Sony Online Entertainment is holding a contest looking for the most villainous characters players have created in DC Universe Online. The winning villain will be featured in an upcoming issue of DC Universe Online Legends, which is a monthly comic based on the MMO. Players looking to enter their villains into the contest can find all of the rules here. Heroes, like Hurlacher, my Brian Urlacher-themed champion of jusice, will have to wait for another contest to be involved.

THQ’s WWE ’12 promises the most fluid wrestling combat ever when it releases on November 22 of this year. Along with the updated combat mechanics, the visuals have received a huge overhaul, as seen in this intro video. Wrestling fans can find more introduction and finishing move videos here.

In the upcoming NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, basketball is an extreme sport. When the game releases later this week on the PSN and XBLA, it’ll bring three new characters with it. SSX‘s Elise, Kaori, and Mac trade in their snowboards for backboards. See how their skills translate onto the basketball court in this new trailer.

Atlus has released a new trailer for The Cursed Crusade that focuses on the action adventure’s story. Alas, this shiny new video also came with the news that we’ll have to wait an additional two weeks to get our paws on it. A new release date has been set for October 25, and a demo is slated to arrive a couple of weeks prior to launch.

The demo will take players through the fortress siege mission Assault on Castle Biron. Under a barrage of flaming arrows and faced with a full armament of defending soldiers, the player, as Templar Denz de Bayle, must fight alongside partner Esteban Noviembre to break through the castle defenses, defeat the enemy forces, and ultimately confront a de Bayle family friend, Martin d’Algais.

Today, Ubisoft announced that I Am Alive, a post-apocalyptic action/adventure game, is coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this winter. Developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, the game was engineered with the intent to “create a convincing, post-disaster world in which players are faced with thought-provoking choices.”

I Am Alive follows one man’s journey to find his wife and daughter, who were lost during The Event. A year later, he finds Haventon, his hometown, in shambles. Buildings are destroyed, toxic ash fills the streets, and society has collapsed to the point where its inhabitants struggle for survival.

Players will be challenged by both their environment and their enemies. Stamina and resource management are key when being exposed to deadly atmospheres and scaling enormous buildings in search of supplies. The combat system requires the use of intimidation. Cowards are easily swayed by an empty gun, but other enemies should prove much more difficult to dispatch.

Browser-based MMO Magic Campus has completed its weeks-long beta. The game, which features turn-based battles against monsters and other players, lets players capture and train beasts and is set in a colorful, anime world. Magic Campus is free-to-play and you can check it out here.

The Bitmap Brothers, Tower Studios, and Vivid Games joined forces create a Sony Minis version of popular iOS game Speedball 2 Evolution. The game, which is kind of a cross between American Gladiators and Rollerball with a little bit of Running Man‘s flair, will feature nine game modes, twenty-eight Speedball teams, six arenas spanning four planets, and tons of power-ups. Speedball 2 Evolution will be available on October 18.

Majesco Entertainment wants to get you pumped up for their upcoming exercise game Zumba Fitness 2. The game features 32 new dance tracks and covers 20 international dance styles. Game modes inclide Single Song, Full Class, or the four-player Zumba Party. Zumba Fitness 2 will be out on November 15 for the Nintendo Wii.

Raptr, a social network for gamers, has released a report about gaming habits that may surprise some people. According to Raptr’s report, “casual” games by Facebook juggernaut Zynga are beginning to rival “core” games in total play time and franchise strength. Raptr pooled its data from the gameplay habits of its 10 million users.

While conducting its research, Raptr found a few things out that may startle people who believe “casual” gamers are lesser gamers. For instance, players of the Ville-series, including games like FarmVille and CityVille, log in as much cumulative playtime as the top core gaming franchises. These “casual” gamers average eight quick play sessions a day, while “core” gamers play fewer but longer sessions. Zynga also saw a 50% increase in the number of Xbox 360 users that have played one of their games. To see the full report, and check out Raptr’s fancy graphs, follow this link.

Edmund McMillen (co-developer of Super Meat Boy), released another game today – The binding of Isaac. Although Super Meat Boy may have had some cheeky, dark elements, Isaac comes from a more nightmarish place. It’s been described as part Legend of Zelda, part horrific trip to Hell, and it’s currently exclusive to the PC. It costs the very reasonable price of $5.00, which is a pretty heavenly deal for a game that promises loads of randomly created dungeons and a different experience every time.

Rockstar Games has announced that the PC debut of L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition has been set for November 8 in North America, with a European launch to follow on November 11. This PC edition of L.A. Noire comes with a code which you can use to grab all of the previously released downloadable content from the console versions. The game is being ported over by Rockstar Leeds and supports both keyboard remapping and gamepads. The PC edition will also support Nvidia 3D Vision, something not found on the console editions of the game.

Atlus today announced that King of Fighters XIII will now launch for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 22 (not in October as originally scheduled). The title sets out to expand the fighter roster from the 22 characters previously available to more than 30. Among the additions will be Mai, as well as King, Vice, K, Yuri, Maxima, and Billy Kane. In addition to including faster fights and new Neomax super moves, Atlus boasts they are “completely revamping” the game’s online mode, which accrued a significant amount of gamer flak its last time out. King of Fighters XIII will also feature new modes and stages not seen in the arcade release, and will retail for around the $50 price point.

Bethesda Softworks has just released this sixth and final Rage gameplay video – Jackal Canyon: Recover the Decrypter. The Resistance has heard rumors of an Ark surfacing in Jackal Valley, and they need you to search the site for a valuable data decrypter. Finding it won’t be easy, however, as the valley is home to one of the Wastelands’ most brutal factions – the Jackal Clan.

Calling all space sim fans! We have the first official teaser for Star Conflict. The video provides real-time in-game footage from the upcoming MMO.

Master of meditation, Dr. Deepak Chopra, has a game that will soothe your brain. Wild Divine is a meditation-based game that allows the user to rest and relax while controlling the environment around them using only their thoughts and feelings. Attaching an IOM (which is like three Wii Vitality Sensors tied together) to your hand allows the game to read your energy, which makes things happen in Wild Divine. At the official website, you can see a video where Val Kilmer gets real testimony from actual users.