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Microsoft and pals continue to round out the array of free demos on Xbox Live Marketplace with stuff from five months ago - adding Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 to a list that last week saw the addition of Amped 3.

George Lucas himself may be done with Star Wars films, but LucasArts is apparently working on a title based on Darth Vader, while a new Indiana Jones game is still in progress.

Those of you tired of us banging on so much about Guitar Hero a month before you can even buy it in the UK (April 7th remember!) will be pleased to hear that we ought to be banging on about it for at least another couple of years, as Kelly Sumner, CEO of publisher RedOctane, has told MCV we'll see a further "five or six" titles by the middle of 2007.

A PSP version of Gitaroo Man is in development according to Sony's Japanese retail site. Not only that, but it's due out on 25th May.

Despite our best efforts to remain impartial here at EG Towers, we often find ourselves challenged by our preconceptions, such as when reviewing a new title in an established franchise. Pokemon Link (aka Pokemon Trozei), for example, leads us to imagine a puzzle game saturated with the Pokemon series' insufferable anime style, and therefore of no interest to anyone who isn't already enamoured with Nintendo's carpet bomb approach to cute. It's nice to say, then, that Pokemon Link is a truly pleasant surprise.

The Half-Life 2 modification Garry's Mod is to be sold through Steam for $10, author Garry Newman's confirmed - with money split 50-50 between the mod team and distributor Valve.

To paraphrase the great Bill Shankly, Football Manager is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.

"Stop the presses!" as they say in the land of cliché. The rhyming land of cliché, apparently. But do, because just as we were rushing out of the office this evening, NCsoft came bashing on our door, and once we'd both extricated ourselves from the resultant messy tangle of door knobs, trench coats and ballerina outfits (stranger dressers, those NCsoft people), we realised they had a whopping pile of information on the latest City of Villains update, Issue 7, or "Destiny Manifest", which will be available in late April or early May, and affects players of all levels.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories won't be out on PlayStation 2 until at least the end of May, Rockstar reckons.

Namco's planning to add Ace Combat to the list of PS2 game series to make the jump sideways to PSP.

A writer for movie website LatinoReview.com is claiming that the script for the new Spy Hunter movie has been leaked - and that it's "an enjoyable kick ass balls hung high testosterone driven popcorn adventure movie."

Blizzard has banned more than 5400 World of Warcraft players from the game for good as part of plans to clamp down on gold farming and cheating in general.

Disney has announced that PC MMO Pirates of the Caribbean Online will go on show at E3 next month - but it won't be in the shops until 2007.

Classic Dreamcast fighters Power Stone and Power Stone 2 are being resurrected for the Sony PSP.

Espionage careers are glamorous, dangerous and thrilling pursuits. Just ask Bond, Bourne, Fisher, Hunt or any of the teams from Hustle, 24 or Spooks. It's a life of cocktail dresses and poison lipstick, deep cover and hoodwinking disguises, hi-tech gadgets and quick reflexes.

Namco's PSP version of Tekken, Dark Resurrection, will allow you to download ghosts of the best players in the world so you can actually see just how rubbish you are by comparison.

Gearbox is working on a new Brothers In Arms game for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, in which you get to "do" Operation Market Garden with old pals Matt Baker and Joe Harstock.

Atari's released a playable demo of Spellbound's second Desperados game, Cooper's Revenge. You can get it off the internet.

Eidos is planning to release Hitman: Blood Money in Europe on 26th May, the publisher's announced.

Telltale's released Bone: The Great Cow Race, the second instalment in its episodic adventure series, and anybody interested in it can download the full game for $12.99 or order a boxed one for $17.99.

Microsoft and Paramount Pictures have unveiled the new Xbox Movie Showcase service, significantly expanding the range of content available through Xbox Live.

Ubisoft has confirmed that its first title for the Nintendo Revolution will be Red Steel, an action game which will work with the console's unique 'freestyle' remote controller.

It's a familiar story. Someone makes a brilliant game, a game that's truly inventive and incredibly playable, and it goes on to sell millions of copies. But even before the first of many inevitable sequels turns up, other developers have gone and nicked all the best ideas for their own games.

What I have learned is: Mario Kart is really, incredibly good. And further, I don't know why. Mario Kart has unfair deaths, where despite your superb racing technique, and complete trouncing of the AI drivers, a giant blue turtle can still knock you off the track one inch from the finish line, robbing you of your hard-earned victory. You throw your arms up in disgust, swear the paint from the walls, and most likely call Princess Peach a bitch. Then you play again.

A new academic study is claiming that playing games with violent content makes you more likely to think that drinking beer and smoking pot is brilliant.

Good news for Animal Crossing: Wild World fans - the Nintendo Easter bunny is heading to your town this weekend, bringing all sorts of seasonal treats.

The Championship Manager/Football Manager saga has been well documented, but for those who've just come in, here's the latest score. Following a decade of dominance, Eidos acrimoniously split with original CM developer Sports Interactive, with the name reverting to the publisher. While SI went from strength to strength with the newly-branded FM, development duties for CM fell to bespoke outfit Beautiful Game Studios. Something of a tall order, it was a bit like The Beatles being replaced by some buskers and told to follow up The White Album.

Famitsu magazine has revealed that Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series, is currently hard at work on a brand new title for the PS2.

The second character class in forthcoming PC title Hellgate: London has been revealed - and it turns out they're a rather dodgy sounding bunch.

With Guitar Hero now out over here, RedOctane has announced the launch of the official website, where you can not only order the game directly but also order the controller separately - something the publisher hasn't previously offered.