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August 2009 Archive

    1. Tim Langdell left IGDA to avoid damaging it, believes all accusations "unfounded"
    2. New Uncharted 2 video details "green screen mode"
    3. Eve Online: Dominion announced, coming this winter
    4. Platinum Games "hard at work" on Bayonetta demo
    5. Rumor: DSi-only games coming to stores this fall
    6. Shadow Complex breaks first-week XBLA sales record
    7. Cage: Playing Heavy Rain multiple times will "kill the magic of it"
    8. IGDA boss: Tim Langdell stepped down for "personal reasons"
    9. Jade Raymond takes charge of Ubi Toronto
    10. Tim Langdell resigns from IGDA board of directors
    11. Penny Arcade Adventures Ep. 2 is your XBLA deal of the week
    12. MTV: Beatles: Rock Band royalty rates "not even comparable" to previous ventures
    13. David Cage: Story in Heavy Rain ends if all the characters die
    14. Weekly Nintendo releases - Monkey Island: Chapter 2, Phantasy Star, Puzzle League Express
    15. Chinatown Wars for iPhone, Beaterator this fall [Update]
    16. Confirmed - God of War I and II coming to PS3 this Christmas, supports trophies
    17. Rockstar: LA Noire still in development
    18. Kingdom Hearts III? Play Birth by Sleep to the end, says Nomura
    19. Yamauchi: GT5 will "very probably" recieve simultaneous worldwide launch, game to run at 1080P
    20. Square Enix looking at PSN and XBL for possible DLC for FFXIII
    21. FFXIV non-level system will "make sense," assures Tanaka
    22. Disney acquires Marvel in $4 billion deal
    23. Surnames may help FFXI-FFXIV character name transfer, says Tanaka
    24. FFXIV: "Unique" setting to have own religion
    25. Tanaka "very pleased" Uematsu agreed to score FFXIV
    26. Monster Hunter 3 cheater gets banned until 9999
    27. Quantic Dream: Heavy Rain QTE criticisms are "unfair"
    28. Rumour - PSP Firmware 6.00 in developers hands
    29. PS3 Firmware 3.0 now in devs hands, launch tomorrow
    30. Brutal Legend rated by the ESRB
    31. New Eight Days screens and videos surface
    32. Natal is about "winning" this generation, says Kim
    33. More on Milo & Kate "soon" says Molyneux
    34. EA Sports: "Average" player drops up to 300 hours on one game per year
    35. FFXIV to have monthly subs model, says Tanaka
    36. New FFXIII screens show up
    37. Bank Holiday in the UK today - we're still updating
    38. Report - Japanese FFXIII date to be confirmed next week
    39. Jaffe to "shut the f**k up" for six months
    40. Nomura: Final Fantasy Versus XIII won't be at TGS
    41. Rockstar release first Ballad of Gay Tony screenshots, skydiving spotted
    1. Weekly MMO news round-up, August 29: Turbine suing Atari, The Green Lantern, LEGO subscription model
    1. LostWinds sequel titled Winter of the Melodias
    2. Tale of Tales releasing Fatale on October 5
    3. EyePet landing in stores November 17
    4. Nintendo plans staying the same despite PS3 and 360 price cuts
    5. FCC researching possible universal ratings, would include games
    6. Star Trek Online to be playable at PAX 2009
    7. The Beatles: Rock Band commercial is a bit strange
    8. Sonic & Knuckles out on XBL September 9
    9. GOG running nice Unreal sale until Monday
    10. Tales of Monkey Island: The Siege of Spinner Cay hitting WiiWare Monday
    11. Record of Agarest War coming to PSN this fall
    1. 2K to release two independent games exclusively on XBL
    2. Fantasy Life is next RPG from Level 5 and Brownie Brown
    3. Namco Bandai announces Majin: The Fallen Realm for PS3 and 360
    4. Gameloft announces PSPgo line-up for the holidays
    5. FCC dissects DJ Hero turntable, full inspection released
    6. Sony's R&D Team talks about its new motion controller
    7. Resident Evil 5 producer talks PC tech, MT Framework engine
    8. Star Wars: The Old Republic unveils the Sith Warrior class
    9. Demon's Souls screens show off a fiery bee creature
    10. Localizing Professor Layton games takes time, says Level 5 CEO
    11. Retro doesn't rule out possible return to Metroid franchise someday
    12. Dawn of War II: The Last Stand detailed, to be shown at PAX
    13. Insomniac talks Ratchet & Clank Future, space travel
    14. Hans Zimmer confirmed for Modern Warfare 2 score
    15. US PSN update, August 28 - Invincible Tiger, Tomb Raider 2, SimCity 2000
    16. US PS movie store update, August 28 - I Love You Man, 300
    17. Some retailers already sold out of PS3 Slim
    18. Guild Wars 2 art to be put into lovely book form
    19. Batman: Arkham Asylum awarded Guinness record for ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’
    20. Kurt Cobain a playable character in Guitar Hero 5
    21. Blizzard's Paul Sams talks licensing, marketing
    22. Talking Heads, RATM coming to Rock Band next week
    23. Bethesda to show off Brink at PAX 2009
    24. Early ODST players won't be banned as long as they bought a copy
    25. Realtime Worlds gets new Dundee office
    26. King of Fighter XII slips to September 25 in UK
    27. Rumour: Square Enix to publish Modern Warfare 2 in Japan
    28. MS foot-dragging on 360 MMOs is "baffling," says Cryptic boss
    29. America's PSPgo early adoption deal is Rock Band Unplugged demo
    30. Champions Online: Four content updates a year, DLC plans revealed "launch day"
    31. Watch Tim Curry and Kate Mulgrew voice Dragon Age
    32. Pachter: 360 price cut "shouldn't do much for sales"
    33. Fight Night Round 4 demo on Live
    34. Modern Warfare 2 shaky cam footage shows Spec Ops play, more
    35. Confirmed: Facebook and Twitter "free trial period" for 360 Silver members
    36. Amazon.de pulls 250Gb 360 Forza 3 bundle listing
    37. FFXIII gets new shots and characters
    38. Japanese hardware sales - The "wtfps3omg" edition
    39. Dragon Quest IX sales drop below 100,000 in Japan
    40. PS3 Slim uses half the power of old SKU
    41. VG247 podcast #6 - Cryptic boss on Champions Online, Ellie Gibson on GamesCom
    42. EA creative boss expects PS3.5 before PS4
    43. First Gay Tony trailer due next Tuesday
    1. Steam puts THQ Collector Pack on sale for $74.99
    2. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge PSP heading to retail September 29
    3. Avatar: The Game on PSP can communicate with PS3 version
    4. Fate/Unlimited Codes coming to PSN next week for PSPgo
    5. EA's Gibeau says Hell is familiar, will resonate well in Dante's Inferno
    6. Covenant Engineers to appear in Halo 3: ODST
    7. Ubisoft announces Monster 4x4: Stunt Racer for Wii
    8. EA and Sony deny PS3 cross-game voice chat feud
    9. Preorder Tony Hawk: RIDE at GameStop, get 80's level
    10. Rumor: Hans Zimmer to compose Modern Warfare 2 score
    11. Battlefield 2 patch 1.50 arrives on September 1
    12. 7-Eleven confirms Okamiden in next Famitsu
    13. Halo 3: ODST video highlights Sgt. Johnson, Firefight
    14. Xbox 360 price cut timing "completely coincidental"
