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A SEGA rep has confirmed thatSonic and the Secret RingsandSonic and the Black Knightwere two entries in a trilogy, the third of which will arrive sometime in the future. Thus the so-called “Sonic Storybook” series will be complete. This information was gleaned during a public chat with SEGA Mexico. In addition to this, another SEGA Superstars game is on the cards — past entries wereSEGA Superstars,SEGA Superstars TennisandSonic & SEGA All-stars Racing....

Gamescomhas grown up to be the biggest show in our industry, actually exceeding Tokyo Game Show last year in attendance. Is ittheshow to be at? I’m not convinced, but my boss, EiC Nick Chester, will swear up and down that it is. The way Sega makes it sound, they would like to be there, but it’s just not good for the pocketbook right now. They have just announced that they will not attend the Cologne, Germany event in August of this year....

Alone in the Dark: Inferno, the re-worked version of Atari’s survival horror, er … horror, is coming to the PlayStation 3 on November 19. Not only is it supposedly “better” on Sony’s console (due to more polish and heavy tweaks), but it’ll make you get up dance, too. Atari has passed along the latest trailer for the game, which features a remix by producer/DJ Tiesto. The ass-shaking beats will be available on a CD single, digital download, and a limited edition 12″ picture disc vinyl on Streamline records on November 18....

RememberPokemon Snapfor the Nintendo 64?Sea Life Safariis exactly that but underwater. You’ve been tasked to take photos for your Professor of over 60 undersea creatures. You dive underwater inside your vessel that takes you on your underwater journey. All you have to worry about is looking around and take pictures of life under the sea. The game is targeted for the six and up crowd and there’s a step-by-step tutorial that can be turned on to help the youngins out....

Microsoft is once again offering eager Xbox 360 owners the opportunity to check out the impending dashboard upgrades before the floodgates are opened for the general game-playing public. Bysigning in herewith the Windows LIVE ID associated with your Gamertag and filling out the necessary fields, you might be selected for this preview program. ESPN on Xbox LIVE, Zune music, Netflix search, the new dashboard, and updates to Zune video and Family Settings are what’s included....

Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka has stated thatSonic the Hedgehog‘s older fans are a tough audience, and that trying to keep them happy while providing gameplay innovations has always been a problem. He’s hopingSonic Generationswill fix that, though. “Our team are always trying to present new gameplay innovations so it’s hard to please fans who like the gameplay from the older games,” he told ONM. “However, we have included the older gameplay as part of Sonic’s 20th Anniversary, so we think the fans of the older games will enjoy it [Generations] as well....

Sony has apologized for theproblems some gamers facedwithPS3 firmware 3.41. The latest update stopped gamers from successfully changing their HDD. but the platform holder has nowissued an updatethat should resolve the situation. The change is said to be very minor, so the firmware number hasn’t changed. If you were having problems, just download the new version and everything should be fixed. So, everything is good again until Sony releases the next firmware update....

High Velocity Bowlingis one of the few older PS3 games perfect for a Move support patch, but Sony is holding the support hostage for a while until it can sucker a few more people into buying Plus. Apparently non-Plus members will get this patch “in the near future” but they’ll have to wait. This strikes me as an incredibly stupid move on the part of Sony. Why onEarthmake an exclusive out of one of the very few games out there that your newly released controller is perfect for?...

When theVGA teaser for the newSpec Opsgame was revealed, I went ahead and said the game will probably be crap. Mostly because of that horrid PS1 series. Well, I’m eating my words as this trailer forSpec Ops: The Linelooks good. Really good. It’s hard to say if this trailer is a cut scene, all in-game or a mixture of both. The action scenes certainly look like they’re in-game at the very least....

A brand new video showcasing the gameplay inSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensionshas hit the web (har de har har) and it has to be said that the results are rather impressive so far. WithArkham Asylumcausing critics to jizz up a storm last year, comic book games have their work cut out for them, and it seems thatShattered Dimensionsis aiming to live up to the new standard. What do you think, looking at the footage?...

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Yesterday,we got a quicklook at the Demoman’s wicked new melee arsenal. Today, Valve is busytalking upthe first “War!” update weapon for the Soldier. It’s a new rocket launcher called the Direct Hit, intended for those who don’t readily depend on a large blast radius for their kills. The Direct Hitis 80% faster and 25% more damaging than the regular ol’ rocket launcher, although this comes at a price: the blast radius has been reduced by a whopping 70%....

Every time I see anything involvingTekken, there’s always someone jumping or falling out of a helicopter. That, or just a random scene with a helicopter in the background. I want to see some submarine loving already Namco! Anyway, here’s a brand new trailer forTekken 6: Bloodline Rebellionpimping the factthat it’s now coming to the Xbox 360. There’s a bunch of soldier’s, Jin on a cell phone, Kazuya jumps out of a helicopter and a scene of Jin and Kazuya fighting....