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GameSpot

Halo 3 leads Xbox Live holiday deals: Discount program for Microsofts online storefront begins this week with $5 Legendary Map Pack, will continue through New Years Eve.

Shippin' Out Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Prince of Persia, GTAIV PC: Game industry begins to unwind, as headliners joined by Destroy All Humans, Mushroom Men, and SingStar Abba.

Redstone dumps Midway for $100K: Media mogul sells $30 million, 87% interest in SEC-menaced publisher for pittance in exchange for debt assumption; loss estimated at $800 million.

The Witcher hexing PS3, 360?: Official-looking promotional video for console adaptation of CD Projekt Reds acclaimed dark-fantasy action RPG apparently unofficially announces Rise of the Wolf.

GameStop: Publishers fight piracy, not secondhand sales: In part two of a GameSpot interview, GameStop VP Tony Bartel discusses free DLC, the Wii Speak Channel, and pesky preorder pitches.

Criterion unveils Burnout extension: British developer shows first series of images of Big Surf Island, confirms racers will have to pay to play.

Uncut GTA IV PC coming to Australia: Uncensored version of Grand Theft Auto IV PC to go on sale down under.

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1UP

Think Services Announces GDC Europe: Looks like the Penny Arcade Expo isnt the only convention intent on expanding. The Game Developers Conference is heading overseas.GDC organizer Think Services announced that GDC Europe will be debuting August 17 - 19 in Cologne, Germany. Itll

Grand Theft Auto 4 on PC Carries SecuROM DRM: Many would claim that DRM is bad, and perhaps rightly so. But its unfortunately a necessary evil in the videogame biz (at least it is if you ask almost any company this side

Controlling Stake in Midway Sold for $100,000: Following the delisting notice served by the New York Stock Exchange, The Wall Street Journal is reporting Sumner Redstones National Amusements Inc. has sold its 87% stake in Midway to investor Mark Thomas

Halo 3's Legendary Map Pack is Xbox Live's Holiday Deal of the Week: Halo 3 Blackout gameplay HDXbox Live director of programming Major Nelson chimed in today with some post-Black Friday savings in the form of Microsofts new Holiday Deal of the Week program. The first of these promotions is a discounted Legendary

Halo Trilogy Soundtrack Landing in Stores Tomorrow: Microsoft has teamed up with Sumthing Else Music Works to release a five-disc set of the full Halo Trilogy original soundtrack. The set includes one disc for Halo: Combat Evolved, one for

Half-Life Revived in Black Mesa: Source Trailer: Black Mesa Source Mod trailerBeen looking for an excuse to get back into the first Half-Life, but find yourself no longer capable of stomaching the decade-old graphics? Then you may want to keep an eye out for Black Mesa: Source,

Persona 4 Review: For all of the restless hand-wringing over how Japanese role-playing games must evolve from their dusty, dated conventions and myopic cultural perspectives in order to appeal to Western gamers, I think its telling that one of the most successful recent

Resident Evil 5 on 360, PS3 Each Getting Platform Exclusives: Namco Bandai dared you to pick between Darth Vader and Yoda when it split the two up for the initial release of Soul Calibur 4 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. And while theyve

Burnout Paradise to Introduce New Island Next Year: Among its other planned downloadable content for 2009, Burnout Paradise is preparing to unlock an entirely new island. Dubbed Big Surf Island for its massive jumps, the area is said to be about the size

Battlefield Heroes' Changes Largely About Accessibility and Fun: Work continues on Battlefield Heroes despite the recent closure of the games beta, and producer Aleksander Grondal recently talked it up with Gamasutra. Grondal isnt a Battlefield developer veteran, instead having previously worked on Anarchy

Wii Update Brings Vengeful Space Invaders, Metal Slug 2: This weeks WiiWare releases are all about giving players a look at life on the other side, with Space Invaders Get Even putting you in control of the invaders themselves, and Pit Crew Panic!