    15. Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 uses 100% of PS3's power, won't work on 360
    16. Report: UK publishers have slowed or stopped original IP development
    17. Dille: Sony to reposition PS3 as "a total entertainment solution"
    18. F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn demo up on PS3 and XBL
    19. Infinity Ward will not be "taking pages out" of World at War's book
    20. Analyst: No significant sales boost this year despite 360 price cut
    21. Sony unveils its "It Only Does Everything" campaign for PS3
    22. Microsoft: Facebook and Twitter plans "not finalized" yet
    23. Gay Tony gets two new wallpapers
    24. David Cage defends Heavy Rain's striptease scene
    25. Dates announced for Aion's Open Beta, Pre-Select and Headstart programs
    26. GTA: Chinatown Wars gets first PSP screens
    27. EA prez admits to "unclear" future for music peripherals
    28. Facebook and Twitter on 360 is for Gold Members only
    29. Rockstar - "Lots of announcements coming today"
    30. Dragon Age: Origins cast announced, has Captain Janeway and Tim Curry
    31. Check out the insides of the PSPgo, poor thing
    32. CDV to debut Serious Sam, new RPG, and hobnob with Marc Ecko at PAX 2009
    33. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story gets a date with retail
    34. PS3 Slim ads go live in UK - watch both now
    35. "No plans" for a 360 slim, says Greenberg
    36. Sony to distribute DiRT 2 PS3 version in Europe
    37. Euro 360 boss: "Time is right" to drop Pro
    38. Rock Band Network store coming to PS3
    39. Batman: Arkham Asylum completely spoiled in 90 seconds
    40. Euro PSN update - August 27
    41. Lewis - 360 Arcade hike down to "currency fluctuations"
    42. "Big plans" for Brink 2 and 3 already on table, says Ham
    43. MS: Dropping Elite HDMI cable gives punters "flexibility" of choice
    44. Champions Online life-subs restriction "passed down from on high," says Emmert, offers reinstated
    45. Confirmed: 360 US Elite dropped to $299.99
    46. MS confirms Elite price drop to £199
    47. NCsoft takes MMO trio to PAX
    48. Sony goes for comedy in US PS3 Slim ads
    49. C&C4 named Tiberian Twilight
    50. Ghostbusters PS3 patch increases res "to match that of Xbox 360" [Update]
    51. Greenberg - Hardware issues "well behind us"
    52. Pinnacle Station balls-up blights Mass Effect
    1. Pete Hines talks WET in video interview
    2. EGM may be resurrected by December
    3. Dark Void developer diary discusses "hover up" feature
    4. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time gets October release
    5. Heavy Rain may get some DLC and online content
    6. EA confirms round of layoffs at Maxis
    7. Over 100 bits of content coming to Home tomorrow
    8. Mad Catz reveals Modern Warfare 2 peripherals via video
    9. Report: Wolfenstein developer reduces staff by 30-35 people
    10. Think GoldenEye when console RTS gets tough, says GPG's Taylor
    11. Left 4 Dead 2 to be playable at PAX, Dark Carnival to be shown
    12. Namco Bandai confirms Clash of the Titans for 2010
    13. Source blows all 360 price drop details, Elite at £199 on Friday
    14. FASA founder says Microsoft "destroyed" its development culture after acquisition
    15. Cryptic sold-out of Lifetime Subs for Champions Online
    16. BioWare still mum on Mass Effect for PS3
    17. Microsoft to reveal Xbox 360 price drop tomorrow
    18. Report: Beyond Good and Evil 2 "on hold for now"
    19. Game with Fame: Play Transformers with Megan Fox on 360
    20. David Cage says PS3 could support better visuals than Heavy Rain
    21. New Red Faction DLC gets trailered, shot
    22. Gears of War 2: GoTY edition coming to stores [UPDATE]
    23. Vehicles will not be part of Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer
    24. IL-2 Sturmovik demo on PSN now
    25. Smash Cars gets August 27 PSN date
    26. PS3 Slim unscrewed, exploded, imageised, put on the internet
    27. MS on price cut talk - "We have nothing to share at this time"
    28. 360 price cut imminent - UK retail orders stemmed
    29. Forza 3 gets Puma branding
    30. Section 8 delayed a week
    31. Aliens and Predators still relevant, say Sega and Rebellion
    32. Sega - Statement on Bayonetta region-locking expected near Jap launch
    33. Bayonetta to be region-locked
    34. FF bosses: No FFVII remake project "yet," play PSN release "for the time being"
    35. Gran Turismo 5 Vs real-life Japan - images
    36. 360 to hit 1 million in Oz this year, says MS
    37. Modern Warfare 2 - first lobby screen
    1. Rumor: Okamiden trademark might be Okami 2
    2. Crash Commando getting new add-on content this week
    3. GTA: Chinatown Wars landing on PSP in October
    4. Cursed Mountain lands in stores today for Wii
    5. Defense Grid: The Awakening coming to XBL September 2
    6. GoG adds Heroes of Might and Magic III to the service
    7. Natal allows Microsoft and Rare to be on the same page
    8. WET demo lands on Xbox Live
    9. NCsoft promotes Aion through Guild Wars emote
    10. Theatre of War 2: Centauro video shows off new expansion
    11. Mad Catz details its peripherals for Modern Warfare 2
    12. Capcom's Chris Kramer talks Lost Planet 2
    13. Watch twenty minutes of The Old Republic developer walkthroughs
    14. Muse's Matt Bellamy to lend likeness, talents to Guitar Hero 5
    15. The Saboteur screens are what you would expect - good
    16. Xbox Live activity for the week of August 17 - CoD: WaW still tops
    17. No More Heroes 2 getting January release, contest
    18. Professor Layton and the Devil's Flute to have bonus game from Brownie Brown
    19. Steam and Direct2Drive PC charts, WE August 22
    20. Darkest of Days gets updated PC demo
    21. Halo 2 matchmaking was "a big risk" for Bungie
    22. Games on Demand: Burnout Revenge, NFS ProStreet and FIFA 09 manual
    23. Mass Effect Avatar clothing now on XBL Marketplace
    24. Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC pack 2 detailed, coming Sept 17
    25. Diablo III will have content edited for certain regions
    26. Dual wielding implemented in Modern Warfare 2
    27. Motion games on PS3 only need one wand, says Sony
    28. Sins of a Solar Empire expansion coming winter, getting Beta
    29. FFXIII's Kitase: PS3 price cut is "really good timing for us"
    30. Final Fantasy XIII may be playable at TGS 09
    31. Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles gets dated and bundled
    32. Classification loophole allows under-age game sales in UK [Update]
    33. New Mass Effect DLC properly Live
    34. Bayonetta has one-hand play mode - video
    35. Standalone Wii MotionPlus sales near 1 million in Europe
    36. Wii Sports Resort passes 1 million in Europe
    37. Italian setting will help Ass Creed II pass original's 9 million sales
    38. Dragon Age contains over 120 hours of play, says Muzyka
    39. Pyro working on new Commandos game [Update]
