanna-be game developer you are. Check out the series of six videos below, and see just what you can do with “D.I.Y.”

Beginner Tutorial Part 1

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Dev Box Interview: TaleWorlds Entertainment’s Founder Armagan Yavuz

It usually takes a small army to create the video games that we play, and, most of the time, all of the focus gets put on the game itself, and not on the people that came together to make it. Our Dev Box interview series takes a look at some of the unsung heroes (developers, producers, artists, etc) that have committed their lives to entertaining all of us. In this week’s Dev Box we are letting TaleWorlds Entertainment’s Founder and Managing Director Armagan Yavuz, who recently worked on “Mount & Blade Warband” for the PC, provide us some insight into who he is as a gamer, and how he ended up working in the game’s industry.

Name: Armagan Yavuz
Title: Founder/Managing Director
Company: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Job Description: I’m the founder of TaleWorlds, so naturally I manage the crew, do programming and game design.
First title worked on: Mount and Blade 1
Most recent title worked on: Mount and Blade Warband

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Next Gen Samurai Showdown Out Today! Peep The Trailer

Haohmaru is back! For those of you who have never seen the slick samurai with the spiked black hair in the Arcades you can now sample him, and all his friends in HD from the comfort of your couch. But only if you have an Xbox 360 as as “Samurai Showdown SEN” from SNK Playmore is coming exclusively to Microsoft’s console. Fans of the series will be thankful that you can finally dismember your foes with those sharp samurai swords since “SEN” is the first M rated title in the franchise. Dropping today for the low price of $49.99 it is definitely something not to miss if you are a fan of SNK Playmore games.

UFC President Dana White Destroys Chuck Liddell In UFC Unisputed 2010

At the New York City THQ UFC Undisputed press event, UFC President Dana White shows he’s a good sport and actually gets down with his product. In front of a throng of MMA fans and reporters Dana took the challenge of fighting Chuck Liddell in THQ’s UFC Undisputed 2010 and proceeded to wipe the floor with him. Check it out.

Developer Goes Head-To-Head With UFC Undisputed 2010 Gameplay

THQ pulled out all the stops at the NYC 2010 press event for “UFC Undisputed 2010.” They rented out the Directors Guild Theater on 57th street in New York and invited tons of international press to showcase this baby.

Rocking the stage E3 style, Neven Drevenski (game producer) told us of so many improvements to 2010, and that he can’t even play 2009 anymore.

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UFC Undisputed 2010 Battles It Out In NYC With Matt Sera, Brock Lesnar, And A Mac ‘n Cheese Ferris Wheel

TrueGameHeadz had the opportunity to check out THQ’s “UFC Undisputed 2010″ press event in NYC this week to promote the follow up to last year’s 4 million plus selling sleeper hit. Now, we all know that UFC is the fastest growing sport worldwide and their pay-per views are beginning to rival the best boxing can offer, but for them to drop a game that was as fun to play, deeply rewarding, and accepted by fans worldwide was nothing short of miraculous. UFC president Dana White has gone on record saying how he went door to door with the license for this game and was rebuffed (notably by EA) who has been forced to eat crow and hurry to market their own MMA game.

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3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Proves Who The Hero Really Is

So, maybe you feel like I’m beating you over the head with “3D Dot Game Heroes,” well, if you do, that’s too bad, because I’m going to keep doing it. The new trailer for the game proves just how good the game looks, and that I’m pretty much sold on it. Whether you think it’s a “Zelda” rip-off or not you can’t deny that it at least looks intriguing… all those blocks and giant swords. Yeah, I’m pretty much sold on the game.

Dev Box Interview: Press Play’s Game Designer Bo “Standog” Strandby

It usually takes a small army to create the video games that we play, and, most of the time, all of the focus gets put on the game itself, and not on the people that came together to make it. Our Dev Box interview series takes a look at some of the unsung heroes (developers, producers, artists, etc) that have committed their lives to entertaining all of us. In this week’s Dev Box we are letting Press Play’s Game Designer Bo “Standog” Strandby, who recently worked on “Max and the Magic Marker” for Wii and PC provide us some insight into who he is as a gamer, and how he ended up working in the game’s industry.

Name: Bo “Standog” Strandby
Title: Game Designer
Company: Press Play
Job Description: Level designer. Basically I’m making the game fun.
First title worked on: Max & The Magic Marker
Most recent title worked on: Hard Plastic, the next Press Play title. I still have to be a bit secret about that.

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Dementium II Trailer Showcases Gameplay And Scares

Anyone that played the original “Dementium” will tell you that it somehow managed to capture a frightening experience on a handheld. While it may not have been as immersive as its big screen brethren, it was still pretty freaky, and it looks like “Dementium II” is following suit perfectly. Check out the gameplay trailer above and just try to convince yourself that the DS can’t offer a mature gaming experience. Go on, try, I dare ya.

God of War Runs Nascar!

If you didn’t spend all weekend unleashing untamed fury on Mt. Olympus and happened to tune in to your local NASCAR race on Saturday “Scotts Turf Builder 300 – Bristol Motor Speedway”, you may have gotten an unexpected treat… Kratos! Can you imagine not only driving at close to 200mph (I know, I know, only left turns) and seeing the God of War grilling you in your rear-view mirror?

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