RPG Line - Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Department stores are littered with perfumes and colognes that can make you smell like everything from a field of wildflowers to Beyoncé. But what's the best scent for the gaming geek?

Calvin Klein's 'Obsession' might be perfect for the die-hard fanboys, but if you're all about role-playing games, a better choice might be the RPG line of perfumes from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab that lets you smell like an orc, elf, dwarf or other fantasy game standard.

Apparently, it's all about layering. Customers first select their race (orc, elf, dwarf, half-elf or halfling), and are then encouraged to pick a class (cleric, fighter, mage, paladin, ranger or rogue) and two alignments (Good? Evil? Chaotic?

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PSP Go - Sony [Note: this is an update to an earlier article.]

The PSP Go is PSP Gone.

After a flurry of rumors Tuesday, Sony has confirmed that the PSP Go's life is coming to an end. The company plans to stop production of the handheld device that relies solely on downloadable content, opting instead to focus on the upcoming NGP - Next Generation Portable.

Sony Computer Entertainment, in a statement to the Japanese website AV Watch, confirmed whispers that it was ceasing production of the PSP Go. The company will continue to sell its remaining inventory, but once those are gone, the system will disappear. They've even slapped 'shipment ended' tags on PSP Go hardware at the official Sony Playstation

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With the last Harry Potter film set to cast its final spell
on moviegoers this summer, it was only natural that EA would pull another
video game out of its hat.

The company revealed the somewhat long-winded Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: The Videogame today in a cryptic trailer filled
with wizarding, flashbacks, evildoers, and Emma Watson. What did you expecto?

See? Cryptic. Set to release in July for most platforms, it's
being developed by EA Bright Light, the same team who crafted the action-oriented
game based on the first Deathly Hallows film. Unfortunately, that turned out to
be something of a disaster, so here's hoping they've learned a few new tricks
since then.

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Most Controversial Games

Regardless of whether or not you believe that video games are a valid form of artistic expression, you can't argue with their ability to tick people off. Few games have done that as well as Mortal Kombat, and with an excellent new game hitting stores, we sadly expect another round of outrage.

But the gory fighter is hardly the only video game offender out there. Grab your picket sign and get ready to march as we look at some of gaming's most controversial titles.

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Mortal Kombat [X360, PS3]

Once, it was every parent's worst nightmare -- but these days its fans
are more likely to have kids of their own. Now in its nineteenth year, one of
the original video game nasties is back to terrorize the small screen: Mortal
Kombat, a revamped version of which releases this week on both Xbox 360 and
PS3.

Once again, it's a time for Kombat. Unless you're in Australia,
that is, where the powers-that-be have deemed the new take on one of history's greatest fighters too violent and outright banned it. Killjoys. Still, for everyone else out there, Mortal Kombat looks to be a worthy successor to its
noble and fondly remembered predecessor, racking up scores into the 80s and beyond on both platforms.

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SONIC GENERATIONS

Everyone's favorite Erinaceidae celebrates his 20th anniversary by reliving the gameplay of his past, while also letting us enjoy the even more innovative game play of today.  One game.  Two generations.  All fun.

CENTIPEDE: INFESTATION

This isn't your father's (or*shudder*) grandfather's Centipede.  Atari's latest iteration of the arcade classic has expanded into a fully realized epic, with a post-apocalyptic backstory, and creatures galore.  Do you think you can handle it?  Check this video and find out.

FINAL FANTASY IV: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Square Enix presents an updated retelling of an RPG favorite.  Darkness and Light.  Which shall shape your fate?

CALL OF

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Remember that amazing Mortal Kombat short that wowed the web last year? It's now a full-blown episodic web series -- and it's a certifiable hit. The first episode has racked up nearly 6 million views, and the follow-up launches today.

In honor of Mortal Kombat week (the new game hits stores Tuesday), we partnered with our friends at G4 to catch up with the makers of the series, who talk shop about their characters, the web series, and what it's like being a part of the bloodthirstiest franchise this side of Saw.

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From Borg legend to tough-as-nails brawler? Find out how Jeri Ryan handled playing Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat Legacy.

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Portal 2 - Valve Software It's not just still alive -- it's alive and kicking.

Cleverly written, boldly innovative and filled to the brim with some of the most brilliant gameplay ever put to ones and zeroes, the short but sweet first-person puzzle game Portal was an instant hit when it was released as part of The Orange Box compilation of Half-Life games in 2007.

While it never enjoyed the broad crossover success of blockbusters like Halo and Call of Duty, Portal introduced a deliciously duplicitous meme, topped countless Game of the Year lists, and set the stage for a serious coming out party in its sequel.

Thanks to a few ugly delays, that took a bit longer than expected. And now that Portal 2 has arrived for the

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