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Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that despite the promise of holiday success for games like DJ Hero and Tony Hawk: Ride, Activision’s year end could see some snags — chief among them the increasing likelihood that Starcraft II won’t make this calendar year.

Although Blizzard’s not yet pinned a specific release date for the game, it’s maintained a 2009 window. But Starcraft II lead designer recently told consumer weblog Kotaku that the team plans to have a beta that will last "four to six months," leading Hickey to conclude: "We find it increasingly probably that the game will be released in [Activision's] fiscal ‘10 period."

TVGB: "The browser-based Battlefield Heroes stealthily launched last week and has proven to be a fun little game to fire up every now and then when the boss isn’t looking. The game is free to play but brings in the cash by asking a few dollars here and there for microtransactions like faster leveling up, clothing etc. Not a bad plan and one that more and more games are using these days. But it appeared as if EA had taken it to a bad place when MTV Multiplayer reported earlier today that EA is asking 420 Battlefunds, the game’s currency that can be bought with real money, in this case ~$3, for each of the two of Michael Jackson’s outfits."

It’s time for gamers around the world to embark on an all-new incredible adventure with their favorite sub-zero heroes in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs from Activision Publishing, Inc. And Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing).

Badassgamer: "Splinter Cell has always been known for it’s brilliant stealth and action hybrid, however with Splinter Cell:Conviction, that trend isn’t just set to continue, but according to Maxime Beland, the creative director behind the project, Splinter Cell: Conviction will take the genre to a whole new level."

VG247: Capcom’s confirmed to VG247 that Dark Void will be a simultaneous ship for both PC and console.

An Update on the Official Codemaster’s Forum, which contains two new screenshots, plus a heads up about a new trailer entitled ‘Fear And Anticipation’.

Badassgamer: "Splinter Cell has always been known for it’s brilliant stealth and action hybrid, however with Splinter Cell:Conviction, that trend isn’t just set to continue, but according to Maxime Beland, the creative director behind the project, Splinter Cell: Conviction will take the genre to a whole new level."

VG247: Capcom’s confirmed to VG247 that Dark Void will be a simultaneous ship for both PC and console.

NinjaBee, the creators of the first fully-enabled Avatar game on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, A Kingdom for Keflings, announced today that beginning July 8, Band of Bugs will include Avatar support. In addition, NinjaBee will be releasing Tales of Kaloki, a new, game-changing DLC for Band of Bugs.

THQ Inc. today announced plans to release three downloadable content packs for Red Faction: Guerrilla, starting with Demons of the Badlands scheduled to be released on August 13th, 2009.