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Ubisoft has revealed that Wii sequel Red Steel 2 will use the freshly unveiled MotionPlus peripheral.

"The Russian BioShock." Not a bad start, Mr PR Man. Ken Levine's undersea epic may have divided opinion, but it takes a hard heart not to warm to its narrative ambition and to the fantastic vision of the city of Rapture. We don't care whether it's the Russian BioShock, the Indian BioShock, or the Kyrgystani BioShock - anything that strives to reach similar goals is automatically interesting.

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has said he's happy with the new direction Ubisoft is taking the series in.

Well now. The original Arkanoid was (and far more blatantly than Space Invaders) inspired by the original Breakout, only in this case the difference was - to put it charitably - "subtle". That's not to say that the things that Arkanoid added aren't appreciable - moving enemies, power-ups and even bosses were all added to the original design to spice up what was otherwise a clone - but the series hasn't stuck in our minds the way Space Invaders has.

Surely at the top of most gamers' fantasy dinner party invitation list, Sims creator Will Wright delivered a typically engaging and esoteric presentation at Comic Con 2008 this week, while performing an extensive demo of Spore that thrilled a packed house.

Microsoft's very own Mr Halo has told Eurogamer that Bungie's series could soon be getting its own dedicated event to rival the likes of BlizzCon and QuakeCon.

Tera Patrick, who you're not likely to see in a Disney film, has joined the Saints Row 2 team as a "special producer".

Capcom "will be announcing the exact release date for Bionic Commando Rearmed really soon", the publisher said today, after a Dengeki interview in Japan suggested it would be out on 30th July for Xbox Live Arcade and 31st July for PSN.

Atari has told Eurogamer the PS3 version of Alone in the Dark will be out in November.

"A hero. That's what you once were. You stood boldly against the shadow, and purchased another dawn for the world - with your life. But the evil you fought is not so easily banished; the victory you claimed not so easily held."

Atari has signed Jamie "pukka pukka gorgeous lisp" Oliver to star in a DS cooking game this October.

That Dexter game we talked about back in March is actually an episodic series for iPod and iPhone.

Activision has refused to comment on the authenticity of a leaked Guitar Hero World Tour track list.

Q Entertainment, responsible for Lumines and Rez, has agreed to convert Peggle to DS in time for winter.

Perhaps it's just bad timing. Perhaps it's unfortunate juxtaposition. Fallout 3 made its E3 debut in a demonstration at Microsoft's Xbox 360 briefing in close proximity to Gears of War 2 and Resident Evil 5. All of a sudden, in that context, this very special follow-up to some of the most revered properties in role-playing gaming - venerable Interplay classic Fallout, and developer Bethesda's recent smash hit Oblivion - didn't look so special any more.

Eurogamer MMO has 500 more keys to the closed beta test of Wakfu, Ankama Games' follow-up to its sleeper hit, Dofus.

Dragonforce will be releasing three more tricky tracks for Guitar Hero III owners to swear along to on 21st August, according to the band's label, Roadrunner Records.

Walking into one of Rockstar's demo rooms is always a slightly unnerving experience. It's not that you wonder if the M-16 lampshade holder is fully functioning (although you do), but rather the feeling that you've been zapped by a shrink-ray. The gigantic 60-inch HDTV and huge leather sofa give the impression that you're in the Big Friendly Giant's games room.

Telltale Games, famed for the Sam & Max adventure series, will be shaping Wallace & Gromit into a batch of episodic games.

Oxygen is working on an Xbox 360 revamp of PDC Darts and aims to release it this September.

Insomniac has said that it will be running a public multiplayer beta for Resistance 2 on PS3 later this year and that it will extend to "all territories".

Nintendo and Sony are both watching Apple's iPhone closely to see how it does as a gaming device.

Funny and fantastic C64 fighting game IK+ leads the weekly Virtual Console update for Nintendo Wii.

EVE Online developer CCP has started selling tickets for its 2008 Fanfest convention.

Criterion has delayed the release of the Xbox 360 "Cagney" patch for Burnout Paradise.

Sony has effectively denied reports that WipEout HD has been delayed due to a "specific technical problem", attributing the futuristic racer's extended incubation to the rush to add new features and make improvements.

Peter Moore, president of EA Sports, has said that he's confident with the help of publishers the Entertainment Software Association can save the flagging E3 show, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

Halo developer Bungie has confirmed that the studio is currently working on at least three new projects, but the team won't be making any big announcements in the near future, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

Capcom has outlined changes being made in the upcoming Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix online Xbox Live beta patch.

Don Mattrick has denied that Bungie was angry about Microsoft's decision to pull the developer's new Halo game from the Xbox 360 E3 press conference.