A backlash against modern day war game, Six Days in Fallujah, saw publisher Konami dropping support for the title, basically, landing Atomic Games, the developer, in hot water. However, without a new publisher for the title, Atomic Game today announced that they’ve, reluctantly, let there some of their developers go because of funding trouble for the title.

“Due to a mixture of fears about the edgy subject matter of Six Days in Fallujah, as well as low videogame sales this summer, we have been unable to secure full-scale funding from a major publisher for Six Days in Fallujah. This has caused us to reduce the size of our studio today,” reads word from the firm.

In the words of Marine officer Chesty Puller, “We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.” Development at Atomic will continue with a smaller team that will be funded by our sister company, Destineer – it continues to read.

Reports also emerged that creative director Juan Benito, founder of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon developer Red Storm, is also leaving the developer.

UbiSoft briefly mentioned in their financial report today that several of their major upcoming titles have been delayed. Yes, including Conviction.

Anyway, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Red Steel 2, both of which were slotted for holiday 09 releases, have now been pushed into early 2010. And, in other news, I Am Alive and Ghost Recon 4 were, unluckily, hit with even bigger delays, pushing them into UbiSoft’s 2010-11 fiscal year, which means a release in April of 2010 at the absolute earliest.

“We are disappointed that we have to postpone the release of several major games but we consider that this choice is the best one in the long-term interests of Ubisoft,” reads the publisher’s latest financial report.

The sequel to the film adaptation of Hitman is in production, according to a new report by movie site IESB.

Writer Kyle Ward, also attached to the Kane & Lynch adaptation, is handling the script for Hitman 2. Producers Adrian Askarieh, Daniel Alter and Chuck Gordon will return to work on the project.

The original Hitman movie, released in 2007, starred Deadwood veteran Timothy Olyphant in the role as Agent 45 himself. Despite dismal reviews, the film eventually raked in $99.9 million at the box office.

Sam Fisher can’t remain hidden any longer and the time has come for UbiSoft to show us (absolutely nothing of) Splinter Cell: Conviction via one if their “teaser trailers”.

Anyway, there isn’t much point in going into detail about the teaser trailer because there aren’t any, but you do get to hear Sam Fisher talking about the situation he’s landed in Jack Bauer style. However, according the teaser site, you’ll have to wait until the 20th of May, and 28th May for more details and, properly, another trailer.

The first major trailer for Activision’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen literally transforms half way through to reveal both sides of the robotic conflict. Only slightly meta. Expect a blockbuster launch via the PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii, DS, Xbox 360 and PC alongside the Michael Bay film which hits June 23.

When the makers of the Grand Theft Auto series announced that they were doing  a following up to ‘04 western shooter Red Dead Revolver, we strapped on our riding boots and pumped bullets into our six-shooters.

Okay, that actually didn’t happen. But, if you watch the trailer below, you may be inclined to do something cowboy-like.

“The team at San Diego have massively exceeded our expectations with the sheer depth of experiences in Red Dead Redemption,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games.

“The seamless combination of breathtaking beauty and intense action, all woven together with strong plotlines in a massive vibrant, rural environment is mind-blowing. We think this game helps to push the limits of what an open-world gaming experience can be.”

According to Variety, Ryan Reynolds will be starring in his very own X-Men spinoff movie for the role he played in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool. 

Deadpool, also known as Wade Wilson, is a mercenary who is dying of cancer and he submits himself to the Weapon X genetic alteration experiment and he emerges as an indestructible semi-sane anti-hero.

The movie will be produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel.

However, in one of the endings of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool is seen rising from the rubble of a destoryed building and whispering “Shhh…” to audiences, which we think was a poke to the fans of the movie. 

The machines have yet to take over, but that won’t stop the media barrage of Terminator Salvation from continuing it’s onslaught.  Here’s the latest trailer profiling the terrestrial-based mechanized baddies.

“Terminator Salvation is a third person shooter where the player needs to “constantly move, flank, cover and utilize their squad to progress.” The player must battle Skynet enemies from the upcoming film as well as new enemies specifically designed for the game.

The game features a campaign that can be played alone or cooperatively with one other local player via split-screen.”

We all know that John Connor has to save us from the “rise of the machines”, but, sadly, he can’t do it all by himself.  That’s why the President at Halcyon Games, Cos Lazouras, gave us a look at the upcoming Terminator: Salvation video game. 

Expect an in-depth look at the title’s take on a “3D” cover system, teammate cooperation, rail-shooting levels and more.

Terminator: Salvation launches May 19 on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 right before the feature film hits theaters on the 21st.

Disney has released a new video clip from Pixar’s upcoming movie Up on Hulu introducing us to Dug, a talking dog that is very delightfull. Anyway, Carl and Russell come across Dug while wandering through the wilderness in South America.

In addition, the clip also features a gigantic rainbow colored bird nicknamed Kevin that has been following the duo since Russell feed him a chocolate. 

There isn’t a gamer out there that didn’t express a bit of concern when it was announced that BioShock 2 would have a Multiplayer mode. But, luckily, it seems that 2K Games doesn’t want you to worry about it.

When speaking to Gameplayer, BioShock 2’s lead level designer Hogarth de la Plante had this to say about the Multiplayer situation.

“We recognise that people might be cynical about a multiplayer mode,” he stated. “A lot of us are big single player fans also so in no way does it compromise the single-player experience.”

Producer Mellisa Miller added that the decision to include online play had not been taken “lightly,” but refused to detail the new mode.

Beside being leaked on the internet a couple of weeks ago, it seems that it didn’t stop the beast from unleashing in the box office this weekend.

According to USA Today, the fourth movie in the X-Men franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, took in an estimated $87 million in the box office since its release on friday, which, in short, means that the movie surpassed the studios expectations of $70 million – but, sadly, it still didn’t meet the standards set by Iron Man last year ($98.6 million).

“We sweated this one out,” says Chris Aronson, senior vice president of distributor 20th Century Fox. “But the exit polls are terrific, with nearly half the audience saying it’s better than they had expected. It really comes back to Hugh (Jackman). I think audiences have a tremendous appetite for both Hugh and his character, Wolverine, that he really created.”

In the words of the famous Robin – who isn’t in this game, apparently. “Golly Gee Willickers BATMAN!” Today, Eidos revealed that “FreeFlow Combat” trailer for the upcoming title, Batman: Arkham Asylum. The trailer showcases the Dark Knight utilizing the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The Joker’s henchmen in brutal melee brawls. Batman even takes on the immense Bane character in this action packed trailer.

After multiple weeks of speculation, we have finally learned that Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals will be sharing the cover of the Madden NFL 2010.

It’s the first time in 21 years that EA has decided on two athletes for the Madden cover. However, Grand Slam Tennis and Fight Night Round 4 -  which are both releasing this year - also feature multiple athletes on their respective covers.

Wait!?!? These are the same two players from the same two teams that were in this year’s Super Bowl. What are the chances?

Electronic Arts revealed a June 30 ship date for EA Canada’s Fight Night Round 4 (PS3, X360) in this new trailer, which hypes the sequel by punching Round 3 in the face.

 ”What we’re really trying to deliver is the most realistic simulation of the sport of boxing ever in a video game….Fight Night Round 4, you see a much more fluid, natural game.”

“[In Fight Night Round 3], you often found that the gameplay degraded into two guys standing in front of each other and trading blows,” says producer Brian Hayes. “You saw a very scripted, very repetitive experience where people stood in front of each other.”

