Konami has announced that a demo for PES 2009 will be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on 2nd October – that's this Thursday.

Due for release on 17th October, PES 2009 marks the triumphant return of what is regarded as the most realistic football title for any format. Users will be treated to an expansive playable demo of the new title, with the bespoke version offering a full five-minute Exhibition multiplayer match.

The Skate 2 image gallery has been updated with 8 new screenshots.

The GI Jockey image gallery has been updated with 18 new screenshots.

Electronic Arts took a shot at PC gamers this week when an EA Community Representative announced on their public forums that the PC version of FIFA Soccer 09 would be a slimmed down version of the game as released on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The Community Rep. said that while the PC game will deliver a "very deep gameplay engine" and that it will have "leading-edge visuals", the game would be simplified because the PC does not have "the CPU processing power required for the architecture of the game".

Ok it's time for a new competition! We've managed to get approval for 5 free games from GamersGate for this competition. Hence, the winner of this competition will get to pick any game from GamersGate of his/her choice. They got a lot of great up to date games over there so be sure to check them out.

Konami announced today that PES 2009, the next instalment to the Pro Evolution Soccer series, will be released in Europe on October 17th for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Agreements have also been signed with Liverpool FC, Manchester United that will see both clubs being featured in the game, along with an official UEFA Champions League game mode, adding extra playability.

To celebrate the launch of the game on PC DVD-ROM our friends at SEGA have given us 5 e-GeForce 9600 GT 512MB graphics cards to give away. These high-spec graphics cards from EVGA feature NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, next-generation superscalar GPU architecture and full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 shader model 4.0 support.

Strategy Informer has been talking with Chris Stockman, studio director of Blazing Lizard, about the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, which will be released on September 3rd for 800 MS points.

We asked Stockman about the possibility of Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball appearing on the PlayStation Network, or any other format in the future. He confirmed that the company is now an official PlayStation 3 and Wii developer, although they aren't ready to confirm anything yet.

Electronic Arts confirmed that it will be releasing a demo for FaceBreaker, which will be appearing on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on July 31st, 2008.

The demo contains several features from the main game, such as a Practice mode to test your skills, and the highly talked about Game Face technology, which allows gamers to paste their own face on to of the available characters in the demo.

EA has announced its lineup for E3:

Electronic Arts today unveiled the games it will feature at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 15 – 17. The games -- scheduled to ship on multiple platforms in 2008 and early 2009 – include riveting graphics, deep stories and online, socially connected experiences. EA’s portfolio covers many genres and platforms for core gamers and new players alike.