    40. Rumour: Target ad confirms imminent 360 price cut
    41. Sony to launch £82m pan-European PS3 marketing campaign
    42. Ray Muzyka Vs VG247 Vs GamesCom
    43. Nintendo patents ridiculous football controller
    44. Mass Effect patch 1.02 goes live for PC
    45. Wii Sports Resort hits 1 million in Japan
    46. Sony losing money on each PS3 Slim
    1. Watch these PS3 Slim "Playface" ads, if you dare
    2. Kitase: FF Versus XIII's development moving "comparatively faster" than FFXIII's
    3. Rumor: Survey reveals potential 1 vs. 100 subscription model
    4. Sony: PS3 firmware 3.0 is the "last major update for 2009"
    5. Aliens: Colonial Marines' release hinges on Aliens vs. Predator, says Sega
    6. NBA 2K10 Draft and and Watchmen Pt. 2 are this week's XBLA releases
    7. Why'd the PS3 Slim ditch the Spider-Man font? Kaz Hirai explains
    8. Batman Arkham Asylum release trailer is positively batty
    9. Sony's motion controller slated for spring release
    10. Adults-only version of Manhunt 2 in the works, says ESRB
    11. New Perfect Dark XBLA screens compare old and new
    12. "Something like" LAN to be included with StarCraft II and Diablo III
    13. House: PS3 price cut not down to slowing sales, Facebook for PS3 not ruled out
    14. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom getting four new characters
    15. Rare: Shooters do work with Natal
    16. Nintendo weekly releases - Pop + Solo, Mr. Driller W, Super Empire Strikes Back
    17. Cage: Heavy Rain script is over 2,000 pages long
    18. First Minis game for PSPgo announced, Vempire to be launch title [Update]
    19. Killzone 2, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and Resistance 2 added to PS3 Platinum collection
    20. FIFA 10 demo details announced, Rooney and Lampard added to global cover
    21. 2K: Borderlands is a "strong offering" for Christmas
    22. New Castlevania: Lords of Shadow trailer revealed
    23. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo picked as the new director of the BioShock movie
    24. Hollenshead: RAGE beta doubtful, but there could be a demo
    25. Hollenshead: No DOOM 4 at QuakeCon because we "never had anything prepared to show"
    26. Batman reviews swing in, EG goes with 9
    27. Hollenshead: Microsoft in "best position" to launch next-gen hardware
    28. id boss Todd Hollenshead - the ultimate interview
    29. EA release new Dante's Inferno screens
    30. Sega release teaser for Valkyria Chronicles 2
    31. GamesCom attendence pegged at over 245,000, GC 2010 also dated
    32. ACII versus Modern Warfare 2 - 9 million original sales say we'll succeed, says Desilets
    33. Takeuchi: We're looking at Lost Planet 2 split-screen
    34. Policenauts finally playable in English... sort of
    35. Second Mass Effect DLC leaked onto Swiss and Swedish XBLMP
    36. Japanese hardware sales - DSi surges on something
    37. BlizzCon 2009 destroyed - everything in one place
    38. GT5 given "quarter four" release date in GamesCom brochure
    1. BlizzCon 09 Press Panel: No charging for WoW mods, Blizzard iPhone games, more
    1. BlizzCon 09: Blizzard uses StarCraft II map maker to create third-person RPG, shmup, Super Zerg
    2. BlizzCon 09: Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer to play Kerrigan in StarCraft II
    3. BlizzCon 09: Diablo III Q&A panel
    4. Castle Crashers getting Necromantic DLC pack [UPDATE]
    5. Analyst: Xbox 360 Slim "is a question of when, not if"
    6. Weekly MMO news round up - Aion Cleric Class, Second Life Avaline service, WAR's Wild Hunt event
    7. Race changes coming to WoW
    8. A new hero class in WoW: Cataclysm? Don't count on it
    9. Guitar Hero 5 DLC will not be compatible with World Tour
    10. BlizzCon 09: Release date for Diablo III yet to be announced, says Blizzard
    11. Way of the Samurai 3 to be released by two publishers in North America
    12. CESA release partial game and speakers list for Tokyo Games Show 2009
    13. UK: Preorder Guitar Hero 5 Bundle, get World Tour for free
    14. Professor Layton screens show the Diabolical Box
    15. Molyneux received hate mail over Fable II ending
    16. Arkham Asylum for PC free with Nvidia graphics card
    17. Borderlands DLC currently in development
    18. GamesCom: Cosplayers attempt to break Guinness record
    19. BlizzCon 09: Diablo III trailers featuring the Monk
    1. StarCraft II to support premium player-created maps
    2. StarCraft II to utilize a save game Cloud
    3. Cataclysm Panel: Guild advancement system detailed, new race/class combos, Raganaros returning
    4. BlizzCon 09: Day one all in one place
    5. BioWare: Mass Effect 2 will run at 30FPS, no weird pauses in the game
    6. New FFXIV screens show up
    7. BlizzCon 09: Cataclysm and StarCraft II only titles for 2010 [UPDATE]
    8. Rumour - OXM hint at 360 price-cut, new Walmart ad shows $299
    9. BioWare explains the interrupt system in Mass Effect 2
    10. BlizzCon 09: Diablo III "not ruled out for consoles"
    11. BlizzCon 09: Cataclysm zones revealed, detailed
    12. Mass Effect 2 will get simultaneous release for both 360 and PC
    13. BlizzCon 09: Diablo III in-game screens show off Monk class
    14. GamesCom show floor report: LittleBigPlanet PSP
    15. Bungie: Halo: Reach will be our last injection into the Halo trilogy
    16. Section 8 demo now up on Xbox Live
    17. Media Molecule accepting LittleBigPlanet water kit Beta applications
    18. Blizzcon 09: Debut WoW Cataclysm trailer is live
    19. Blizzcon 09: First screenshots of WoW: Cataclysm
    20. BlizzCon 09: And here's the WoW Catacysm logo
    21. BlizzCon 09: Goblins playable race in next WoW expansion
    22. BlizzCon O.C.: New World of Warcraft expansion announced, called Cataclysm
    23. Monk revealed as fourth Diablo III class [Update]
    24. Kojima: Peace Walker will take "hundreds of hours to complete"
    25. BlizzCon 2009: Liveblog starting soon - don't miss it
    26. Command & Conquer 4 gets a subtitle, known as Tiberium Twilight
    27. Bungie: Halo: Reach "in development right since the end of Halo 3"
    28. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories to monitor player actions
    29. New Mass Effect achievements hint at possible incoming news on DLC #2
    30. US PS movie store update, August 20 - Conan the Destroyer, Carlito's Way
    31. Bungie: ODST "has been a different product"
    32. Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 will be 40% puzzle solving, 60% action
    33. House: Sony is "head to head with Microsoft"
    34. Dragon Age: Origins assets show off the City of Haven
    35. Rock Band: Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Idol coming next week
    36. Gamestop: Modern Warfare 2 has the potential to be "the best selling title ever"
    37. CoD:WaW Map Pack 3 surpasses one million downloads in first weekend
    38. PC version of Battlefield 1943 shot down over Q1 2010
    39. 2K Europe: BioShock 2 still "looking strong for early 2010"