Fight Night Round 4 will feature over 40 licensed fighters. There will be several new modes – such as the Legacy Mode.  The game’s cover will feature Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.

She’s mad, she’s bad, she’s Harley Quinn. Anyway, yet another Batman: Arkham Asylum trailer has been released this week. However, this one shows off  Harley Quinn’s barely-encased body instead of a killer roid jockey named Bane. 

“In Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos and Warner Bros. are building a true action adventure game experience worthy of gamers and fans,” said Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos Interactive. “Players become Batman, like he has never been seen before in a video game, as he fights through intense circumstances in Arkham Asylum utilizing his intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks.”

In the latest episode of GameTrailers TV, 2K Games revealed the first proper showing of the sequel to BioShock, BioShock 2, in the form of a trailer, which was handed down to GTTV. The sequel looks very remanisant to the first game, but instead of playing a person who stumbled upon the Rapature after a plane cash, you’d be taking on the roll of the first ever Big Daddy. BioShock 2 is set to be released on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in late 2009. 

Remember when Capcom was nice enough to announce Lost Planet 2 via Xbox Live but only for the 360, and how there was a ton of speculation on whether, or not, it would be coming to PS3?

Well, it looks like Capcom is still thinking about it, but let’s hope they come up with something, soon.

“We’re still thinking about it and haven’t announced a PS3 version, so we can’t say more about it just yet,” producer Jun Takeuchi told Gamesradar.

Takeuchi explained the reason as of why they revealed the game via Xbox Live.

“We wanted to show the game first and foremost to fans of the original Lost Planet,” he added. “We talked to Microsoft about doing it this way and they were interested in it as well. Also, I think it was a unique and memorable way to announce the game.”

Final Fantasy XIII has been a long time coming and, as you know, Square Enix’s title has a huge burden on its shoulders. With five years of hard work along with time and money invested, the latest full chapter of the Final Fantasy series needs to deliver on all levels.

“There is an unusual sort of pressure on Final Fantasy XIII,” said producer Yoshinori Kitase when speaking to Edge Magazine. “I’d say we need this game to have ten times the success of these smaller titles.”

“But I don’t think that means we’ve compromised in terms of the game design or creativity in any way. Indeed, the development of the game has very much followed in the tradition of the previous titles in the series, welcoming input from the full range of development staff.”

FFXIII has been in development for about five years now. The demo will be out in Japan later this month.

[EDGE Magazine via EDGE]

Capcom has finally confirmed that the Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode DLC will be released on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network this week.

Available from tomorrow, the DLC will set you back $5 on PSN (or 400 Microsoft Points) and it will included the following new multiplayer modes:

Slayer – A point-based game that challenges players to kill Majinis.
Survivor – Players hunt the most dangerous game, each other!

Players can pick from Chris, Sheva and any of the hidden characters in a one-on-one or two-versus-two setting for either gameplay modes.

Sony Computer Entertainment America hardware marketing boss, John Koller, told the guys at VG247 that their upcoming online shooter, Massive Action Game (MAG),  is only possible on PlayStation 3 gaming system. 

“If you look at that competitively, it’s something that’s only possible on PS3. The,  the ability of PS3 to showcase 256 players at any given time, and their actions,” Koller said at GDC last week to VG247. “It’s basically like an iteration of SOCOM, where you’re maybe commanding the SEALs, and someone else has the Rangers, and the Green Berets, and so on.”

MAG was  revealed at last years E3 2008 and when released will be the first console title to include up to 256 players on screen – something that has never been done on any other gaming system before.

A THQ rep has confirm with us today that Red Faction: Guerrilla has been given a release date of June 9, 2009.

Along with that, we were told that a demo will be releasing on April 23th with any GameStop pre-order of the game, which gives you about three weeks before its release date. 

In Red Faction: Guerrilla, the protagonist Alec will be able to run, jump, hijack vehicles, and use weapons to traverse across the open world of Mars and fight the EDF (Earth Defense Force).

Weapons in the game will include; machine gun turrets, rocket turrets, remote charges, a sledgehammer, machine guns, along with many others. Red Faction: Guerrilla will feature a third-person point of view - all previous Red Faction games were played from  a first-person perspective.

GameTrailers TV just released the first ever teaser trailer for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time. The teaser focuses on the supreme power of time and the consequences that will result if time is manipulated. Of course, that means that some bad guy will create ‘A Crack In Time’ and that means it’s up to Ratchet & Clank to seal it. Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time will arrive in stores sometime in Autumn 2009.

Max Payne 3 is scheduled to hit the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 this winter – which Rockstar Games announced this morning.

The game, Max Panye 3, will stars series know main character, Max Payne, in where he has now lefted New York and his job at the NYPD behind. When openning this new area in his life, he is somehow betrayed and “trapped [with]in a city full of violence” – sounds like a typical day in the life of Max Payne.

However, it now appears like if we’d be getting older Max Payne, much like what happen to Snake in Metal Gear.

“We’re starting a new chapter of Max’s life with this game. This is Max as we’ve never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation.”

Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.

As we were told many times before, Batman: Arkham Asylum will feature many other characters from within the Batmen universe, and one of those characters within that universe is The Joker’s main sweetie, Harley Quinn.

A scan from a magazine has revealed has revealed, what looks like, a picture of Arkham Asylum’s version Harley Quinn, and man is she hot. But, design wise, they’ve been sticking closer to the dark and grittier comic styles for the Dark Knight and his foes.

“Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham’s worst villains with Batman’s physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

“We look forward to working with Eidos on expanding DC Comics’ world-renowned character Batman in the game space with a noticeably different feature set in an incredibly dark interactive environment.”

UbiSoft has confirmed that the sequel to Call of Juarez, Bound in Blood, will be headed towards stores sometime in June, which was stated via a release schedule.

UbiSoft’s release schedule doesn’t give specific dates for each versions, so as of right now the game looks like it will release on PS3, 360, and PC on the same day. It is stated that the game will be a, “bigger and better adventure to fans of shooters and the lawless Wild West.” Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood will release on the PS3, 360 and PC.

Chris Kramer has stated  that Resident Evil 5 signals a new direction for the survival horror series with it “waving goodbye” to many of the story lines and characters seen in previous installments.

When speaking to the Major Nelson, in his recent podcast, Kramer stated that, “It’s a really good time for new players to jump in, because what we’re doing is kind of waving goodbye to a lot of storyline elements from, essentially, act one of the Resident Evil franchise.”

“Resident evil 5 is really setting the franchise up for what’s going to happen now going forwards, so establishing new characters and storylines, and pretty much a new direction for the game.”

“If you’re late to the party and you haven’t been playing the games for the past 15 years, all you need to know is that the game’s a lot of fun and just filled with action, so you don’t have to worry about the plot, as we’re kind up picking up and starting afresh.”

The first BioShock title was all about single player even with the latest re-boot on the PS3 stayed within those factors.

In the latest issue of Game Informer, which included some very in-dept info on the upcoming game, Bioshock 2, it revealed plans for a multi player mode and co-op component.

Detailed for the multi player modes aren’t thin on the ice right now, but we believe they will revealed the modes soon.

Black Rock Studios have been hard at work trying to push the racing genre by developing many over the top racers, seeing that last years high-flying ATV racer, PURE, was just the tip of the iceberg. The developer is now working on a street racing game entitled, Split Second.

An exclusive trailer debuted on GameTrailer’s GTTV showing cars flying into a city with dangerous environmental hazards – which are activated by the drivers in the game. This is sure to be something worth waiting for.

