Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection is an upcoming release that features MK1, MK2 and UMK3 bundled together and totally remade. That’s right! This is not your Grandma’s upscaling. This is remastered HD graphics that are being built from the ground up. The game’s development was previously confirmed but no word on a release date nor a price. Until now.

(duh duh duuuuh)

A major UK retailer now has the game listed for pre-order with a November release date and $39.99 price.

The listing only has a Playstation 3 version which could point to an exclusive but it seems more likely that Sony is getting a timed exclusive where the Xbox 360 will come out at a later date.

Also rumored is a pack in demo of the upcoming Mortal Kombat game set to release next year. Killer!

Break out your flowers, the PS3 is heading to it’s death bed. The same disease that cursed our beloved Dreamcast is knocking on Sony’s door: piracy. Someone posted a working jailbreak a few days ago for the PS3 and now we have this:

Yes, that little metallic virus is called the ConsolePlug CP03057 and it’s about to strike in the hearts of PS3 owners everywhere. What is it? It’s a USB dongle that allows you to jailbreak your PS3 and install a backup manager. No screws, no glue, no shady trenchcoat man required. You plug it in, install software and go. It was nice knowing you PS3, good luck on your journey.

Of course, the proliferation of piracy all depends on how easy it is to implement. This one is frighteningly easy. Check out these instructions posted elsewhere:

How to Jailbreak Playstation 3, Playstation 3 Mod Chip Tutorial

Step 1
Switch off the console before connecting the USB PS Jailbreak. Follow the procedure depending on the console you own.

PlayStation 3 FAT
Simply turn off the console from the rear switch.
PlayStation 3 SLIM
It is essential to disconnect the power cord from the back of the console.

Step 2
Now connect the USB PS Jailbreak to any of the USB connectors on Playstation 3, make sure that you don’t have any other devices connected to PS3, as we jailbreak it.

Step 3
Press the ‘Power’ button on the console and then press the ‘Eject’ button. Notice how the two LED’s on PS Jailbreak USB turn on while the console is loading.

1. If the green light is lit, that means Playstation 3 Jailbreak is working properly.

2. If the red light is lit, that means Playstation 3 hasn’t loaded the Jailbreak correctly. This happens when you don’t properly press the ‘Power’ sequence and then ‘Eject’ button.

If you end up with the red light, repeat the process, making sure you have cut down power for Playstation 3 Fat, and have disconnected the power cord from the back of Playstation 3 Slim.

Step 4
Once the PS Jailbreak has loaded correctly, connect the USB external storage device with Back Up Manager console, that you downloaded before from the website.

Step 5
Go to game menu and move to option ‘Install Package Files’, and select Back Up Manager, ‘Manager.PKG’.

Step 6
Once the Back Up Manager is installed, select the Back Up Manager and press X button to run it.

Step 7
After you have opened the Back Up Manager, put in a DVD of the game and select whether to make a back up on the internal HDD, or the external USB storage device. If you want to make a back up on the external HDD, press Circle.

Step 8
To load a previously created back up, insert a game DVD in console then select the desired back up from the Back Up Manager and press X to install the game. You can also delete your previously created back up by pressing /\.

Note. The reason behind inserting a DVD in the console is to emulate the loading process.

Step 9
After installing the game, you are automatically redirected to the main menu where you can see the game installed and ready to be played.

Warning. Once the jailbreak is installed on the console, it can’t be uninstalled or removed.

Notes
• It may take up to 90 minutes to back up a game using PS Jailbreak, it took the tester in our case ‘PanaPozi’ about 90 minutes to back up God of War III.
• The online mode works perfect right now but you never know when PSN patches this exploit.
• It is impossible to install the updated to the games if they are installed on PS Jailbreak, but if you have DVD, the updates work as usual.
• It is impossible to jump the videos of the games that are installed on PS Jailbreak.
• Although the Back Up Manager is installed in the console, it is necessary to have PS Jailbreak properly connected and enabled to run the Back Up Manager.

