The people from Megarom have supplied us with a brand new trailer of Midnight Club Los Angeles. This trailer shows off a bit of the features that will involve car customisations and such. I haven't played a Midnight Club since the second one and I paid no attention to the DUB edition either. This one on the other hand is a different story, it's looking pretty interesting at the moment and the Grand Theft Auto 4 engine is doing a really good job from what I have seen so far although it does make the game look fairly similar in its visual style. Then again, that may not be a bad thing at all.

The biggest question hanging over LBP at the moment is how exactly will the gameplay work after you have created a level in the game. Well in this dev video we see how easy it is to create a race and then how the game actually works. I have to say it worries me that 3 of the sackboys disappeared …

Damnit, I really was hoping this game was going to be good and I was even okay with the demo because EA still had time to improve the imbalances. However it seems that they haven’t done that and have released a horribly flawed game. IGN has just released their review and given it a 5/10 which is fantastic since EDGE …

They said it would never happen but after Bungie split from Microsoft the rumours started and today it was announced…. HALO is about to land on the PS3. However it’s not that Halo and it’s not made by Bungie. It is rather a cheap marketing trick to get extra media attention for a game called HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) …

September is upon us and has not only brought us the first signs of spring, but also the beginning of what is to be 3 months of wallet-burning, credit-card pwning mayhem in the form of a heavy onslaught of gaming awesomenisity (real word, I promise cough).

So then, what does September have to offer. We have all the releases for the PS3, 360 and the Wii and its looking pretty damn good, especially with the release of Rapala Fishing Frenzy, that game is so gonna be a 10.

…* Rapala Fishing Frenzy… * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed… * Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway… * Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2009

…* Baja: Edge of Control… * Baja: Edge of Control

…* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed… * Brothers in Arms: Hell’s HighWay… * Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2009… * Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2009… * Brothers in Arms: Double Time… * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Many developers will go out of their way to try and pull gamers into their worlds. From artwork, graphics, sound and animation there are tons of different ways to make the player feel like he is actually running around in the virtual world that is laid out in front of him. This video of Far Cry 2 explains a few of the ways that the developers have tried to do all they can to keep you feeling completely immersed in the experience. I have played a few games over time that specifically kept you in the players head, even when cutscenes or animations are taking place and it really makes a difference. The latest of which is Condemned 2, by keeping the player inside the head of the character almost 100% of the time you really feel a certain physicality in the world, which helps that much more when something scary happens because it makes you really want to run for your sorry life. No need to mention how good this game is looking, it is quite apparent.

While we initially gave a review for Soul Calibur IV a short while back, we were unable to review one of the games new and anticipated features, online multiplayer. As usual, we at Lazygamer do things slightly different, so with that in mind, we bring you the review of Soul Calibur IV's online component. We are also going to be looking at the game not only from an online perspective, but a South African online perspectice. So, Is it a step forward in the world of fighting games, or is it just a lag fest that South Africans can happily ignore.... While both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game have full online multiplayer, we had the chance to play it over Xbox Live, although we are not aware of any differences between the two.... If you haven't already brushed up on a few characters and their moves, I suggest you do so before jumping online. While button bashing and random acts of cheapness may help out a little, your friends will be beating you to a pulp consistently if you aren't clued up with at least a few characters.... The game doesn't run quite as perfect as the offline modes, so a little bit of time is needed to adjust your timing for blocks, counters and special moves.... Jumping straight into a game with friends is incredibly easy, the lobby puts you altogether, matches up the next two players and only requires that they press one button to get things going. From there you will be able to select your character but more importantly, any of the custom characters that you have created in the character builder. The game supports 4 players online, so two players will always be spectating with the one of them taking on the winner in the next match. The spectating is actually quite fun as you can watch your friends beat each other to a pulp as you support or harass the one that you want to win.... The human element adds a lot to the game though, being able to complain at someone when they beat you, mock them when you win (doesn't happen to me often so I wouldn't know...)... It really is a good laugh and becomes just as great as those memories of having a bunch of friends over at your place with a few drinks and some controller swapping.... Soul Calibur has been the first fighting game in years to spark up my interest again and with the great online multiplayer modes added into the mix I can suggest that even if you think you may be remotely interested in this game, you should check it out.

By now, most ps3 owners know that this headset will be bundled with SOCOM confrontation but now Sony have confirmed that the headset will be released separately. So how much are one of these beauties going to set you back? Well, the headset is going to be released in Japan on October 30th and is going to be priced at …