While rumors of a PS3 price drop at next week's Gamescom keep swirling, an anonymous publisher source confirmed to WorthPlaying today that the rumors of an Xbox 360 price drop are real. The Xbox 360 Pro will be eliminated from the retail lineup at the end of the month, and the Xbox 360 Elite will drop in price to $299.

At one time or another, just about everyone has created an animated cartoon using nothing more than a pad of paper and some hand-drawn stick figures. Nintendo now brings these creations to life on its Nintendo DSi with Flipnote Studio, now available as free download from the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Havok announced that Microsoft Game Studios Europe has licensed the Havok Spectrum software bundle (Havok Physics, Havok Animation, and Havok Behavior) for use by its developers across projects moving forward.

In MySims Agents you take on the role of a special agent hired to foil the sinister plans of Morcubus, lord of the underworld. By recruiting different MySims, each with their own special characteristics, you can build up your very own crime-busting team.

Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting, players take on the role of the OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination. Raven Software designer Manveer Heir stated that if Wolfenstein beats Madden 10 in sales, he will refund everybody who follows his Twitter feed and has a receipt.

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Promised months ago, Slant Six revealed today that the v1.50 patch is in the final stages of testing, and if all goes according to plan, should be released in 1-2 weeks, followed by v1.60 which will include free DLC.

WonderKing is a free-to-play MMO offering the ability to acquire tools, weapons and mounts from the item mall, challenge the demonic forces of Valron in real-time combat, and strive to become the Wonderking who'll bring light to the shadows of darkness.

Championship Manager 2010 is the definitive football management game featuring a host of unique, cutting-edge technology including a bespoke 3D match engine with over 500 individual player animations. Championship Manager and IMScouting have signed a strategic partnership that will enable CM to further enhance the quality and breadth of their player data.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of EveryQuest, SOE plans to release the 16th expansion for its MMORPG, adding an all-new underground zone. In anticipation of this milestone, SOE is also kicking off the first of three “Road to Underfoot” in-game events.

TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc. Valve is prepping a classless update, day two revealing a new King of The Hill Mode, with one brand new, and two adapted maps.

Wii is the place to be for DanceDanceRevolution this year as players can dance to the beat using the DanceDanceRevolution Wii Remote and, for the first time, the Wii Balance Board accessory in the Workout Mode.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before.

Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

pop' n music is a rhythmic game for all ages that allows for players to play music with easy and intuitive controls, taking full advantage of the Nunchuk and Wii Remote as you move up, down, left and right to original and licensed music.

Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic boxing interpretation to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power.

The closure rumor from earlier this week turns out to be true as GRIN just issued a statement. "It is with a heavy heart we announce today that GRIN has been forced to close its doors. This as too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation." A group of 25 former employees have already split off as started Outbreak Studios.

Wireway is a 2D platformer featuring a spunky little hero Wiley Springer, who has to battle aliens gangs, avoide obstacles and ultimately defeat the alien boss, to bring back the spirit and love throughout the Universe!

MTV Games and The Beatles license holder Apple Corps are developing a new video game that will be an experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles spanning the UK band's entire discography. While Abbey Road was already known as post launch DLC, a 9 page article in the New York Times reveals that the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Rubber Soul albums will also be offered as downloads at some point.

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game that mixes FPS style with traditional RPG mechanics, where six factions are struggling to emerge from the collapse of civilization brought on by viruses and environmental disaster.

All Aspect Warfare chronicles the adventures of an “elite” team of combat marines who crash landed on the enemy planet they were sent to completely destroy. Stranded and left for dead with a deployed thermo-nuclear weapon ticking somewhere, their only chance of escape lies deep within hostile territory.

Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss adds a newly-playable Gargoyle race, never-before seen spells, powerful new weapons and armor, an expansive and dangerous dungeon, and a variety of new, tough-as-nails monsters.

Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII, offering endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Release on PS3/X360 in June, the PC version of BF1943, originally slated for Sept., is getting delayed according to German publication Gamestar, and while EA reiterated that it's still coming, they don't know when.

Vogster Interactive's CrimeCraft, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, is an MMO that combines the action of a tactical shooter with the strategy of an RPG. Set in a modern world you take part in the political, economical and social life of a big city.

Pepsi, MTV and MTV Games have announced the nominees for the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video" category. These five nominated bands were selected by MTV, Harmonix and Pepsi based on their creativity, viewer rating and originality.

The PC Gaming Alliance announces that eight new members - BFG Technologies, Bigfoot Networks, Flextronics, GameStop, GameTap, Gas Powered Games, Howie’s Game Shack and InstantAction - have joined our rapidly growing alliance.