Sony Says Gran Turismo 5 will Release by Next Christmas: It may be getting harder and harder to believe these days, but the word Prologue was in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue for a reason. The real Gran Turismo 5 is indeed still on the

Resident Evil Creator Mikami Won't Play Resident Evil 5: It must be difficult to see someone else take the reigns of your creation. For Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, it seems itll be too much for him to bear. Speaking to the Official PlayStation

EA Making Dungeon Keeper MMO, but not for U.S.?: Are you an old-school Dungeon Keeper fan whos spent years waiting to see when the series would get a new-school reboot? Then prepare to be both delighted and, potentially, disappointed: Electronic Arts has

Amazon Offering Cyber Monday Game Sales: If you were in a turkey-induced haze and missed this years Black Friday sales, you might be pleased to know today is Cyber Monday, and at least one online retailer is still offering good deals on games. Amazon sent out

Video Appears To Confirm Witcher For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3: Seems like unless your name is Activision Blizzard, pretty much any successful PC game will be due for a console port these days. And now it looks like The Witcher is no exception.Eurogamer is reporting that a CD

New Details on Improvements in 'Jasper' Xbox 360 Model: Last month, reports began circulating that the latest Jasper models of the Xbox 360 had begun selling at retail. Why is a new model of the Xbox 360 so important? Because, as VentureBeat

Street Fighter Sackboys Incoming for Little Big Planet: It looks like Little Big Planet is set to receive yet another influx of adorable cross-promotional marketing, as it seems likely that a quartet of Street Fighter II-themed Sackboy costumes will be

Reuters Leaves Second Life: Were still reporting on Second Life, but only as part of our usual tech and media coverage, a Reuters spokeswoman confirmed to The Register (via Game Politics). After only two years of activity, one of

Left 4 Dead Achievement Stats Unveiled: Valve has just released (via videogaming247) the achievement stats for their zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. In addition to think people will find it interesting, Valve says that with these statistics, they expect to spot emergent problems earlier,

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Eurogamer

News: Online PS3 discounts not Sony's work (PlayStation 3): Franchisee becomes cheapest outlet.

News: Gran Turismo for Christmas 2009? (PlayStation 3): Sony Europe chap thinks so.

News: Midway Games sold for USD 100,000: Debt-riddled owner flogs shares.

News: JoWooD sorry for Gothic 3 expansion (PC): Unsatisfying game full of bugs.

Hands On: Elasto Mania (Nintendo DS): The closest thing to Trials 2 on a handheld.

News: LEGO Batman bags kids' BAFTA: New title due next year, says TT.

News: First Burnout Paradise island will now cost: Criterion says Big Surf is worth it.

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ToTheGame

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GENERAL NEWS: Diva Girls: Princess on Ice (Wii/DS) @ ToTheGame: GENERAL NEWS: Diva Girls: Princess on Ice (Wii/DS) @ ToTheGame

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Kotaku

First Uncharted 2 Details From Game Informer: Youve seen the teaser, now how about some details? GameInformers next issue has the exclusive first print look at Naughty Dogs Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Yes, thats the name. Now about the...

America's Army Devs Create Virtual Peace: Virtual Heroes - the developers behind the Americas Army military simulator - have turned their hand to more socially useful, less killing-y areas with humanitarian aid simulator Virtual Peace....

The Uncharted 2 Teasing Teasered: Gone are the sunny environs of Uncharted. Uncharted 2, from what we can guess after watching this exceptionally short teaser, will feature more snow than sun and sand. Is that some sort of Aztec...

Gun "Enthusiast" Makes Real Gears Lancer That Can Really Kill You: The Gears of War Lancer replica is certainly cool to pose with and the Nerf version is definitely... cute. But neither packs the actual killing power of the real-life version with working chainsaw...

Chinese MMO rips off WoW, Ragnarok, Maple Story, Etc. Etc: Some payers of Ragnarok Online decided to check out the browser-based rival game Aurora Blade and were surprised find certain aspects were a little bit familiar. And not just to Ragnarok Players......

Personal Trainer: Cooking Review: Gotta Eat Them All: You may or may not have seen my drunken attempts at first pronouncing beef bourguignon and then cooking it with the help of my DS. If you had seen it, you may or may not have been able to figure

Halo Legendary Maps Are Xbox 360's "Deal Of The Week": If youve waited this long to grab Halo 3s Legendary Map Pack, youre probably waiting for a deal. Thankfully, one has come in the form of the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week....

What The Dickens? An Ebook Reader For The DS!: Top tip - dont waste money on expensive electronic books like the Kindle or Sony eReader. Just get 100 Classic Book Collection for the DS and get a library that plays Puzzle Quest! Ok, in much the...

