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Rare and Microsoft announced Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (Viva Pinata 2) yesterday, and released a healthy dose of details and information to go with it. We've collected as much information as we can about the title, from numerous sources around the internet.



WiiWare is a Nintendo provided service that allows developers to develop original games and software for sale and download on the Wii. An official list of launch titles for the European WiiWare service has finally been released.



The VGC community has clearly been impressed with the Mirror's Edge trailer that was released recently, building up some major excitement for the game amongst consumers and fans alike.



Earlier today it was revealed that Universal Pictures and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski have signed a deal with publisher Take-Two to bring the acclaimed FPS BioShock to the movie screen.



On top of new information concerning the new Death Knight Hero class, Blizzard also revealed some information on how they will be handling instances and raids a little differently in Wrath of the Lich King.



Earlier today, Blizzard released a large plethora of detailed information regarding the next WoW expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King. Amongst all the information was a detailed look into the new Hero Class, the Death Knight.



Mirror's Edge, which is being developed by DICE and published by EA, aims to take look at the first person games and rectify the often unnatural sense of disembodiment that we've taken for granted in the genre, and put movement and speed directly into the hands of the player.



$500 million dollars. That is how much money GTA IV has earned, according to the New York Times, in its first week. Take a moment to let that settle in.



Considering that Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the biggest titles to be released in the last few years, it's no surprise to see both industry veterans fighting for the claim of being the "true" home of Grand Theft Auto.



id Software officially announced today (as if even didn't think it was gonna happen anyway) that they are working on the next instalment of the Doom series, which has rather originally been named Doom 4.



Chart-Track figures have been released, and show that GTA IV has managed to sell more than 926,000 copies in its first five days on sale... in the UK alone.



This might disappointed some, but Sierra announced today that they'e taken the decision to delay Prototype until 2009. "Sierra Entertainment and Radical Entertainment have made the decision to shift Prototype to launch in 2009," said a publisher spokesperson.



Take-Two has justly decided to sue the Chicago Transit Authority after a decision by the company was made to pull $300,000 worth of Grand Theft Auto ads from public transport spots in the city last month.



Speaking on the official US PLayStation blog, Echochrome producer Kumi Yuasa promised that user-created puzzles will be readily available to download. The best thing about this is that update to these downloads are planned to be made available on a regular basis, and they will be free.



Yes, it's another Grand Theft Auto IV article. Considering the popularity of the game, don't expecting much else this week, as the rest of the industry is understandable keeping quiet while the game has its run. Speaking to Next-Gen, Xbox's Aaron Greenberg ...



Speaking in the latest Major Nelson podcast, guest "e" has revealed a surprised statistic regarding initial Achievement scoring for the game.



Capcom have released a number of new screenshots Street Fighter IV screenshots highlighting all the recognised boss characters from the SFII era; Balrog, Vega, Sagat and M.Bison



Chart-Track has made available UK sales data for GTA IV's launch based upon actual EPoS data and retailer estimates. According to Chart-Track estimates, GTA IV first day sales were 609,000 units - eclipsing the record of 501,000 units set by GTA: San Andreas in 2004....



No kidding. Grand Theft Auto IV has only been out over two days, and already it's been Google Mapped. Just like the real thing, locations and highlight have been marked throughout Liberty City, down to the smallest details and all interactive locations. Head ov...



Although the Prince of Persia franchise has been quiet of late, Ubisoft have clearly been at hard at work expanding the franchise for the future, and the first shots of the newest title in the series have finally been revealed.



Speaking to Reuters today, Take Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told the press that he felt that analysts have been overly conservative about their estimates of just how well GTA IV will sell this year.



While New Zealand has a history of being more friendly to gaming's more mature titles than neighboring Australia, the word is that Kiwis will in fact only be able to get their hands on the OFLC guideline approved Australian version. The NZ arm of the OFLC decided tha...



Conveniently timed after the recent news that the original two Earthworm Jim games will be appearing on the Virtual Console, Interplay have announced that it's teamed up with original Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNapel to help revive one of the 90's most iconic gaming characters... Earthworm Jim!



Courtesy of Major Nelson, we'll be regularly providing you with a list of the latest activity out of Xbox Live, highlighting what's popular on the Live servers amongst Live fans for the world over. [sum]Courtesy of Major Nelson, we'll be regularly providing you with a list of the latest activity out of Xbox Live, highlighting what's popular on the Xbox 360 / Xbox amongst Live fans the world over.



SCEA confirmed to the press today that Home has been pushed back again. The closed beta will now continue through the summer, with an open beta beginning in the autumn. “We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have com...



