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The website for BioWare and LucasArts' Star Wars The Old Republic is feeling the strain as fans flocked to scribble in their name on the closed beta list. The site is a little unstable.

BioWare developers will be "selecting testers" from the fan community based upon a number of factors, and registrants must be over 18. The beta will involve "several phases".

Publisher Square Enix is confident of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII blowing past 6 million sales thanks to the recent price cuts for the next-gen consoles. It's out December.

At least it's out in Japan anyway. Square also reveal their plans to launch eight titles with each securing over 2 million sales. Two or three of these titles are already in development.

Hideo Kojima wouldn't stand in the way of someone trying to remake his original Metal Gear videogame, that being the 8-bit one. The creator would not shun a "foreign" team either.

The original Metal Gear was released back in 1987 on the MSX and achieved globe acclaim on the Nintendo game system. A young hotshot with maybe "more abilities" is welcome to try.

Adventure man Dave Grossman has been evasive in his reply to the question many fans want answered, and that is will Day of the Tentacle return? He points to LucasArts.

The reason Monkey Island has taken so long to be revived is because LucasArts "were reluctant." When Darrell Rodriguez stepped in, things got moving on old adventure IP again.

Resident Evil Afterlife, the fourth film in the series, has entered production and will be released in cinemas next autumn, according to ShockTillYouDrop.

Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, and will be supported by Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller, with Ali reprising her role as Claire Redfield and Wentworth as Chris Redfield. Paul W.S. Anderson returns to direct the movie, and is looking to shoot it in 3D.

When you can't ignore those nerd urges any longer and you buy the Blu-ray re-release of the original Star Trek TV series, the third season to be exact, you'll get a bonus outfit.

It'll be for Cryptic's upcoming Star Trek MMO, and the costume itself is an exclusive Star Fleet Admiral piece for your in-game sci-fi character. Currently it's only confirmed for the US.

Some blue skied artwork for Sega Racing Classic has caused fans to feel nostalgic for Daytona, Sega's old racing series that make up its arcade heritage.

Avid watchers of all things Sega spotted the very Daytona USA-like feel to the artwork. It's developed by AM2, and has all the same characteristics except for the RingWide symbol.

LucasArts has confirmed that its recently announced puzzle platformer Lucidity will be available to download for 800 MS Points on XBLA and for $9.99 across various digital download services.

From the team that re-imagined The Secret of Monkey Island comes Lucidity, an addictive puzzle platformer set in the surreal childlike dreamscapes of the little girl Sofi. In this challenging puzzler, keep Sofi safe as she drifts deeper into the strange new world of her dreams.

Scotland-based Realtime Worlds, the developer of Crackdown and APB, has said that Ireland's tax package for videogame developers is quite alluring, they might move.

While their current Dundee digs are a "great place" to be admits boss Colin Macdonald, they need to think of the studios coffers "at the end of the day". Ireland is 'fishing' in Scotland.

The latest Splinter Cell: Conviction was going to release this year but Ubisoft joined the swarm of publishers who panicked at the thought of a Christmas crush, so it delayed.

Now Sam Fisher's new escapade shares a February 2010 window with BioShock 2. Ubi call Conviction a "really strong" title, and trust their analysts that February is perfect for launch.