Drawn To Life Dev Sketches Out New Game Reveal: 5th Cell—developers of Drawn to Life and Locks Quest—has announced it will announce its newest innovative, engaging and completely unique game this Friday. We love announcements about...

iPhone Gets Rogue, NetHack Pleading Starts Here: For me, roguelike games are an absolute must have on any self-respecting games platform, and you dont get much more roguelike than, well, Rogue. Rejoice, for Rogue has been ported to the iPhone and...

You’re in the Movies – Wanna Go to Ninja School?: This is the last game you’d ever want to play while you’re sick – lot’s of running, arm-waving, and opportunities for cheek-burning humiliation. You’re in the Movies uses the Xbox Live camera to...

Burnout Paradise Finally Getting Paid DLC: After pampering us for the past year with huge chunks of free downloadable content, Burnout Paradise developer Criterion is finally ready to reach into our wallets again with Big Surf Island. Big...

Stormrise Devs Talk Bringing RTS To Consoles: In the first in a series of developer diary videos for their upcoming console RTS Stormrise, developer The Creative Assembly discusses their unique approach to bringing the real-time strategy...

AOL Schools Parents On Gaming At PlaySavvy: AOL has officially launched PlaySavvy.com, a new website aimed at informing curious parents about the games their children play and generating revenue from ads aimed at this lucrative demographic. ...

2008 Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction Is Swagtastic: The 2008 Childs Play Charity dinner auction is coming up next week, giving gamers a chance to dress-up for a good cause and possibly win the microwave oven of their dreams. While the Colorado...

Wii and Wii Fit Top Searched For Items on eBay on Black Friday: Black Friday may have swamped stores across the country, but it also lead to some massive shopping on eBay as well. Top of the list for most searched for item? The Nintendo Wii. eBay sent out a...

The Black Knight Takes Sonic To Greener Pastures: With Sonics latest outing receiving less-than-stellar reviews so far, Sega shifts focus over to Sonic and the Black Knight for the Wii with a host of colorful new screenshots. Sonic Unleashed is...

Halo Trilogy Soundtrack Available Tomorrow: Fans of the music of Bungies Halo series are in for a real treat tomorrow, as Sumthing Else releases a 5-disc soundtrack set spanning the series history, complete with a Halo Wars preview. The...

And the Winner of Our DSi Is...: So that was a fun contest. More than 900 people entered and almost all of them had the right answers, but only one of them was able to win our imported DSi. Who was the lucky reader? Hit the jump...

Runescape More Popular Than Jessica Alba: Yahoo! has published their list of the most searched terms of 2008, and popular free MMO Runescape has actually made the cut, coming in at number 5, beating out Naruto, Jessica Alba, and Lindsay...

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Joystiq

The Behemoth still tinkering with that Castle Crashers patch: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineThe fact The Behemoths fun, but undeniably broken Castle Crashers hasnt yet been patched boggles the mind. More than two years after the games initial reveal, what players

Uncharted 2 teaser released, now with snow!: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3Assuredly one of the biggest complaints with Uncharted: Drakes Fortune was the lack of precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form. In a

Finding Jasper: Shot of Xbox 360's 256MB internal storage: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360Further evidence has arisen supporting claims that Xbox 360 consoles boasting the latest hardware revision, the 65nm-chip-on-the-solder Jasper, are making their way through retail channels. An X3F tipster forwarded

Halo 3 Legendary maps kick off 'Holiday Deal of the Week' on XBLM: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineFollowing a tepid Black Friday sale this past weekend, Major Nelson has announced the Xbox Live Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week. Launching tomorrow, the weekly promotion will

Rumor: Gran Turismo 5 on track for holiday '09 release in Europe: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, DrivingDespite what series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had to say to us on the topic during E3, Spanish newspaper El Financiero quotes SCEE executive James Armstrong as stating that

Black Friday: Wii crowned, economy still down: Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessBlack Friday 2008 will be remembered as a slight, but pleasant bump in a rocky

Joystiq interview: NCsoft talks about updating City of Heroes, keeping it relevant: Filed under: PC, Interviews, MMOIts been more than four years since MMO faithful were asked to put on skin-tight suits and defend the bustling metropolis of Paragon City in City of Heroes. Since that

Rumor: SCi eyed for takeover by EA and Ubisoft: Filed under: BusinessIn the latest round of buyout gossip surrounding the company, UK newspaper The Daily Mail reports that SCi - which owns Eidos - is in talks with EA and Ubisoft over