So says Kotaku. Apparently, GameTrailers TV has secured a deal to showcase the first ever in-game footage of the upcoming sequel to one of the Xbox 360's biggest titles.



Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that it has decided to delay the Metal Gear Online beta test in North America due to unprecedented demand. The company made an official statement on its official website today, explaining the reason for the delay. “We would l...



6 months after its release, Rock Band is finally delivering on its much advertised full album downloads. On April 22, the Judas Priest album Screaming for Vengeance will be available for download. The album will cost 1200 Microsoft points, or $14.99. Individual tracks w...



If what I am about to tell you doesn't get every dork molecule in your body all in a tizzy, then I question your geekhood. The next instalment in the Mortal Kombat series has been confirmed, and it is - Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe.



IGN has reported that at the Namco Bandai editor's day in San Francisco, the original Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur will be brought over to XBox Live Arcade exclusively. Although details are sketchy at best, they reported that all of the Dreamcast's modes wi...



Unique as Wii Fit may be, its certainly an oddity to see a video game focused on healthiness and fitness (not something many of us take pride in taking good care of) being such a hot product with consumers, but apparently that's the case.



Although this is stating the blatantly obvious, Variety is convinced that Grand Theft Auto 4 is going to bring in a lot of pennies. Not just a little. A lot.



No doubt highly illegal, and completely defeating the point of the printed press in the first place, but the first ever review for Grand Theft Auto IV has recently been leaked onto the internet.



Spurred on by the huge success of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Cris Core: Final Fantasy VII, the PSP has seen something of a second coming in the land of the rising sun recently. Nintendo still manage to hold onto the high rungs of the ladder rather substantially, wh...



Telltale Games, the makers of the Sam and Max and Penny Arcade games have gotten their hands on another new property, internet cartoon sensation Homestar Runner.



A number of UK video game retail stores have come clean and admitted recently that they're going to struggle to meet consumer demand for the launch of Rockstar's anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV, when it launches on April 29.



Criterion Games, developers of the Burnout series, announced today that work on a patch (codenamed "Bogart") for their latest title, Burnout Paradise, is finally complete, and it will be available to download from Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network on April 24th.



Electronic Arts confirmed a set release date for Rock Band today... at least for the Xbox 360 anyway; the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band in Europe on 23rd May. It will be a "timed exclusive" for Microsoft; the PS3, PS2 and Wii versions will not appear until to appear on European store shelves until "later this summer".



Just get the damn things out already, Squenix! Today, Square Enix confirmed to the press that announcements regarding the well delayed European launches of both the westernised version of Final Fantasy IV for DS and the insanely hyped Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII will ...



Following in the same vein as Blue Dragon, Mistwalker's second Xbox 360 RPG outing will see downloadable content for the title appearing on Xbox Live, the first of which is due later this week... in Japan at least.



The new KOTOR game was announced on the most recent episode of the UncleGamer podcast by host Paris, who also happens to work for EA as a community manager for an upcoming MMORPG release from subsidiary BioWare.



SCEE has officially announced that a revamp for the PlayStation Store is planned for mid-April in the PAL territories. "The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface," said...



Back in the fall everyone who has joined the online craze that is Warhawk for the PS3 updated to version 1.2 or v.1.2 and this mostly fixed bugs and added support for joining rooms. Well in a few days version 1.3 is coming out and it looks to do more EXITING things for the g...



Blizzard, the makers of World of Warcraft, are locked in a legal battle with a firm that has produced a tool to automate many actions in the virtual world. Michael Donnelly, the creator of the MMO Glider program, which performs key tasks in the game automatically, such as...



Creators of the new struggling title Rainbow Six Vegas 2 "Ubisoft" have leaked information on a downloadable patch that is on its way to gamers worldwide.



Can you say "a little late off the ball"? With the PS3 bound Yakuza 3 already in production, released the PS2 instalment of SEGA's popular GTA-in-Japan seems more than a tad late.



Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have announced that they will be introducing a PlayStation 3 Platinum range in European regions this fall, according to reports from website Jeux-France. The website has claimed that the company that the titles on offer in the new...



Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux confirmed today that Keystone will not be the only XBLA game in development which will allow players to amass Fable money outside of Fable 2. Joining Keystone will be two other titles; Wizard’s Tower and Mage Dice will also hook into Fable 2.



Some welcome news for fans of Square Enix games and their many franchises; The successful "Square Enix Members" club, which has operated in Japan for a few years now, is making its way to America.



Closing off the story of the Burning Crusade expansion, sweeping improvements to the game's interface, and a plethora of PvP based class changes - As far as World of Warcraft patches go, they don't get any more epic than Patch 2.4; Fury of the Sunwell. VGC takes a closer look at what will be included in the soon to be released patch.



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