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EA’s Casual Entertainment Label has announced a new title for the Wii and PS2 with Hasbro Family Game Night. As you might imagine, the game will collect several of Hasbro’s popular board games, including Battleship, Yahtzee, Connect Four, Sorry, Boggle, and the new Sorry Sliders. Up to four people will be able to play the different games together, except for Battleship and Connect Four, which only allows two people max. The game will also feature variations on these classics that mix up the rules a bit. As an added bonus, the whole thing will be hosted by Mr. Potato Head. Of course, for probably about the same price you could search out the actual games contained in this package and probably have a much more enjoyable experience.

Awhile back, a small news bit swept through gaming sites saying that the upcoming South Park Season 11 DVD would contain some tracks for Rock Band. Well now the original source of that story, TVShowsonDVD.com, has learned that the information they were given was false. Paramount contacted them a few days ago to let them know that it wouldn’t be happening. Really, I wouldn’t have been all that surprised if Harmonix has released some new content through the DVD. Downloadable content for Rock band just seems to be popping up everywher ethese days anyway.Via TVShowsonDVD.com

The organizers behind the next Penny Arcade Expo have announced that the convention’s opening keynote will be given by none other than Ken Levine. He is the president and creative director of 2K Boston, but is probably best known for his work on BioShock. In addition to that announcement, it has now been revealed that a number of musical performers will be making appearances as well, including MC Frontalot, mc chris, FreezePop, the MiniBosses, Jonathan Coulton, The OneUps, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, and Anamanaguchi. The prize for this year’s Omegathon has also been announced as a trip for two to Tokyo, along with a home theater setup and $5,000 in cash. Add to that the fact that the exhibitor hall is completely sold out, and you’re looking at yet another awesome PAX for this year. The show is set to take place on Aug. 29-31 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle. You can check out www.pennyarcadeexpo.com for more details on the upcoming festival.

The always-funny duo of Sam & Max have bolstered their presence on Steam today, as Season 2 of the episodic point-and-click adventure series has been added to the Steam catalog. The season is available for $35, or you can buy both Season 1 and 2 at the discounted price of $60. You’ll also find that all of the Sam & Max content on Steam is temporarily 10% off to celebrate the release of Season 2.

City of Heroes Issue 12 Midnight Squad Video (Hi)NCSoft has unveiled a new trailer for the next expansion to the City of Heroes/Villains universe. Issue 12: Midnight Hour will chronicle a group called The Midnight Squad and their efforts to bolster their numbers and try to stop the Rikti invasion. In addition to the new story, the expansion will also offer some new powersets, gameplay improvements, and a new Roman-themed zone that will factor into the story. The Issue 12 expansion is currently in beta and expected to release later this month.

As expected, Microsoft continued to tout the fact that the Xbox 360 has surpassed 10 million units sold in the United States. Since they first made the announcement a few days ago, they’ve bumped that figure up to 10.1 million sold.