Burnout Paradise's Big Surf Island now premium DLC: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, DrivingCriterion has announced that its upcoming Burnout Paradise downloadable content Big Surf Island, contrary to previous statements in the developers podcast, will no longer be

MTV discovers how developers dream: Filed under: CultureHeres something we never knew we wanted to know about: What kind of dreams game developers are having. MTV has answered the unasked with a new post, and the tales of

60 Minutes: Michael Phelps game in the works: Filed under: SportsReady to vicariously experience the thrill of hurtling through an indoor pool at speeds meeting and occasionally exceeding five miles an hour? In a 60 Minutes report aired last night, it

Holidaze 2008: The Best of Cyber Monday: Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 var digg_url = http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Best_Video_Game_Deals_of_Cyber_Monday_2008; Nothing quite like being packed into a frenzied shopping mob, is

Surrender your sanity to Jason Nelson in IMTYPTWAE: Filed under: CultureIf you were to ask us our favorite game developers, we would probably glibly toss off some line about a tie between Miyamoto and Will Wright, but wed be lying. Our

Space Invaders Get Even with Pit Crew Panic! on WiiWare: Filed under: Nintendo WiiNext week, well be switching formats so the WiiWare and Virtual Console posts will be combined. Lets take a quick look at the games that convinced us prompted the move:

Metal Slug 2 fires on to Virtual Console: Filed under: Nintendo WiiLets play the hot new game thats sweeping the nation: No, Seriously, Whats Coming Out on the Virtual Console This Week?Todays contestant is Metal Slug 2 (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900

Redstone to sell Midway stake for $100K: Filed under: BusinessThe week begins with more bad news for financially-hobbled Midway. Just days after finding itself on the business end of a delisting notice from the New York Stock Exchange, the companys

New games this week: Prince of Persia edition: Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360Well, thats wasnt too hard of a choice, was it? Honestly, if we didnt have Prince

Fan-made Black Mesa Source trailer reinvents original Half-Life: Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters Its been over ten years since Valves Half-Life released on PC and changed FPS gaming forever. In 2009, the fan-made Black Mesa Source will do more than just revisit the classic Valve game. From

Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 17 - Nov. 23: Unwise purchases edition: Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessWe rarely ask any favors of you, dear readers, so were hoping youll oblige the following

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup celebrates Murray: Filed under: Culture, Online, PollsOn occasion, we try to include game-related webcomics in the wrapup that touch on sentimentality instead of humor. Those typically go over about as well as premium DLC of

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Blue's News

NDOORS' FPS Plans: Atlantica Online developer NDOORS announces the acquisition of CrazyBox Entertainment, the South Korean developer behind Seven Years of War, an online first-person-shooter thats still in operation...

Flagship Co-founder Forms Gravity Bear: Shacknews has news that Phil Shenk, formerly of Blizzard and co-founder of Flagship Studios, has formed a new development studio called Gravity Bear (no relation). Theres no word on what they are up...

EMA on Benefit Denial Technology: EMA Statement on Benefit Denial Technology is an Adobe Acrobat-format document from the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) outlining a proposal for using Benefit Denial Technology to...

GDC Europe 2009 Details: Game Developers Conference Europe 2009 has been announced for August 17-19 in Cologne Germany, and this years show will operate in conjunction with gamescom, described as the leading game industry...

Do Gamers Dream of 3D Sheep?: The 3D Entertainment Summit is currently underway in Los Angeles, heres hoping Dr. Tongue is somehow involved. No summit is worth its salt without some news, so here are a couple of tidbits:...

On an Indie amBX: The amBX interview on Develop talks with amBX CEO Neil MacDonald about the recent emancipation of the gaming environmental effects vendor from one-time parent Philips, though Philips remains a silent...

Stormrise Video Diary: A new Stormrise developer diary movie kicks off a series of such clips looking at development of Creative Assemblys strategy game due for release on PC and consoles early next year. The clip starts...

Prince of Persia Movies: A new epic gameplay montage move from Prince of Persia shows off more of the platformer remake thats due in stores for consoles tomorrow and PCs in a week. The clip highlights both the combat and...

Dungeon Keeper MMO in China, Maybe Elsewhere: GamesIndustry.biz has word that Chinese company NetDragon Websoft has licensed Dungeon Keeper from Electronic Arts for use in an MMOG based on Bullfrogs classic strategy game putting the player in...

