Oscar-winning directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy have been tapped to create a 20-minute live action short for the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Reuters reports. With one of the writers for Children of Men, Tim Sexton, also involved, the $8-10 million project is said to be a prequel and set up the story for a squad of U.S. Special Forces, aka the Ghosts. Future Soldier arrives this holiday. The film has no date or release window at this time. View full post on That VideoGame... more.

Some gamers are questioning what version of Final Fantasy XIII should be picked up, the Xbox 360 or the PS3 version? There is some info that may swing gamers towards the PS3 version, that involves FFXIV. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s end-game content will mix the traditional MMO system with “something brand new,” BioWare has revealed. So-called ’end-game’ content is what incentivises players to continue playing once they’ve hit the maximum level. The Old Republic’s creative director James Olhen told PC Gamer (via CVG), “We’re looking at classic [endgame] systems, but we’re also doing something brand new that hasn’t been done in... more.

Add-on to EA's street racer includes seven cars, 50 challenges, Riviera track; arrives next week on Xbox 360, PS3 for $10. Get the full article at GameSpot "PlayStation 3 | Need for Speed Shift DLC revving up March 18" was posted by Tom Magrino on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:22 -0800 View full post on GameSpot's News... more.

The Playstation blog has revealed that PS3 owners who picked up a copy of Final Fantasy XIII today have found a nice surprise sitting inside the case. A Square Enix Members points card can be found in copies from the initial production run. Register this card at Square Enix Members and you’ll earn yourself a shiny special item to use in Final Fantasy XIV. Not only that, but you’ll put yourself in the running to be included in the Beta for the PS3 version of the online RPG. The blog ... more.

This year's Game Developers Conference has barely started and already we're anticipating the inevitable sequel, which promises to feature bigger news, improved visuals (we're all working out for the next year) and dynamic crowd motion. According to event organizers, GDC 2011 will run from February 28 through March 4, 2011 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. That's five days of gaming bliss (six if you're a malfunctioning PS3). As much as we'd like to express further enthusiasm, we should p... more.

Ubisoft has announced that, from today, players can download and take part in the public beta test for the upcoming RTS, R.U.S.E. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Q&A: Shooter specialist Stuart Black shares details on "glossy techno-thriller" shooter, due out in Q1 2011; says Black 2 "bit the dust" at EA. In 2008, EA Games president Frank Gibeau admitted Electronic Arts was pondering a sequel to Black, its gun-centric, 2006 shooter for the PlayStation 2 and original Xbox. While nothing concrete has surfaced about the proposed project, one of the game's creators has unveiled an all-new shooter that aims to deliver the same sort of highly destructib... more.

It’s hard not to notice that social networks are becoming a powerful way to get something known; the breadth of their userbase can impressively expand upon the sought after ‘word of mouth’ notion in ways probably featured in some science-fiction short story from the seventies. Bizarre Creations’ Ben Ward is more than aware of this, proclaiming that “social networks are a view to the future of marketing.” “There’s only so much that a marketing message ... more.

Posted by Mick Perona: Hey everyone, happy Monday! Mick Perona here again with your "This Week in DLC" goodness! And because it's been crazy busy in the world of PlayStation, this week we're combining the usual "Sack it to Me" post with today's DLC update. Here's what's going on with LittleBigPlanet. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.