Sony Computer Entertainment America is now offering popular MTV programming on UMD for PSP. This is the first such collaboration between SCEA and a major TV content provider, giving video-game fans unique ways to interact with their favorite MTV programming, including Jackass, Beavis & Butt-head, and Aeon Flux.

Microsoft launched a European competition looking for fans to help create and show the unseen adventures of Master Chief. The Halo: Recut contest encourages gamers and filmmakers alike to be as creative as possible, with the lucky winner scooping a once-in-a-lifetime master-class trip to Los Angeles.

Ferrari Challenge is a realistic racing game, developed by Eutechnyx, from the famous Italian sports car manufacturer, with the official license of the motor sports series with the input of professional racing drivers.

EA, Harmonix and MTV Games announced that individual instrument peripherals for Rock Band will start shipping to U.S. store shelves beginning on February 12th.

City Life Edition 2008 features 60 more buildings, bringing the total to 360, including famous structures such as St. Paul Cathedral, Royal Opera etc... New scenarios, 10 new maps, and an updated version of the editor allow you to import satellite maps, as well as import from applications such as World-Machine, or GeoControl.

Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies transports players beyond the Tipton Hotel to the St. Mark, a rival hotel where clues lead to the discovery of a secret spy organization. Players will take on the role of Zack and Cody encountering characters from the show, plus new personalities such as The Magician.

Sword of the New World is modeled after Europe’s exploration of the New World, allowing players to create and simultaneously control a family of characters utilizing its Multiple Character Control system. The new Manifest Destiny expansion offers five new characters, two new maps and five new zones as well as new events and additions to the game’s item store.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. The latest PSW UK issue reveals that a demo for MGS4 is expected on PSN "in the next month," and include the Middle Eastern war zone level.

Hellgate: London is an immersive first-person perspective RPG with a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, introducing a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive. Flagship's Founder's Club offer, a lifetime subscription to its action/RPG, ends on Jan. 31, 2008 (thanks Blues).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a few Playstation Eye titles (Tori-Emaki & Mesmerize: Trace for $1.99) and a Blast Factor Bundle ($12.99). The weekly Rock Band tracks are now also available (Last Train to Clarksville / The Monkees, All the Small Things / Blink-182, and Action / Sweet for $1.99) as well as two new circuits for MotorStorm (Eagle’s Nest and Diamondback Speedway, $2.99). Also available are playable demos for Disney;s Turok and EA's FIFA Street 3, if all else fails, there's plenty of trailers, and movie clips to watch.

GamersGate announced that it has entered an extensive PC digital distribution partnership with THQ to make its portfolio available for download, starting with titles such as Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, STALKER and the upcoming Frontlines: Fuels of War.

So Blonde, written by Broken Sword's Steve Ince, is an adventure game based around beautiful (anti-)heroine Sunny Blonde, featuring jet black humor that goes far beyond trite clichés, gorgeous cartoon graphics, puzzling riddles and a ton of gameplay surprises.

Reloaded Studios' CryENGINE 2-powered MMORPG, The Day, is a third-person action MMOG set in the near future. Mankind discovered a way to travel between two connected parallel worlds where players will travel back and forth between the past and present, accomplishing critical missions that extremely influence and affect their present-day world.

Virtua Fighter 5 includes all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments. SEGA has released a new patch on Xbox Live which includes a number of gameplay additions and enhancements including:

Advance Wars is a turn-based strategy game, sequel to 2005's original debut title on the NDS. Lead your new Commanding Officers to fend off latest invasion, as massive battles sweep across both of the DS screens.

Supreme Ruler 2020 is a strategic and tactical geo-political game where direct control of the military and the policies of a nation becomes the key to survival.

CMP’s 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards will honor computer strategy game luminary Sid Meier with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ceremony taking place at the Game Developers Conference (GDC).

Create exactly the city you want: build uniquely-designed structures, from residences to corporate skyscrapers. Improve the quality of life by providing recreational and entertainment opportunities-without letting taxes spiral out of control. With over 150 available structures, Flashpoint is bringing Monte Cristo's City Life is coming to Germany in March.

Prototype tells the story of Alex Mercer - a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. As the action spirals out of control, a conspiracy tied to his origins threatens the future of mankind itself. The Neural-THX Surround technology extends the surround sound experience from 5.1 to 7.1 discrete surround sound.

Revealed a few days ago, Sony officially announced that late January it will introduce Skype features to the new slim PSP through a firmware update, enabling users to freely communicate with other Skype users around the world over the Internet.

In Professor Layton and the Curious Village you'll tackle over 130 puzzles, ranging from mazes and riddles to logic and sliding puzzles, as you unravel the mysteries of the village, with weekly downloadable content via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Realistic racing game, developed by Eutechnyx, from the famous Italian sports car manufacturer, with the official license of the motor sports series with the input of professional racing drivers.

Folklore is a dark fantasy adventure inspired by western fairy tales. Set in the mysterious town of Doolin, two strangers, Keats and Ellen, are drawn together to uncover a mysterious legend in a remote village that exists on the border between dreams and reality. Tomorrow SCEA will release a free holiday themed update which includes 2 new winter outfits, a new quest called Holy Night Visitor, and a brand new Folk.

City Life 2008 features 60 more buildings, bringing the total to 360, including famous structures such as St. Paul Cathedral, Royal Opera, etc. New scenarios, 10 new maps and an updated version of the editor allow you to import satellite maps, as well as import from applications such as World-Machine, or GeoControl. This demo features 1 map, 3 (out of 6) playable population categories.

MotorStorm delivers brutal off-road racing, plunging players into a frenzied and chaotic environment awash with grit, mud and petrol. Sony has rolled out a new v3.1 update including a vehicle selection of 2D/3D in the host options, 2 new music tracks, a proximity meter, as well as the option to mirrored tracks (online multi-player only).