More SCi Takeover Rumors: Mail Online has the latest in the seemingly endless rumors about attempts to take over SCi Entertainment. According to the paper, SCi, which suffered terrible financial results this year, is in earl...

Midway Sold: Reuters reports Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling interest in Midway Games after years poor performance. The report says Redstones National Amusements will announce today the sale of its 87%...

GTA4 PC Uncut in AU; Or Cut Everywhere?: A post on GameSpot offers reassurance that the upcoming Games for Windows edition of Grand Theft Auto IV will not be censored for release in Australia, a natural concern, considering the number of...

LEGO Plans - He Who Must Not Be Built?: Coming off a big LEGO Batman victory at the notoriously bloodthirsty Childrens BAFTA award, keepers of the LEGO bricks Travellers Tales say they feel no pressure to rush into another LEGO game,...

New StuntMANIA!pro & Demos: New versions 3.0.1 are now available for the Windows and MacOS editions of StuntMANIA!pro addressing some bugs in the new version of the stunt driving game. The new versions are on the Sector3 Games...

EU Nikopol Demo: Producer Lighthouse Interactive and developer White Birds Productions announce a European playable demo for Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, the recently released point-and-click adventure game....

Morning Consolidation: Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Ships to Retail Outlets Nationwide. Double Fusion Adds Top-Tier PlayStation 3 Game Publishers to Its Growing Network of Games for Everyone. First Burnout...

Gold - Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition: Auran announces that Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition is now gold, and the latest installment in this transportation sim series is now available for sale through the Auran store. They...

Disciples III Trailer: The Disciples III Website offers a new extended trailer from the next installment in this turn-based strategy series in either glorious high definition, or mundane old not high definition. Word is: A...

Numen Website: Hello, Numen! A new Numen: Contest of Heroes Website is home to the upcoming action/RPG from Cinemax (the developer, not the soft-core cable network). The site includes forums, a gallery, videos, and...

Op Ed: PopMatters - Does Video Game Criticism Need a Lester Bangs? Revisiting this question.

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GamesIndustry.biz

News: Darkworks signs 3D technology deal with Trioviz: Developer to use technology for cross platform titles, with plans to create an SDK for other studios

News: Wii is most searched for product on eBay: Average sale price $100 above recommended retail price

News: Redstone sells Midway for $100,000: Mortal Kombat publisher offloaded by National Amusements to ease debts

News: EUK stores waiting on Resistance 2: Zavvi, WHSmiths and Currys.digital branches go without the highly anticipated first-person shooter

News: EA licenses Dungeon Keeper for Chinese MMO: NetDragon Websoft to develop the 3D title based on classic PC strategy franchise

News: Ubisoft and EA rumoured for SCi acquisition: Reports suggest two publishers in talks for Tomb Raider parent

News: Lego Batman scoops Children's BAFTA: Travellers Tales promises more Lego for 2009

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Evil Avatar

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Teaser Trailer: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 04:47 PM

Confirmed: 'Jasper' Has 256 Megs Internal Storage: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 01:33 PM

Xbox Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 01:21 PM

Monday Blues - What did you Actually Play?: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 11:43 AM

Dungeon Keeper MMO Coming Soon!: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 11:16 AM

LEGO Harry Potter in development?: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 11:11 AM

LittleBigPlanet Street Fighter Sackboys: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 12-01-2008 at 11:06 AM

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CVG

Halo Trilogy to be released: Thats music trilogy, before collectors get excited...Sumthing Else Music Works has penned a deal with Microsoft Game Studios to release Halo Trilogy - The Complete Original Soundtracks.Click here to read the full article

Burnout: Big Surf DLC no longer free: Criterion stops giving away awesome stuff for free, we dont blame it.After the insane amounts of free Burnout Paradise DLC that Criterion has released, its hardly surprising that the developer has decided to get paid for its next batch of

Midway Games sold: Controlling stake in company bought by a private investor for just $100,000.Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in Midway Games in a bid to sort out his debt problems.Click here to read the full article

Michael Phelps game in the works: Record-breaking gold medallist swimmer, in case you didnt know.After motor-boating his way to record-breaking eight gold medals in this years Beijing Olympics, itll come as no surprise that US swimmer Michael Phelps is set to get his own game.

