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EA has confirmed that a playable demo for FIFA 10 will be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 10th in Europe and September 17th in North America.

The teams playable in the demo are Barcelona, Munich, Juventus, Chelsea, Bayern, Marseille and Chicago Fire. Exhibition match is available, but for the first time players will be able to upload their videos to EA's Football World.

DFC Intelligence's David Cole reckons there's a slim line Xbox 360 in the works, and that it's most likely going to be next year, "a major redesign in 2010" is their bet.

Project Natal "could also tie in" with redesigns for the Xbox 360 hardware, but there's a lot questions Microsoft "must weigh internally" first. Rumours have been going "for a long time".

Peter Molyneux has said the reason the first DLC for Fable II, Knothole Island, let gamers bring back their pooch was because of the "hate mail" they received.

The devs relented and let players optionally bring them back or not, but they won't be "as merciful as that" in the future warns Molyneux. Fable III has the hero take rule of Albion.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is preparing his troops for the coming of the next generation of consoles, he wants to "be there with a good team" when they unveil to studios.

Increasing the staff rooster this early is "a risk," admits the bossman, but he's keen to point out that "without risk you have less success." Aim to deliver "another level of quality" this year.

MTV Games has slipped out that Project Natal is being given some serious time with Harmonix game designers, oh, and that Rock Band 3 is currently underway.

Bossman Scott Guthrie said they "aren't standing still," and they're working with Microsoft to "pull some things together" between Natal and Rock Band 3. MTV Games in other genres?

Project Gotham Racing developer Bizarre Creations is behind Activision's upcoming racer Blur, blending high octane cars with Mario Kart style antics and shenanigans.

The studio wanted to "move beyond traditional racers" and bring back some mayhem. It has 20-player online races with 4-player split-screen offline. It's for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

At a preview event for WET, Bethesda's Peter Hines has teased an announcement is coming soon from the studio, and it's not iPhone or Todd Howard related.

Bethesda already have a hot year come 2010 with Splash Damage's Brink, id Software's Rage and Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas. 2010 is going to be one super year.

Japanese developer Game Republic will be handling 'Crash of The Titans', which is linked with the upcoming cinematic remake, starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson.

It's an action-adventure title, and follows the mortal son of Zeus as he takes on some of the big bad nasties of Greek Mythology. What parenting. Namco say it'll be out spring 2010.

The classic Bomberman franchise is still alive and well with over 500,000 copies getting snagged by fans on Xbox Live Arcade. Hudson Entertainment is giddy with glee.

The level of "enthusiasm and excitement" from fans has put a big smile on Sabine Duvall's face, VP of Hudson's Digital Download. It's a "testament" to Bomberman's longevity. Hooray.

Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward's community manager, has said that not holding a public beta test for Modern Warfare 2 isn't written in stone, but they have no plans for one.

Fans got a little worried it could harm the game when it finishes, but Bowling assures that multiplayer has been "a major focus for the team" since they started. So it's internal only.