Anyway, Split Second is definitely a new look at the racing genre and we believe that the guys at Black Rock Studios know what to do, to insure that this a quality racer.

We all have been wondering when our favorite anti-hero Cole McGrath would be taking a trip onto our console with is ‘electrifying arsenal of superpowers’.

Now, reports have indicated that inFamous will be headed our way in an worldwide launch this June. Along with the announcement, the official PlayStation Blog tells us that the game will indeed be getting a demo. They also have revealed that details on the demos release will be coming shortly.

They also revealed the box art for the upcoming game.

Killzone 2 has accumulated to a great start  last week and there is nothing like coming in first place. Despite not being a top dog, Guerrilla’s First Person Shooter (FPS) became fourth fastest selling Sony title ever released in the U.K. falling right behind Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Halo Wars then came in at second place, which makes it the best selling Xbox 360 game this week. While the sales for Street Fighter IV where down by 49% from the previous week. Wii Fit felled to fourth place then came Professor Layton and the Curious Village at number 5.

Ignition Entertainment has confirmed that King of Fighters XII will be coming to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this Summer. The game has had its up and downs as of lately with one of the longest development cycles for any series title to date, but that is okay. Only if we can get a great game at the end.

But, with time we’ll be able to see how the game has been rebuild from the ground up – with an all new engine and a in-depth improved character sprites. Speaking of, you can view the trailer here.

At the DICE ‘09 conference, John Riccitiello told the attendees at the conference that the current recession has been ‘a blessing in disguise [so that] we can clear away junk’. Stating that the overall goal from this is that the developers can ’stop sending pointless product to retail stores’. ‘Junk is hard to compete with,’ said Riccitiello. He felt that developers should shift their focus on quality and away from quantity.

‘We did get fat in too many places. It seemed like anyone who could draw a guy with a gun with a crayon could get funded. At least for EA, we got a little too fat, and a little too reliant on where things were,’ he continues. ‘I’m not pro-recession but to quote Rahm Emanuel: never waste a crisis.’

This is a great wake up call for developers atleast they can wake up before it  became too late.

The day that we’ve been waiting for is finally upon us. Today, Nintendo confirmed that the DSi will be in U.S. markets on April 5, 2009  and that it will be launching in black and BLUE - blue being a new color – for the price of $169.99.

The DSi, which has been on sale in Japan since November 2008, has only been available in black and white. And it features two 0.3 megapixel cameras, larger screens, a new SD card slot and better speakers, but, sadly, there isn’t a Game Boy Advance cartridge like the others.

“Ever since the arrival of the first Game Boy, consumers worldwide have turned to Nintendo for their portable gaming,” said NoA sales boss Cammie Dunaway. “Nintendo DSi builds on Nintendo’s commitment to bringing fun and creative entertainment to everyone, and will allow consumers to personalize and share their very own experiences.”

The details that were released last week where very vague as SEGA gears up to to release Alien vs. Predator across all platforms. But, somehow they are now able to reveal to us the release target on when we will be able to see Alien vs. Predator along without other upcoming titles.

The title is being developed by Rebellion Developments , who worked on a Alien vs. Predator game back in 1999. The press release also stated release plans for other SEGA titles coming in the future.

-Wii – Sonic and the Black Knight – 13th March 2009
-PS3/ X360 – Virtual Tennis 2009 – May 2009
-Wii – Let’s Tap – Summer 2009
-Wii/ DS – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Late 2009
-DS – Phantasy Star Zero – Added to 2009
-Aliens Vs Predator – Added to Early 2010

The God of War, Kratos, is back for an extended view of the trailer that we got viewed at back at last years VGAs. The trailer looks absolutely amazing, but be warned you may be blown away, if not, let us know!

A Sony rep has confirmed that the trailer is live action, meaning that it was taken from actual gameplay. But, franchise fans will notice the absence of some signature elements; enemies here aren’t dropping light orbs, the person playing the game isn’t being given on-screen button prompt when he – or she - goes in for the gory mini-boss kills. Lucky, Sony has confirmed to us that those elements were removed from the trailer for presentation purposes.

In the pages of Game Informer it revealed yet another strongly awaited title that’s sure to keep you wanting more. The new details are from the cover article of the magazine, which is about God of War III, but the only way you can find them out is if you read them below.

Kratos will be battling plenty more foes, with as many as 50 enemies on screen at a time, as opposed to the max of 15 found in previous games; He also has a new ability that allows him to “control” certain monsters; There will be much more differentiation between the weapons, allowing for more variety in combat; Enemies will have improved AI, and will also feature much more visual variety; There will be more boss fights as compared to the first game, but fewer than the second; As per usual, there will be no multiplayer component.

A YouTube video has hit the web proclaiming that it’s the Dead Rising 2 trailer and guys close to Capcom have confirmed that is this the real deal.

I had a chance to contact a rep from Capcom and nothing can be ‘officially said’ because they cannot confirmed anything just yet. But, from this video we can find out some  information about Dead Rising 2.

The video has a reference to a drug that turns out ‘to almost be complete effective’ against the outbreak. Anyway, the video then moves to a casino it shows Isabella Keyes from the first game pushing a giant hamster ball, which they say is a new weapon from in the game.

However, if the video is true, it appears to confirm that Dead Rising 2 will be set in Las Vegas because of the casino parts of the trailer, but as of now, one can only wait and see.

Jigsaw’s, the guy that we just love to hate, will finally be getting a release date after some, foolish, talk that the game would never see the light of day.

Konami today revealed that it has come to the table with a deal with, Lions Gate Entertainment is to continue the work of  Brash Entertainment, after the the studio closed it’s doors late last year. The deal would entail the movie game so that it will release around the the same time with Saw 6, which is Fall 09.

Here’s a quick question. Are you guys into the Saw franchise? If so, are you looking forward to the game? And we all know that ”The Sicko can’t be let down. Let’s play a game.”

What villain comes to your mind when you think about Batman? Regularly people pick the The Joker because they can’t forget his smile and the brains behind his coning . But, what happens when Batman catches The Joker, and his plan was to be caught by Batman? Well, my friend, that were this story begins.

The other day we had the chance to view, what is the first, true plot twists in Batman: Arkham Asylum in the form of a trailer, so we have decided that to do our impressions on the trailer, but was it really what we hoped for?

At the beginning of the trailer, we got to test what was the first test of voice acting in Arkham Asylum, a woman on a helicopter radio informing someone that ‘The Joker has been detained and that Batman was on his way to Asylum’, which is the mad house for all the baddies of Gotham.

After that, the trailer goes to the meeting of both Batman and Commissioner James Gordon, which highlights the words from Joker, ‘new security system, how a man supposed to escape from here’, or something like that.

And that’s were it starts to get interesting, when going in through the new steps of detainment using Joker as an example to show Batman, Joker head butt’s one of the guarders and frees himself starting what is a mayor plot twists in the game.

By doing this he turns all of Arkham into his-own-sick-little-play-ground. Now, apparently, Batman is going to have to stop him, but sadly that’s all the trailer had to give about the story, but it did give, what looks like, gameplay. And it looks amazing.

Adding all these things together it looks like Batman: Arkham Asylum can’t disappoint, but really what does one have to say about gameplay, well I can’t going into to details about anything in-game at this point, mainly because we weren’t shown anyway in-game points, but from the out look of it, it looks purely amazing.

SEC chairman Kaz Hirai said in an recent interview that he believes that the PlayStation 3 will outsell the Xbox 360 by the end this generation.

