Bungie has recently hopped on Twitter to show us the above picture and tweet the following message:

Just got this mysterious image and word that something big is dropping this week?!

That’s all we have to go by, the image and the tweet. What could it possibly mean?

Well, to me it looks like we are about to hear an announcement regarding the Halo movie

Video game movies have been good, and bad. One bad video game movie adaptation that immediately comes to mind is the Doom movie. I thought it was cool but most movie critics didn’t agree with me. Well, the latest speculated to be coming to the big screen is Space Invaders. Yes, Space Invaders.

The L.A. Times says that the Space Invaders movie is to be a “big-budget action-blockbuster” with producers such as Json Blum, Guymon Casady and Mark Gordon.

I just wonder, what the hell is the movie going to be like? Are they going to have a whole alien driven plot? They must considering it would be damn ridiculous to sit and watch some 8-bit space crafts descend on some 8-bit establishment.

GameStop is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) game retailers in the entire United States but currently they do not offer rentals like companies such as GameFly. That may all change if recent rumors floating around regarding a possible buyout are to be believed.

Apparently, the Antioch Grove was on hand at a Halo 3: ODST event hosted by GameStop where a representative hinted at a possible buyout. Below is an excerpt from their coverge:

“Perhaps even more interesting than all of the buzz and activity surrounding the event, was a conversation that we had with a few of the Gamestop employees who were helping to host the event. After lamenting about the poor customer experience from the video game by mail company Gamefly, we asked why Gamestop didn’t come up with their own games by mail program, so that residents could get their games from the mail or locally. Pretty much all of the employees agreed that this would be a fine addition to the Gamestop family, but it was what they said afterwards that was a bit surprising.

Apparently, the water cooler gossip around the Antioch and Brentwood stores is that “someone” (Gamestop) is planning on buying out Gamefly before the end of the year. When pressed for more details on the subject, the Gamestop representatives grew quiet and didn’t provide a lot of details, but most of the employees in attendance seemed pretty confident about the rumor. Having a hot game come into town for a preview is exciting, but would pale in consideration to how big this would be. We’re still keeping this one on rumor status until we can get more concrete information, but it definitely caught our attention and something that we will keep our eyes open for.”

If/when this deal goes down it is sure to make GameStop a force to be reckoned with, as if it wasn’t already.

Sega has revealed a new teaser website, showcasing an upcoming mystery game. The site’s title is simply “Jackpot” and shows a container filled with lottery-esque balls. Pulling the lever lets a few of the balls go, which represent a timer for when the formal announcement for the game will come out.

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.

Speaking with VideoGamer, producer Ryota Niitsuma revealed that Capcom has no plans in bringing Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars to the Xbox 360 or PS3. However, a sequel is possible if the game performs well in the western market.

“…the game is optimized for the Wii system, especially the graphics features,” Niitsuma explained. “So if we were to port it to PS3 or Xbox 360 we would have to make the game from scratch, and in that case we might as well just make a sequel of the series on those consoles rather than porting it.”

Tatsuonoko vs. Capcom has been out in Japan since December, but will be reaching North American shores this winter for the Wii. As for Europe, no release date has been given.

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It’s no secret that LittleBigPlanet has an extensive library of downloadable content making it almost impossible for gamers new on the scene to keep up. Well, if recent reports are true, Sony is going to make it a lot easier for said gamers to keep on the ball.

Apparently, a LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year edition will be released for the Playstation 3 at some point this year that will include most of the game’s DLC already on the Playstation Network.

While there’s no official confirmation from Sony, I’d say there is a pretty good chance this will happen. I mean, Sony needs something to fill up those Blu-ray discs with, right?

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The first thing I thought when I heard ZeniMax Media (parent company to Bethesda) applied for a trademark for Brink was the 1998 Disney Channel movie. A game based on the movie? Count me in.

Unfortunately, Joystiq thinks otherwise pondering that the trademark might be for a Wii title, a title from Splash Damage, or perhaps an MMO rumored to be in the works.

Whatever the case, it’s probably not a game based on the movie so I’m thoroughly disappointed.

Adding even more fuel to the fire, Engadget has recently been issued a cease and desist regarding the images of the PS3 Slim thats supposedly in the works.

Now, why would a Chinese company care if images of a piece of hardware that doesn’t even exist circulate the internet? Well, the logical explanation is that this hardware does in fact exist but there’s no telling because Sony insists that it doesn’t.

Let’s just hope that Sony announces this thing along with a price cut at E3. Hey, we can dream, can’t we?

Ever since the game’s trailer was released some time ago there has been some speculation over whether or not Modern Warfare 2 would be dropping the Call of Duty name.

Destructoid points to the fact that Activision’s Michael Griffith referred to the highly anticipated title as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 in an earnings call yesterday along with the fact that Amazon and GameStop both have the game listed as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

However, they promptly contacted Activision who responded with, ” The name of the game is Modern Warfare 2.”

That’s it, no more speculation, the game will be called Modern Warfare 2, it’s coming on November 10th, and it’s sure to kick ass.

The above video has been circulating on the web showcasing what appears to be an iPhone, and iPod touch, rendition of Team17′s popular Worms franchise.

First only appearing as a rumor, Joystiq has since contacted the game’s developer for more information; the game, along with the video, is in fact real and Team17 will be publishing the game independently (read: no EA).

Unfortunately, they weren’t able to squeeze a release date or pricing out of the developer but we’ll keep you posted.