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Yeah, I got to see the BatPod and the BatCopter only a few weeks apart. In Ohio (USA), even. What’s the deal with that? The planets must be in some strange alignment.

The helicopter is sans bat wings but it has been painstakingly restored to its original condition so the owner could make a small fortune giving people the opportunity to sit in it for 2-3 minutes. Paying customers would be ready at the gate and, as soon as the copter landed, rushed over to get seated while the previous passengers rushed out. With such a quick turnaround it was about…

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Check out the gallery: BatCopter at 2008 Ohio State Fair

It appears that I’ve got a fetish for Dream Cheeky products this week.  Before it was the USB Metal Game Pad, now it is the USB Mini Controller. 

I honestly don’t know how anyone could not be attracted to this new controller with its tiny detachable steering wheel.  I’m guessing there are a…

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Mirror’s Edge looks better and better every time it’s shown. 1up has just revealed that the game will offer a time trial mode, with levels unlocked throughout the course of the single-player game. From the post: “Producer Tom Ferrer explained to us that the time trial portions of Mirror’s Edge will be ‘bite-sized and short so you can grind them and play them and get faster and faster. It’s not like playing an entire level.’ Naturally, you’ll be able to upload your fastest time for each section to online leaderboards, and you can even download ghost data...”

The game is a perfect fit for this style of play, for going after that one perfect run. Mirror’s Edge is due out October 15, 2008 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Fans of gorgeous, platform-inspired gameplay will want to check it out.

Read [1up] Also Read [Xbox 360 Achievements]

Bethesda’s impressive upcoming title Fallout 3 is set to have quite the showing at PAX 2008 (held in Seattle this weekend, August 29-31, 2008). The game will be playable to the public for the first time ever, at Bethesda’s booth. The company is promising six kiosks (get there early!) and a number of devs on hand to guide players through the experience and answer questions.

That’s not all. The post-apocalyptic shooter/RPG will also have a lengthy demo Saturday afternoon in the main theater, just after the highlight session with Gabe and Tycho (The Penny arcade uber-celebrities themselves). The demo goes on at 2:30 pm.

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The Penny Arcade Expo is looking like The game conference of choice this year (along with Tokyo game show, of course). PAX 08’ is looking way hotter than E3 - think of how crazy that sentence would have been ten years ago. Sega is in on the show, with several titles available for hands-on play. The lineup, which we’ve previously reported, will include Bleach Dark Souls (DS), Dinosaur King (DS), Sonic Chronicles (DS), Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) and Yakuza 2 (PS2) will be on hand for attendees to try out.

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It’s that time of year again.  The air’s getting crisp, the leaves will soon be changing and millions of kids, teens, twenty-somethings and beyond face that crushing end to freedom known as “back to school time”. Fear not, gamers. I’ve compiled a list of things you can do to enjoy gaming and survive school in harmony. Think of it as a survival guide.

1. Pack your DS with brain-trainers.
So maybe you slacked off on your Spanish lessons over summer vacation. Or you’ve forgotten how to do long division. Don’t worry, since the DS has more edutainment/educational software that you can shake a no. 2 pencil at. From purely educational software like My Word Coach and My Spanish Coach, to the more game-ish antics of Brain Training, and Big Brain Academy, you’ll be much more apt to ace that pop quiz. Just don’t play it when the…

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Excited for the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) this weekend? Hudson certainly is, as it’s unveiling two of the most hotly anticipated WiiWare titles (probably ever) at the event - Bomberman Blast and Alien Crush Returns. Both are WiiWare entries from established, beloved franchises that haven’t been done to death on the current console generation (let’s forget that weird Xbox Bomberman iteration, shall we?), and both have sweet multiplayer features.

Bomberman will include…

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It seems like a videogame system just hasn’t made it, until it receives its first pet simulation. The latest incarnation of the N-gage has just received its first pet sim, Dogz, thanks to Gameloft. The game is rated for ages 3+ (like a kid would own an N-gage), is a small 1MB download and even has a free trial option. It’s only available in the UK though, and is available for £1.50 for one day, £4 for a week and £6 for unlimited use.

Dogz, like Nintendogs from Nintendo and Petz: Dogz from Ubisoft, lets you raise virtual puppies. There are three different breeds of dogs to pick from, and based on screenshots the breeds appear to be a lab, jack russel and shiba inu. There are also nine different places to explore with your dog and eight mini-games to play. You can also see how your dog ranks compared to other dogs online…

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If you thought Japanese DS games were getting a bit risky, you may want to skip this blurb. To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen, yet another suggestive game, has just been released in Japan. It is based on the anime To Love Ru Trouble, and is something of a mix of Doki Doki Majo Shinpan meets Duel Love.

In To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen, you’re playing as Rito Yuuki, the only boy trapped in a mansion in the wilderness with 11 girls. Like Duel Love, there’s a slight dating-sim, adventure story, but like Doki Doki Majo Shinpan, there are plenty of mini-games. Some of mini-games include spanking the main characters, squirting milk at items they’re holding and tapping the girls from behind. DS Fanboy has the official game commercial, of you’re interested at seeing the games in action. It’s slightly NSFW (not safe for work), so keep that in mind before visiting and watching…

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Along with Robin, Batman will enlist the aid of Batgirl and his trusty butler Alfred. Yes you read that correctly, Alfred will be a playable character in Lego Batman: The Video Game.

Let’s face it, we usually look at Alfred as being Batman’s father figure. He gets tea, irons cloths and is one of the only people Batman trusts with his secret identity. However, Alfred is tougher than some of us may think. Alfred used to be an

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