“Unless things go really bad,” Hirai told OPM. “There’s no way that at the end of a life cycle our competition is going to have a higher install base.”

“With the Xbox – again, I can’t come up with one word to fit. You need a word that describes something that lacks longevity,” said Hirai.

“Last time I checked, they’ve never had a console that’s been on the market for more than four or five years and we’ve committed to a ten year life cycle, so you do the math.”

The Sony executive says that regardless of install base he’d “like to think that Sony would continue official leadership in this industry.”

Resident Evil 5, by far, has shown some very interesting showcases in its video library, but its yet to show something like this. As a timed exclusive to Gamekyo, Capcom has revealed an new story trailer that shows some very important spoilers from Resident Evil 5. The game will be heading your way in March. Also Capcom is planning to release a demo for the game this week so watch out for the demo.

Update: G4 has posted the extended trailer from the game. Looks better than the original.

Original: Lead Animator, Tomas Hrebicek, has confirmed that the recently released Mafia II trailer was all created in real-time.

“It really was,” said Hrebicek. “All the scenes were completely created in our editor the same way we create cutscenes for the game. Our cutscene editor is a very powerful tool. Besides, we can see it all real-time which makes our work a lot easier. There was absolutely no need to modify the resulting video in the post production.

“Because everything was created solely in our editor, only our in-game scenes and models were used. So what you see here is great representation of the quality of work that you will see throughout Mafia II. Of course, this is not the end yet, and frame rate and other technical issues are still being tweaked in order to have the game working smoothly on all the platforms we create it for.”

In the current issue of GameInformer, in their Loose Talk section, it reveals that they think that RockStar North are working hard on the next Grand Theft Auto installment and they have set an release date for this holiday 2009.

“We’re not talking about new DLC or a collection of previously available DLC, we’re talking about a full retail game,” explains Game Informer. “We expect this title to follow the suit of previous GTAs and use a subtitle such as GTA: San Andreas, etc. Tokyo might be a possible setting for the game, but details are non-existent currently.”

While this intelligence is massive for many,  if you look back down the road we may remember that when Grand Theft Auto 3 was released RockStar Games did managed to get GTA: Vice City in as little as 12 months. Rockstar Games also loves holiday release dates an they have released about eighth games launched in the holiday gaming schedule. A October 2009 release would allow around six months longer than was required for Vice City.

Since E3 ‘08 we have known about I Am Alive and since then we haven’t known much about the game, but it looks like UbiSoft is ready to come out about the title. This news comes from the cover article of GamesTM, which is about I Am Alive. And as it turns out that, Raymond isn’t as involved the title as we where led to believe.

The article reveals that the team over at Darkworks, best known for survival horror game Cold Fear, has no idea how that rumor got started. But, in Raymond rumored place stands senior producer Alexis Goddard.

“We encourage the players to use tactics, diversion, and discretion,” said Goddard, mentioning that an empty shotgun can be very persuasive if enemies don’t realize it’s out of ammo.

As for comparisons to Mirror’s Edge that will undoubtedly be brought about by the game’s first-person platforming and use of violence as a last resort?

“We wanted the player to really feel the power of Mother Nature, to feel the danger coming from the collapsing towers and devastating rifts, feel the chaos happening all around him. There’s nothing like a first-person view to create that kind of emotion.”

[First Details on Ubisoft's I Am Alive Unearthed via 1UP]

Probably one of the most under-appreciated titles in 2008 – it even won many “Most Overlooked” Awards – it makes sense that the title would be getting a re-release in the part of the world that RPGs are most dominant. After all, there were many reports that the game was not selling well in North America.

Now, however, it looks like Sega is scheduling a budgeted re-release of Valkyria Chronicles in Japan on March 5, and the game will include the Edie Nelson mission(s), which is currently only available via download on the Japanese PlayStation Store. The price has also dropped down to 3,990 yen, which is just about $44 U.S, give or take.

There is no word on if the title will re-release in North America, but there is a strong change that they will benefit from such a move. This will also help the popularity of the title in Japan, but this time let hope that they advertise the game better.

Ubisoft has this afternoon responded to pro snowboarder, Shaun White’s apparent confirmation that a second Shaun White Snowboarding title being in the works.

White had told Reuters, in an article published yesterday, that, once again, a second Shaun White Snowboarding title is in the works. Here’s what he said word for word;

“Now that I have the knowledge and I can speak to programmers better and I understand a lot more about what’s possible and what’s not possible, this will all help with the next game.”

But, when a Ubisoft spokesperson was contacted by VideoGamer.com this afternoon, the spokesperson informed that; “[Ubisoft has] not announced any plans for future projects with Shaun.”

While this maybe true, this does not mean that the game is going to have the title “Shaun White” in it, or that it is a follow-up to the snowboarding game.

Back in when the first F.E.A.R. launched on the PC back in 2005, it had captured the hearts of many on the PC with it’s second to none graphics, and very intelligent AI, and creepy gameplay. But, when the game was released on consoles it was covered with the signs of a slushy port. Now, Dave Matthews, the primary art lead for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, has assured that this will not be the case with the newest game.

When speaking with CVG, Mathews said that he believes the poor console ports of the first F.E.A.R., handled by Day 1 Studios, caused the franchise to loose some potential fans.

However, Monolith is taking charge of all three platforms this time: “Now we’re handling all three versions, we’ve changed our development structure to develop all three SKUs simultaneously and there’s no lead platform. While there will be some slight variations between the different versions, so if you’re on PC you can push some things further, our main goal is to make sure the experience is synonymous across all three platforms.”

A genius parody has hit the Interweb, which was made by Kevin Pereira, entitled “Kevye West: 808’s and Expirations Dates (Guac Lockdown)”, which is an obvious pun on Kanye’s latest album, 808s and Heartbreak.

The video is a strong parody of Kanye West’s  not so great performance at SNL, which you can check it out at DailyMotion. And apparently his pitch vocal auto-correctors,  reportedly, weren’t functioning properly that performance.

This Thanksgiving season was a not a pretty one for this seasoned voice actor. After being shot during the Mumbai terror’s attack last month in India, Michael Rudder was released from an Indian hospital yesterday morning.

Upon his release, he was greeted by his loving friends and family – while in a wheelchair.

When in the wheelchair Rudder expresses his love, saying that he received a “great gift” from his experience.

He also said he owed a debt of gratitude for the “enormous outpouring of love” he received from people all over the world after the attacks. “I’m going to get a sign that says ‘World’s luckiest guy,’” Rudder said, most likely, with a smile.

He also offered a prayer for the people of India still reeling from the deadly series of attacks that rocked the country’s financial capital and left more than 170 people dead.

Rudder survived by playing dead in a pool of his own blood before being rescued. Rudder, along with his acting work, has also worked on a long list of video games, including Splinter Cell. While he is recuperating, we hope that he has a safe recovery that gets him back on his feet doing what he does best.

Montreal actor wounded in Mumbai attacks returns home (CBC)

Okay. It’s not really ready yet, but it will be making its way onto a console near you very soon, Nov. 19. As of right now, the update is sitting in a sever farm at Microsoft Headquarters just waiting to make its way down your Ethernet cable straight into your 360, but from this video, after the update is complete, you’ll be truly into a the New Xbox Experience. That’s geared to any genre that makes you a gamer. The update is set to bring a profound change that will bring a new ever lasting appeal to a bigger audience.

