Strategy Informer  

E3 2012 has finally arrived. Throughout the night we'll see many conferences take place at E3, but next up is EA. You'll be able to watch the livestream on Strategy Informer at 9pm BST.

Digital Reality has announced that Bang Bang Racing will be releasing on North American PlayStation Network on the 5th June, Xbox Live Arcade on the 6th June, Steam on the 8th June and European PlayStation Network on the 13th June.

Namco Bandai has released a playable demo for Ridge Racer Unbounded on the PlayStation Network and via Steam for PC, while an Xbox 360 demo will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on 23rd May.

In this single player demo, players will get a taste of Ridge Racer Unbounded with two races in the City Limit District. Take control of the Wolfseye GT (street class), or take the wheel of a Hurricana CX (super class) in the Shatter the City race.

Console gamers interested in the upcoming demolition derby variation of DiRT will have to wait an extra month to play it, as Codemasters has announced that DiRT Showdown will be delayed to the 15th June on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 developer Eden Games is no more as Atari close their doors. This decision comes in the wake of the latest fiscal report from the publisher, which sees revenue down.

They report $51.3m in revenue from FY2012, down from the previous $77.8m. Losses were almost halved at least, from $8m to $4.8m. Eden Games' assets will be sold off entirely.

During today's Electronic Arts earnings call, the publisher revealed that the upcoming Dead Space and Need for Speed sequels will be hitting in March 2013.

In addition, COO Peter Moore announced that "in the months ahead you can count on new iterations of PopCap franchises like Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies".

Codemasters has gone live with a worldwide demo release for DiRT Showdown, available through Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Steam for PC. There's a trailer for it as well.

A "chaotic, full-impact race" is available in the single player 8 Ball, which is held within the shadows of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. There's also multiplayer Rampage.

The 0.1 alpha build of Trackverse, which can best be described as a cross between Trackmania and WipeOut, is now available for download from indie developer Nakama Studios. The game allows players to race on and build their own WipeOut-style tracks and distribute them among other players.

Developer 2Dawn's Kickstarter project Ravaged has made its $15K goal, and still has 26 days of funding to go. The game is a sci-fi vehicular shooter that the developer calls a cross between Mad Max and Battlefield.

According to South African retailer BT Games, Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2 is on the way.