    40. Exclusive: Bungie discusses Halo 3: ODST with VG247 at GamesCom
    41. DJ Hero dated for October 27th, everywhere else gets it late October
    42. Exclusive: VG247 talks Mass Effect 2 with associate producer Jesse Houston
    43. BlizzCon 2009 Opening Ceremony liveblog
    44. Rockstar: The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are still 360 exclusives
    45. Report - Batman: Arkham Asylum to receive free DLC
    46. House: PS3 Slim won't be in short demand
    47. Valkyria Chronicles 2 screens make us want the game now
    48. PSPgo to retail for £199 at Tesco, not £225
    49. Sony throwing worldwide launch party for PS3 Slim in Hong Kong
    50. Avatar: The Game debut trailer goes live
    51. Watch Bramwell and McDonald batter balls and race cars in Natal video
    52. NFS: Carbon and Burnout Revenge to be added to 360 Games on Demand
    53. Yamauchi: GT5 will be out shortly after GT PSP
    54. New Modern Warfare 2 screenshots released
    55. English FFXIII demo will be new, 360 development 70% finished
    56. Heavy Rain to feature thirteen voice languages, five more in subtitles
    57. Sega COO talks about company expectations for Bayonetta
    58. Gamestop: We're "excited" for PSPgo
    1. Napoleon: Total War announced by Sega
    2. GameStop to ship PS3 Slim from August 25th
    3. The Saboteur video from GamesCom is great
    4. New Persona 3 PSP screens and videos released
    5. Rumour - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned coming to PS3 [Update]
    6. Report: Harmonix working on Rock Band 3
    7. Infinity Ward reveals cast for Modern Warfare 2
    8. US PSN update, August 20 - Smash Cars and Bloody Roar
    9. Rabbids Go Home DS and Wii assests are zany
    10. Amazon UK has Zelda: Spirit Tracks down for December 4 release
    11. Mafia II video and shots surface, looks mobalicious
    12. Watch a video walk-through of the 128-player Valor map for MAG
    13. Heir to the Throne expansion announced for Europa Universalis III
    14. EA legacy franchises could make a return, eventually
    15. Midway Europe now known as Tradewest Games
    16. Pete Hines: Bethesda's "mature" Wii game is Wheelspin
    17. Blur gets release dates for November, new screens
    18. Debut trailer from James Cameron's film, Avatar
    19. Preorder Halo 3:ODST from Amazon, get monetary incentives
    20. Dead To Rights: Retribution screens released from GamesCom
    21. Dark Void delayed to add another feature to the game
    22. Kojima confirms work on new IP, several other titles in development
    23. RAGE on 360 may have separate discs for multiplayer and single-player
    24. Ubisoft and EA Games praise "awesome" price cut for PS3
    25. Capcom: It might be worthwhile for us to work on MH3 for PS3/360
    26. Assassin's Creed II preview and screens
    27. GameStop Q2 financials show sales drop of 3.7 percent
    28. Star Wars: The Old Republic GamesCom booth shots
    29. Borderlands demo not coming before launch
    30. Shatner serves Shatter IP with a cease and desist
    31. Visceral: Dead Space 2? "Play all the way to the end" of Extraction
    32. Crytek release teaser for Crysis 2, teaser website also goes live
    33. PC beta for R.U.S.E. announced
    34. FFXIV: "Discussions" with Microsoft holding up 360 version
    35. Amazon says PS3 slim shortages in the US are imminent
    36. World of Warcraft getting its own print magazine
    37. Open beta for MAG kicks off September 17
    38. Lord of the Rings Online welcomes you back for free
    39. FFXIV: Tretton didn't say "launch timing" exclusive at E3, says Tanaka
    40. BioShock 2 moves out to second half of Q1 2010
    41. Marvel finished with "crappy" movie-based games
    42. FFXIII story to last around 50 hours, new characters announced
    43. Euro PSN update, August 20 - WET and DiRT 2 demos
    44. PlayStation Home v1.3 coming this September
    45. Guild Wars 2 teased in Cologne
    46. FFXIII: Simultaneous 360 and PS3 Euro release in spring 2010, says Kitase
    47. Kitase "aiming" for FFXIII 360 to ship on 3 DVDs
    48. First ever Gran Turismo 5 gameplay gets out, damage shown off in limited capability
    49. Koller: BC on PS3 "wont be returning"
    50. Ubisoft release new Splinter Cell: Conviction shots
    51. New Rage screens for you to marvel over
    52. Watch Minkley nick a PS3 Slim and decimate a demo pod in Cologne
    53. AvP will use Steam Cloud, have 18-way multiplay, four-way co-op
    54. Riccitiello: PS3 price-cut is a "great move"
    55. Rumour - God of War games being bundled onto Blu-ray, GoW III demo added as well
    56. Namco Bandai announce project with Ninja Theory
    57. Watch Alex Rigopulos play Beatles: Rock Band at a GamesCom MS party
    58. Infinity Ward clarifies "no Modern Warfare 2" Beta talk
    59. Watch Dante's Inferno video from EA's GamesCom Press Event
    60. Modern Warfare 2's PC price shooting up to $60?
    61. Value cuts Left 4 Dead price on Steam
    1. Pirates and ninjas coming to Fat Princess?
    2. EA Sports announces interative soccer training online
    3. New Bethesda game to be announced in "the next month or so"
    4. BUZZ! Quiz World coming to PSP and PS3 for the holidays
    5. Interplay titles now available on Steam
    6. Fairytale Fights coming to PC, PS3 and 360, looks bloody
    7. Lego Rock Band coming to the DS
    8. South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defense Play screens from GamesCom
    9. MS's GC Press Event: Watch the moment Fable III was announced
    10. ESRB listing provides first Assassin's Creed: Discovery details
    11. House: PSPgo feedback positive, initial consumers to benefit
    12. Microsoft release new Halo 3: ODST shots
    13. House: SCEE would "absolutely" make PS3 £199 if it were "sensible"
    14. Beatles: Rock band getting three more albums in 2009, Rock Band adding Queen, Nirvana, every song ever
    15. Bethesda release new screens of Brink
    16. Activision: No multiplayer Beta planned for Modern Warfare 2
    17. New shots for MGS: Peace Walker released, co-op mode detailed by Kojima
    18. Cage: Heavy Rain's "not really a videogame anymore"
    19. Aliens vs Predator shots from Sega are nice looking
    20. David Cage: Heavy Rain demo a "possibility"
    21. Cage: Heavy Rain 2? "I'm not sure"
    22. David Cage: The PS3 is a "truly fantastic" machine
    23. Sega sends us over some sexy Bayonetta screens
    24. David Cage: Heavy Rain delayed into 2010 in order to avoid "sequels of sequels of sequels"
    25. Mythic announces goodies for Warhammer Online one-year anniversary
    26. Exclusive: VG247 talks demos, sequels, price cuts, and more with Heavy Rain's David Cage
    27. PS3 motion controller to be fully shown at TGS
    28. Xbox Live activity for the week of August 10 - CoD: WaW "for teh win"
    29. House: "You'll see something very soon" on GT5
    30. Army of Two: The 40th Day trailer is worth the watch
    31. Multiplayer cut from LittleBigPlanet PSP
    32. Preorder either WET or Rogue Warrior through GameStop, get $10 off
    33. Gravity Crash announced for PSP, coming to PSN around mid-October
    34. Exclusive: Andrew House talks to VG247 about price cuts and going digital in a retail market
    35. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat to be published by bitComposer
    36. Dark Void landing on shelves in January
    37. Acti-Blizz release first COD: Modern Warfare Wii shots
    38. Jonathan Ross confirms role on Fable III, plays an accountant [Update]
    39. New Final Fantasy XIII character named: Jill Nabato
    40. Info and screens on Heavy Rain's fourth character revealed
    41. Report - Microsoft pulled a price-cut announcement for 360
    42. Rumour - Second PS3 Slim SKU being planned
    43. First ever gameplay footage of Final Fantasy XIV revealed
    44. GamesCom: MS's GC press event all in one place
    45. Bayonetta "80 percent complete," says Hashimoto, Sega "not disappointed" at slip
    46. MS's GC Press Event: Fable III teaser trailer now live
    47. New Heavy Rain screens look gorge
    48. MS's GC Press Event: Lionhead still "working" on Milo and Kate
    49. MS's GC Press Event: Fable III dated for 2010 [Update]
    50. MS's GC Press Event: Fable III teaser shown
    51. MS's GC Press Event: Fable II Episodic announced
    52. MS's GC Press Event: Fable III is all about starting a revolution
    53. MS's GC Press Event: The first pictures of Fable III
    54. MS's GC Press Event: Fable III revealed [Update]
    55. Churchill nabs an extra Lionhead update
    56. GamesCom Microsoft press conference liveblog
    1. Brutal Legend GamesCom video from EA Press Event
    2. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 video and shots from GamesCom