Rumors have been going around that there’s going to be a new “Killer Instinct” video game, that’s because of the many easter eggs Rare left for the fans to find in both their games and in the shape of cards for Viva Pinata. I just hope that Rare’s fans can handle this news because it’s true, along with some others games that will be releasing. According to a easter egg in Rare’s recently released game Banjo Kazooie, there will be a new Killer Instinct game and it is aready in pipeline. The easter egg goes on to say that, “They’re all in pipeline, you know. New Killer Instinct, BatlleToads and Jet Force Gemini Games. Even Ghouls 2! Oh, you’ll never believe that. I have ruined my own humorus jape.”

[Rare drop a massive bombshell hidden in Banjo Kazooie! via CrankyGamersUK]

Well, this just proves that the game isn’t that bad, like as I stated in the article I wrote. According to The Canadian Press, James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace is the second most rented game in Canada on both the 360 and PS3. The game is only second to Resistance 2, on the PlayStation 3, and on the 360 Gears of War 2, which isn’t bad for a movie game. The game is also number one on the Nintendo Wii in Canada. The movie was released two days ago in theaters in the US and was given some very high review all over.

[Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform via The Canadian Press]

Well, the other day I was watching Spike’s Late Night Strip and it came up with the question who has the better games “Tom Clancy or James Bond?” and the picture they had used was the box-art “Quantum of Solace” so I went out and picked up the game, besides the all bad reviews. And to tell you something the game isn’t as bad as they say it is. This is really one of the best Bond game since Goldeneye and this isn’t an opinion, it’s a really fact. The story really isn’t that detailed, but it’s good enough to keep you playing it from the time you pick it up. Compared to all the other shooters out there this is in the top 40, on my list, it even has a Multi-player that is just like in Call of Duty 4, but it plays just like Rainbow Six Vegas’s Multi-player aspect. Anyway, forget what all the reviews say go ahead a pick this game up or at least rent, by the way the review should be up soon and James Bond won.

Guess what? It’s what you’ve been waiting for. Jimi Hendrix will now have downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour. After announcing the news before the games release, the rock legend will now have a set of three songs coming out on November 13th. To be more specific the DLC will contain the songs If 6 was 9, Little Wing, and a live version of fire. The content will be available for 440 Microsoft points on Xbox Live Marketplace and $5.49 on the PlayStation Store. If music fans can not afford the DLC, the following week on November 20th. There will be another trio of songs by the band called “The Raconteurs”. The songs Salute your Solution, Hold Up, and Console of the lonely. These three songs can be purchased separately on XBL for 160 MP each, $1.99 each on the PSN also on the Wii Store for 200 Wii points each, the game is now out on all three next gen consoles.

Personally, I never really notice that these games were different and it looks like THQ has found out why. According to Patent Arcade, THQ has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over trade dress and copyright, which means box-art in this case. The news site reports that the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is about the upcoming game “SCORE International Baja 1000 The Official Game”. THQ alleges that the game from Activision Blizzard infringes the trade dress and copyrights in THQ’s game “Baja Edge of Control,” which was released in September 2008.

The file (linked below) states that Activision is trying to gain more sales by using the same box-art to confuse consumers that buy the game. Also, it says that Activision Blizzard must change the games box-art prior to it’s release, which is on October 28, 2008, but if Activision Blizzard wins nothing changes.

PDF – THQ Inc. v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. [Patent Arcade]

For all you PlayStation fanboys that were hoping to jump in the skintight leather pants of Violette Summer and thwart German Nazi’s on your PlayStation 3 next year, you maybe in for a little disappointment. According to PSU, PlayStation fanboys won’t be getting the chance to sample Velvet Assassin on the PlayStation 3. The games publisher, Gamecock has revealed why the game won’t be headed onto the PlayStation 3 simply saying that Replay Studios is not developing a PS3 version of the game.

“Unfortunately there will not be a PS3 version of Velvet Assassin,” said the representative. “The reason being that Replay Studios started off as a PC development team, then branched into 360 development as the transition was ‘relatively simple’, but their engine does not support PS3.”

[Velvet Assassin showing no love for PS3 via PSU]

Bioshock has influenced many people’s look on video games, but little did we know that Bioshock was also influencing something big. When being interviewed by Computer and Video Games, Capcom’s Masachika Kawata admitted that Resident Evil 5 was heavily influenced by the popular underwater video game, Bioshock.

“It’s a classic game which really utilized the next gen power very well. The world is very strong and very believable, and the whole game was quite inspiring”.

He also continues to state that the game was also influenced by many other western gaming titles that they can’t talk about at this time, but they were “incorporated” into the game. The game is right now set to make its way on to consoles this March on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[Resident Evil 5 Interview via CVG]

Street Fighter wasn’t the only fighting franchise making big waves this year because Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has been making waves as well. Today, Midway announced that the next episode of the Mortal Kombat franchise will be making it’s way onto the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Nov. 16. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will be the first time that Mortal Kombat makes an appearance on the next-gen systems. The whole narrative of the game has to do will the choices you make as both a DC Universe Super Hero/Villain or Mortal Kombat Hero/Villain.

Halo 3: Recon might still technically be an expansion, but the looming questions is of the game price and distribution type. Here’s what Microsoft had to say “This new chapter in the Halo saga lets you experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe,” this statement was taken from their website and it goes on to say that, “The stand-alone expansion, set to release in fall 2009, extends the award-winning Halo 3 experience with hours of new campaign excursions and multiplayer gameplay.” If you missed it they said that the game was a “stand-alone expansion”, which means that it will be going on sale by it’s self. Since this is basically a new game it can go for the price of $60 like any other retail game on the market. Halo 3: Recon will be making it’s release in fall of next year.

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Today, 2K Sports revealed the contents of the in-game soundtrack for their soon to be released game, NBA 2K9. The music is heavy on rap, featuring music from the likes of The Cool Kids, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, N.E.R.D, Brand New Heavies, Santogold, Gnarls Barkley, and DJ UNK, amongst others. While the bulk of the soundtrack contains previously released tunes, there will an exclusive track by DJ UNK, along with an original recording by The Cool Kids titled “2K Pennies.”

“Video games are an important part of culture and our lifestyle. For years we’ve been playing games, but have never been inspired by the songs in them,” said Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids. “When 2K Sports presented us with an opportunity to create an original song for NBA 2K9, we knew we had to create a song that embodied the sport of basketball. We had to make kids everywhere appreciate the song as much as the game.”

Beastie Boys – Root Down
Blackwizard – Dem Nah Ready fe We
Blockhead – Duke Of Hazzard
Bloody Beetroots – Mac Mac
Dangerdoom – Sofa King
Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)
DJ Rasta Root – RootZilla Beez
DJ UNK – In Yo Face
Gnarls Barkley – Going On
Jamalski – That Undaground (Remix)
Mochipet – Sharpdrest
Mommy and Daddy – Pretty Loser
Money Mark – Silly Putty
N.E.R.D. – Spaz
Nickodemus – Funky In The Middle
Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator
Skeewiff – Light the Fuse
Spank Rock & Benny Blanco – Loose (inst.)
The Brand New Heavies – Jump ‘N’ Move
The Cool Kids – 2K Pennies
The Heavy – Coleen
The Limp Twins – Moving Closer to The Sofa
The Meters – Cissy Strut
The Pharcyde – Passing Me By
Ursula 1000 – Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

As we gear up for the undisputed 10th season of one of the greatest gaming franchise of all time is back and It’s ready to show that it has come a long way from Allen Iverson and Shaquille O’Neal. With more then seven years being on the top it’s kind of hard to improve yourself so many times. But, it’s NBA 2K and improving is what 2K Games does best. And today, when I was surfing Youtube I came across this very  interesting video showing the team stats from NBA 2K9 from a lucky gamer who had gotten there hands on the game early. Seeing that overall performance is a key feature that will help you with your franchise mode while some teams have increase some have not but that’s not going to stop you buying this game right? It’s really in your face!

