For the past few years, Crystal Dynamics has been pretty much synonymous with the Tomb Raider franchise, so when they talk about a new AAA title in development at the studio the name "Lara Croft" immediately comes to mind. While a new Tomb Raider seems a foregone conclusion, it seems Crystal Dynamics may be bringing something new to the table.

A Brazilian senator is putting "offensive" videogames on the chopping block through a bill that spells imprisonment for those caught making, importing, or distrubuting such games in Brazil. More details after the jump.

Konami's finishing off their recent round of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker announcements with a huge blast of assets for the game. They've sent out screenshots, artwork, and some renders of the characters found in the game, including those a Metal Gear Solid title is never without: hot chicks.

It seems Visceral's already rolling out the teasers for Dead Space 2. A pic posted on the official Dead Space Twitter account certainly gives credence to that idea, at least.

Thanks to EA Play, Dirk the Daring's suiting up and getting ready to die over and over again on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Yep, there's a Dragon's Lair port coming to the Apple handhelds.

The guy's face, physique, and last name may change, but since Final Fantasy II, every major Final Fantasy title has featured a guy named Cid. Final Fantasy XIII's Cid is a departure from the predominantly older versions of the character, appearing as a young soldier instead.

Thanksgiving was a boon for Sony this year. The PS3 console managed to move almost 500,000 units during Thanksgiving week. Add that to the sales generated by the Slim and the price cut a couple of months ago and some nice new titles like Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 and we have one great way to celebrate the PlayStation brand's 15th anniversary. Hit the jump to see what went on in our PlayStation 3 blog during anniversary week.

Big week for Sony and the PSP. The PlayStation brand's celebrating its 15th anniversary, and the PSP line saw increased sales over Thanksgiving. We also picked up some hot rumors over the past seven days, most notably something about a UMD add-on for the PSP Go. Game-wise, we finally got word on Japanese and UK release dates for Peace Walker and confirmation for something Square Enix has been greeedily keeping to itself: a localized release for Birth By Sleep.

No homebrew games this week, but we do have more updates from MaGiXieN and Team GENyUS regarding their custom firmware projects. We also saw a new homebrew enabler app, further updates from community regulars like Bubbletune, spike_132000, and pen, along with a cool new app that lets you stream TV shows to your PSP via Wifi. Read about all that in this week's PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.

First Japan, then Europe. Now it's North America's turn to get a Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker release date, and Konami has delivered.