Sega just announced that 40,000 lucky Xbox 360 owners will get extremely early access to a demo for the upcoming action game Bayonetta. To be considered for the prize, gamers must register for a free Sega Pass -- essentially the publisher's newsletter -- and enter for a chance to be selected on the official Bayonetta demo site.Registration for the .. more »

A variety of new job listings have emerged on a Microsoft employment site, including positions for Project Natal and -- perhaps more interesting -- positions for a new Halo game. These listings for Halo, likely for Halo: Reach, call for designers, AI developers and animators -- even a multiplayer game design lead. As for Project Natal, some .. more »

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of tracks from The White Stripes and singles from The Damned and Kasabian will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store... more »

This trailer features FIFA Soccer 10 cover athlete Frank Lampard and is made up entirely of FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay... more »

Kushan wrote a nice little article on #FW@EFnet summarizing all kinda info we have about the current (still ongoing) Console Live Ban Wave:[QUOTE]- What does this mean for you and what can you do about it?Firstly, and most obviously, you cannot connect to Xbox Live on this console any more. This means no more game updates (aka title updates), XBLA .. more »

From venturebeat.com:[QUOTE]The posting last Thursday on Craigslist was alarming. Someone was selling a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle, with both a console and a game, for $500. The problem was that Modern Warfare 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year, doesn't officially go on sale until Nov. 10.Activision Blizzard, the game's .. more »

This latest trailer for Super Street Fighter IV shows off the new online modes, including the "Endless Battle" mode that allows up to eight players to play multiple matches, with the loser of each match going to the end of the virtual line; the "Replay Channel," which allows players to record and view replays together with voice chat; and a bunch .. more »

MLG forum user (and MS Paint fanatic) ToM MoReLLo claims to have played Halo: Reach, and was somehow able to nab multiple blurry screenshots of the game as evidence. Now, when we say blurry we mean blurry. In fact, the classic images of Bigfoot were of higher quality than some of these screens. Perhaps our natural skepticism is taking over, but .. more »

Here are some of the creatures that will be wiping out humanity in Mass Effect 2: Collectors - an insect-like race, controlled by a single leader, that has access to the technology that "no one else in the galaxy" has. They can paralyze humans, and according to the video dev diary above, can abduct entire colonies. Oh, and they have beam .. more »

The demo will be available for Xbox 360 in early 2010, but PS3 scores an exclusive multiplayer beta out this month... more »

Hop on your board and look at these new screens and a first look gameplay trailer for Skate 3... more »

From gamasutra.com:[QUOTE]It's coming time for the Holiday launches of anticipated multiplatform sequels -- and new data provided to Gamasutra by OTX's GamePlan Insights finds that many sequel-buyers might be switching platforms, defecting from Xbox 360 to PlayStation 3 for more than one major release.OTX data shows that 15 percent of those who .. more »

. I want to you let you know that this will remain the case when it launches to the world soon. We made this decision because as it stands now, parents aren't able to use to customize which of these applications their children can access. In order to offer an age-appropriate environment for everyone, we decided to turn off these applications for .. more »

Halo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things “Halo,” launches today on Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of “Halo Legends” beginning Saturday, Nov. 7. Available for “Halo” fans worldwide following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint brings all the richness of the “Halo” universe together in one .. more »

to allegations from Fidgit that Electronic Arts had forced developer BioWare to remove features in claims the DLC was pre-planned to "bilk users for more money." designer doesn't have an issue with anger toward the decision, he vehemently denies was involved for the sole purpose of getting more money out of players. With the DLC already available .. more »

For some reason, Activision is intent on blowing cash on Modern Warfare 2 advertisements, despite record pre-order numbers, and anticipated record-breaking sales. At this point, tossing out slick television commercials - like the one you see above, showing some more fightin' on American soil - just seems like kicking everyone's wallets while .. more »

Those of you taking your King of the Iron Fist Tournament fighters to the internet have been experiencing some major issues, notably: when trying to compete online in any sort of meaningful way, you're met with acute, game-ending connectivity issues. Namco recognized that today and issued a response, stating, "To improve the online game experience .. more »

Electronic Arts announced today the addition of Madden Ultimate Team, a new, strategic game mode for the critically acclaimed Madden NFL 10... more »

OneBigGame, the nonprofit publisher of videogames formed in 2007, is proud to introduce the first game to be published under its label, to be released this winter on Xbox LIVE Arcade... more »

The game's developers discuss the topic of the main character of Dark Void... more »