Now, personally, my knowledge of Japan looking for aliens is basically limited to that line of toys which eventually gave birth to Optimus Prime and the rest of his Transformers crew. All that might change though, if Japan's little project bears any fruit. Don't look now, but a team of astronomers in Japan are actually planning to scan around the cosmos for aliens. [cue "You Got the Touch" theme song]

From Forza 3 requiring two discs to Marvel's Ultimate Alliance 2 happening during the Civil War story arc, these are the tidbits of info we've had to contend with today, and they all have a rumor tag on it. Intellisponse, the company that appears to be responsible for the leak, has replied, though not in the way we might expect. Learn more after the jump.

Here's yet another rumor coming from the recent Intellisponse leak, though we're not sure if it's a full-fledged game or a game proposal. The idea: Spider-Man versus the Marvel Zombies. More on this after the jump!

We've got another update for the mean, green, and angry machine, The Incredible Hulk. This time, we get some eye candy from the DS, PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions and more details regarding the upcoming video game from Sega, Edge of Reality (consoles), and Amaze Entertainment (handhelds). Check them out at the full article.

Lots of surprises are being popped in this year's DICE, and Microsoft's Shane Kim is no exception to the activity. In this update, we get the skinny on a LOT of upcoming titles from the man himself, as well as the reason for a certain MMO's cancellation. Check it out in the full article.

Even though Electronic Arts and Marvel Comics announced that they have plans of making a new fighting game franchise that would follow Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, it seems that we won't be seeing these plans into a reality. Marvel has just announced that their deal with EA has been terminated. Details of this event in the full article.

BlizzCon 2007 is already exciting as it is given all the details and information we know about it so far. In an interesting development, we learned today that the famed event is about to become more important as it will be graced by the presence of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee.

Lee has worked with both Marvel Comics and DC Comics and his most notable creations include X-Men, Punisher, Superman and even the Dark Knight himself, Batman. In case you don't know, he also did the cover for the recently announced World of Warcraft comic book - hence his presence at BlizzCon.

If you want to catch him, be sure to be at the DC booth on August 3 between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. He will be happy to chat with attendees as well as sign autographs. BlizzCon 2007 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

Loki's looking good, huh? No, we're not talking about that Marvel Comics villain that appeared in The Avengers. We're talking about Cyanide Studios and Focus Home Entertainment's latest entry into the action-adventure-RPG history books. Well, ok, not so much as history books, but more so of mythology.

As we've heard from before, you can choose from a variety of character roles, each of which will represent a different mythology: Greek, Egyptian, Aztec, or Norse. While we've previously seen the trailer focusing on the Norse Warrior, today we've got a new trailer that focuses on two character roles - that of the Egyptian sorcerer and the Aztec shaman. Check it out below:

Take-Two Interactive Europe today released a huge load of screenshots for their upcoming multi-platform title Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. This movie tie-in game will be a third person action/adventure title featuring Marvel Comics' legendary super-powered foursome.

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer will weave together elements from the long-running comic book series as well as Twentieth Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment's highly anticipated movie sequel. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is scheduled to be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms alongside the movie this June.

Better-aligned screenshots after the jump!

 

Marvel Comics is slated to come up with its Halo Uprising series this July, and the hype is obviously being upped by Stan's boys. How? Well, characters across the Marvel Universe have been talking about it profusely.

In Avengers: The Initiative #2 and Ms. Marvel #15, the game was mentioned more than once. As War Machine puts it when he hands over a pulse rifle to teammate Cloud9, he instructs her with "It's just like playing Halo. Just point and click."

The source says that scans will probably be uploaded in a few days, so let's watch out for that. The next thing you know, Galactus himself will cross over to the Halo storyline and eat everyone up to end the war and seal the peace - eternally.