Having a blast playing Modern Warfare 2(PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)? Well it looks like Infinity Ward is already working on the next iteration of the game, if the Onion New Network is to believe. According to the report, Modern Warfare 3 will be the most ultra realistic military game ever created. Video after the break.

If you've been around YouTube enough, you may have seen Matrix Ping Pong from the Japanese variety show called Kasou Taishou. Well, don't look now, but here we have a Super Mario Matrix skit that has our Italian plumber going through World 1-1 and meeting Bowser. But that's only half of the interesting things crammed in there - especially since one of the pipes becomes a portal to New York! Ha! See if you can spot Barack Obama! Weekend videos in the full article!

So it's the weekend, everyone's crawled off home after our QJ party part 2, and I was again voted to stay and give you guys the news. I am not bitter at all. At least, not after watching this effin new Contra movie trailer by Uwe Boll!

Broken street dates are common nowadays. Just look at what happened to MGS4, GTA4, and Halo 3! While a lot of people would be furious that you were able to get a copy of the game ahead of everyone else, Rock Band 2 is actually applauding your efforts at breaching the retail red tape! Is this the next evolution of Trophies and Achievements? Check out the Easter Egg in the full article!

According to reports from gamers who've just picked up Okami for the Wii, the game's box art contains a watermark logo from IGN. Wondering exactly where you can find this telltale mark? Visit the full article for further details.

Activist lawyer Jack Thompson has been on the case of violent games and their developers for years now, and he's provoked the ire of gamers time and again. We're looking back at some of the most memorable quotes he's ever dropped, and we've chosen the twenty best out of them all. See the full list of Jack Thompson's most memorable quotes right after the jump!

They say love brings out the best and the worst in people. We suppose that applies to just about everyone including video game characters. When Jimmy Hopkins of Bully: Scholarship Edition (for the Wii and Xbox 360) sets out to get himself some this Valentine's, he bites off more than he could chew. See what goes down when you view the video after the jump!

There are video game awards, and then there are video game awards. This particular video game awards feature is probably of the latter, but with a lot of good-natured irreverence thrown into the mix. While it would have been easier for us to just make an article about our favorite games (and we did), we felt that the gaming year of 2007 had a lot to offer, and thus we're giving credit (and blame) where it's due.

Check out the winners in the full article.

Originally posted on January 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM.

Getting tired of the same-old machismo that's prevalent in your daily dose of gaming? For the guys looking for an alternative to the said manliness, we've come up with a list of our  "beautiful men" of gaming. And while they're all indeed effeminate beyond compare, they're in every way just as bad-ass as the likes of Kratos or  Markus Fenix. Head on over to the full article for the list!

It's no secret that Nintendo's hot-selling Wii console is a commercial success and is a big hit with casual gamers. However, it still doesn't seem to have won over the hearts of hardcore gamers as it's continually dismissed by some as a child's plaything. That begs the question: Have you always wanted to play Cooking Mama to live your Iron Chef dreams but are scared that people may think you've gone soft? Is the temptation for Samus Aran and Metroid Prime 3 getting stronger by the day? We've listed down 10 signs which reveal that deep within that hardcore heart is a soft spot for the Wii!