If your name isn’t Mike or Phetole then unfortunately you didn’t win one of the 2 Beta keys we were raffling off yesterday.. Thanks for all the entries though as we did receive over 200 valid entries before the cut off time of midnight and another 100 after this cut off… Enjoy the Beta guys (or girls?) and if you …

The only Socom players I know are super hardcore, I guess that’s why I’ve always steered clear of the game. Not that being hardcore is a bad thing, it can however be hard to have fun when there’s a bunch of guys on your team that actually believe they were born to be special forces. So with Socom Confrontation coming …

More reliable Xbox 360s are starting to trickle onto the market, but the fallout from the “red rings of death” remains. Now Microsoft are facing a class action lawsuit in California. Last Updated: October 16, 2008

The time of the super gaming season is nearly upon us and LittleBigPlanet is one of the games that it leading the charge. This video is TV spot for LBP that has just gone up in the United States of Cheeseburgers (probably) and is looking fantastic as always. With a strong title like LBP leading the PS3 charge, Sony could very well look to gain a load of new customers.

So Saints Row 2 has only been available to the public for one day now but according to a report from the New York Daily News (via Game Politics), it’s already starting up controversy. Last Updated: October 16, 2008

As most of you know, Gears of War 2 will be releasing with a code that will allow gamers to download the Flashback Map Pack that contains remade versions of maps from the original Gears of War. While we already knew about Gridlock, the new maps also include Tyro Station, Subway, Canals and Mansion. While having the older maps back is a great and all, I didn't fully understand how incredible they were going to look. Canals in the snow and Mansion without all of the stormy weather? Looking mighty fine. Don't believe me? Then check out all of the comparison images after the jump.

Now I know that a lot of you are sick and tired of the whole video comparison story but as you may know, we have reported on this topic quite a lot in the past. We cannot embed this video, so you will need to watch it by clicking here. The Eurogamer comparison tests have resulted in the Xbox 360 coming out on top in almost every comparison so far but I think that things may be different this time around. A comparison video has been put up on videogamer.com, showing the differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3 version and I personally feel that the PS3 one is definitely the better looking of the two. While clarity, textures and framerate seemed identical it looks a little washed on the Xbox 360 and whether or not this is due to the comparison setup is a mystery for now. If this video accurate however, the PS3 is the winner in my opinion. Am I going blind or do you think I am right? Leave your comments below. I usually wouldn't mind washed out looks but with a game that falls so heavily onto it's atmosphere, the more contrasted look of the PS3 version will definitely do much better to make me wet my pants.

It is not surprise that a lot of effort is being put into making Gears of War 2 look as good as possible. Now with Gears of War possibly overtaking the Halo franchise as Microsoft's poster child, the pressure is on Epic to make it flex the Xbox 360's graphic muscle. Well it looks like Epic are delivering because the game is looking fantastic, even when compared to the original. It is quite crazy that the developers have managed to squeeze larger areas, better lighting and even more complexity out of a game engine that already looked so good. Gears of War 2 hits on the 7th of November and I just can't bloody well wait any longer.