"Listening to the gamespot podcast with Rob Yescombe, he said that they have already started work on Time Splitters 4 and a Lucas Art 'secret project'


YES!!! TIME SPLITTERS 4 IN THE WORKS!!!"

"SEC filings have revealed that Electronic Arts borrowed $1 billion from Morgan Stanley and other lenders to help finance a possible acquisition of Take-Two.

"There's no news here," said EA VP of communications Jeff Brown. "This is just a process point on something we announced in February."

With $2.3 billion on hand in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, EA already has the funds available to do the deal as it currently stands. With the deal not contingent on financing, wh..."

"Sony announced today a major milestone for Polyphony Digital's banner racing series, Gran Turismo. The series has, as of May 9, crossed the 50 million shipment mark worldwide.

This figure includes shipments for seven titles, going back to the PlayStation original and continuing on to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Here's a game-by-game and region-by-region look.

Gran Turismo (PlayStation)
Total: 10.85 million
North America: 3.99 million
Europe: 4.30 million
Japan: 2.55 million
Asi..."

A realist has written a lengthy blog on what he thinks will be in the next Xbox to come out for Mircosoft. He talks about the design(size, style), which media it will use/stick with, the CPU(sticking with IBM, possibly), the GPU(Xenos ATI chip), the controllers(maybe the Wii-look-alike) and finally, when it will be dated for release. He seems to be set on Novemeber 9th, 2009.

As you probably know, Grand Theft Auto III was a huge hit on the Playstation 2 and while the Xbox was sitting in the corner, slitting its wrists, Sony gloated over the victory, since the game made the PS2 stand out and overtake it's rival. This, essential decided the winning console of that generation. Now getting to this generation, Microsoft was smart and planned for the future to get Grand Theft Auto IV for their Xbox 360 in order to not make the same mistake and also even trying to make i...

The Late Show host Conan O'Brien could not resist makign fun of GTA. With so many news stories abiut this game being evil, its good to see a change of news stories. Conan O'Brien shows off the softer, friendlier side of Grand Theft Auto.

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If you have been a hardcore PC gamer, switching to a console may be tough. The reason? Controls! Think that you played all previous GTA games on PC. Then you switch to the PS3 or 360 to play GTA IV. You have a problem. You're not used to the controls. (OMG! I can haz no mouse!?) And think of when it comes to FPSes. Not that easy to play with a controller, eh?
That VideoGame Blog has thought of this, and is trying to shed some light on this factor.

"When did a videogame release become such a big deal?

Well, the U.S. videogame industry is worth a whopping $18.8 billion a year--that's less than McDonald's makes selling burgers and fries but 2.5 times as much as all the music CDs sold last year. It's also enough money to turn even the most conservative of entertainment executives' heads. Scott Steinberg, vice president of product marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, predicts we're about to see the "GTA Effect"--box office sa..."

"Bejeweled 2 was found to reduce stress activity by 54% compared to the control group. Peggle and Bookworm Adventures did not reduce subjects' physical stress levels significantly but did affect psychological tension, depression and other aspects of mood, in some cases dramatically.

Peggle had the greatest affect, improving mood by 573% across all study subjects - with Bejeweled 2 at 435% and Bookworm Adventures at 303%."

"Ah, fanboys. What industry can truly call itself an industry without them? Those who prove themselves obsessively loyal to any product or corporation can be found among many communities, and nowhere do they flourish more freely than within gamer culture.

Although it may sound ridiculous to normal people, swearing undying allegiance to a heartless box of electrical components is a perfectly rational act in the mind of the fanboy, even though if he defended something like a particular brand ..."

In an easy-to-anticipate follow-up to last week's article, GameLemon's own Tim Sweeney turns the tables and talks about 5 games he hates that you (probably!) love. And just who is Tim Sweeney, might you ask? I say - doesn't matter; the man clearly states that he hates World of Warcraft and that's enough for me. Let me get my Axe of the Nexus-Kings and I'll be right there to smash some skulls.

Ever since Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was announced as a Wii exclusive, fans have been up in arms about Tecmo's odd choice not to continue the series on the Playstation and Xbox consoles.

411mania.com feels as though Tecmo have missed opportunities when they made the newest game in the Fatal Frame series an exclusive to the Nintendo console. They feel as though many fans (and possible newcomers to the series) will be missing out on something amazing if Fatal Frame never appears...

