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Reef Entertainment has confirmed it has agreed an exclusive deal with UK Developer Rebellion to launch their 2000 AD character Rogue Trooper videogame on Wii. The game is based on the critically acclaimed and BAFTA nominated 3rd person shooter Rogue Trooper(PS2, Xbox and PC). The game has been tweaked, polished and uses the unique Wii control interface to make kill shots more accurate. Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre will be released in Q4 2008.

GameStop and Amazon have begun taking pre-orders for God of War III ($59.99). Whats interesting is that they have listed the game with a March 2, 2009 release date. According to earlier rumors, inside sources said we wouldn\'t see the game until Christmas 2009 at the earliest.

Someone has been digging around the MS Press Site and found empty folders for the following games: Ninja Blade, Scene It?, Lips, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Viva Pinata Party Animals. It is believed that the games will be revealed at Microsoft\'s press event this Tuesday. It is believed that \'Lips\' will be a SingStar karaoke game rival.

Amazon has listed the PSP Go!Explore bundle with a release date of July 2, 2008, it was previously penciled in for early Spring 2008. The EUR 300 bundle consists of a PSP S+L, GPS receiver, UMD disc (including maps), Car Adaptor and Car Mount. You will also be able to buy bundles without the PSP, they are: GPS receiver and UMD disc (including maps of the relevant country) for EUR 150 OR GPS receiver, UMD disc (including maps), Car Adapter and Car Mount. New maps and upgrades will also be available to download from PLAYSTATION Store (PC).

Below is a MotorStorm 2 presentation video that also shows 4 player split-screen at 2:50 in.

According to a very reliable Sega source, a new Skies of Arcadia is in development and should be confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show. The source says the game will definitely come to Wii and possibly the PS3.

The first screen shots have been leaked ahead of Microsoft\'s press event on Tuesday. It was also rumored that Microsoft will unveil a Xbox 360 motion controller which is \"geared specifically for Banjo Kazooie 3 gameplay\" at the event.

Gizmondo founder Carl Freer has said that they are on target a 4th quarter 2008 launch of a new Gizmondo model. The console will have a new graphics chip, WIN CE 6.0 based and suites of new game.

Someone has managed to make a giant fully functioning NES controller/coffee table/storage box. The best thing is, you can use the giant controller for a bit of co-op fun.

Six titles will be available to buy when WiiWare launches on Monday, May 12. They are FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King (1,500 Wii Points), LostWinds (1,000 Wii Points), Defend your Castle (500 Wii Points), Pop (700 Wii Points), V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack (700 Wii Points) and TV Show King (1,000 Wii Points). Trailers are available for the first 4 games and can be found in the forums.

GameTrailers have apparently been caught red handed with a fake Race Driver: GRID 360 Vs PS3 comparison video. The video tries to imply that the PS3 version has poorer crash physics than the 360 version. However, the PS3 controller replay buttons at the bottom of the screen clearly show that both crashes are from the PS3 version. GameTrailers have since removed the video and all the negative comments regarding the matter.

Vanessa Morgan, editor of the Australia and New Zealand Official PlayStation Magazine, has said that there are two big unannounced titles coming to the PS3 and she seems quite excited about them. \"Sorry, not meaning to rub it in but OMG! The titles are BIG and so were the forms I\'ve had to sign about not releasing any info until after the embargo dates pass BUT all will be revealed in the next two issues of the mag. We\'ve had to fly to London, Paris, San Fran, Vegas and LA to nab this info. We\'re tired and our eyes are square.\" said Vanessa.

EA is set to announce next week that it is brining its Skate series to the Wii and DS with \'Skate It\'. The Wii version of the game will use the Balance Board and will support 480p plus Widescreen. EA didn\'t reveal much about the DS version but it will use the stylus and both versions will have replays.

Over 70 pupils at a Lincolnshire school have been suspended for downloading Armagetron on to school PCs. \"It was picked up by our monitoring systems straight away and all of them were immediately locked out of their computers. We have more than 1,000 computers at the college and they are for learning and education, not playing games. We have taken a stance.\" said the College principal.

You can now watch can watch streamed Netflix content on your Xbox 360 if you have a computer running Vista Premium Media Center. All you need to do is install the vmcNetflix plug-in.

Game trailers have released two Gears of War 2 videos showing a graphics comparison with the original GoW and and frame analysis of the gameplay. The comparison video is shown below.

Below is the first gameplay footage from Gears of War 2.

azuredrake writes "Gamasutra reports that Universal Pictures has just announced a completion of licensing negotiations to bring the game BioShock to the silver screen. For those unfamiliar with the property, it was the much lauded Game of the Year contender praised for its storyline which emerged through gameplay, not just cutscenes. The director for the project is to be Gore Verbinski, who proved himself on the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and the current writer for the screenplay is John Logan, who is recently known for the also-creepy Sweeny Todd."

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Gears of War 2 (X360)
Chainsaw duels and massive battles! This in-game footage will blow your stack.

An anonymous reader writes "In response to recent criticism, EA has decided to eliminate the periodic validation of Mass Effect and Spore. 'Specifically, EA's plan to dial in to game owner's computers every ten days to check whether they were running a legitimate version of their software has been scrapped, ShackNews reports. EA had planned to use the validation method for upcoming titles Mass Effect and Spore (pictured). EA now says that validation will now only occur when a user attempts to download new content for either game. Chief among the voices in opposition to this measure were members of the armed forces, who pointed out that they could not rely on having an internet connection every ten days.'"

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