Daily Gaming Tidbits 01/12/10

• REMINDER: Hungering for a taste of Final Fantasy XIII? Square Enix is giving gamers an early sample with a Final Fantasy XIII bus tour. Oddly though, it’ll only be touring the San Francisco & surrounding Bay Area. Not much of a tour, but if you live in that region & want to check it out, the tour kicks off tomorrow. Follow the official Twitter feed for more details…

• The spiffy new Zune HD you’ve recently added to your gadget collection will be getting a firmware update soon that will not only add XviD support , but will add the Smart DJ functionality that has been only available on the PC up until now through the client software. Leveraging the Zune HD’s wireless connectivity, Zune Pass members will be able to make their playlists that draw from the entire Zune music library…

• Look for both GRAW 2 and Kane & Lynch to be added to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace’s Games on Demand service today…

• EA will be bringing Hasbo’s Risk to the XBLA service this spring (via the EA Play label). Risk: Factions support both objective based & world domination modes, 5 playable factions, dynamic terrain, & Avatar Awards…

• Speaking of EA, they will be releasing a video game tie-in version of the Dante’s Inferno poem. This Special Edition will not only have the poem, but artwork showcasing the transition from the poem to the game along with an an introduction written by Dante’s Inferno Executive Producer, Jonathan Knight…

• Metal Slug XX for the PSP now has a trailer (which is provided for you below)…

• Do you have Left 4 Dead 2 but can’t play it online due to a lack of Xbox LIVE Gold status? Then you may be interested in hearing that they will be having a free Left 4 Dead 2 weekend beginning January 15th and ending on January 18th. During that time, both Gold & Silver members will be able to play co-op, Versus, Survival & Scavenge together…

• And finally, the Playstation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain now has official box art (pictured below). Look for it to hit retail Feb 23rd…

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