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Sony & Level 5’s White Knight Chronicles, for the PS3, is a very serious affair. Lots of world-saving, and giant creatures with sharp knees. So it’s refreshing to see the game’s characters presented in a softer light.

This White Knight character pack for PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will be out on February 25, along with some stickers as well, so you can craft your own LittleBigPlanet level about a game that says it’s new but feels like it’s been out for years…

One of the biggest potential stumbling points for the 360’s (and PC’s!) Game Room – having to secure an endless stream of ESRB ratings – has been solved in a fairly unique way by Microsoft.

Whereas similar platforms – like Nintendo’s Virtual Console for the Wii – submit each game to the ratings board individually, Microsoft has had the Game Room itself classified, the virtual arcade given a E10+ rating.

This means Microsoft can release as many games on the service as often as it likes without having to submit them to the ESRB, which should not only speed up the delivery of titles onto the Game Room, but prevent ESRB listings from spoiling the fun in advance, something that happens all too often with Virtual Console titles on the Wii.

There is, of course, a catch, and it has the potential to be a big one for fans of certain titles: the “universal” rating means that no games rated over E10+ will be released onto the Game Room. While this won’t affect the majority of the retro titles due to appear on the platform, it will affect a few of the biggest potential releases, like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Metal Slug.

Still, those are in the minority, and as GamerBytes points out, you’ve probably already got them on your 360 in some form or another.

Microsoft’s Genius – Rate The Room, Rate Every Game – But Those Rated Teen And Up Left Out. [GamerBytes]

Gearbox Software and 2K Games will take the currently release downloadable content for their hit Borderlands and slap it on some DVDs next month with the release of the Borderlands Add-On Pack.

Retailer GameStop is listing the double DLC disc for a February 23 release date, bundling the add-on we liked a lot (The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned) and the add-on we liked less (Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot) and releasing them for $19.99 on Xbox 360 and PC.

Not included is the recently announced, but not dated Secret Armory of General Knoxx. GameStop doesn’t list a comparable PlayStation 3 version of the Borderlands Add-On pack, but we’ve asked folks at Gearbox if that’s happening.

Borderlands Add-On Pack PC & Xbox 360 [GameStop]

There really aren’t enough video games built around the concept of the hamburger. Similarly a shame, the amount of burger in my digestive tract at this very moment. I’m about to correct that.

While you’re reading, contemplating and commenting in tonight’s Kotaku Off Topic thread, in which anything can be discussed, I’ll be at my nearest Umami Burger. I’ll probably be eating malt liquor tempura onion rings and eating an unhealthy amount of beef. We’re not lacking for quality burger places in Los Angeles (In ‘n’ Out, The Counter, Fathers Office, etc.), but this will be my first trip to Umami.

I’m always on the lookout for good food and travel often, so recommendations about your favorite local restaurants—whether they serve burgers or not—are welcome and highly appreciated in the comments. Otherwise, this Kotaku Off Topic is all yours…

• Charlie Brooker on How To Report The News – Hilarious.
• Woman sues rail line for ‘exploding’ toilet – There’s a very tasteful picture.
• Man carried 9 miles through New York City by 155 people – He ain’t heavy, he’s a random stranger.
• Bill & Melinda Gates dropping $10 billion on vaccines – Big money. Big donations. I love it.
• Cat Business Trip – Today has been catty.

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MLB 09 The Show won wide praise for the strength of its visuals, and in these six screenshots SCEA’s released, it’s a solid bet MLB 10 The Show will live up to those expectations too.

I went back into this game this week to reacclimate myself to it, since the March 2 release is not too far off. Right now, in Road to the Show, I’m an 18-year-old southpaw in Harrisburg, the Nats’ double-A farm. I’m 7-2 with some great stats but man alive, we have the world’s worst third baseman. He’s not even a third baseman, he’s a left fielder, so it’s practically an automatic throwing error every time he tosses to first. Nice to see this franchise realistically captures the harebrained player development operation of one of the majors’ worst teams.