We all know why Gears of War 2 wouldn’t be coming to the PC, not that any of us really care right now, but do you want would make Gears of War 2 more fun? What if you had the chance had the chance to show some Freshmen to the game how to live it up like Seniors to the game. We know that you have been barraged by the Gears of War 2 news today, but this rumor was just to good to past up.

According to a post on the Evil Avatar forums, Gridlock, Subway, Canals, Mansion, and Tyro Station will be available to download off Xbox Live Market Place the day that the is release. But, here’s where they get you. It will only be available for people who purchase a new copy of the game.

There have been many key announcements for Call of Duty: World at War, but what you may not have known is that mostly all the key announcements have been targeted to the PC and Xbox 360. Here’s what dawns the questions, “where’s the PlayStation 3 Call of Duty: World at War love?”. Yesterday, PlayStation Universe revealed that Treyarch and Activision where not planning to release any Beta for the PlayStation version of the game. But, this may not effect some of us because we can’t basically see Beta’s for the PlayStation 3 falling from the sky.

There are many key fans for this franchise on the PlayStation 3, but just because theres alot of upcoming Beta’s for the PlayStation 3 there’s still alot of fans that would love to get their hands on this game that own a PlayStation 3. Also what’s up with the Limited Edition versions for the game this maybe one of the coldest things that Activision has done this year. If you didn’t know the Call of Duty franchise started on the PC and was then push onto consoles. Maybe because the game did sell better on the Xbox 360 then the PlayStation 3 they are trying to push this game more to 360 owners, but as a fan of the PlayStation 3 I will just like to see a little more love for the PlayStation 3 from this game.

At a recent event held in Delhi, Microsoft India revealed some very key information on the future of Xbox and the present. At the event they confirmed that the long rumored Xbox 360 Slim is actually real and that we should wait for an announcement sometime in December. The new version of the Xbox 360 was once rumored to be revealed in 2009, but know we now see that this rumor was actually wrong. Microsoft India has also officially announced its new Xbox 360 package deal for India, which is an 360 Core console, a 20 GB HDD, one wireless controller and free copies of Viva Pinata and Forza 2.

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Update: TheANGRYPixel is reporting that Microsoft India has released a statement denying any such announcement.

Microsoft-India says:
“We would not like to comment on any market speculation or rumor. In India we have the Xbox 360 core and the Xbox 360 Pro console currently available in the market. There are exciting new game titles like Gears of War 2, Fable 2 and Fall Out 3 in the pipeline for the holiday season along with special promotions and festival offers.”

It was announced at Microsoft’s E3 2008 press conference that Banjo-Kazooie will be made available for download on Xbox Live Arcade. Now, today a Youtuber posted a 10 minute video showing some gameplay for the upcoming game for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade, which was remade from the N64 version so that it is capable with the Xbox 360, entitled Banjo Kazooie. The game will come with a 15 dollar price tag and will be downloadable on Xbox Live Arcade on November 26. When this game was released on the N64 it got very high scores and it’s trying to do the same on the Xbox 360. The game is developed by Rare, which was brought out by Microsoft sometime ago.

Well you cannot have the everything you want. In the word from Doug Lombardi and Gabe Newell, PS3 owners will not be part of the update that pc user are now enjoying. 1UP have now confirmed with valve, that the update will not see daylight on the PS3 which is coming later to the Xbox 360 this year.But the question remains why ? Perhaps  they have no manpower of any kind to take on the PS3. With EA ”not doing ongoing development on The Orange Box” on the PS3 port. While this is always disappointing news can this or will it happen in the future leaving Sony gamers in the cloudy dust of no updates.

[Team Fortress 2 Updates Not Coming For PlayStation 3 1UP]

Ubisoft has many franchises that have branded them much success in the gaming industry today, including the five star Tom Clancy gaming franchise. The games in the Tom Clancy franchise have been born and reborn onto many of the popular video games systems over the years every since the franchise was made. Now, today in an interview with GameDaily, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed that the Tom Clancy franchise maybe headed to the Nintendo Wii. Here’s what he had to say on the Tom Clancy franchise being reborn on the Wii, “Tom Clancy will appear at one point. We need to make sure they [look good]. We need to make sure they [look good].” As many of us may already know, Nintendo has the most exclusive games on the market right now and it will be to no surprise if we where to see an exclusive Tom Clancy game on the Wii.

After months of waiting patiently this month via Nintendo Power details for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars have hit the fan. From taking a look at the pics the first thing that came to mind had to do with the gameplay, and could the lower hardware power handle the complexity of the Nintendo DS or the Grand Theft Auto University or could this franchise be compromised.The answer is very simple to answer and that is no it has not. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown War will feature its classic sandbox style gameplay and to add to the mix a 3D cel-shaded city with a huge array of various cars and a 24 hour different whether affect but it will still bear a M rating from the ESRB. While mission are shorter the game is design for a more frequent play time.There are radio station but instead real music there will be instrumental mainly because MIDI is preference on the DS.

Style controls are to be implement, and aiming will be control by with the pad.You can switch to auto aim by using the R button.User Inference will be handle in an in-game PDA. Players can view their contacts,e-mail,stats,map,GPS, and the music player via the PDA.

2K has not been hiding much after revealing Bioshock for the PlayStation 3, as we once again receive another update from them about the upcoming game. It was not to long ago that 2K games revealed the official release date for Bioshock on the PS3, which just happens to be on October 21. Now, we have learned that Bioshock, and much like many other games on the PlayStation 3, will have a 5Gb mandatory install.

According to Videogaming 24/7, the 5Gb mandatory install will take about little over 10 minutes to complete. We can also tell you that you that it will not need to re-install the game after every chapter of the game, unlike in Metal Gear Solid 4. As you may know, mainly everything that was released as downloadable content in BioShock for the Xbox 360 will released in the PS3 version of the game. The game was rumoured to have a sizable install after the BBFC rated the game back in July, but 2K commented at the time that it was likely to have an install of “around 5 or 6 minutes” at most.

In a recent Interview with Xbox’s vice president Don Mattrick spoke about their current place in the console market, In second place that they will do everything in there power to maintain that powerful spot. Mattrick also touched on the issue saying, that while they cannot see beating there arch rival Nintendo because of that great hold on the market they are confident that second place race is over and that Sony falls into a third spot.

“I’m not at a point where I can say we’re going to beat Nintendo,” he said, before predicting, “We will sell more consoles this generation than Sony.”

Early this year at E3, Mattrick said that he wanted to beat Sony, but this time it is stressed more.To this date Microsoft has sold an estimated 20 million console since  its introduction on November 2005.

[Microsoft concedes victory to Nintendo, will fight Sony for second]

It looks like LittleBigPlanet will be gracing you with it’s own bundle. Sony will be really pushing LittleBigPlanet as one of it’s top PS3’s exclusive games late this fall. It comes at no surprise that the game will be combine with a 80GB console system and will retail for € 399, which at this time in the currency exchange market would translate to $585.43 U.S., the system and the game would also be shipped with the Dualshock 3 controller and is now available for pre-order.

