I am really enjoying these developer diaries about the Far Cry 2 teams trip to Kenya. It is quite funny to see them running around like a bunch of lost fools, all for the sake of creating a better game. From what we have seen of the game, the trip has definitely paid off in a big way. If you haven't watched the previous episodes, then do yourself a favour and watch them in order. You can find all of them by clicking here.

[Update] PSM(3) has come out to clarify this point. Apparently the PS3 version is SLIGHTLY worse than the 360 version and the difference is purely down to a slightly choppier framerate and the objects are jaggier/rougher in the distance, not to mention that they textures are muddier up close. The 360 version looks better but it’s not like the PS3 …

Are you ready ladies and gentlemen? This Friday will be the start of what is arguably going to be the best summer of gaming that we have ever seen. You can start getting excited because Friday's line-up is looking so good already that it's crazy to think that so many more huge titles will still be coming out afterwards. More gaming goodness and information on upcoming titles, after the jump. Go check Metacritic and you will see that all three of those are receiving high eighties, with Far Cry 2 getting an 87/100 at the time of writing and both Fable 2 and Dead Space weighing in at 89/100. Midnight Club: Los Angeles has also raked in an 85/100 so far, putting it higher than I initially expected. We will also see the likes of Bioshock and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift coming our way, so all in all there is already an absolute ton of titles coming out to destroy our wallets and wear out our credit cards. Get ready folks because from Friday onwards, it's going to be a mad house. Check out our local release schedule by clicking here.

The much talked about 20 free downloadable songs for Rock Band 2 have officially been revealed. These bonus tracks are scheduled to arrive November 4 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the Wii version receiving them once it ships in December. By going to the redemption website and entering the code on the back of your Rock Band 2 …

Rodney Gray, a driver for a security firm that makes, packages and distributes game discs, was stopped by detectives for an apparent mountain of driving offenses after they saw him leaving his room with a red carpet bag. You can guess from the title what they found. Not only that but when they searched his room, they found even more. Destructoid reports that: "Rodney Gray was pulled over by detectives after they spotted him leaving his room with a red carpet bag. Gray ironically worked in security for Technicolor, a firm which packages, produces, stores and distributes game discs. When the reckless roadster was stopped, he was found with 31 of these discs in his bag. The cops went back to Gray's room, where they found more games and DVDs that had been liberated from Technicolor, including copies of Gears of War 2 and Fable 2. The would-be criminal kingpin quickly broke down and admitted that he'd been going nicking from work and was selling the discs on." Naughty, naughty Rodney, your little money making scheme on the side finally blew up in his face. Does anyone else think that the security division may need to hire some security?

There have been rumours flying around the net for quite some time now that Bioware is working on a new MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game based on the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) franchise. Well good news is upon us all because it has finally been made official. The new MMO will be titled Star Wars: The Old Republic and will be the first MMO for BioWare, who are famous for their incredible role playing titles. First details have been released, more after the jump. Now, this must be due to the World of Warcraft fad but if you have looked at the header image for the article then you will see that the graphics have been stylised into a more cartoony look. Now you can put me into the same boat as all those people who are bitching about Diablo III's new look, but I really feel like the KOTOR series was not one that would ever work well with that kind of look. What was wrong with the realistic Sci-Fi approach that they had to the visuals. Now my character has to run around with a lightsaber handle the size of a small mammal. If you want to read more about it, check the source below because IGN has an exclusive feature with details and more about the game.

Just when you thought it was safe to scratch Alan Wake of your list it rears it’s head once again… and in quite some fashion. If the scene inside the diner is ingame, as it appears to be, then I have to say that this game is once again looking awesome, but then again it can look as good as …

Just recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Far Cry 2 developers Creative Director, Clint Hocking and Producer, LP Pharand of Ubisoft Montreal. Now we all know that Uwe Boll has already made a Far Cry movie based on the first game and although it is yet to be released in a country other than Germany, we don't really need to think too hard to realize that it will probably be a stinky pile of donkey dung. Well, that's if Uwe Boll's track record is anything to go by. So what do the Far Cry 2 developers think of Uwe Boll and do they think that the movie may drag their upcoming release down with it? Find out more after the jump in this Lazygamer worldwide exclusive. So my question to the developers was the following: What do you think about the upcoming Far Cry movie and do you think that with Uwe Bolls track record, the movie may damage the refreshed brand that has been created for Far Cry 2. LP Pharand explained to me that the rights to the movie were bought by Uwe Boll's company long before Ubisoft had bought the rights for the game from Crytek, which means that they and Ubisoft actually had nothing do with it. That doesn't mean that it won't hurt the brand though does it. The developers were very confident and stated clearly that they are proud of what they have created with Far Cry 2 and don't think that the movie could negatively affect the sequel, which is very different to the original in terms of locations and story. So are they against the idea of a Far Cry movie, or even possibly a movie for Far Cry 2? LP Pharand, had the following to say: "We aren't against the idea of a Far Cry movie, we are against the idea of Uwe Boll making a Far Cry movie." Ouch! There you have it ladies and gentlemen and I don't blame him for saying that at all. Uwe Boll has terrorized the movie industry for quite some time now and has yet to make a movie that could even be considered anything other than laughable. Check out the trailer for Uwe Boll's Far Cry Movie and see for yourself.