Sony offering ACIII, Black Ops Declassified, Lego Batman 2 PS Vita bundles for $200; PS3 Value Bundle also for $200. Full Story

Developer says pre-release multiplayer statistics will not be scrapped when game launches worldwide tomorrow; ban policy detailed. Full Story

Nihilistic CEO Robert Huebner says new Call of Duty for PS Vita not about "big campaign" or "huge cinematics," but rather "multiplayer essence." Full Story

Treyarch's David Vonderhaar says it "bugs the sh** out of" developer that many do not spend time with multiplayer; new Combat Training mode aimed at bringing in new players. Full Story

Resistance: Burning Skies dev says there are currently "no definitive plans" for the alien-fighting shooter franchise. Full Story

Resistance Burning Skies brings the Resistance franchise to the PlayStation Vita. Full Story

Vita adaptation of Sony-exclusive first-person shooter series gets launch date; game to be set in a new part of the Resistance universe. Full Story

Studio creative director Marcus Smith says sci-fi shooter series could be handed off like Spyro franchise, company ready to branch out. Full Story

Q&A: Eric Hirshberg discusses the new console and portable, explains why Call of Duty won't fade like Guitar Hero; Sledgehammer Games' COD "action adventure" on hold. Full Story

Nintendo preps the latest first-party 3DS game for takeoff. Full Story

New release slate championed by Crytek's multiplatform shooter, TT Games' latest block game, and Square Enix's fighting game; The Sims Medieval, Ghostbusters: SOS, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell Trilogies, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC also out. Full Story

PlayStation Move Heroes studio tapped to handle development duties on new handheld version of Insomniac's first-person shooter franchise. Full Story

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich says Sony's just-announced portable could sell for current going rate of PlayStation 3 or above; due out this holiday season. Full Story

PSP's successor to sport 5" OLED screen, dual thumbsticks, powerful GPU & CPU; Call of Duty, Uncharted, Resistance games in the works; Epic, Konami, and other third-parties supporting; PlayStation Suite bringing PS One games to Android systems. Full Story

Licensing house Paradox Entertainment, talent agency DDM planning to enlist developer, publisher to create new titles based on classic fantasy property. Full Story

Fifth batch of downloadable content for BioWare's latest arrives next week on Xbox Live along with Mercenaries 2 and Lego Batman on Games on Demand, and hefty marketplace discounts. Full Story

The week's headliners joined by Namco Bandai's Ace Combat 6, Naruto on the Wii and DS, Eye of Judgment, and Zack & Wiki, among many others. Full Story

[UPDATE] The famed barbarian's first next-gen outing is now set to loot and pillage Britain September 28, but the US date holds firm on October 23. Full Story

Despite a dip in revenue, the SmackDown! and Saints Row publisher cuts April-June shortfall to $9.3 million, reaffirms $1.15 billion full-year guidance, reconfirms new Red Faction. Full Story

Action adventure game to crush enemies, see them driven before it, hear the lamentations of their women. Full Story

Comic factory slips 32 percent post second Spidey flick. 2006 outlook absolutely villainous as film revenue dries up. Full Story

Console versions of EA and Marvel's fighter will step into the ring a week earlier than expected; portable versions still due in October. Full Story

An interview with writer Greg Pak identifies the comic-book publisher project as "Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects"; discusses plot details. Full Story

EA and Marvel Enterprises announce a deal that will see Marvel superheroes battling new EA heroes in upcoming fighting games. Full Story