Late Night Consoling

Last night, you saw a few shots of this title. Today, it was made official as Electronic Arts and Marvel pulled back the curtain on Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. The game, which is fighting-based, pits famous Marvel characters against newly created heroes that will represent EA. Comic artist Jae Lee and Hollywood character designer Paul Catling were brought on-board to flesh out the unique cast. Nihilistic Software will handle development and a six-issue comic mini-series is being planned to generate hype for the game. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects will release on the PS2, Xbox, GCN, and PSP.

The face of Polyphony Digital and creator of the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi, remarked recently that the company will be turning its attention to a new kind of game; one that doesn't feature licensed cars. He confirmed a different title is in the works. Back in the year 2000, Yamauchi once expressed he would like to create a traditional Japanese RPG.

The PSP was surrounded by celebrities as a fashion show dubbed "Pret a PSP" was held in Los Angeles. Renowned designers styled PSPs and well-known models strutted them around in front of the stars. One design had the device coated in gold and sporting yellow and black diamonds. Another PSP was stuffed inside a fur carrying case with leather tassels. Check out pictures inside the link.

The Nintendo Street Team is hitting the road and crashing popular vacation spots to show off the latest Nintendo gear and software to teens and college students. They'll stop at beaches, ski lodges, concert tours, and even your campus. Check out their list activities here.

Five films from Buena Vista Home Entertainment will be making the jump to UMD. The flicks are National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Reign of Fire, Kill Bill Volume 1, and Hero. No release dates were mentioned but the company did say to expect more releases in the future.

Game Informer interviews the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet. EuroGamer talks with Kazunori Yamauchi about the Gran Turismo series.