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A new Xbox Live Arcade release is upon us, brothers and sisters. This vile temptation goes by the name of Wits and Wagers and it tempts our youth to succumb to the terrible sin of gambling. True, the abomination may be disguised as a simple trivia game, but close inspection reveals that the only way to win is to bet on the winning answer. Truly it is an evil game, and one that you should spurn as you would spurn a rabid dog.

But seriously, folks, Wits and Wagers is a trivia game and it’s available now for 800 Microsoft points. Oh, and Scene-It owners take note: it features support for the Big Button controller. It also make rather … interesting use of the Vision camera. Go grab the trial version and see what you think.

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The monthly Halo Wars update for April is up. Unfortunately, there isn’t much news concerning gameplay (sorry folks, no playable Covenant or Flood yet), but that won’t stop us from detailing what was there. What little info there was regarding gameplay centered around the cancellation of Ensemble’s internal tournament. The tournament is still coming, but the team decided to wait for a few more things to be implemented in the game. Said things are referred to as “really cool stuff” and should complete “the game’s full arsenal,” so the team thought it would be best to wait. Other tweaks are also being made to air vehicles which are apparently a little too effective for hit-and-runs. Oh, and Scorpion tanks, while resource-intensive and slow to build, are proving quite popular among the Ensemble staff (imagine that). The update also details a rather effective counter to an opponent that favors building Scorpions (hint: go Marines!).

The rest of the update focuses on the game’s music. Essentially, Music and Sound Director Stephen “Big Al” Rippy is currently walking a tightrope between making sure the game’s music holds true to the Halo universe while still being able to expand upon the work already established by Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell (who likes Rippy’s work, incidentally). For what it’s worth, Rippy says all of the music for Halo Wars is now in the can (assuming there are no more significant changes). Let’s hope that means we can get a closer look at the full game soon.

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For those native to America, a trip to Japan can be quite a shock. Not only is everything clean … everything is polite. Perhaps its the Japanese insistence to courtesy that dubbed this Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle the “Welcome Box.” This package will embrace you with a 40GB system (colors of choice include: Clear Black, Ceramic White and Satin Silver), rumble-ready DualShock 3 and copy of MGS4. It will be available in Japan on June 12 for ¥49,800 (~$470). The limited edition “Hagane” Grey MGS4 bundle retails for ¥51,800, by comparison.

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We can’t decide what is more bizarre: the existence of a mint condition Metal Gear Solid 3 pizza box (”never had any pizza in it”) or that it’s being sold on eBay. We are, of course, amused either way. (Thanks, Anthony) Check out the highlights for this weekend:

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