Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV as the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Prodigy removed the song 'Dirty New Yorker' from its upcoming H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 album so it could be placed in the game.

Cooking Mama 2 promises more culinary fun and even tastier gameplay as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a ‘cook off’, Mama style. YO! Sushi is offering its diners a chance to play Cooking Mama 2 for free through DS consoles placed on the restaurant chain’s conveyor belts.

Advanced Tactics is a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones! The 1.15 update includes a large number of bug fixes, an improved modeling system, user interface improvements like the ability to customize terrain display colors on the minimap, and much more!

200 Illegally copied NDS games stored on a single discs marked ‘Volume 9 DS Games’ were recovered as part of an 85,000 disc haul at an East Yorkshire Sunday market raid turned out to be the first of their kind seized in the UK, ELSPA forensic experts today revealed.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Operation Darkness [X360] - Trailer
• Halo 3 [X360] - Legendary Map Pack Documentary
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Digital Illusions' Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. When EA launched the multiplayer beta, fans went ballistic when it was revealed that certain weapons would only be available as premium DLC, even organizing a boycott of the game. EA/DiCE heard the outcry and revealed today that all weapons will be unlockable through leveling up, while people who buy the Gold edition have them from the outset.

Gravity Interactive, known for Ragnarok Online, is bringing Requiem: Bloodymare to North America. This new MMO, designed for a mature audience, melds elements of horror, fantasy and sci-fi and introduces a world where the misuse of science and magic has warped the natural world into a twisted vision of death.

The C&C series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. As the expansion pack to C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, this RTS game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign. EA issued a statement to let fans know that the reported desync issues are being worked on, and that whilst tracking down the cause is difficult the devs are confident it will be resolved soon.

Zenses Ocean and Zenses Rainforest will allow players to escape from the stress of daily life while challenging the mind, body and spirit through relaxing puzzle games, soothing ambient sounds and authentic rainforest and oceanic visuals.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Baroque (PS2/Wii)
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