    3. Splosion Man Avatar Awards revealed, coming soon
    4. Meet the new Earthworm Jim, same as the old Earthworm Jim
    5. Uncharted 2 GamesCom trailer from Sony Press Event
    6. GamesCom: Loads of Dragon Age: Origins screens
    7. GamesCom: Mass Effect 2 screens are a sight to behold
    8. GamesCom: Dragon Age: Origins video shows Darkspawn
    9. GamesCom: Videos for Digital Reader and PSP Minis
    10. Persona 3 PSP details - gender choice, new in-game events
    11. Kotick: “People are happy with exisiting franchises”
    12. New Gran Turismo 5 info and screens appear on official website
    13. Ju-On: The Grudge Euro trailer shows people playing it
    14. Sony's GC Press Event: Watch the moment the PS3 Slim is revealed
    15. New God of War III screens are family friendly
    16. Silent Hunter 5 revealed, trailer shows the inside of a sub
    17. Wolfenstein multiplayer dev sees layoffs on launch day
    18. GamesCom: PSP Go to retail in the UK for £225
    19. Pictures and video of PS3 Slim from PlayStation: The Official Magazine offices
    20. Amazon UK has PS3 slim up for preorder
    21. Natal is "very, very exciting," says Nakamura
    22. Water coming to LBP in future downloadable addon kit
    23. Sony's GC Press Event: UK PS3 price-cut is officially £249, also UK price for Slim
    24. Rock Band "is just part" of many major musicians' jobs, says Rigopulos
    25. Comedian Danny Wallace to appear in Assassin's Creed II
    26. LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition a no-go for Europe
    27. Sony's GC Press Event: Watch the new Heavy Rain trailer
    28. Sony’s GC Press Event: Tretton on the PS3 Slim
    29. Sony's GC Press Event: PSP 3000 painting the town pink, turquoise, and purple this November
    30. GamesCom Day One: All the EA and Sony stuff in one post
    31. Sony’s GC Press Event: Minis announced for PSP Go
    32. DiRT 2 soundtrack revealed: Queens of the Stone Age, more
    33. Sony's GC Press Event: Digital Reader announced for PSP
    34. Sony's GC Press Event: PS3/PSP video-on-demand service coming in November
    35. Sony’s GC Press Event: First official shots from PS3 Slim
    36. Sony’s GC Press Event: The first pics of the Slim
    37. Sony’s GC Press Event: PS3 finally gets official price cut
    38. Sony's GC Press Event: PS3 Slim announced!
    39. Sony's GC Press Event: Gran Turismo PSP free with registration of PSP Go in October
    40. Sony’s GC Press Event: Last two characters for Heavy Rain revealed
    41. Sony's GC Press Event: PSN cards coming to Europe
    42. Sony’s GC Press Event: BBC iPlayer coming to PS3
    43. Sony's GC Press Event: PSN's made $280 million
    44. Sony’s GC Press Event: SingStar and Audi Home spaces announced
    45. FIFA 10 demo dated for September 10
    46. GamesCom: Sony Press Event liveblog
    47. EA's GC Press Event: Everyone in Star Wars: TOR will speak three languages
    48. EA’s GC Press Event: Mass Effect 2 trailer posted online [Update]
    49. EA's GC Press Event: Dante's Inferno releasing in February
    50. EA's GC Press Event: Tim Schafer talks multiplayer in Brutal Legend
    51. EA’s GC Press Event: Brutal Legend demo for September 17th [Update]
    52. EA’s GC Press Event: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 dated for March 2010 [Update]
    53. EA's GC Press Event: Sims series sells over 100 million units
    54. EA's GC Press Event: More workouts coming in November to Sports Active
    55. EA's GC press event: EA Sports Active moves 1.8 million units
    56. EA's GC Press Conference: Bernabau stadium to release as DLC in FIFA 10
    57. EA's GC Press Event: Pictures from the floor
    58. Confirmed - Gran Turismo 5 appearing at GamesCom
    59. Catch your first look at the show floor of GamesCom
    60. GamesCom: EA press conference liveblog
    61. Saints Row and Rockstar Table Tennis added to Games on Demand
    62. APB - World's first play impressions
    63. Report - SingStar Beatles to be announced at EA GC conference
    64. KMART lists PS3 Slim for $299, August 24 launch
    65. CCP announce Dust 514 for consoles
    66. Persona 3 coming to PSP
    67. CSC Gameworld: Publisher announcement for Pripyat is coming soon
    68. Lionhead's sixth and final GamesCom teaser goes to Joan of Arc
    69. Kurayami revealed to be Suda-51 game, PS3 exclusive
    70. Rumour - KMart confirm PS3 price cut and PS3 slim [Update]
    71. Debut trailer for Modern Warfare: Mobilised released
    72. Eidos pull a Radiohead for Championship Manager 2010, pay what you like for it
    73. MGS2 re-release missing "The Document of MGS2"
    74. MAG beta invites go out, full partcipation needed during GC
    75. Crytek show CryEngine 3 for PS3 in Cologne
    76. GamesCom - EA and Sony press conferences liveblog details, high quality images included
    77. Rumour - Play.com list Gears of War 2 GOTY edition
    78. Massive LittleBigPlanet announcement coming today
    79. PSN to go down tonight for maintenance
    80. Non-handheld Phoenix Wright? Nah, says Ace Attorney producer
    81. LBP GOTY edition coming in September, includes ModNation Racers beta code
    1. Dreamkiller trailer shows dreams, killing
    2. New Earthworm Jim coming to PS3, Xbox, and Wii
    3. Rare: Classic IP would be "absolutely phenomenal" with Natal
    4. Guild Wars 2 blowout imminent
    5. Xbox 360's failure rate at 54.2%, Game Informer survey finds
    6. Bethesda: Of course there's going to be an Elder Scrolls V - eventually
    7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "GHOST" comic on the way
    8. Lips: Number One Hits dated for October 23
    9. Phoenix Wright vs. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom - what happened?
    10. Shadow Complex is this weeks XBLA game, here is your launch trailer
    11. Spore Hero emerges from primordial ooze this October
    12. New Monster Hunter 3 shots released by Capcom
    13. Uncharted and SOCOM: Confrontation added to PS3 Greatest Hits
    14. Rumor: GamesCom document reveals new PS3 SKU
    15. Rumour - Fable II: GOTY edition spotted [Update]
    16. Crytek: Current gen will last "until 2012"
    17. Nintendo weekly releases - Revenge of Shinobi, Guitar Rock Tour, Family Slot Car Racing
    18. New Beatles: Rock Band trailer is awesome on a stick
    19. Remedy: Alan Wake "done," now in polishing stages
    20. Bethesda: There is "enough content out there" for Fallout 3
    21. Insomniac Games tease new project, still "long way off"
    22. 1 vs 100 downloaded over 2.5 million times
    23. New PES 2010 screens released
    24. Report - Dead Nation to be announced in Cologne
    25. Champions Online goes gold
    26. 360 Arcade SKU gets price increase to £159.99
    27. Eidos confirm Mini Ninjas demo for Wednesday
    28. BlazBlue confirmed for European release next year
    29. Crytek UK working on "exciting stuff", TS4 still a possibility
    30. Germany takes over UK as largest games market in Europe
    31. Emma Goldman is fifth Lionhead GamesCom teaser
    32. New Alan Wake trailer goes online
    33. Diablo III and Starcraft II playable at GamesCom
    34. Rumour - I Am Alive canned for PS3 [Update]
    35. New PS3 boxart emerges - we wonder why?
    36. StarCraft II single-player event - everything in one place
    37. Hands-on: StarCraft II single-player Campaign
    38. Interview - VG247 Vs Blizzard's Rob Pardo
    39. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty gets new logo
    40. StarCraft II has planned trial versions, says Blizzard
    41. Pardo: A Blizzard console game could "dominate"
    42. Blizzard's Pardo: LAN will be a "great footnote in our history"
    43. Blizzard game add-on take-up "well above" 50%, says Pardo
    44. Blizzard's Pardo: Natal may struggle with "spatial recognition"
    45. StarCraft II: "There is no co-op campaign"
    46. StarCraft II has online verification, but Battle.net connection not necessary for single-play
    47. StarCraft II: First Campaign screens and movies released [Update]
    48. Rocksteady "not involved" with Hitman 5, according to Livingstone
    49. New FFXIII scan shows new character, new info on Odin
    50. LA Noire storyboards are leaked
    51. Weekly MMO news round-up: Conan at PAX, LOTRO gets new jewelry, WoW expansion leaks
    1. More than 100,000 sign StarCraft II LAN petition
    2. Aristotle is Lionhead's fourth GamesCom teaser
    1. Screens for Tales of Monkey Island Ep.2 released
    2. Randy Couture announced for EA's Mixed Martial Arts game
    3. Batman: Arkham Asylum video shows off cool gadgets
    4. Former LucasArts CEO running for US Congress
    5. New DLC released for FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord
    6. Where the Wild Things Are video is damn cute
    7. Ms. Marvel added to Ultimate Alliance 2 roster
    8. Luxor heading to App Store in August
    9. APB website reiterates no monthly subscription fees
    10. Lionhead's third GamesCom teaser is Abraham Lincoln
    11. Insomniac has a "strong, stable relationship" with Sony
    12. Sony patents a system that can detect emotions
    13. Jake Gyllenhaal would do a Prince of Persia sequel if asked
    14. Quakecon - Rage keynote liveblog now live
    15. Sega to shutdown servers for Chromehounds in January
    16. Serious Sam HD video shows great looking footage
