No platforms have been mentioned and no title has christened the new Ultimate Alliance yet but it's expected to see a '08 date.

The original was released two years ago in 2006 for PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox360, Wii and GBA. Time for the gang to reunite I guess and brag a lot.

Uwe Boll to direct... just kidding. They have an actual talent behind the project, Mr Gore Verbinski, the man responsible for the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring.

Verbinski is reportedly very excited about BioShock, he says it's "just brimming with cinematic potential".

Aside from the upcoming Aerosmith dedication, which is due out this June, Activision are "about two weeks away" from spilling detailed details detailing some more stuff.

The new Guitar Hero will include more instruments and even vocals, something Activision's Bobby Kotick spoke of a while back. A strumming DS game is coming too.

Activision has indirectly patted EA on the back for their newcomer Skate, which captured praise of many for its unique control style and approach.

The Tony Hawk name is no stranger to videogames and seems to have lost its edge, the publishing giant plans a "breakthrough" to change all that.

They're well chuffed with themselves, the license gives them full access to race circuits, the teams and their drivers’ likenesses.

Formula One games have had a two year absence and now they'll be "the jewel in Codemasters’ racing crown" says CEO Rod Cousens.

They released the announcement during a conference call, where they were happily posting their financial results.

No news whether Infinity Ward or Treyarch are handling the game but the latter is working on the new James Bond game, which will use the COD4 engine.

Those Middle-earth faring Pandemics have finally come clean - LotR: Conquest is a Battlefront style project letting gamers relive huge battles and more.

You can choose from orcs, elves, ents to Frodo, Gandalf and even ol 'One Eye' himself, with around 150 characters promised on screen at once.

The recent patch released for PS3 has 'fixed' the stutter and lock-up issues, it was linked with the GameSpy servers and the immense load they experienced.

Rockstar "apologize for the inconvenience this has caused." GTAIV should be back in the good graces of the Sony masses once more, hopefully.

It'll be launched under their EA Sports label, the fourth in the series will feature a new physics system to better land those fists of fury.

It'll also include some of the prime fighters of boxing, including the return of the Mike Tyson character - ear biting presumed optional.

Given the length of time DOOM 3 took to reach avid gamers it's almost shocking to hear anything about such a thing until 2015 or so. Some breaks in tradition are a good thing.

id Software has advertised for new job posts at the company too, from producer to designer. Get those demonic resumes ready...