Gran Turismo 5 on track for '09: Not 2010, according to SCEE boss James Armstrong.You, like us, may have been worried when Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi said casually that GT5 could be here as late as 2010. But, reassuringly, Sony still has in penned in for

Street Fight Sackboys incoming: Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu and Zangief costumes surface.After game installations, demos and PlayTV videos, if you have any space left on your PS3 hard drive, Media Molecule looks set to fill it with Sackboy costumes. Click here to read

Fernando Torres 'is a PlayStation addict': Liverpool marksman installs three PlayStation rooms in his house.Liverpool and Spain goal machine Fernando Torres has installed three PlayStation gaming rooms in his luxury pad - one on each floor to keep him occupied as he recovers from his latest

Stunning Black Mesa trailer: Fan-made Half-Life remake takes shape.The hotly-anticipated fan-made remake of Half-Life, the mod that uses the latest version of Valves Source engine, is looking the best its ever looked. Come and get a load of this.Click here to read the full

Sony selling PS3s on the cheap: Save £40 via the companys direct sales division.While therell be no official PS3 price cut for a while yet, you can currently pick up the console on the cheap via Sony Style, the companys direct sales division.Click here to read

Jasper 360 to address Red Ring of Death?: Xbox specialist Dean Takahashi says its likely.The latest batch of Xbox 360s could make the consoles Red Ring of Death issues a thing of the past, according to journalist and Xbox specialist Dean Takahashi.Click here to read the full article

Resi 5: Console exclusives revealed: Documentary for PS3, soundtrack for 360.When youre finally able to grab a copy of Resident Evil 5 next year, you will find different goodies in the box depending on which console you buy it for. Click here to

Lego Harry Potter in development?: Warners next Lego title will focus on the boy wizard, sources tell CVG.First it was Star Wars (the good ones AND the bad ones), then came Indiana Jones followed most recently by Batman. But the next big property to be

Sony launches MyPSN: New features introduced for PSN account holders including Portable ID and Friends Lists.Sonys launched MyPSN in Europe, allowing PlayStation Network account holders to create an official Portable ID and track which friends are online.Click here to read the full article

SecuROM Placed in GTA IV: PC version to include the controversial DRM technology.Rockstar has confirmed that the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto 4 will implement SecuROM measures to curb the games susceptibility to being pirated.Click here to read the full article

LoTR Online: The Mines of Moria: Chris Capel speaks friend, and enters...One of the great things about Lord of the Rings Online is how committed Turbine are to providing free content. Theyve added two new land masses, many new quests and innumerable polishes. So what can

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor: Richie Shoemaker is sent to recon our favourite World War II RTS.Here we go again... another WWII game, another click-and-drag RTS, effectively another Dawn of War expansion pack. Well, actually, perhaps not. While it would seem the standalone expansion Tales

SOCOM: Confrontation slips to "early 2009": Sony blames "extremely tight production schedule" for Euro delay.Sonys confirmed that Europe wont see the release of online-focused strategy shooter SOCOM: Confrontation until early 2009.Click here to read the full article

New The Old Republic shots: BioWares Star Wars MMO looking improved...A batch of new The Old Republic shots have appeared on the internet, and its looking much improved since the debut shots from last month.

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Xboxyde

Killzone 2: Videos of each MP class: TTP sent us nothing less than 7 new videos of the multiplayer beta of Killzone 2, each showing one of the playable classes and the last one the spectator mode. Many thanks to all the NeoGAF members involved in recording

GTI Club demo video: DjMizuhara (who else?) sent us this video from the demo of GTI Club+, the PSN version of the good old arcade game GTI Club.

Ninja Blade videos: Microsoft and From Software updated the Japanese Ninja Blade official site and Ive of course captured all of it: Long version of the TGS trailer, gameplay from the TGS demo and misc gameplay. The framerate issues in the trailer and

MotorStorm PR: Gameplay videos: I know, we are very late with these videos, but better late than never! Our good friend DjMizuhara sent us these three long gameplay videos of Motorstorm Pacific Rift. The game is still as fun as its excellent (after all

Images of Stormrise: Sega released these images of Stormrise, to be released on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Developers are The Creative Assembly, creators of the Total War series on PC.

Prince of Persia: The Gameplay: And look whats here, a third vignette video of Prince of Persia, and about what in the end matters the most: The gameplay !