    17. Sports Illustrated giving Madden 10 away with subscription
    18. David Gaider explains brothel visits in Dragon Age
    19. CoD: World at War Map Pack 3 and patch currently in works for PC
    20. Bethesda has no plans for an Elder Scrolls V
    1. Stan Lee talks superhero registration in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 video
    2. Earthworm Jim, others may come to XBL pending fan vote
    3. Michael Vick to be added to Madden 10 roster
    4. Analyst expects Wii price cut, July NPD numbers lowest since launch
    5. Assassin's Creed bought Splinter Cell: Conviction a little more time
    6. Crysis Wars free trial coming next weekend
    7. Former Gamecock contract employees suing SouthPeak for not paying up
    8. Endemol's Peter Cowley talks TV-to-Game branding on Xbox 360
    9. Madden 10 printing error omits Online Franchise Mode codes
    10. Aion CGI trailer tells the backstory with loads of fighting
    11. Steam's weekend deal is Half-Life at 66% off
    12. The stealth genre appeals to people in everyday life, says Ubisoft
    13. US PS movie store update, August 13 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    14. SCEA announces MAG for January 26 in US
    15. Beatles side projects will not be included with Rock Band game
    16. Turbine chats about MMOs on consoles
    17. ArmA II Mod Tools released
    18. Analyst: Profitability hasn't grown for Western developers
    19. Rumor: PSPgo games to cost the same as iPhone games
    20. Metal Gear Solid Touch now discounted on App Store
    21. Ubisoft releases two new Rabbids Go Home videos
    22. Jenny McCarthy featured in Ubisoft's Your Shape
    23. Report shows there are over 183 World War II games
    24. Foo Fighters return to Rock Band with three-song pack
    25. The Secret World PAX showing to be "biggest thing yet"
    26. PSPGo.co.uk launches - might not be what you think
    27. July NPD: 360 "only console showing growth in US this year," says MS
    28. Championship Manager 2010 demo out now [Update]
    29. Argos claims 60Gb 360 is no more
    30. APB beta applications go live
    31. Valve not working on PS3 at all, says Newell
    32. 360 passes 9 million in Europe
    33. Half-Life 2: Episode 3 still being worked on, Valve confirms
    34. Lionhead's second GamesCom teaser is Robespierre
    35. Arma II Operation Arrowhead expansion heads to Cologne
    36. Left 4 Dead 2 fairground level video released
    37. Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo hitting August 19
    38. Japanese hardware sales - Wii drops, DSi back on top
    39. Around 1 million players use Halo 3 every day
    40. Rumour: French catalogue says new PS3 price is €299 [Update]
    41. US PSN update, August 13
    42. Watch over 12 minutes of Uncharted 2 single-player footage
    43. Beatles: Rock Band set list revealed in latest GI
    44. Pachter: Japanese PS3 retail ordering halted from August 8, price cut "more and more likely"
    45. VG247 podcast #5 - Pachter, Bramwell and Menne on GamesCom
    46. Wolfenstein Quakecon trailer - watch it now
    47. Left 4 Dead 2 theme park level shown on GTTV
    48. New Mass Effect 2 shots and wallpaper released
    1. Premium service coming to QuakeLive, Carmack confirms
    2. July NPD: PS3 is "just getting warmed up," says Sony
    3. No Doom 4 announcements at QuakeCon this year
    4. July NPD - US games trade down 29% to $848 million
    5. July NPD software sales: Wii Sports Resort bundled with WMP tops
    6. July NPD - Hardware sales crater, down 37%
    7. July NPD - all the raw data
    8. Doom 2 RPG currently in Beta
    9. Knockout new Rage trailer opens Quakecon [Update]
    10. Carmack says id will put three AAA titles into development
    11. QuakeCon: Doom II and Quake Arena Arcade playable for first time
    12. Quakecon press conference - liveblogging now
    13. Fat Princess patch headed to EU PSN later tonight
    14. Smash Cars coming to US PSN on August 20
    15. Analyst: Console price cuts may not stimulate hardware sales
    16. Peter Moore discusses how EA Sports learned to cater to women
    17. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood demo now on PSN and XBL
    18. More than 420 exhibitors from 30 countries expected at GamesCom
    19. Buy games and Avatar clothing online for your Xbox 360
    20. Rock Band Metal Track Pack hitting stores October 13
    21. Halo 3: ODST maps Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore get videos
    22. THQ wants you to win a Red Faction customized Xbox 360
    23. Army of Two goes into 2010, gets preorder bonuse
    24. Quakecon - No "major announcements" in press conf, says Willits
    25. Wolfenstein: Designer will pay for your copy should the game outsell Madden 10
    26. Screen Digest says online market will not be viable until next-gen
    27. Op Flash: Dragon Rising won't support DX11 "out of the box"
    28. Tony Hawk to make appearance at GamesCom
    29. Gas Powered Games, GameStop and six others join PC Gaming Alliance
    30. TrackMania to be released on Wii
    31. Quakecon press conference liveblog - today at 9.30pm BST
    32. Wii outsells other consoles in UK during 2009
    33. ShortList journo picked for Assassin's Creed II voice role
    34. Beaterator gets a date with PSP and PSN
    35. Trine discounted on Steam
    36. Full PAX schedule announced
    37. Bloodbowl confirmed for UK launch
    38. GamesCom: Lionhead sticks Che Guevara on its site
    39. Confirmed - Future closes PSW
    40. VG247 nominated for 3 GMAs
    41. Campaign uses gamer to stop "gay" slurs
    42. Op Flash: Dragon Rising recommended system specs say "quad core"
    43. Translate Rhiannon into Welsh, get some money
    44. 2K Marin "beyond conceptual stage" on post-Bioshock 2 title
    45. Euro PSN update, August 13
    46. Battlefield Heroes' 1.5 million players have spent "$20 each" [Update]
    47. No single-player demo for Uncharted 2
    48. DOOM, Rage and Bethesda games snapped on Quakecon stage
    1. Sega plans more hardcore games on Wii despite MadWorld sales
    2. Enhanced PSN Trophies Online coming this week to US
    3. TimeGate Studios announces Open Beta for Section 8
    4. The Scratch Perverts and DJ Yoda contribute to DJ Hero
    5. SingStore July download chart shows Kelly Clarkson the love
    6. The Behemoth Game no. 3 development video part one
    7. Sports Resort will not replace Wii Sports with Wii bundle
    8. Free Slow-Mo Deathmatch coming to FEAR 2 on September 3
    9. Batcave Outpost Apartment coming to PS Home
    10. High Voltage enters long-term agreement to use Infernal Engine
    11. GRIN confirms its demise amidst cash flow problems
    12. Razer and Blizzard announce gaming hardware for StarCraft II
    13. Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper scheduled to release for Beatles: Rock Band
    14. Next Team Fortress 2 update to be non-class specific
    15. SCEE responds to complaints over EU PSN content
    16. Public Beta enrollment begins for MAG
    17. NCsoft reports Q2 income profit increase of 451%
    18. Crytek demos CryEngine 3 at SIGGRAPH 2009
    19. Midway France and UK branches sold for 86 pence
    20. Ex-Grin staffers form Outbreak Studios
    21. Future blames cost-cutting for lack of ABCs
    22. Football Manager 2010 dated for PC, Mac and PSP
    23. Risen being refused classification in Australia is ridiculous, says GDAA president
    24. Future will not ABC mags this week
    25. Keynote speakers revealed for Montreal International Game Summit
    26. Weekly PC sales for D2D and Steam, August 8 - DoWII, Champions Online
    27. Andy Serkis and John Rhys Davies lend voices to Risen
    28. Karen Strassman lending voice to Kerrigan in StarCraft II
    29. Splash Damage boss: "Fair to assume" Brink will have DLC
    30. More speakers for GDC Austin announced
    31. Free Radical: Technical issues with PS3 hindered Haze developement
    32. No Left 4 Dead 2 for GamesCom - here's why
    33. Meijer store flier gives credence to Xbox 360 Pro phase-out rumors
    34. Dragon Age:Origins Collector’s Edition and preorder incentive program revealed
    35. Report - UK PS3 hardware stock drying ahead of price cut
    36. Operation Flashpoint deaths will be "as unpleasant as possible"
    37. Eurogamer Expo 2009 line-up announced, is bonkers
    38. Alexander moves from Joystiq to EU PS Blog
    39. Trials HD now Live
    40. Sony GamesCom conf is "just over an hour" long, new timing details
    41. Sony to make Euro PS3 Movie Store announce at GamesCom
    42. 40 new Dragon Age shots start to impress
    43. EA trademarks ancient classics, internet touches special place
    44. IGN streaming live Quakecon video tomorrow
    45. Another PS3 Slim mock-up surfaces in Chinese mag [Update]
    46. EA looking for smaller acquisitions after Take-Two failure
    47. Natal won't replace wheels for driving games, says Codies
    48. New Assassin's Creed II dev diary shows play, Mario
    49. New L4D2 campaign on GTTV this week
    50. Star Wars: The Old Republic playable at GamesCom
    51. AvP multiplayer reveal "later this year," class system dropped?
    52. Xbox live coming to mobiles "and beyond"
    1. Rumor: RockSteady working on Hitman 5
    2. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising dev diary talks Hardcore Mode
