Neko Entertainment and Alien After All have just announced the impending launch of DodoGo Robo for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service (200 DSi Points) on April 18.

Over 65 million years ago on Dodo Island, a robo-dodo arrived from the future. His name is D-800 and as the leader of the Dodo resistance, he has been programmed to complete one important mission: to train each dodo to survive the death-defying hazards that the Cretaceous period has to throw at them. To help him in his mission, D-800 must employ robo-eggs, which are synthetic replicas of the fragile dodo eggs. Players use their Nintendo DSi stylus to guide robo-eggs through a range of inhospitable environments whilst encountering obstacles and advanced machines.

Reinhart Manx is one of the four playable characters in the upcoming Action RPG Dungeon Siege III. Descended from a long line of Legion mages, Reinhart has spent most of his life at the Collegium, in the city of Stonebridge, immersed in the study and practice of magic. Reinhart is known for his unconventional thinking and innovative magical techniques. A scholar of arcane magic, Reinhart warps the forces of creation and destruction to his will. His Entropic magic can blast a wide area with life-extinguishing force, though it leaves him open to attack. It is perfect for destroying crowds of enemies, as long as he keeps them at a distance. His Dynamic magic is channeled through an arcane gauntlet and capacitor. It creates deadly currents of energy with a mere motion of his hand, allowing Reinhart to quickly incapacitate a single target at close range.

Pirates of the Flying Fortress is an upcoming Two Worlds II expansion that plunges the player headlong into an adventure that is both familiar and different. The developers are adding more in terms of gameplay. There will be dozens of new weapons, impact-oriented horse armor, new boss opponents, and “improved” cutscenes and dialogue. The expansion is scheduled to arrive in September.

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and Schell Games have announced the public release of BattleBall. BattleBall is currently a Facebook basketball game, but it’s also coming to the iPhone and Android in the near future. Users customize their players with special clothing, basketballs, and backboards and then challenge their friends to one-on-one battles on the virtual court.

According to unconfirmed information obtained by CVG, Grand Theft Auto V will arrive January 15. Fingers crossed, if that date turns out to be legit, we should be seeing something this June at E3. I’m personally hoping they fuel my guilty pleasure with another 80s setting. All should be revealed soon.

Capcom has just released a new trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. The video reveals the total chaos of the city as the USS battle against the opposing US Spec Ops squad, zombies and B.O.W.s. Set during September of 1998 (amidst the outbreak of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3), Raccoon City follows events as they unfold from the perspective of the Umbrella Security Service. Fans will see the return of both favorite enemies and iconic characters, including Leon S. Kennedy who is at the top of your hit list to keep Umbrella’s secrets from being revealed.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City arrives for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this winter.

Kalypso Media has released a new gameplay video for their upcoming action/adventure, The First Templar. Roland is one of the three playable characters in the soon-to-be-released cooperative action title, and here we see him showing off his melee combat abilities and finishing moves, as he battles through waves of foes.

The First Templar is set for release on the Xbox 360 and Windows PC May 10.

The Rabbids are five years old today, but what have they really done? What have they given us? Five years of wacky and absurd humor. Five years of craziness. Five years of toilet paper. They invaded Earth. They invaded the TV. They went to the moon. They traveled in time. They even taught people how to play games with their butts. Do we really want to know what they’ll do next?

This latest Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer shows off an urban environment as a driver deftly maneuvers their racing machine through crowded city streets. This entry into the series promises to leave a lot of destruction in its wake. The game is scheduled to cross the finish line sometime in 2012 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Atlus today launched the official full website for The Cursed Crusade, featuring a special interactive section and new screenshots. The interactive Launch the Crusade section invites fans to learn about the environments, weapons, and characters. And once you’ve checked out everything there is to see, The Templar’s Curse gauge will fill up, allowing viewers to activate the curse which transforms the page into a fiery, demonic view of the environment, and unlocks EVEN MORE content.

The Cursed Crusade is currently scheduled to release this summer for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Square Enix has announced three new PSN DLC expansions for its digital release, Moon Diver. Moon Diver DLC Pack #1 is already on the streets for $0.99, and adds the new player character, Silence, and Score Attack Mode. Moon Diver DLC Pack #2 arrives April 26 for $0.99, and will add two more stages to Score Attack Mode: Orbit and Rage. Moon Diver DLC Pack #3 doesn’t have an expected release date yet, but it will be free and add Chain Kill Mode. Though only available for the PS3 at the moment, Moon Diver is still expected to release for the Xbox 360 in the future.

Why haven’t you entered the MASSIVE Mass Luminosity Giveaway yet? Do you dislike prizes? Have you taken a vow to never own a Pure Thrill gaming system valued at over $2500? Are you afraid to play Portal 2? If your answer is “no” to any of the above questions, then make with the clickage and Enter Now!

The MASSIVE giveaway, sponsored by PurePC, Logitech, AMD, Cooler Master, Play N Trade and Organica Music Group, has over $6,000 in merchandise prizes to be split among twenty winners. Friends can even link their entries, and if one friend wins the grand prize, the other will receive an immediate $500 discount coupon towards any PurePC Pure Thrill gaming system.

So what are you waiting for? By the time you read this, you’ll have less than six days before time expires at Noon CT on Wednesday, April 20!

CEO Howard Tsao and Lead Designer Brian Kehrer of MuseGames join Turks and Company this week for Episode #128 of the Avault Podcast! Together they explore the evolving Indie Space, explain the drive to fill it with quality games, and provide the inside scoop on their latest title, CreaVures.

But wait, there’s more! The guys are also talking Death Rally, Mortal Kombat, SOCOM 4, Family Guy, and Portal and Portal 2. Have an all-time gaming hero in mind? Listen now to find out what the “Mount Rushmore of Video Games” would look like.

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It’s off to school for the first alpha testers of gamigo’s browser-based fantasy game, Magic Campus. The game boasts 600 types of monsters waiting to be fought, caught and trained by these alpha testers. The Manga-style characters can move about freely, and battles are turn-based. The game also includes a crafting system and community features.

Today, just one week before the April 21 launch of The Next Big Thing, Pendulo Studios is giving adventure gaming fans a chance to check out the game via a playable PC demo. The demo puts you in the shoes of young Liz Allaire, one of the game’s two playable characters, in the midst of a journalistic investigation with her colleague Dan Murray. The Horror Night Ceremony is in full swing, and while our journalist duo is covering the event, Liz stumbles upon some suspicious activity. She witnesses the famous Hollywood monster actor, Big Albert, breaking into the office of his boss, Fitz Randolph, who also happens to be the biggest horror movie producer in the biz.