The Xbox Live Marketplace has been updated with two new demos. The first one is for Alone in the Dark which is available in all regions and comes in at 1.35GB.

Then the second demo that you can download today is for Wall-E, playing as Wall-E and EVE following their directives, make trash cubes, explore the desolate earth and the Axiom spaceliner, and blast your way through robots trying to stop you from saving humanity. This one is also available in all regions and is slightly larger in size with 1.44GB being required.

In a blow to Xbox360 gamers, id's upcoming open world shooter Rage will be worse off in the eye candy department because of the compression over two discs.

John Carmack revealed that getting a third disc wasn't a feasible solution with the high costs of royalty fees. He noted the consoles power wasn't the issue, just the storage.

Earning achievements in the first Gears of War will, as Epic has now revealed, unlock some extra goodies in Gears of War 2 multiplayer.

It hasn't be announced whether all the unlockable content will only be related to multiplayer as only three of the 'linked achievements' have become public so far.

Bizarre Creations manager Craig Howard has told 1UP that Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 might appear on the PlayStation 3 at some point in the future, although it's an Xbox 360 exclusive for the time being.

Geometry Wars 2, which was first revealed at this year’s E3, has now had it’s release date moved up.

The multi-directional shooter sequel by Bizarre Creations was originally slated for August 6th, but is now pegged for a July 30th release.

Speaking with people present at the GameFest in Seattle, Epic's President Mike Capps has said that Epic is currently working on Unreal Engine 4, although it might not be released for another ten years, when Mike suspects the next-generation of consoles to be released.

Sega has sent us its latest release date schedule, which contains dates for Empire: Total War, Stormrise, Valkyria Chronicles and many more.

Capcom has revealed that it will not be cutting down on the amount of gore that will be present in Resident Evil 5 as an attempt to get a lower age certification.

"We’re never going to create a gore-free Resident Evil title to try and get a lower rating as it's a game about the horror experience and gore is part of that," commented Rhys Cash, Capcom UK's research and planning manager.

Bioshock Senior producer Melissa Miller has revealed that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will match the same quality of visual content seen in the Xbox 360 version, so PS3 owners won't be getting a graphically enhanced BioShock.

Capcom is to release 1942: Joint Strike onto the Xbox Live Arcade today, which will cost you 800 MS Points.

1942: Joint Strike takes inspiration and influence from the ‘80s 194X’s series of Capcom vertical arcade shooters. The art, sound and gameplay give the player hints of the 194X series, but will standout as it’s own unique entry. Gameplay will essentially be 2D, but the game will utilize a fully 3D engine.