Prince of Persia: The world: Ubisoft certainly did release a lot of videos for Prince of Persia, since here is already its second vignette, this time all about the games world.

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Playsyde

Killzone 2: Videos of each MP class: TTP sent us nothing less than 7 new videos of the multiplayer beta of Killzone 2, each showing one of the playable classes and the last one the spectator mode. Many thanks to all the NeoGAF members involved in recording

GTI Club demo video: DjMizuhara (who else?) sent us this video from the demo of GTI Club+, the PSN version of the good old arcade game GTI Club.

Ninja Blade videos: Microsoft and From Software updated the Japanese Ninja Blade official site and Ive of course captured all of it: Long version of the TGS trailer, gameplay from the TGS demo and misc gameplay. The framerate issues in the trailer and

MotorStorm PR: Gameplay videos: I know, we are very late with these videos, but better late than never! Our good friend DjMizuhara sent us these three long gameplay videos of Motorstorm Pacific Rift. The game is still as fun as its excellent (after all

Images of Stormrise: Sega released these images of Stormrise, to be released on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Developers are The Creative Assembly, creators of the Total War series on PC.

Prince of Persia: The Gameplay: And look whats here, a third vignette video of Prince of Persia, and about what in the end matters the most: The gameplay !

Prince of Persia: The world: Ubisoft certainly did release a lot of videos for Prince of Persia, since here is already its second vignette, this time all about the games world.

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Cubed3

New Trailer of Wii's Cursed Mountain: A new trailer of the intriguing horror title Cursed Mountain for Wii has been released.

FFCC: Echoes of Time Set for Spring: The upcoming Wii and DS Final Fantasy link and #45;up, Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of time, has been given a release period in the US.

Wii Shop: Space Invaders, Metal Slug: Todays WiiWare and Virtual Console releases in the US include the Wi and #45;Fi enabled Space Invaders, Hudsons Pit Crew Panic! and Metal Slug 2.

Nintendo Bringing Game and Watch DS to Europe: Nintendo will finally be releasing the DS version of Game and Watch Collection in Europe.

Wii 2nd Birthday - Your Video Views: For the Wiis second birthday, were hoping to try something a little different this year!

Fatal Frame IV Receives Euro Date: Survival horror fans in Europe have a treat next year with Fatal Frame IV receiving a European release.

Tales of Hearts Japanese TV Spot: In time for Namco Bandais latest Tales game, the company have started their TV promotion.

Fragile Gameplay Walkthrough Vid: A TV and #45;special in Japan did a short walkthrough some of the key gameplay elements behind Fragile.

Sega Explain 3D Sonic Gimmicks: A Sonic Team developer has discussed the reasons for adding in the werehog in Unleashed.

Nintendo Bringing Book Collection DS to Europe: The previously and #45;rumoured DS Novel title from Nintendo has now been given a new title, and a release date for Boxing day of this year in Europe.

NOA Rep: Disaster for US Market: A Nintendo customer service representative has confirmed a release for Disaster: Day of Crisis in the US.

Chrono Trigger - February in Europe: Square and #45;Enix sources have revealed a February release date for Chrono Trigger DS.

Site: Homepage, Now with Blog and Feed: With our new front and #45;page design, theres now 3 ways of viewing our content and featured member contributions!

Competition: Win one of 5 Copies of Ankh for DS: Fancy an Egyptian tap and #45;and and #45;point adventure for your DS? Weve got 5 copies of Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King to give away.

Nintendo Strong in Japan with Animal Crossing Wii: and #45; The Media Create charts have now been released, showing Animal Crossing and Chrono Triggers performances.

Capcom: Street Fighter IV Possible: Capcoms Christian Svensson recently discussed the possibility for Bionic Commando and Street Fighter on the Wii.

Secret Nintendo Game from Monster: Monster Games, of Excite Truck fame, have been working on a top and #45;secret Nintendo game for the last two years.

Popularity Rising for SEGA's 'Perfect' Wii Game: Since receiving a top score in Famitsu, interest is rising in SEGAs 428: The World Does Not Change Even So for Wii.

Euro VC: Metal Slug, Space Invaders: Today and #39;s virtual console releases in Euroland include a trip to a forgotten world, Metal Slug and Space Invaders.

Capcom Wary About DSi Exclusives: Capcom will be carefully considering whether to develop exclusive DSi titles, seeing how it turns out first.

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