Yet another upcoming title has been shot, kicked and dragged off to the trash pile. EA has confirmed that the upcoming squad based shooter "Tiberium", has been officially been canned, complete with a whole bunch of folks getting fired. Tiberium, as most of you will know was based in the Command & Conquer universe that dealt with a futuristic war over the tiberium crystal resource. According to EA, the game was not living up to the quality standards that they have come to expect from their development studios. EA had the following to say: "EA has suspended work on Tiberium effective immediately," "The game was not on track to meet the high quality standards set by the team and by the EA Games Label. A lower quality game is not in the best interest of the consumers and would not succeed in this market." Stories like this are making me realise that as the games industry grows, the demand for high quality titles is getting a lot more serious. It is nearly safe to say that from now on, even though a new title may be announced, there is always the chance that it may not see the light of day. While it is sad to hear that a potentially good game was killed, I have to say that I am glad that EA are upping their quality control and trashing low-quality games as opposed to just releasing crap to cash in on a well known brand. Developers better up their game, or they may be finding themselves out of jobs.

I find it difficult to believe any consoles sales figures that start with the following statement “[Console Manufacturer] has announced” but in this case they are being backed up by a third party company (Chart Track) so I am guessing it’s safe… Anyway Microsoft has announced that sales of the 360 in the UK have increased by 214% over the …

I was just getting used to the idea that Alan Wake wasn’t going to be making it to a console anytime soon and now this news crops up. “We can truly say with pride (and quite in flames!), That two years of silence, after Remedy intends to present the Alan Wake-game trailer for the new format” … say what? You …

Earlier this month Nick reported on a Gamestop ex-employee that decided that he had had enough of the internal politics and non-transparency of what really goes on behind the scenes at Gamestop. The ex-Gamestop employee know as “whistleblowerzero” created  a series of videos in the same style as the Yahtzee Zero Punctuation reviews to expose the retailer and the terrible …

I’m sure you’re tired of waiting for a Little Big Planet beta key giveaway that you are actually around to take advantage of, but spending upwards of $60 on eBay probably isn’t the brightest alternative. Still, that’s exactly what many gamers are resorting to. I’ve even read horror stories of people being suckered into paying shipping and handling for the …

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts 'Locales' trailer HD Viva Piñata and Viva Piñata – Trouble in Paradise are awesome games , but Rare are really set to out-do themselves with Banjo, this game is looking fantastic and varied. This trailer does a lot to quell fears that there would not be much platforming involved and honestly seals the deal for me. …

We received a press release this week from Megarom stating that Sacred 2 has officially gone gold. The question now is whether or not you are going to buy it. It just so happens that the PC demo of Sacred 2 is out now and available for download so why not give it a spin? I enjoyed the first Sacred as it was a great filler for someone who just essentially wanted more "Diablo" to play. Sacred 2 is looking pretty interesting so far but I still want to know how the console controls are going to work. One must wonder if Sacred 2 has taken its own direction enough so that it is seen as it's own unique game and not just a clone. If it's fun then I don't really care to be honest. Be warned, the demo weighs in at 2GB. You can download the PC demo through FilePlanet by clicking here.

This latest video of Skate 2 has just confirmed to me that I need this game with such immediacy that I may just book a plane ticket to the developers country so that I can steal some early code out of their office. Do they have HDTV's in jail? They do, right? Seriously now, the features for this game are looking absolutely incredible. Not only will your character now be able to get off of his board and walk, they have added the ability to move objects around, run out of failed attempts (as opposed to just falling flat on your face), hippie jumps, kicking your board away, running and jumping back onto your board, handplants, acid drops... heck, this game nearly has everything. I was very impressed with the first Skate due to the fact that it refreshed the entire genre and did things so differently. This video makes me realise how many great features it was actually still missing, so I cannot wait to waste hours and hours of my life away again, skating the streets and nailing some smooth lines. Skate 2 and Prison, here I come.