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Guardians of Middle-earth is the next "massive online battle arena" heading to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Warner Bros. Interactive's Monolith Productions is crafting the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit-themed MOBA, and the studio plans on launching the game this fall (ahead of this December's film release, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey).

According to the announcement release, 10 players will battle in five-on-five matches set against the backdrop of Middle-earth. Various Lord of the Rings bulletpoints will be hit of course, with characters like Gollum and Sauron available to battle with (as "Guardians" - think League of Legends' "Hero" characters). We'll assuredly get a closer look at the game next week during E3.

We get around some microphones to show off some early examples of upcoming redesign plans and take a pile of your questions.

#teamfortress Team Fortress isn't just a multiplayer shooter, it's a multiplayer costume extravaganza. Besides great gameplay, the Team Fortress games feature wonderfully designed characters. No wonder they're fan favorites. More »

#onepiece At Osaka's Hirakata Park, there's a new One Piece exhibit called One Piece Memorial Log. It's filled with life-sized One Piece statues and replica props. More »

#china After these photos appeared on a Chinese website, a young man was smitten. A young man apparently with lots and lots of money. Because that's exactly what he's offering to find out more about her. More »

The Nico Nico video app is coming to the PS Vita in the US. Nico Nico Douga, wildly popular in Japan, is already viewable on the Vita in The Land of the Rising Sun. [CVG] More »

#pc On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked and ravaged Japan. The world watched in horror as lives were destroyed and lost. More »

#culturesmash Hugely popular manga One Piece features its fair share of ridiculously curvy characters. They're prime fodder for adult fan fiction and art. And in Japan, there are even hyper sexualized versions of collectable figures. But watch out, selling those could result in arrest. More »

#projectcopernicus I'm not an MMO fan, not in the slightest, but I can and do appreciate good-looking video games. And Project Copernicus, the now-dead MMO from the now-dead 38 Studios, was shaping up to be one good-looking video game. More »

#nes Musician Jon Black, aka Fort Atlantic, has released his latest album on Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge. Not a replica case, not a reproduction, he's released it on actual NES carts. More »

Microsoft announced a new hardware budle yesterday that includes a 250GB Xbox 360, a copy of Forza 4 and one wireless racing wheel. Which you can use as, I don't know, a doorstop or something. [Microsoft] More »

#pc I sometimes worry about the insides of my PC. I don't clean it as often as I probably should. Is there too much dust in there? Is that dust going to break something dear to me? More »

#apple You hear rumours of Apple entering the console business once every, oh, six months or so. Maybe that'll slow down after comments made today by new Apple boss Tim Cook. More »

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#speakuponkotaku Lukewarm reviews aside, the people of Speak Up on Kotaku have embraced Capcom's endless fantasy adventure. Commenter Ursus-Veritas leads the pawn-sharing charge with his own virtual girlfriend, Aveline. Who's up for some swapping? More »

#amongthesleep This is the video game trailer that the people I follow on Twitter have been buzzing about all day. It's for Among the Sleep. It's a horror "experience" played in the first-person perspective. You're just two years old. More »

#legobatman The next Lego Batman game comes packed with superheroes. Enough to form a Justice League, even. And that's great for the adults who already know those characters and will be playing with children. But if I were a seven-year-old kid playing the not-out-yet Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, the first thing I'd want to do after an adult pried the controller from my hands would be to go to a comics shop. More »

#arrow Are we still pretending that comics and video games don't have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we're not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this. More »

Deepening the Xbox 360's pool of video entertainment, the Amazon Instant Video app is now live, giving folks access to streaming video purchased via Amazon, with Amazon Prime members gaining instant access to a vast library of content. More »

We capture Alex's first trip around the office as we visit his old desk, show him the spot we're hoping to bulldoze for a new studio, and maybe even buy a cola or two. Oh, and we talk about what's going up on the site this week.

#playthis Combining the addictive nature of match-three puzzlers with role-playing, spell-casting, and fierce online competition, Witch Wars is a game with powerful mojo, but there's always a price to pay for dark magics. More »

Over three years since its initial cancellation, it looks like The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf may be rising again. The game has been spotted in Danish retail listings, specifically a PS3 listing at CoolShop and both PS3 and Xbox listings at Blockbuster. Neither site has a release date listed, though each advises eager fans to place pre-orders now. (If you're looking for a deal, go with CoolShop to save a cool 100 krone.)

Witcher fans will remember Rise of the White Wolf as the console-specific version of CD Projekt's first Witcher game. It was slated to feature completely reworked controls for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, though the project was canceled in April of 2009. At the time, developer Widescreen Games complained of missed payments, while publisher CD Projekt claimed that all milestone payments had been made to Widescreen.

CD Projekt Red's Summer Conference is slated to take place tomorrow, and promises a major announcement. That announcement, however, will not be Rise of the White Wolf, reports Eurogamer. CD Projekt told the site that it will instead be announcing its next RPG, which was revealed in recent job listings. That said, the company does have some Witcher-related "surprises" planned for this year and next year.

#zoneofenders While the Western world continues to wait for clarification of the 'fall' release date for the Zone of Enders HD Collection, Konami's mechsperts have nailed down an October 25 release date for Japan, along with a special edition that'll have U.S. PlayStation 3 players pondering preorder. More »

#psp This July, Sony is releasing a new Ice White PlayStation Portable in Europe. It's priced at £89.99 or €99.99. More »

#japan What do adultery, wasting money, not doing housework, and video games have in common? All are grounds for a divorce in the eyes of Japanese women. More »

#spoilers The Chinese government sure doesn't like when China or Chinese people look bad. That's apparently the motivation for cutting scenes from Hollywood flick Men in Black 3. More »

#walkovermycorpse Walk Over My Corpse (Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke) is one of the great Japanese RPGs of the PS1 era that was never released outside of Japan. With its Sumi-e style graphics, complex class-based battle system, and in-depth breeding mechanic, missing out on it is truly a loss for RPG fans the world over. Luckily, with an enhanced remake released on the PSP last fall, those interested finally have a chance to play it in all its newfound, non-region locked glory. More »