An unknown source has confirmed to Videgaming247 that Relic is currently working on Dawn of War 2, a sequel to 2004's epic RTS set in the Warhammer 40k universe.

Three key in-game advertising players, Double Fusion, AdScape and IGA, will have the opportunity to draft up contracts with games publishers on the PS3 platform. In-game advertising has always been a controversial issue for gamers, giant Pepsi billboards on a war-torn field of battle don't really add to the virtual 'tense' atmosphere.

Nielsen Media Research signed a deal with Sony last summer to measure in-game advertising, and Sony also hired ex-AdScape employee Darlene Kindler to focus on Sony's own ad efforts with emphasis on Home.

Those of you waiting to finally get your hands on Sony's Second Life clone, Home might and I'll stress the word might not have too long to wait.

A mysterious countdown timer has appeared on the internet counting down to to the 20th March.

As for its validity we have no idea, other than that it's rather strange the timer has appeared on a third-party site. Anyway, we'll be checking back on the 20th to let you know if it's safe to go on-line again or something.

Whilst you wait for the Second Coming, pop over to our Home game page and get in the Home zone, baby!

All the top 40 movers and shakers and whatnot.

Codemasters has confirmed to CVG that the Overlord series, a management adventure strategy that reminded us of Dungeon Keeper, is to be released on the PlayStation 3 this Summer.

It's entitled Overlord: Raising Hell and will feature the full game of Overlord along with the content that was recently released for the Xbox 360.

Sega of American/Europe announced this afternoon that it'll be releasing Valkyria Chronicles, formally known as Valkyria of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles in Japan, in Europe exclusive to the PlayStation 3. Valkyria Chronicles combines strategy elements of tactical role-playing games with real-time action sequences.

A BBC report on the GDC event claims that Evolution Studios’ upcoming MotorStorm 2 for the PS3 will be available for the holiday season. Players will be at high-speeds off-road again but away from the previous desert settings, they'll be tearing their way through a tropical island this time with rich interactive environments and vegetation. Thrown into the mix - a four player split-screen mode too.

Electronic Arts has been making more noise recently as it tries to position itself to acquire Take-Two. While under new management, EA has been painstakingly shirking its old image of a big, cold corporate publisher with one that's more open to creativity and freedom. However this ping pong of exchanges could reverse all that effort if offers become less friendly.

This new found charm doesn't seem to be working anyway on Take-Two's executive board who accuse EA of undervaluing their company at $26 a share. They're not interested in even entertaining the notion until after the release of Grand Theft Auto IV (April 29) which is likely to dramatically increase Take-Two's bargaining position.

Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will resign from the Sony group as of February 29th 2008. Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of SCEI, will immediately assume responsibilities as president of SCE WWS, in addition to his current duties.

If you've been looking forward to the release of Gran Turismo 5 then you might be disappointed to hear that British retailer GAME has put forward a release date of 2009, which could or could not be correct.