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Ubisoft has revealed the four new investigation types for Assassin's Creed on PC.

Sony UK told Eurogamer today that it has nothing to say about reports its American friends have been showing off a PS3 video store to retailers.

Sony has announced a special bronze limited edition PSP for release in Japan on 24th April.

Atari has confirmed that Phil Harrison has joined mother-company Infogrames as president, working beside new CEO David Gardner. Well, they'll probably have their own offices. Maybe they have walkie-talkies.

Microsoft has chimed in to say Rocketmen: Axis of Evil will cost 800 Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60) when it is released on Live Arcade tomorrow.

Valve has reiterated that it hopes to release extra maps for Team Fortress 2 as free downloads for PS3 and 360 owners.

There's a secret Achievement in N+ that gives you 15 Gamerpoints for dying one thousand times. This detail is very important, as it rather neatly sums up the N+ experience: this is a game where you will die. A lot. The question isn't whether you'll unlock this Achievement, but when. The fact that you get Gamerpoints for repeated failure subtly tips you off that this is okay, is expected in fact, and also defines what makes the game's razor sharp design so damnably cunning - above all things, perseverance is always rewarded.

With the ink barely dry on Phil Harrison's shock new contract with Atari, his new colleagues were already lining up this week to praise the former PlayStation figurehead's appointment.

Viacom will be paying Harmonix an additional USD 208.7 million under terms of the company's acquisition, based upon the success of Rock Band, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

At one point in our demonstration of LittleBigPlanet, someone asks a simple question about the physical interaction of the materials you can use to create stuff in its sticky-back-plastic platform-game world. It's answered, wordlessly, by level designer Dan Leaver. In a minute or two, he creates a constellation of blocks of concrete, wood and sponge hanging in mid-air. Then he exits edit mode - effectively un-pausing the game - and they crash to earth convincingly, tumbling, bouncing and squashing each other.

David Gardner, new CEO of Atari parent company Infogrames, has told our sister site GamesIndustry.biz that he intends to move the business into online gaming, setting his sights on business models such as secure server-based gaming and the free-to-play market.

Interesting snippets are still coming to light from the Game Developers Conference of the week before last. Here's one you might have missed: Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, creator of Pong, and all-round father of the videogame industry, is working on a massively-multiplayer game.

Civilization development superhero Sid Meier says he has a lot of time for both Take Two and Electronic Arts, with Take Two being "very good about giving [Firaxis] creative freedom" and EA having "a commitment to great games".

Koei plans to release Warriors Orochi for PC and PSP on 28th March.

There are some reading this who want to know nothing about Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the fourth game in the AA series and the first to see Phoenix Wright's name removed from the box. But they want to know whether to buy it or not. To them, the answer is: yes. But, well, just don't expect all your wishes to come true. Read no more.

We said it would happen, and now it has. EVE Online, the life-ending Icelandic space MMO, is now available for download on Valve's digital distribution service, Steam. It's the first game of its kind to be featured there.

Capcom has confirmed to Eurogamer that Rocketmen: Axis of Evil will be on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday.

THQ has uncovered a new game called Darksiders, which will be coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime next year.

Lars Buttler, a former online chief at Electronic Arts, has dismissed claims by Activision head Bobby Kotick that it could take up to a billion dollars to compete with World of Warcraft - with no guarantee of success.

Microsoft Japan has picked its XNA-developed Live Arcade game champions.

Lego hopes to distinguish itself from the current MMO gaming market by incorporating physical products into its Lego Universe strategy, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

Sony has finally whisked over its list of PlayStation Store updates for last Thursday. Well, "list" is a bit strong.

Harmonix will be treating Xbox Live owners to the long-awaited Grateful Dead downloadable content this week.

Cut-scenes from the Futurama videogame may be stuck together and released as a bonus episode in the next downloadable direct-to-DVD animated feature.

THQ's creative director Michael Fitch has spoken out about the closure of Titan Quest developer Iron Lore Entertainment, blaming piracy, hardware vendors, gamers and reviewers.

Jagex has just launched its hardcore-focused website offering Java-based casual games.

Mastiff has revealed that its Major League Eating game will be a WiiWare launch title in the US.

NextGenBooks.com (yes, but stick with it) has launched Warrior Quest, a browser-based single-player RPG "in a similar vein to classic games Dragon Quest and Phantasy Star".

US publisher Mastiff Games has licensed Major League Eating competitions.

Capcom has confirmed on its official blog that Sagat and Balrog have been added to Street Fighter IV arcade machines in test locations around Japan.