    3. Fallout 3 DLC retail pack to hit stores August 25
    4. Call of Duty: World at War currently half-off on Steam
    5. John Riccitiello earned $6 million last year
    6. Obsidian: Alpha Protocol can be beaten without killing anyone
    7. New Home space from Xi creators coming this week
    8. Nolan Bushnell's Battleswarm: Field of Honor goes Beta
    9. Aragorn's Quest delayed until spring 2010
    10. Xbox Live Activity for the week of August 3
    11. Funcom to announce The Secret World details at PAX 2009
    12. Former MTV boss starts own game-centric TV show, GameFace
    13. Check out screens for Warlock of Firetop Mountain
    14. Microsoft: Halo movie officially on hold
    15. Sacred 2 video for Ice & Blood expansion shows dragons
    16. Pre-order Guitar Hero 5, get Guitar Hero: Van Halen for free
    17. Demo released for time-traveling shooter Darkest of Days
    18. Rumor: Star Wars MMO to launch September 2010
    19. DiRT 2 game designer talks events, multiplayer in new video
    20. Xbox Live Deal of the Week is The Lost and Damned
    21. EA: FIFA 10 was always pinned for October 20 release in US
    22. DSi sold 1.7 million units during first three months in US
    23. Capcom announces GamesCom line-up
    24. Mad Catz to create Modern Warfare 2 game accessories
    25. Risen refused classification in Australia
    26. Nielsen says Wii has fewest percentage of active users
    27. Ozzy Osbourne confirmed for Blizzcon gig
    28. Turbine raises $6 million from investor funding
    29. FIFA 10 delayed a few weeks in North America
    30. Carmack "aborted" unknown game in favour of Rage
    31. Rage confirmed for GamesCom
    32. Report - Tekken 6 to launch on October 30 in UK
    33. Netflix confirmed as 360 exclusive [Update]
    34. Dragon Quest IX - "Definitive decision" not yet made on western launch
    35. Sega more "open" on RPGs than Square, says Suguro
    36. Nintendo patents inflatable horse-riding controller
    37. 360 summer dashboard update goes live, adds Games on Demand
    38. Capcom 360 Platinum Triple Pack is "US-only"
    39. Dino Crisis, RE2 and RE3 all rated for PSN
    40. Source - Natal forms "massive part of Microsoft's business plan"
    41. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - some screenshots
    42. GRIN clams on closure talk, staff back from holiday
    43. Capcom to release Platinum triple pack next month
    44. Report - GRIN on borrowed time, sees more lay-offs
    45. Microsoft skirts mad Australian GoD Mass Effect pricing
    46. VG247 "does" One Life Left - aural evidence here
    47. Watch Tim Schafer solve a Rubick's Cube while an Australian girl reads the Brutal Legend soundtrack
    48. New Uncharted 2 screens are absolutely stunning
    1. Classic Bullfrog remakes on the way?
    2. Square Enix posts sizeable net loss in wake of Eidos purchase
    3. 2K Boston's next game is definitely a shooter
    4. Halo 3: ODST playable for the first time at MLG Dallas
    5. LucasArts classics coming to Wii
    6. Worgen and Goblins to be new playable races in next WoW expansion?
    7. Hate Xbox Live's 100 friend limit? Blame Halo 2
    8. Just Cause: The Movie - why not?
    9. Activision details Guitar Hero 5 song importing
    10. New Mortal Kombat looking to dominate the online arena
    11. Tony Hawk: Ride dated in North America for November 17
    12. John Carmack: Gaming hardware beginning to reach "physical limits"
    13. New Command & Conquer 4 screens go live
    14. Nintendo weekly releases - Super Star Wars, Nyx Quest, Rock 'n' Roll Climber
    15. Xbox Live down for mandatory maintenance tomorrow
    16. XBLA game for this week is Trials HD
    17. Watch Burnout Paradise controlled by Project Natal
    18. This week's Xbox Live Deal of the Week is FIFA 09: Ultimate Team
    19. No More Heroes 2 shots have two swords
    20. Rumour - I Am Alive gets a 2011 release
    21. SCEE confirms Cologne reveal for new Heavy Rain character
    22. GT PSP vs Real Life - Can you tell the difference?
    23. Iwata: 3 Wii titles have the "potential" to sell 10 million this year
    24. Pachter: US hardware sales down 36 percent for July
    25. Pre-order Need For Speed: Shift, get a BMW
    26. Play - CoD Classic "equivalent" to 1,200MSP
    27. Crisis Core sells 2 million units
    28. UK charts - Ashes straight to the top
    29. Brutal Legend gets BBFC 15
    30. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 SE detailed, new co-op screens released
    31. Namco Bandai announces GamesCom line-up
    32. Play lists DJ Hero at £90, Game and GameStation stuck at £110
    33. Wada: FFXIII date announcement "in a few weeks"
    34. Wii Vitality Sensor to launch "not too late" in 2010, "relaxation" game in works
    35. Iwata: Wii and DS "population" could yet double, no new consoles soon
    36. Iwata claims over 200 million "play with" Wii and DS
    37. Ozzy Osbourne to appear at Blizzcon
    38. Iwata: Nintendo's E3 press conference was a bit rubbish
    39. Square "considering" DQIX release overseas
    40. Bobby Kotick earned $15 million last year
    1. BioShock 2 wine bottles already up on eBay
    2. Brutal Legend soundtrack revealed, has loads of metal
    3. Weekly MMO news round-up: CCP files a trademark, Guild Wars class updates, more
    4. GameStop BioShock 2 preorder bonus includes 2 multiplayer characters
    5. Amazon lists LBP: Game of the Year Edition
    6. Monte Cristo unveils limited edition version of Cities XL
    7. Fat Princess fix live in US, hits Europe next week
    8. Valhalla Knights: The Eldar Saga gets October release in Japan
    9. "Cutscenes are still an important tool" in gameplay narrative, say Pratchett
    10. Rumor: Spielberg in negotiations for Halo movie
    11. THQ purchases Midway San Diego, German, French studios also sold
    12. Behind-the-scenes video for Arkham Asylum talks art design
    13. Madden NFL 10 premium packs give Elite status, retirement prevention, more
    14. Tekken 6 content will include just as much as console versions
    15. QuakeCon 09 schedule of events released
    16. Forza 3 screens: Because you love looking at cars
    17. LucasArts tweets an announcement for Monday
    18. BioShock 2 goodies wash up on Bondi Beach in Australia, others
    19. Rumor: Atomic Games "pretty much dead"
    20. Fable II composer wanted "the music to convey the world of Albion"
    21. Dragon Age: Origins delayed until November
    22. Guitar Hero 5: Video of Johnny Cash in action
    23. Namco Bandai and Penny Arcade announce webcomic for Tekken 6
    24. New video from The Beatles: Rock Band shows animation sans notes
    25. 50 Cent and others lending voices to Modern Warfare 2
    1. Debut video for GH: Van Halen released
    2. Stats show number of hours sports games are played on Wii
    3. Over 100 screens released for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
    4. Persona to launch simultaneously on PSN and at retail
    5. Old Republic dev diary talks Smuggler class creation
    6. Infinity Ward says more than two Modern Warfare 2 map packs possible
    7. Gorillaz track pack coming to Rock Band next week
    8. Heavy Rain video interview with Guillaume de Fondaumiere
    9. Wolfenstein preorder bonuses revealed
    10. Square teaser site was for Lord of Vermillion II
    11. Shatter demo coming soon, multiplatform release 'likely'
    12. Enclave heading to Wii early 2010
    13. Sony wants your words to be in the new MAG trailer
    14. US PS movie store update, August 6 - The Unborn, Obsessed, Honey
    15. Activsion to release just two map packs for Modern Warfare 2
    16. New shot from Disney's Alice in Wonderland released
    17. SOE prez John Smedley to keynote GDC Austin
    18. Bizzare Creations to use Blur tech in future games
    19. Final Fantasy XIV website now open for business
    20. Report: Activision to get little or no compensation in Brutal Legend case
    21. Wii Sports Resort sells 600K copies in Europe
    22. Tim Guest: UK virtual worlds writer dead at 34
    23. Trials HD videos show physics-based motorcycle racer in action
    24. Xbox 360 NXE update - over 130 pictures of Avatar clothing
    25. 360 Games on Demand - what they cost by region
    26. Konami to reissue PS2 classics
    27. Japanese 360 Games on Demand list is a bit rubbish
    28. "Remain patient" on MGS4 Trophy issue, says Konami
    29. Neo Geo Pocket Color is 10 years old
    30. Blizzcon 2009 tickets sold out in 8 minutes
    31. Natal confirmed for GamesCom
    32. US PSN update, August 6
    33. WoW returns to China (sort of) with content edits
    34. VG247 podcast #4 - Acti vs EA number showdown, Batman demo interview
    35. Japanese hardware sales - Wii rockets on Monster madness
    36. FFXIV - loads more info and images
    37. Witcher Director's Cut gets 30% off in US
    38. Batman demo now up on Live
    39. PayPal now supported on US Live accounts
    40. New Monkey Island ep out August 20
    41. id shows insane Rage shots at SIGGRAPH
    42. Batman: Arkham Asylum PC demo released
    1. Tony Hawk: Ride gets a date, price, and limited edition in UK
    2. C&C4 director's cut video disects the trailer
    3. Dragon Rising preorder nets you an extra mission
    4. Top ten games most played on Wii in the US as of August 1
    5. Brutal Legend: Activision and Double Fine settle out of court
    6. PAX organizers release full list of exhibitors
    7. Criss Angel infects PlayStation Home, giving way Coffin shaped couch
    8. Wolfenstein video is very short, gives release date as August 18
    9. Tecmo Koei president "interested" in Sony motion controls
    10. No Guitar Hero: Van Halen for Europe until 2010
    11. EA stock falls 7% after issuing financial report
    12. Atomic Games confirms staff cuts due to Six Days in Fallujah
    13. GamesCom press conferences - what's happening and when
    14. Report: Juan Benito leaves Atomic Games
    15. Sega clarifies The Conduit sales figures
    16. Get your Huxley: The Dystopia Beta key from FilePlanet
    17. Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC not available on XBL after all
    18. GameStop announces new head of Digital Media
    19. Scratch: The Ulitmate DJ has a new developer
    20. id Software to ban those with illegal multiplayer build of Wolfenstein, or worse
    21. ArmA II patch 1.03 fixes and balances loads of stuff
    22. Activision: Blur slated for store shelves in November
    23. Acti Blizz Q2 earnings call - the full transcript
    24. Kotick: I would raise game prices even further