Disclaimer. This guide is for testing and educational purposes only. We won’t be responsible for any loss of important data or malfunctioning of your device. You have been warned!

The End.

Of those instructions and of the Playstation 3.

Good bye Sony, I loved ye well.

PS. Das Reviews does not condone piracy in any shape or form unless it has Johnny Depp in it and is a swashbuckling good time.

PAX! It’s time for everyone’s favorite gamer oriented convention is going on and great news, screens and videos are hitting the web. Check out these gorgeous high res screenshots of Mortal Kombat. What do we call this? 9? Reboot? 2010? Who cares? Check em out!

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Coming hot off the digital presses are these amazing screenshots from the follow up to the smash hit Arkham Asylum: Arkham City! We see Catwoman, Two Face, Harley Quinn and of course, Bats. Love the look of Two Face in this game. That picture of Catwoman reminds me that I need to visit my Aunt in Cleveland.

This is a whole mess of them. Someone upstairs must be happy with me. It ain’t Jeanie in Accounting, that’s for sure. What a biznatch. Check em out below!

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A rumored Rock Band 3 set list was leaked earlier this week and Harmonix has a video that comments on said leak. Check it out below and go further to see the full 83 song track list.

Rock Band 3 Setlist OFFICIAL Comment from Harmonix on Vimeo.

The Complete Rock Band 3 Setlist

1. Amy Winehouse – “Rehab”
2. Anthrax – “Caught in a Mosh”
3. At The Drive-In – “One Armed Scissor”
4. Avenged Sevenfold – “Beast And The Harlot”
5. The B-52s – “Rock Lobster”
6. The Beach Boys – “Good Vibrations” (Live)
7. Big Country – “In a Big Country”
8. Blondie – “Heart of Glass”
9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Get Up, Stand Up”
10. The Bronx – “False Alarm”
11. Chicago – “25 or 6 to 4″
12. The Cure – “Just Like Heaven”
13. David Bowie – “Space Oddity”
14. Deep Purple – “Smoke on the Water”
15. Def Leppard – “Foolin’”
16. Devo – “Whip It”
17. Dio – “Rainbow in the Dark”
18. Dire Straights – “Walk of Life”
19. The Doobie Brothers – “China Grove”
20. The Doors – “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”
21. Dover – “King George”
22. Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon”
23. Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
24. Faith No More – “Midlife Crisis”
25. Filter – “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
26. The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1″
27. Foreigner – “Cold as Ice”
28. Golden Earring – “Radar Love”
29. HIM – “Killing Loneliness”
30. Huey Lewis and the News – “The Power of Love”
31. Hypernova – “Viva La Resistance”
32. Ida Maria – “Oh My God”
33. INXS – “Need You Tonight”
34. The J. Geils Band – “Centerfold”
35. James Brown – “I Got You (I Feel Good)”
36. Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
37. The Jimi Hendrix Experience ˆ”Crosstown Traffic”
38. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – “I Love Rock ‘n Roll”
39. John Lennon – “Imagine”
40. Juanes – “Me Enamora”
41. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
42. Maná – “Oye Mi Amor”
43. Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People”
44. Metric – “Combat Baby”
45. The Muffs – “Outer Space”
46. Night Ranger – “Sister Christian”
47. Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train”
48. Paramore – “Misery Business”
49. Phish – “Llama”
50. Phoenix – “Lasso”
51. The Police – “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
52. Poni Hoax – “Antibodies”
53. Pretty Girls Make Graves – “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
54. Primus – “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver”
55. Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
56. Queens of the Stone Age – “No One Knows”
57. Rammstein – “Du Hast”
58. Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated”
59. Raveonettes – “Last Dance”
60. Rilo Kiley – “Portions for Foxes”
61. Riverboat Gamblers – “Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead”
62. Roxette – “The Look”
63. Slipknot – “Before I Forget”
64. Smash Mouth – “Walkin’ on the Sun”
65. The Smiths – “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before”
66. The Sounds – “Living in America”
67. Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
68. Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like an Eagle”
69. Stone Temple Pilots – “Plush”
70. Swingin’ Utters – “This Bastard’s Life”
71. T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
72. Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
73. Tegan and Sara – “The Con”
74. Them Crooked Vultures – “Dead End Friends”
75. Tokio Hotel – “Humanoid”
76. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – “I Need to Know”
77. The Vines – “Get Free”
78. War – “Low Rider”
79. Warren Zevon – “Werewolves of London”
80. The White Stripes – “The Hardest Button to Button”
81. Whitesnake – “Here I Go Again”
82. The Who – “I Can See for Miles”
83. Yes – “Roundabout”

