On Monday morning, video game publisher Tecmo announced their plans to release their upcoming 1080p HD sports title NBA Unrivaled exclusively for download through Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. Finding its inspiration from both arcade classics such as NBA Jam and retro styling, the game features 30 NBA teams and players from the latest rosters.
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Examiner: During their conference call regarding the first-half fiscal period of 2010, Electronic Arts revealed that Madden NFL 10 has sold 3.9 million copies as of the end of September.
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PSX Extreme writes: " As most of you know, while Bayonetta is currently available in Japan, it won't be on US store shelves until January 5. But perhaps this delay will prove beneficial for PlayStation 3 owners...

The debate concerning this hotly anticipated action title revolves around the fact that developer Platinum Games first designed the game for the Xbox 360, after which Sega handled the PS3 port. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in a lesser frame rate for the PS3 version, as reflected in some Japanese publications like Famitsu, which awarded the 360 version a perfect 40/40 score and gave the PS3 a version a 38/40. But perhaps these extra few months will give Sega America some time to even things out a bit. A reader has sent us an e-mail from a Sega America representative, who hints that we should maybe look for some improvements in the PS3 version when it arrives in North America. Essentially, the rep says that when the game was pushed back, the producers asked them "to spend more time on making sure the frame rate would be as comparable to that of the Xbox 360 as possible given the amount of time, budget, and testing available." Now, he does admit that the 360 version still has the better frame rate but the difference isn't quite so pronounced, and other aspects of the game are basically identical."
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EA is offering another hellish/infernal/devilish/whatever discount on third-person hack and slasher Dante's Inferno. For one day, you can pre-purchase the game for $6.66 less than normal.
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GamesThirst: You want to sell something? Then put sex in it; that's the society we live in today, shallow I might add, since life is way more than naked ladies strolling across your TV screen. Especially in video games, some developers carelessly plaster naked women at different points with no tie-in whatsoever as if to say, 'here, that's what you want, then here, indulge.' David Cage feels the same way, and in a recent interview with Eurogamer, he shared his thoughts.

Eurogamer: You said you were not afraid to show nipples. Does that mean you're confirming nipples in Heavy Rain?
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TVGB: "EA is releasing their Q2 results today and within come lots of interesting tidbits of news, as these things always do. Among them is the sales numbers for Need for Speed: Shift, which has proven to do quite well for the company - 2.5 million copies sold and counting kind of well."
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From Atlanta Video Games News Examiner:

"Back in October, Capcom asked fans of the Resident Evil 5 game how they wanted to be able to purchase the upcoming Alternative Edition of the game, disk or download? The fans responded and both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the Alternative Edition will be made available by downloadable content."
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IGN: "2K Games and Gearbox are proud to announce that The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the first in a series of downloadable content for Borderlands, will be available for download for Xbox 360 and PS3 starting November 24, 2009 for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99). Thought you've seen it all? Well get ready to square off against ferocious brain-eating zombies, carnivorous Were-Skags and more as you continue your pursuit for all of that sweet, sweet loot."
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Jeremy Dunham on US Playstation.Blog writes:

"I wanted to share some news regarding our latest MAG beta program that we're kicking off right now. Starting today, we've officially moved into our next Beta phase – Beta 4. We've made more than 6,000 changes from our last phase to Beta 4, not the least of which include an increased level cap from 40 to 60, a retooled skill tree and experience curve, and an improved ranking system – all based on the feedback from our diligent testing crew."
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Critical Gamer Writes: As you may have already heard, they told us that they thought LittleBigPlanet 2 would be a very bad idea. In part two of the interview, going live on Monday, they give us some more interesting snippets.

"There definitely will be more interactive music. Whether that's standalone in a music only pack… I don't know yet. We'll see how the first music pack does first. We'd love to do that; as with everything we do we'll listen to the community, and see how it goes." says producer Martin Lynagh.
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