    25. Batman PC moves to late September, will support PhysX
    26. Square - "Times may vary" on Batman demo release [Update]
    27. Red Faction: Guerrilla add-on hits 360
    28. World at War Map Pack 3 hits Live
    29. 360 Games on Demand priced between 1600-2400 MSP
    30. Bethesda confirms Brink and more for GamesCom
    31. Dragon Age - four new shots and pack art released
    32. Euro PSN update, August 6 - Fight Night DLC and World at War MP3
    33. SCEE - Batman: Arkham Asylum demo hits Euro PSN today
    34. Games for Windows Live 3.0 launches
    35. EA shows Eurogamer Expo line-up
    36. Dragon Quest IX ships more that 3.5 million units
    37. Acti Blizz Q2 financials - everything in one place
    38. No more MW2 Prestige packs for retail, says Infinity Ward
    39. Konami Q1 profits vanish with Solid Snake
    40. Blizzard lowers full-year guidance on SCII delay
    1. Natal: "I want to see the compelling game first", says Valve's Faliszek
    2. Activision gives Guitar Hero: Van Halen a release date
    3. Morhaime: "Correct to conclude" that two Blizzard games will hit in 2010
    4. ActiBlizz Q2 financials: Griffith gives hardware estimates for 2009
    5. Hawk: Ride will only get US, UK and German launches this year
    6. ActiBlizz Q2 financials: New Bond game in the works
    7. ActiBlizz Q2 financials: CoD4 has sold close to 14 million units
    8. Acti Blizz Q2 financials: Game kiosks and demos to be in stores this holiday
    9. Acti Blizz explains Battle.net delay, points to "premier online gaming destination"
    10. Kotick: New Battle.net will be "a service similar to Xbox Live"
    11. Acti Blizz beats $1 billion revenue in Q2
    12. StarCraft II pushed in first-half 2010 to match Battle.net relaunch
    13. Wii Sports Resort sells more than 500,000 units
    14. ESRB lists Metal Track Pack for Rock Band
    15. D2D indie sale includes Zeno Clash, Defense Grid, more
    16. COD: World at War Map Pack 3 launch video deployed
    17. Trademark rumor: Sony working a rewards program
    18. Miyamoto makes surprise appearance at Tecmo conference
    19. Plague: Perry talks about multi-million dollar cancellation
    20. Sony confirms God of War III, MAG, more for Cologne
    21. EA, Activision, and Square announce GamesCom line-up
    22. Rumor: PSPgo to launch with Rock Band Unplugged voucher
    23. Microsoft: Games-on-Demand titles announced and detailed
    24. Army of Two: The 40th Day video is interesting
    25. Activision announces Blur preorder bonuses
    26. Zoo Tycoon developer Blue Fang lets 15 staffers go
    27. Turtles in Time Re-Shelled now on XBL
    28. Assassin's Creed II Limited Edition unveiled
    29. Left 4 Dead: Chet Faliszek talks about Crash Course DLC
    30. Activision confirms Modern Warfare Wii port [Update]
    31. Champ Man 2010 out September 11, demo out August 14
    32. FIFA 10 confirmed for October 2 release
    33. Aion movies show elyos and asmodian races
    34. Serious Sam HD - new screens
    35. Champions Online - lifetime sub costs £120 in UK
    36. Buy Op Flash: Dragon Rising SE, get a free helmet
    37. Buy Assassin's Creed II now for less than £30 [Update]
    38. Pitchford: PC Borderlands "destroys console versions in terms of image fidelity"
    39. CCP trademarks Dust 514
    40. Steam down on Thursday night
    41. Halo 3: ODST - new off-screen footage
    42. Aliens Vs Predator confirmed for February
    43. Report - Modern Warfare releasing for Wii in November
    44. What next gen Staff of Kings might have looked like
    45. EA Q1 financials - everything in one place
    46. Acti Blizzard Q2 financials - Krazy Kotick and Mad Mike get busy tonight
    47. EA Q1 earnings call - full audio
    48. Madden 10 pre-orders up on last year
    49. EA Q1 financials - full earnings call transcript
    1. Namco Bandai to announce "a new iPhone title every week"
    2. Rumor: Apple's new tablet is a gaming system
    3. Ex-Midway Newcastle employee talks studio closure
    4. Microsoft discusses upcoming Netflix changes on XBL
    5. Nintendo releases loads of Metroid Prime Trilogy shots
    6. EA: Madden Arcade coming just in time for the holidays
    7. Riccitiello confirms ongoing Medal of Honor work
    8. Cevat Yerli: Crytek will leave Germany if action games are banned
    9. Riccitiello: EA to support both Natal and PS3 motion tech, plans coming "early- to mid-2010"
    10. EA Q1 financials: Sims 3 sells 3.7 million units
    11. EA Sports Active Wii expansion delays 360 and PS3 Grand Slam Tennis
    12. EA Q1 financials: EA Sports Active sells 1.8 million copies
    13. EA slashes Q1 costs as losses widen
    14. Drag racing in Forza 3 features American muscle cars
    15. High Voltage would like to make a sequel to The Conduit
    16. Volition details upcoming patch for Red Faction: Guerrilla
    17. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days landing October 9
    18. Shadow of Destiny outed by the ESRB for PSP
    19. Peter Moore discusses EA Sports support on PS3
    20. Nintendo's core userbase for Wii is still really small, says Wada
    21. Valve announces Left 4 Dead: Crash Course DLC
    22. Fast and the Furious writer to pen Wheel of Time game series
    23. Champions Online video shows off melee powers
    24. Media Molecule details History Kit and costume pack for LBP
    25. Obsidian: Game story is important as long as it's not paralyzing
    26. Bethesda to publish Wheelspin in Europe
    27. Sacred 2 add-on almost finished, international date up in the air
    28. UK games market up 16% thanks to Wii Sports Resort
    29. Pre-order GT PSP, get bonus super-car
    30. Sony's Greatest Hits adds Saints Row 2 and Smackdown vs Raw 09
    31. Amazon cuts price of 160Gb PS3 bundled with Drake's Fortune
    32. Watch highlights from Uncharted 2 Comic-Con panel
    33. Xbox Live activity for the week of July 27 - Marvel vs Capcom 2
    34. Order of War demo now available on Steam
    35. Treyarch to release free World at War iPhone App
    36. OPM podcast goes live, talks about videogames
    37. DSi hits 3 million in Japan
    38. Blow's new game is The Witness
    39. PS3 Slim "prices expected to start at around £260"
    40. VidZone hits 100 million plays
    41. Play Champions Online forever for $200
    42. WipEout HD in-game ad removed after load time increase
    43. Fighting Fantasy books heading to iPhone "later this year"
    44. WoW patch 3.2 ready for deploy
    45. EGE gets AvP and Bayonetta
    46. Namco swings to loss in Q1
    47. DoWII tops Steam chart on discount weekend
    48. John and the boys deliver EA Q1 financials tonight
    49. Crap Wii sales due to lack of games, says Iwata
    50. DSi Facebook uploads now live in US
    51. Disney game sales drop 20% in Q2
    52. Xbox forums down this morning
    53. Rumour - 80Gb PS3 to be dropped in Japan
    54. Exploit-squashing COD 4 patch "in the works"
    1. Team Fortress 2 closed beta created for balancing purposes
    2. New in-game ads "double" WipEout HD load times, early reports claim [Update]
    3. Call of Duty: WaW map pack 3 dropping on August 6
    4. Confirmed: Braid a lock for PSN
    5. Ubisoft: Avatar could be the next Harry Potter
    6. DSi Facebook update also fights piracy
    7. This is Vegas not canceled after all
    8. Guitar Hero 5 Wii doing away with in-game friend codes
    9. First Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood map pack is full of Custer
    10. EU SingStar update, August 3 - Girls Aloud, Starsailor, Nirvana
    11. R-Type: Dimensions is your latest Xbox Live Deal of the Week
    12. Remedy sorta endorses Alan Wake on PC [Updated]
    13. Transformers DLC shots show Soundwave, G1 Optimus Prime
    14. Midway's This is Vegas probably canceled
    15. Nintendo weekly releases - Tecmo Bowl, Sexy Poker
    16. New GT PSP shots come flying out
    17. New Xbox update shrinks hard drive installs big-time
    18. Milla Jovovich: Resident Evil film franchise still alive because "it makes money"
    19. Batman demo out this Friday
    20. Capcom confirms early 2010 western release for Monster Hunter Tri
    21. New FFXIV info emerges - races, characters, soundtrack
    22. SCEE: Gran Turismo 5 Christmas release talk is "rumour and speculation"
    23. Batman: Arkham Asylum gets a 9 from OPM
    24. EA announce The Sims 3: World Adventures for PC
    25. Batman: Arkham Asylum demo news coming this Friday [Update]
    26. Modern Warfare: Mobilised hits DS on November 10
    27. Miis confirmed playable in Guitar Hero 5
    28. Phantasy Star Portable 2 for winter in Japan
    29. Bethesda: Mothership Zeta the last piece of Fallout 3 DLC
    30. Fallout 3 - Mothership Zeta goes live
    31. Final Fantasy XIII screens show improvement
    32. Titan fixing "specific problem" with Fat Princess
    33. Games Convention Online attracts 43,000
    34. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - off-screen footage
    35. Ubisoft: Christmas is "brutal" for new IP's
    36. EndWar boss - PC and console difference is about "hit-driven" market, not design
    37. Derby could get road named after Lara Croft
    38. Four new Modern Warfare 2 renders pop up
    39. Gearbox offers up Heat IP
    40. Miyamoto - Digital distribution is not "the future of videogames"
    41. Crimson Skies could be next in FASA revival
    42. The Beatles: Rock Band - four full-track videos
    43. I Am Alive environment shots surface
    1. TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled gets pre-launch discount
    2. Fat Princess players experiencing lag, Sony looking into it
    3. Weekly MMO news round-up: Betas galore
    4. Batman: Arkham Asylum critiques start to surface
    5. A Boy and His Blob screens show off more levels
    6. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box website opens
    7. Playstation: The Official Magazine offers up The Last Guardian details
    8. YS I and II coming to Europe and Australia on separate cartridges
    9. Sony reveals lifetime sales for PS3 and PS3 titles
    10. Pandemic Australia: Footage for canceled WIi racer released
    11. Nudity has returned to The Witcher with patch release
    12. Pearl Jam's "Backspacer" to land on Rock Band day of debut
    13. Michael Pachter weighs-in on Game Exodus 2009
    14. Sony lists top ten PSN downloads for month of July
    15. NPD report claims US gamer population at 170 million
    16. Activision lists Tony Hawk: Ride skaters
    17. Blizzcon tourney streaming vids free, pay-per-view costs £25
    18. Amazon Germany lists PS3 Slim