"Crime doesn’t pay. But virtual crime? That does pay. And by the bucket-load. Even by the time the series reached Florida, it was breaking records in a major way, with Vice City becoming the fastest-selling PS2 title ever - until San Andreas beat it. And that’s despite four million Americans pre-ordering Vice City, and a million more buying it upon its release (in the UK, the Miami Vice-vibed title shifted over a quarter of million units over a single weekend). Both GTA III and Vice City went ..."

"Even if you haven't been in a Blockbuster store in a while, you probably remember the importance of that "new release" outer wall. I know when I was a kid, before Netflix and before Xbox Live video downloads (the two ways I rent movies today), going to Blockbuster on a Friday and scanning the outer walls for anything new and exciting to bring home and watch that weekend was always a big and exciting event (surmise what you will of my social life as a child).

That's why it's a pretty big de..."

"The Grand Theft Auto series, obviously known best for its sprawling open-worlds, makes its universe worth exploring not simply because of scale, but also due to all the little details, secrets, and in-jokes scattered in far-off corners. We've captured 50 of these little gems throughout the series, all documented here in easy-to-swallow bite-size chunks."

Of the 30 years that videogames have been running strong, it's always going to be hard to choose a top 10 list. There are always years that are left out even with stellar titles in them, and as much as it pains me to see 2004 and Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 overlooked for their monumental contributions to PC gaming (especially HL2's genius Source engine), I do agree with their number one choice.

What started off in a village hall with only a few people would came and have fun with video games. Now it has exploded to a huge event with 2000 gamers all meeting for a one big LAN party. And it has become more then just a LAN party, people stay in a hotel or outside camping. There are also 4x4 racing and paitball. Goes to show you what happens when a few dedicated people can do.

The whole world knows that there is a game called Grand Theft Auto which is rated 17+ (In some cases 18+). But a part of that world also knows that many teenagers below that age limit play this game. The question is, how do they get their hands on the game?

The team at the MTV Multiplayer Blog has interviewed three underage teenagers to find out how they got their hands on the game. Read on.

Ever wondered what the top gaming characters with the munchies could be? Well GameGirl have posted up on there blog there Top 7 Gaming Characters with the Munchies (with the help of Tim-kun). The selection ranges from the old and the new with Crash Bandicoot, Donkey Kong and even a bit of King Dedede being involved. Follow the source to find out the full list.

"With the recent announcement of ultimate Cro-Magnon bust-em-up, WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 for every system under the sun, we rounded up images from all installments to see if history’s been kind to the aging grappler. Head here to chart the rise and fall of the core gameplay, even if it has changed little (why mess with sweaty success?) The graphics, however, have gone from what we’d consider Picasso baby-chum on the PS1 to near lifelike Real Doll status on the next-gen systems. Behold the v..."

"The top-selling video game of all time has just surpassed another milestone, as EA announced that The Sims, which has been released in more than 20 different languages, has now sold 100 million copies the world over since it sprang from the mind of super-developer Will Wright in 2000. The first game's expansion-laden release was followed by The Sims 2 in the fall of 2004, while the recently announced The Sims 3 will drop sometime in 2009, for the first time letting sims venture beyond their f..."

"The First Person Shooter (FPS) genre is weaved into the fabric of PC gaming's history and development. These games are what drive the development of the most cutting edge technology, form the backbone of tournament level eSports, and typify gameplay innovation at the highest level. My recent bout with Frontlines, the latest addition to the genre, left me wanting, to say the least, and prompted me to do a little thinking about where the genre came from.

First off, the FPS genre is pretty hu..."

"While researching our These Screenshots Are Fake! feature last month, we happened upon a few wonderfully faked GTA shots. Some we'd seen before, some we hadn't. But impersonating Rockstar's megaseries is so popular that, in just a few minutes, we had found a dozen such creations purporting to be everything from the very first GTA IV image to a super-realistic London-based episode.

So, obviously, there was only one thing to do - dedicate an entire feature to them! Just remember - don't beli..."

""I find censorship today in Australia a mass of confusing and conflicting laws..." -- Bill Hayden, Former Governor-General of Australia

Dark Sector, Manhunt, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, Reservoir Dogs, BMX XXX, Blitz: The League, and Postal 2. What do all these games have in common?

All of the above games are banned for sale in Australia, casualties of our country's strict games classification system. While other forms of media (such as films and DVDs) have ratings..."

"Electronic Arts will be releasing the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band in Europe on 23rd May.

It will be a timed exclusive for Microsoft, with PS3, PS2 and Wii offerings to appear "later this summer"."