Everybody’s favorite Ratings Board creatin’/mother shriek inducin’/blood spillin’ fighter is back and we have some new character announcements. Cyrax and Kitana will join the fray and kick some pixel ass. They joined the already confirmed roster of (in no particular order but alphabetical): Flame, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Mileena, Nightwolf, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shang Tsung, Smoke, Sonya and Sub-Zero.

Check out these in game screen shots of the new guys in action along with your old favorites too.

Need your MK fix? Head over to Das Cheap to check a killer kollection of Mortal Kombat games, merchandise and gummi bears. Just kidding about the gummi bears but while we’re on the subject, will someone bring us some gummi bears?

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Not that anyone is really surprised, but Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu have both been confirmed for Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. Their silhouettes were both on keyart shown at the game’s first announcement but having an official word is always nice.

Check out the gallery of photos below and click on each one to view it larger.

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The world’s greatest comic book game is getting a sequel. Batman Arkham Asylum changed the way that people view comic licensed games and everyone’s been eagerly awaiting a sequel. We got word about a sequel from Spike Video Game awards but nothing more. Well, a trickle of information has come out and we finally learn the new name: Arkham City. That’s right. The criminals are taking it to the streets and Batman will have a full area of Gotham city to run around instead of little ol’ Arkham Island.

Checkout the full size logo. Click to make it huge.

This official announcement comes weeks after WBIE register an onslaught of Batman related domain names, finally making an official title. You can see the other addresses below. We expect that at least a few of them will play into the inevitable viral marketing scheme that will come out before the game drops in Fall 2011.

* http://whois.domaintools.com/arkhamcity.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanarkhamcity.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanashesofgotham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanbrokenground.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmannewarkham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmangranddelusion.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanriseofarkham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmansiegeofgotham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanstateofvillainy.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/cityofarkham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/closearkhamcity.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/peopleforgotham.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/stopmayorsharp.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/waringothamcity.com
* http://whois.domaintools.com/wheresbrucewayne.com

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Want to see your favorite Tekken fighters in the Street Fighter 4 style? Check out the screenshots below! Click to embiggen them and check em out in HD!

Oh it’s a joyous day!

Street Fighter Versus Tekken

Yes, first it was Sonic the Hedgehog sleeping with Mario, then it was RPG Companies fighting the good fight with action/arcade guys (Namco Bandai) and as history and the internet brings one big jumbled melting pot of technological insanity the past inconceivable has been done!

This is Street Fighter VS Tekken. I mean you really can call it a ton of things. Capcom has called it Street Fighter X Tekken for I guess not to seem like they are “versing the world” (can I say that..lol) but it seems that it’s already in production and there’s not a thing you can do about it!

So for those looking to sleep with your sisters, here it is:

The Street Fighter Versus Tekken or SF Vs Tekken, or Street Fighter VS Tekken..take your pick

At Press Time, Yoshinori Ono said that the game will available on BOTH the XBOX 360 and PS3! (I guess he didn’t want to get murdered on stage if that was less than the case!) so fanboys be not hesitant to heavily scrutinize the game because it will be a 2D style fighter just like Super Street Fighter 4.

…wait (I hear small sobs from Tekken enthusiasts!) there is more.

It just so happens that this cross-over will be a little more than just “another licensing” cash cleanup but instead it was announced that Tekken X Street Fighter is also in development at Namco! So I imagine this will version of the title will be more geared towards the Tekken stylized gameplay and graphics.

Okay, now wet your pants!