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Other than a bit of a mouthful to say, the new version will include some new modes and cross-platform play say Capcom.

It's arriving at $29.99 for North America while the European tag is yet to be announced, but will be "in line with other platinum releases".

BradyGames announced this morning that its launched its Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series guide – the only official guide to the year’s biggest game, out now for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Created in conjunction with developer Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series guide weighs in at 288 pages, features an exclusive double-sided foldout map and poster, and goes on sale with an RRP of £12.99.

You can finally earn those achievements and get out the manly syringe, or partake of TF2's new co-operative Goldrush map and get into the cart action.

Also on the horizon is the Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend which starts this Friday and will go from May 2nd to the 4th. Free Steam account users are eligible.

The PC Play magazine has released an English version of an interview it did with Cevat Yerli, president of the German Studio Crytek, which is well known for developing Crysis. In the interview they discuss the success and failures of Crysis, but more importantly the state of the PC gaming industry.

Microsoft sent out a small press release this morning which reminds us about the Grand Theft Auto IV download content that is coming to the Xbox 360 in autumn.

Microsoft promises that the “episodes will provide hours of additional game play.”

The OLP team released version 2.0 of their outstanding overhaul mod, Oblivion Lost. This mod tries to bring S.T.A.L.K.E.R. back to it's roots featuring enhanced free-form play; so-called "A-Life", which removes leveling and corrects bug among other things; increased realism via weapon adjustments, items changes, sounds and more. Read the full story for more information.

Download STALKER - Oblivion Lost 2.0.

The sequel to their top-down shooter will be available on May 14th for 800 Microsoft points, which is around £6.

The sequel comes with new features that fans of the original are sure to enjoy, what's not to like about just shootin' stuff?

We've published 7 new screenshots for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, which is in development by GSC Game World and is currently set for release on the PC.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will be released on 29th August, 2008.

The publisher is quick to discredit the rumour of Infinity Ward looking to hold sole development rights to the franchise.

They're adament that both Infinity Ward and Treyarch will be onboard. The rumours spread from an ex-Activision employee of Underground Development which is scheduled to close.

The free game Voxelstein 3D has been released. This FPS was inspired by the classic Wolfenstein 3D and retains the dated look. Based on the Voxlap engine, the game uses voxels instead of the traditional polygons which aids in making the environment very destructible, among other things.

Download Voxelstein 3D 0.101.

Visit the official website.