Yo yo yiggity yo, nerds and nerdettes! Let's see what happened today in the world of video games!

- The video "Meet the Pyro" was officially released today, allowing players to finally get insight as to what goes on behind the mask of our beloved pyromaniac.  Check it out at the link below and feel free to mosey over to the TF2 website for more details on the just released patch. Also Adult Swim has paired up with the guys at TF2 to bring us a brand new Robot Chicken Hat! Yay! The also announced a new Machinima style  movie maker for TF2 but who cares about that?  NEW HATS!!!


-A website known as Valvetime, posted some gorgeous pics of what could be Half Life 2: Episode 3 related concept art. Nothing official that is from Half Life 2 :Episode 3 but it doesn't hurt to dream. Check out at the link below.

                                                        http://www.valvetime.net/

-Nintendo released a trailer for their upcoming Nintendo 3DS XL.The new version of the 3DS, totes the largest screen on a Gameboy and bigger Home/Pause/Start buttons. The thing looks massively huge and massively gorgeous but one wonders: will it still fit in your pocket? Surprisingly absent is the toggle stick that was originally available as an add-on for the 3DS. I felt it would have been a nice addition to the game, so I didn't have to shell out money for a Circle Pad Pro. But I guess I did log like 500 hours on Pokemon blue with only a directional pad...so who needs toggle sticks!

UPDATE: According to Kotaku, Nintendo plans to produce another Circle Pad Pro specifically for the 3DS XL.
                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwMvcTBZ-Wg


-Gamers everywhere are beginning to weigh in on the Mass Effect DLC.  The Wednesday release was planned to give players that felt cheated by the original ending something more substantial. Personally, I felt that it was a bad case of "too little  too late". I wasn't thrilled by the original ending but accepted it as the game's ending. Though I felt it was unnecessary, it was nice to see Bioware pay attention to what their fans want out of their games. If you haven't checked it out yet, pick up and weigh in at the comment section. 


- Dead or Alive 5 fans rejoiced earlier this week, at the announcement of new character Rig. In an issue of Famitsu, they revealed the brand new character will be a Tae Kwon Do specialist and be voiced by Hiroki Touchi(Chris in MvC 3). Now fans can catch Rig in a new trailer from Team Ninja, alongside fan favorite characters Bass and Christie.  Check it at the link below.( Thank you to SRK for this information)


                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0dM70dhX_U&feature=player_embedded#!

- With the imminent release of The Amazing Spiderman movie, people are gearing up for the accompanying game. I've strayed from Spiderman games, as they either never embody the web-slinging I love about the series or the have any elements of a good video game. After it's showing at E3, The Amazing Spiderman has changed my feelings. The webslinging looks seamless and entertaining. They also have added in a layer of depth by allowing players to choose targets to sling to. So now the player has more input into Spidey's actions and the webslinging feels more real. I mean, as real as webslinging can feel. The demo trailer was about 8 mins and showed all aspects related to Spiderman flying around the New York skyline. Machinima has planned to live stream interview with the cast and crew of The Amazing Spiderman. The stream goes up tomorrow at 6:15 PM (PST) and can be found on Machinima's Youtube channel. 

Sources from the information above include: Joystiq, Kotaku, SRK, Machinma and Youtube