Confirmed last month in an issue of Famistu, Capcom has now confirmed in update on the official Japanese website for their upcoming video game, Street Fighter IV, that the game will be receiving two new protagonists. You can bit to see new video game of the game soon showing one or not if both of them in action soon. We also have gained some more information on another upcoming character, we learned that Cammy should joining the cast after being chosen by the community to be part of the remaining characters.

The Playstation Blog revealed that the all powerful god of war, Kratos, will pack his bags to play some golf on the 21th of this month in the form of a downloadable character for Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. As you may already know this is a much needed break for Kratos because battling the gods really does take a toll on such a character  to take a break he will head to the grounds to sink putts while using is clubs of chaos for massive chaos on the grounds.

The DLC will going for a not so bad price of $2.00 which comes with some new voice overs, we don’t really expect him to go wild with this download seeing that he is on a break and we should respect his vacation time as he focus on a little “E” for all time.

Black Box studio has revealed some new details for their upcoming game, Need for Speed: Undercover, the details are as stated from the press release: Need for Speed: Undercover has players racing through speedways, dodging cops and chasing rivals as they go deep undercover to take down an International crime syndicate. The new game heralds the return of high-intensity police chases and introduces the all-new ‘Heroic Driving Engine’ — a unique technology that generates incredible high-performance moves at 180 miles per hour during breathtaking highway battles.

“Need for Speed Undercover puts you at the center of a big-budget Hollywood movie with all of the drama, action and dazzling chase scenes, right on your gaming console. The unique Heroic Driving Engine will give you ultimate control over the hottest cars and push you to use every ounce of skill to outrun the law and take down criminal adversaries,”-Executive Producer Bill Harrison

The achivement list for the upcoming Duke Nukem 3D port was released today via the achievement guru, Achieve360Points. At first glance this is sign that the game has undergo certification and should be released very soon. Here’s what 3D Realms George Broussard had to say when speaking to ShackNews, “We officially passed final certification on our first try Friday, August 15th,”. While no price has been mention, ShackNews goes on to say that most games of this upcoming fall will fall behind the 800 and 1200 Microsoft point mark with a retail value between $10-15.

Today, TransGaming announced an agreement with video game developer BioWare to enable a special edition Jade Empire for the Mac. TransGaming’s digital distribution portal, GameTree Online, will make the title available immediately to the Mac community for purchase via direct download.

“The addition of Jade Empire Special Edition to GameTree Online illustrates the commitment TransGaming and leading developers like BioWare have in serving the Mac gaming community with high quality games,…Our Cider technology allows us to rapidly enable and deploy high quality games and Jade Empire Special Edition is another example of the exceptional calibre of games we are pleased to be delivering to the ever growing Mac gaming community.” -Vikas Gupta, CEO & President of TransGaming.

Do you want more Viewtiful Joe video games? Well do ya? According to Christian Svensson, Capcom’s Corporate Officer, Capcom is up on the idea of another Viewtiful Joe video game. That’s, of course, if the if potential is recognized, or so says information given to the people over a Nintendo Everything.

“There’s no ‘percentage chance’ that I could give you [Viewtiful Joe this generation] that would at all be accurate. If it strikes someone of influence (a producer of note, Inafune, Takeuchi, perhaps even me) that it’s something that has potential (both gameplay and sales) then it could happen. If not, it won’t. I can’t predict who might or might not see that potential.”-Christian Svensson

KOEI has today revealed that they will be bringing its mega-hit Tactical Action game, Dynasty Warriors 6, to PlayStation 2 and Windows-based PC. Dynasty Warriors 6 will debut on PlayStation 2 as a massive two-disc collection action-packed with the full cast of playable characters and pulse-pounding scenarios of the original release, plus platform-exclusive content including never-before-seen “Musou” mode stories, incredible new weapons, five additional stages and 10 new scenarios. The PlayStation 2 version will ship to retailers starting November 18, 2008, while the version for Windows-based PC will be available simultaneously and exclusively through digital download.

Although music is a somewhat small part in a soccer video game, Electronic Arts has set it’s self to means to release at soundtrack for the next issue of the FIFA video game seires, FIFA 09. The video game publisher offered the services of many groups and artists of all genres and all walks of life, so it matches FIFA type of theme. Here is the complete song listing:

Valve Software announced today that there upcoming co-op zombie shooter Left 4 Dead will would be going on a trip around the world for it’s soon to come out world tour. These series of demonstrations will be held at very high profile events around the world these include Leipzig Games Convention (Germany),Festival du Jeu Video (France) and PC Gamer Showdown (UK), it’s set to make it’s grand debut at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo (PAX).

“The shared experience of Left 4 Dead is unlike that of any other action game,” said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. “That’s what we’ve experienced playing the game, and from showing the game to the press and our partners. It sounds cliché, but in many ways you have to play this one to truly appreciate what we’re attempting. So, to give gamers a chance to sample this new type of experience first hand, we’re taking Left 4 Dead on the road.”

Let’s say you really want to play Gears of War 2, but due to the fact that it is plagued filled with hardcore violence some people may take an offensive. But, as you know, the people at Epic Games are smart and they where kind enough to help all it’s Gears fans out with this issues. MCV revealed today that, the same non-violence feature that was in the first Gears, will be placed in Gears of War 2. This feature will basically removed all violence from the game that will appeal to a younger audience. Also adding to the fact that when this feature is activated blood will become sparks and all swear words will be turned into mild curse words. Gears of War 2 will be released for the Xbox 360 on November 7th and will ship with all it’s parental controls out of the box.

Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard was very proud to announced that Call of Duty 6 will be developed by Infinity Ward and will be on track for a 2009 release. If you don’t remember, Infinity Ward was the development studio which was behind the Call of Duty franchise and are the mastermind behind Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare.

While this is great news there are still many question that are left to be answered. What time will Call of Duty 6 be placed in? While there is no idea many are rumored to believe that  in 2009 we may be heading the way of the science fiction universe. So will Call of Duty 6 be held in space with squads and or marines fighting the War On Terror. Stay with us we will keep you informed

“Games can sure make you rich,” I told my girlfriend that and guess what? When reports like this come in, it proves me right. E.A today released there first quarter results, which shows them bring in $804 million dollars. Which happens to be 50% more than last year’s earnings of $409 million. The games that played a very key role in their success were and still are Battlefield: Bad Company, UEFA EURO 2008 as well as Rock Band.

Heres what EA’s Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello had this to say “We are now seeing the early returns of the change agenda we started last year,” Go figure… While this year acquisitions where made, E.A. has many Allstate Highlights this year (as seen below).

Highlights (comparisons are to the quarter ended June 30, 2007)

• Battlefield: Bad Company, Mass Effect™ for the PC, SPORE™ Creature Creator and the recently launched NCAA® Football 09 debuted with strong quality ratings from critics.
• The SPORE Creature Creator is in the hands of 2.5 million users. Over two million creatures have been uploaded into Sporepedia™ in just six weeks.
• EA is the number one publisher in North America, with 17 percent segment share and number two in Europe with 14 percent segment share calendar year-to-date.
• EA Mobile™ is the world’s leading publisher of games for phones – with revenue of $44 million – up 33 percent year-over-year.
• EA Partners signed a co-publishing deal with id Software to bring RAGE™ to consumers around the world.
• EA acquired Hands-On-Mobile™ Korea, a leading Korean mobile developer and publisher.
• EA purchased ThreeSF, developers of an online social network for gamers.
• Critics gave EA titles high marks for quality and innovation at the recent E3 industry summit in Los Angeles. Highlights included SPORE, Mirror’s Edge™, Dead Space™, Dragon Age™: Origins and Left 4 Dead™ from Valve.

