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SEGA knows everyone likes a good dust-up, so its decided to give us something to really fight over: a new Virtua Fighter 5 website. Gosh, exciting times.

Activision and Treyarch have apologised for the Call of Duty 3 map pack screw-up that saw players forking over 800 Microsoft points for a sizable premium content pack only to discover it didn't work.

Held at the entirely unremarkable Marriott hotel in downtown LA, after being bribed with slightly stale pastries and fancy imported teas, we, the assembled throngs of the press were ushered into a surprisingly intimate meeting space for Activision's pre-E3 press conference. Opening with traditional bluster, Activision revelled in not only holding the status of No. 2 publisher in the US overall, but also scoring the No. 1 Xbox 360 title with Call of Duty 2, allowing it to segue nicely into announcing its next-generation line-up - the pride of place going to Call of Duty 3, in development for all three next generation systems. No further details were revealed about the title, though we know Treyarch, not Infinity Ward, is developing it, and neither does it appear that they feature at the show in playable form. Thankfully, Activision proved to be a lot less tight-lipped on the other major franchises that are a major part of their upcoming line-up - not least new Tony Hawk's titles Tony Hawk's Project 8 for PS3 and Xbox 360, and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam on Nintendo Wii (and DS and GBA).

Those of you dribbling at the chops in anticipation of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars may have to wait a little longer, as Activision's financial report reveals the release date has moved into fiscal year 2008.

Midway has been showing off in Las Vegas, announcing a raft of new titles including a pair of next-generation shooters.

Guitar Hero may very well embrace new genres of music in future rather than sticking with rock, RedOctane head of publishing Dusty Welch has told Eurogamer.

Microsoft's Peter Moore says there's nothing about PlayStation 3 he'd take over what he's got with the Xbox 360.

If ever there was a game that seemed to be made for Nintendo Wii, then it was, er, Super Monkey Ball. But second in line would surely be Mercury Meltdown, Ignition Banbury's brilliant PSP and PS2 puzzler, where the idea is to tilt levels to manoeuvre a blob of liquid mercury through a maze without letting too much slip off the edge. Not only does it sound like the sort of thing that would make good use of the Wiimote's motion sensor, it even had form in this area - early versions having supported a prototype motion-sensing add-on device for PSP, later abandoned in favour of analogue controls.

Still keeping an eye out for Duke Nukem Forever? Then step this way for what 3D Realms has confirmed is an in-game screenshot.

Wire up your wireless racing wheels and perform other necessary preparatory tasks: Forza Motorsport 2 is due out in May.

If you can't tell from the arbitrary use of capital letters in the title, the opening screen spells it out for you as super-deformed cartoon characters - a punk, a goth, a rapper, sundry sexy babes - strike ker-azy poses, while infantile bouncing funk dribbles from the PSP speakers. The press material actually uses the phrase "cool skater kids" without a hint of irony. Yes, we are firmly in the realm of wacky yoof gaming.

PC owners spoiling for a fight can now check out a multiplayer demo of Eidos' upcoming Battlestations: Midway.

The exact timing may be fuzzier than a ghost's night vision camera, but Ubisoft is definitely claiming that a demo of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will appear on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Unreal Tournament 2007 has been renamed Unreal Tournament 3 and will be available on Xbox 360 too, the publisher confirmed at its Midway Gamer's Day in Las Vegas this week. Mind you, we'd have been more surprised if Epic Games - of Gears of War fame - weren't producing a 360 version.

Eidos has confirmed to Eurogamer that Age of Conan will launch worldwide for PC on 30th October 2007, though the publisher was unable to comment on when we could expect the Xbox 360 version.

Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory is generally pleased with the PlayStation 3 but admits it can be "an interesting ride" to develop for.

European gamers will have to wait a little longer for Xbox 360 and PC RPG Two Worlds, as various bugs and multiplayer concerns have pushed the release back to 9th May.

It's GTA in the future. Or how about: GTA where you're the cop. GTA with superheroes perhaps - but like 2000AD superheroes, not Marvel superheroes. It's a cel-shaded GTA. Right, GTA with 2000AD-style cel-shaded superhero cops from the future. Will that do?

Square Enix announced today that it has signed the Unreal Engine 3 from Gears of War developer Epic Games.

Dark Age of Camelot is to get "Camelot Campaigns" rather than a content patch this year, according to our hairy correspondent, reporting live from a Mythic event in the US. The developer will introduce new content once every two weeks for up to six months.

You've got to feel sorry for Star Trek fetishists - and not just in the "never going to have sex with [nice looking] girls" sense. Not only do they still represent the enduring face of unnerving geek fanaticism for the vast majority of the population, despite having kept a low profile for several decades, but their beloved franchise is in a truly woeful state. The recent movies and TV series have flopped like Shatner's six-pack, and all attempts to revive the series now hinge on Mission: Impossible III director J.J. Abrams and his Starfleet Academy movie, starring a young Kirk and Spock.

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So it's been at least a month since the last Dragon Ball Z game and by now all you crazy kids must be clamouring for another one, right? Or maybe not. Regardless, Atari is back with another slice of anime-inspired action for you to ignore on the shelves of your local videogame boutique despite the fact that it isn't anywhere near as bad as you might think. In fact, if it weren't for a couple of really basic errors, Budokai Tenkaichi 2 would be a perfectly acceptable brawler.

The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar is set to launch across Europe on 24th April, Codemasters said this morning.

Nintendo's Wii "News Channel" went live earlier this morning, allowing system owners to browse an Associated Press newsfeed in a variety of ways - several of which are unmistakably "Wii".

Mario Kart 64 is the latest game - and only the second N64 title - to join the Nintendo Wii's European Virtual Console line-up. The N64 racer, which inspired many of the best bits of subsequent games in the series, costs 1000 points and should be available now.

Score one for the "driving games are all the same" crowd: Sony's been caught using a Project Gotham Racing 3 graphic to promote Gran Turismo HD Concept, apparently unaware of its mistake.

Microsoft has reassured gamers worried about not finding a Halo 3 beta invitation in their copy of Crackdown.

Ed Daly, Kuju Brighton studio head, reckons PSP is perfect for his new platform-puzzler Crush, announced yesterday.

If you show your support for Elf-kind by joining the new Founder's Program for MMO The Lord of The Rings Online, you'll be rewarded with a special USD 9.99 monthly subscription rate, or a minuscule one-off payment of USD 199.