While some still await the May 5th official US release of Patapon 2, let's take a look at the big new twist that's gonna lead the Patapon charge - The Patapon Hero. This little guy packs more power than any of his little friends, and putting the team into Fever will definitely put the hurt with every Pon-Pon-Pata-Pon.

Sony is really keeping the Patapon 2 Fever running with yet another stab at bringing the little black eyeballs to more consumer contact points. This time, Pata-plushies and keychains! Now Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon yourself over to the full article for more info.

Love Patapon? SCEE is giving out a nice treat. Through SPIL Games, they're currently hosting free flash mini-games of Patapon 2 through their online game portals for PCs and Macs, to give you the Fever experience right on your desktop. More info inside.

You know you've played too much Patapon if your reasons for not coming to class or work are always "Because I couldn't let my Fever drop." And as such, Pata-fever is slowly creeping into North America. Patapon 2 gets a new trailer, complete with the NA release date. And for the PS3 fans, the PlayStation Blog also reveals... the Patapon Sackboy.

If you guys are planning to grab a copy of Patapon 2, you should take a look at this promo from GameStop. They're offering a downloadable demo if you pre-order the game.

Details after the link.

Pon-Pon-Chaka-Chaka! Time to charge up, guys! Patapon 2's release window just got tightfit with a more exact launch date. Just a few days ago, SCEA sent out word that the North American release will be sometime Spring or Summer this year. Still too vague, right? Not anymore!

Some readers were asking about this the other day. Wish I could give a solid answer, but at least this is one step closer to the final release date. Via press release, SCEA has finally revealed the release window of Patapon 2 for North America.

You ready for Patapon 2? Are you sure you still got your save file from the first game? Europe gets it in the next couple of days already! And as such, we now have a new batch of screens for the game, complete with English text. (Which actually isn't much, really, since actual text in the game is kept at a minimum - but hey! they're still screens, and that's one step closer to the release!)

Many thanks to shogunu for the email!

Sony gamers in Europe have a lot to look forward to in the next few months. Sony Europe has revealed release dates for several games, including Patapon 2, and SOCOM Confrontation, so you might want to get a pencil out.

The little black dancing warmongers are back in Patapon 2, and developer Hiroyuki Kotani shares a few of the features that the sequel will have over the original. Learn more about the game behind the hype in the video interview inside.