Celebrities from the music, film, art and sport worlds have used their creative talents to design and personalize 30 Guitar Hero II controllers for Rock, Paint, Bid, an online charity auction, starting today through April 13, by Activision and Red Bull Energy Drink.

Rock out as hard as you want with no cords or restrictions with Nyko's FrontMan Wireless Guitar Controller for Playstation 2. The FrontMan is fully compatible with Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II. Featuring wireless technology for cordless play, the FrontMan provides 25 feet of freedom.

Clover Studio and Capcom's Okami and Bethesda and 2K Games' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead the nominees for the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards with four nominations each, including Best Game.

In a little bit of an odd occurance, Nintendo europe has rolled out a new firmware update, bringing your Wii to v2.1 although details as to what it fixes are not available, nor word whether this update will be made available in any other regions.

Yesterday Sony sent out a media blast to the press touting that it had just won an Emmy for its SIXAXIS wireless controller in the Peripheral Development and Technogical Impact of Video Game Controllers category. Apparently Sony deceived the press en masse as it not only did NOT win an Emmy for the PS3 controller, but rather for its old Dual Shock analog controller, it is also sharing the Emmy with Nintendo for its D-Pad.

SCEA announced that it has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for the PS3’s SIXAXIS wireless controller.

Zero is truly a combination of style and performance. Featuring 2.4 GHz wireless technology, heat-dissipating aluminum panels, backlit buttons, and a unique ergonomic design, Zero aims to give gamers the most complete controller experience possible.

The Ant Commandos announced today the release of the first guitar controller series developed for advanced Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II players. Expert gamers can now jam faster with more range on the patent-pending 10 fret button design of the controllers from the Guitar Mania line.

RedOctane announced that starting this November fans will be able to shred with a wireless guitar controller that will be compatible with Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II, at a suggested retail price of $59.99.

Players will step into the shoes of a young man in the year 2024 as he arrives in the Independent State of California to pursue his dreams of road domination and capture the Californian cargo transportation market.

Developed by refining the popular original PlayStation controller, the newly designed SixAxis wireless controller features motion-sensing technology to detect natural and intuitive movements for real-time and high precision interactive play, acting as a natural extension of the user’s body.

A unique wireless motion sensor system – codenamed Fusion – is in development, which could bring fun, interactive games incorporating true 3D motion sensor tracking technology to all home gaming systems, no matter who they are manufactured by.

Peripherals manufacturer Nyko Technologies unveiled Zero, its next-generation line of innovative and stylish controllers, which will initially become available for PS2, followed by a Xbox 360, PC and PS3 version.

In Freight Tycoon Inc. you are going to become a real transport tycoon creating a carrying empire of his or her own. Three-dimensional game maps with busy cities and communities, plains, hills, forests and lakes – everything that makes the game world really living – are at the player's service.

NCsoft today announced the release of a free update to Auto Assault in both North America and Europe. Both current and new players stand to benefit with many new missions, cooler loot, enhanced tournament play and system-level changes designed to make post apocalyptic destruction even more fun.

Force10 Networks announced its TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers is offering online gaming companies the ability to support hundreds of thousands of players simultaneously as well as the seamless scalability to accommodate both new interactive worlds and users.

Bethesda announced that its newest TES IV plug-in, Mehrunes' Razor, will be available on Xbox Live and OblivionDownloads.com this Thursday, June 15th. Mehrunes' Razor is a fully-featured quest which, once completed, will grant you the Mehrunes Razor, with the ability to kill foes instantly. Apart from that, it will also feature hidden treasures, books, magic items and plenty more ...

Tomorrow Sony will roll out a new firmware update for the PSP, which will give user access various browser enhancements such as Flash compatibility, and the ability to save audio content from RSS channels to a Memory Stick. More importantly the new update will allow PSP user to freely download demos off the internet, previously only available at PlayStation Spots, starting with the debut of a LocoRoco demo. Needless to say the new firmware will also plug holes in its overall security.

Oldblivion is a piece of software which allows pre DX9 graphics cards, such as Geforce 3/4, Radeon 9200, to run Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Oldblivion applies patches to make sure that Oblivion doesn't crash on older hardware which lacks certain new functionality and converts pixel/vertex shader 2.0 into pixel/vertex shader 1.1.

Aiai, MeeMee, GonGon, and Baby are back in true classic Super Monkey Ball style, in SEGA's NDS exclusive Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, with all-new gameplay control using the Nintendo DS stylus and wireless multiplayer modes!

Namco Bandai Games announced today that its PSP exclusive Me and My Katamari has shipped. Now fans of the award-winning Katamari franchise can roll-on-the-go with all of the same glorious gameplay, loveable characters and colorful graphics they've grown to adore.

Sierra announced today that the video game Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, based on 20th Century Fox’s upcoming family film, is available at retailers nationwide.

In Rig'n'Roll: Truck Tycoon you are going to become a real transport tycoon creating a carrying empire of his or her own. Three-dimensional game maps with busy cities and communities, plains, hills, forests and lakes – everything that makes the game world really living – are at the player's service.

SEGA of America today announced the release of Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll on the NDS. Join AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, and Baby as they journey through 10 worlds and over 50 new stages in true classic Super Monkey Ball style. Players can now use the stylus and touch screen to play a robust single-player mode and action-packed multiplayer wireless modes.

Got Game Entertainment and Merscom today announced that WWII Tank Commander, a non-stop military action game for the PC, will begin arriving this weekend in game retailers across North America. Developed by Sylum Entertainment, WWII Tank Commander features an easy to pick-up-and-play style.