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New Ratchet & Clank Coming to PS3 in Fall of 2009

An image appearing at the end of Insomniac Games' upcoming downloadable effort Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (PS3) indicates that the company is planning a new entry in the series for the fall of 2009.

As reported by 1UP, the image points to a new iteration in Insomniac's long-running action-platformer franchise. With work on the studio's upcoming shooter sequel Resistance 2 (PS3) nearly completed, it is speculated that the title will be a full retail release, rather than a downloadable installment a la Quest for Booty.

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Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades Screenshots Emerge

Publisher Activision has passed in four screenshots of Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades, the latest installment in Vicarious Visions' Nintendo DS rendition of the franchise.

At the time of its original announcement, the game was revealed at E3 2008 to users to share songs between Decades and predecessor Guitar Hero: On Tour, released earlier this year.

The game is slated to hit retailers this fall.

Yakuza 2 Invades North America on September 9

Publisher Sega of America has announced that Amusement Vision's free-roaming crime title Yakuza 2 (PS2) will arrive at North American retailers on September 9. Screenshots of the game were also provided.

Building on elements established by its 2006 predecessor, Yakuza 2 includes more urban areas to explore and a variety of improvements and upgrades. The game's North American localization comes almost a full two years after its Japanese release, which landed in December of 2006.

A sequel, Yakuza 3, is currently in development for the PlayStatio...

LittleBigPlanet Trailer Shops at Wal-Mart

A new gameplay trailer from LittleBigPlanet (PS3) has emerged, showing gameplay footage from a scenario dubbed "King's Garden."

Information contained within the video refers to the scenario as a "Wal-Mart exclusive"—it is yet unclear whether the mention refers to the gameplay footage itself, or if the King's Garden scenario will be some sort of exclusive bonus for those who purchase Media Molecule's upcoming platformer at the retail giant.

The game is coming to the PlayStation 3 as a full Blu-ray release this October. For more on the game, check out our hands-on preview. [video]12714[/video]

Spore Dev: DRM 'Necessary Part' of Our Business

Executive producer Lucy Bradshaw described the copy protection built into EA Maxis' upcoming life-sim Spore (PC, Mac) as a necessary element of the PC gaming business, adding that the software will not burden legitimate users too heavily.

"[Spore has] copy protection, it is a necessary part of our biz," Bradshaw told Eurogamer. "But we've worked to make it something that does not punish the legit owners," Bradshaw said.

Publisher Electronic Arts made waves last May when the company revealed that Spore would Pages:1...391392393394395396397398399400401...880