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It looks like G4TV’s X-Play managed to snag an exclusive trailer for the upcoming PS3 MMO, The Agency. We’ve heard a lot about the game and even seen pre-rendered trailers, but this is the first time we can actually see the gameplay in action. Granted, this video gives a very short glimpse, but at least we know what we’re in for a little more. The whole project sounds pretty ambitious, but I’m hoping the developers can pull it off.

2K Sports has announced that Rick Nash, captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets, has been chosen as the cover athlete for the upcoming hockey game, NHL 2K9. Naturally, the three-time NHL All-Star is thrilled:

You might remember an image that showed up awhile back depicting how Bowser might look if he were real. Well, that same guy decided to give the same treatment to another beloved video game character with this realistic picture of Sonic the Hedgehog. The artist did however make a few changes to the overall design of the character in order to get a look that was more close to a an actual hedgehog:

According to at least one business news source the CBS buyout of CNet is part of growing trend involving companies trying to reach gamers. It’s all about demographics.

Lionhead Studios has issued a statement is response to the Fable 2 “trailer” that Kotatku published yesterday, which spread through the internet like wild fire. What Kotaku didn’t include in their article was it was not actually a trailer at all, but B-roll footage. It was never meant to be anything more than background footage for official interviews with Peter Molyneux. It represents the current state of the game, warts and all, but not actually finished gameplay. Here’s full statement Lionhead:

Over on the No Mutants Allowed Fallout Forum, Brother None has announced that a modder has finally heeded the crys for better graphics on Fallout 2. A modder known as Mash has submitted a “relatively bugfree,” but not fully tested yet, patch to increase Fallout 2’s resolution.