SCEA announced an exclusive multi-year, multi-title game development deal with Eat, Sleep, Play, David Jaffe and Scott Campbell's new development company. Eat, Sleep, Play will create titles for the PlayStation platforms, starting with Twisted Metal: Head On for PS2, early 2008.

Bladestorm will offer massive battles mixed with strategy, much like the Dynasty Warriors titles, but one of the main differences is that the game will be situated in the Western medieval timeframe.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End video games from Disney Interactive Studios invite players to "live and die by the sword" as they venture to the worlds of the films and beyond while playing as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.

EA Playground captures the exuberance and nostalgia of your neighborhood playground, turning your gaming space into an arena of interactive fun with immersive activities designed for kids, and the kid inside all of us.

A martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East, Heavenly Sword takes players on a roller coaster of emotion and action that truly exploits the potential of gaming as the new artistic entertainment medium. As promised, Sony has released a 996mb playable demo on the PlayStation Network.

EA intends to contribute to the rapidly growing market for interactive entertainment in Russia. The Moscow-based team will focus on bringing more localized game offerings to Russian players, more direct engagement with the gaming community and greater collaboration with retail partners.

Turtle Rock Studios and Valve's forthcoming Source Engine powered survival co-op game Left 4 Dead will be shown at QuakeCon 2007 in Dallas, Texas August 2-5. The game will be playable by attendees and members of the design team will be on hand to answer questions about this action title coming soon to the PC and X360.

Telltale and GameTap announced that the Sam & Max episodic game series will return this fall for another round of online mayhem. Feature the same quick wit and bizarre scenarios, Season Two will see some changes to the world, and general improvements born out of player feedback.

Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

Konami unveiled MGS Portable Ops Plus, adding new multiplayer modes, characters, maps. While the focus is on multiplayer, the new version will also feature a singleplayer portion with familiar characters such as Roy Campbell, Raiden and MGS4's Old Snake.

In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled either by human contestants online or by A.I. These contests are fought with the most powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles.

Increasing its market share to a record 13.7%, Activision was the #1 third-party U.S. console and handheld publisher for the first six months of calendar 2007, a 5.1% increase over the same period last year, according to The NPD Group.

Massive, Microsoft's in-game advertisement provider, has signed an agreement with EA to provide in-game ads for its lineup of sports titles, such as Madden, NASCAR, Tiger Woods, SKATE, NHL etc... Microsoft has been under mounting pressure from Google, which recently acquired Adscape, as well as Double Fusion.

At the MGS 20th anniversary event in Japan, Hideo Kojima not only revealed Metal Gear Online, but also a new episode in his interactive comic book series on the PSP, Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee, where you, by reading it, unlock hidden secrets and new content.

Ubisoft released its sales figures for Q1 ended June 30, 2007, reporting that sales came to $180.66M, up 90.5% compared with the same period last year, driven by Rainbow Six Vegas, Surf's Up, and its back catalog. Unfortunately, it also revealed that Splinter Cell Conviction has been delayed until January-March of 2008.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. This battle-scarred arena is seen through the eyes of an older Solid Snake who has been charged with infiltrating a number of key locations across the globe, including the Middle East and South America.

Celebrating 20 years of MGS, Kojima Productions officially revealed Metal Gear Online, featuring characters, stages and the same control scheme as MGS 4. This reloaded MGO experience packs in additional environments, game modes, and team-based multiplayer mayhem. A closed beta starts today until Aug. 6, after which an open beta will commence on August 20.

SOE signed Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

If you haven't checked our preview yet, FusionFall is set in a re-imagined Cartoon Network universe where, as a kid, players will team up with other players and Cartoon Network characters to defend it from an alien invasion of epic proportions. Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall will make its debut at Comic-Con 2007 in San Diego, beginning Wed., July 25.

Army of Two will throw gamers into hot spots ripped from current day headlines where they will utilize unique TWO man strategies and tactics while seamlessly transitioning between playing with intelligent Partner AI (PAI) and a live player. Army of Two will be on retail shelves starting November 15, 2007 in North America and Europe.

Sony has released the new v1.90 system software update for the PS3, adding plenty of new features and adjustments to its latest console, such as XMB customization, emoticons in chat over PSN, AVCHD video playback on mem stick/camera and plenty more...

"Smersh" is Russian for the phrase "Death to Spies," and it was also the name of a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during WWII. Their mission was to secure the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal elements. During the war, these agents became the main force combating the German intelligence service.

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a violent and chaotic journey of two men -- a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath -- and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.

A stunningly beautiful martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East, Heavenly Sword takes players on a roller coaster of emotion and action that truly exploits the potential of gaming as the new artistic entertainment medium. SCEE revealed that a playable demo will be released on the PlayStation Network this Thursday.

Jack Keane, developed by Deck 13, is a classical adventure game with their rich story-telling and fun gameplay. As the player you guide hero Jack Keane as he faces some of his toughest challenges yet. This demo offers 3 levels of the full game...