[EA Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results]

Bohemia Interactive released a new screenshot for there upcoming military simulation game, which will be released sometime this year and is currently in development for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3. While very few details have been released on the game it does have a very strong reputation on the PC, as a game that pushes the maximum realism and putting the player in the middle of true action, like the Call Of Duty franchise. The last time we heard from the game was at the Games Convention in Leipzig 2007, there is a strong chance that there will be word at this years event. Armed Assault 2 will be set in the year 2009.

Armed 2 is based on the latest generation technology, offering large –scale game world, authentic and extremely detailed modern units, weapons, vehicles and enviroments, challenging single player and vast arrays of multiplayer options.

UbiSoft today revealed new details about coverage at the upcoming Game Convention, which is held Germany. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction will not be heard from at the convention due to the fact that it has been delayed for the million time this year. But, other than that, they have a very strong line-up this year that cover’s everything from family friendly titles to the hardcore set. As I leave you with this list which same is the line-up they had shown at E3 2008 you can expect deeper into each tile at the convention.

- Far Cry 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Tom Clancy´s EndWar (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii, NDS)
- Prince of Persia (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (NDS)
- Shaun White Snowboarding (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
- Tom Clancy´s HAWX (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Naruto – The Broken Bond (Xbox 360)

A report given by Atari revealed has that Alone In The Dark 5 will be making a debut to the PlayStation 3 this November, the official release date is still unknown at the time. While this game was releashed not to long ago on the 360 and PC, which recieved mix review from the press and many alike.

M.A.G was first reveled at E3 2008 as of now the game is on fully on track coming from the people at Zipper Interactive and Sony Computer Entertainment. M.A.G will be playable with an amazing 256 players online. In case you did not know Zipper Interactive were the people behind the tactical third-person shooter SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALS so you can rest knowing that this very promising game is in good hands.

At it’s midnight showing The Dark Knight grossed in an estimated $18.5 million, that’s the most ever for midnight showing in a long time. The last movie to hold this record was Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, which grossed $16.9 million. And the lastest movie to hold this record was Spider-Man 3 which made 59.8 million in it’s opening day and by the looks of things The Dark Knight will be breaking that very soon. While some experts say that this movie is expected to gross $170 million, it may have done that by the time this story is posted.

To see what the NYTimes had to say about the movie check out this review of The Dark Knight.

According to Kotaku, Mortal Kombat’s co-creator Ed Boon was speaking about an eighth entry into the Mortal Kombat franchise. The game was described as “very dark, serious” and a “gritty” take on the series, a back to basics reboot that was free of “vibrant, saturated colors.” It was said to be heavily inspired by the look of Gears of War. Boon goes onto say why the game was scrapped, MK8 was scrapped when the DC Comics deal solidified. Meaning that if DC Comics didn’t “solidified” the deal we would have gotten a “gritty” and more “serious” Mortal Kombat game.

When you first lay eye’s on the trailer you will notice that lighting is just amazing, as the camera slowly comes up and you see Marcus holing one Locust in his left hand while walking and the way the shadows interact with the light makes for one great beginning. Then you start hearing a voice that kind of reminds you of something from BioShock saying “I have a rondevu with death” makes the game look even more amazing. Then right after that when you see Dom laying down on the left side concord sleeping you notice all the shadow that interact with Dom’s face right when he get’s up.

I really don’t need to say much more but this word should cover it “AMAZING” .

But, there was something missing in the trailer, yet they didn’t put it in there, the trailers was missing some Lucost on chainsaw action. Other then that everything in the trailer was done to the best of Epic’s ability from the voicing to the light Epic did a great job.

I think it’s time to stop jumping around. According to a live blogging thing over at IGN , Square Enix exec Shinji Hashimoto said that “they will complete the PS3 version in Japan, then start a localization for the US and Europe while they start development on the 360 version.”

Many people many not understand that this means, it means a longer wait time in the U.S., not even a so called delay, it more feels like a super delay if you ask me. So why did they announce the game this early in it’s development? Because they think it’s a good idea for you to wait until the game comes out so that they can build the hype up.

You knew it was going to come sometime, so why should are you so shocked? Just kidding. Today, Activision and Microsoft announced the highly anticipated Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 for Xbox Live Arcade. But, still I find my self thinking more about the upcoming update for the 360 dashboard. Anyway, the game is being developed by the industry veterans at Bizarre Creations and it will be the the sequel to the smash hit, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

According to a article on  ButtonMasher, fans of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire should expect a new trailer for the upcoming game at E3.

“A little bird has told me that we should expect a new trailer for the game at E3 this week. As Rockstar do not attend E3 it is safe to assume that the trailer will be coming via the Sony press conference or made available during the show.”

Will a new L.A. Noire trailer be shown tomorrow? You will just have to wait and see….

[L.A. Noir info and trailer coming at E3 ]

It may seem like common to get a game with this kind of hype over a movie, The Dark Knight, and with there being many rumors pointing to the game being reality there was still no official word about the game. But, yet still Joystick Radio seems to think that you “may see in the future” something about The Dark Knight video game, but they didn’t say it in that in that order. So keep your eyes peeled because you may see something about a new batman game.

Update 6/21/2008: You guys may want to take a look at this.
The Dark Knight Game Confirmed

Star Wars: Battlefront III ,as of right now, looks like it maybe a reality as somewhat states current rumors on the net. While it is in development at Free Radical, a Amazon.com listing provides that it will be launched on every major console. Everyone will have to wait until the coming up E3 event next week for the official announcement from Lucas Arts. This is great news for fans of Star Wars and it will also be a good chance for a new generation a chance to uncover the series of great quality gaming , so just wait you’ll see!

A new Mercenaries 2: World in Flames video dropped in today showing off some of the assignment that you will be playing the upcoming game and showing how to take on certain mission in the game. Don’t know about you but this game looks like it is something special.Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is the upcoming sequel to 2005’s Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction , due for release in the US on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008.

A very interesting listing has popped up on the official Entertainment Software Rating Board website. According to the listing, Rachet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty will be rated E10+, the game was an open secret which was revealed by PS3Fanboy . There was many signs which pointed to the game of being a PSN download, but yet it’s still unclear whether this will just an add-on to Ratchet & Clank Future or if it’s a game by it’s self.

We have some good news and some bad news, the good news is there’s no bad news. According to a report made by PALGN , the OFLC has re-classified Dark Sector and it looks like the game will be hitting stores in australia very soon. The game will be coming in a new version, this upcoming version will feature no decapitation and "toned down … limb severing on humans [only]", which according to the OFLC classification database was still strong enough to earn an MA15+ and a warning against ‘Strong Violence’.

So, maybe there was a little bad news after all………….

The game was originally considered by the OFLC to be too strong for our shores, as a "violent and sometimes gruesome game with a sinister storyline and ominous outcome. The violence and aggression inflicted upon the protagonist is of a high level, naturalistic and not stylised at all."

Discuss: Do you think Dark Sector deserved a MA15+ rating in the first place.

Burnout was all about the cars but over at Criterion they’re looking to change things. That mean’s they’ll be bring something new to the mix, planes, some may think that this is taking the aspect of Burnout out of proportion. But, to Criterion it’s just moving on. 

The planes will be available for download very soon and expect to hear more word on more expansions to the paradise. We aren’t sure how this would work, but lets just wait to see how this will work in the world of paradise.

[Criterion Games ]