Assassin's Creed II is set to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on November 17, 2009 and in PAL regions on November 20, 2009.

The Windows version of the game was originally scheduled to be released at the same time, however Ubisoft later announced that it would be delayed until the first quarter of 2010.

BrutalGamer.com (linked...

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Today EA Sports have made available the FIFA 10 PS3 patch update on Sony's PlayStation Network, which is evident when you load the game.

XBox 360 users will have to wait a little longer though as the patch for you is not due to release until sometime on October 23, 2009.

EA’s UK FIFA Community Manager EA_PWride has detailed what is included in the patch update, as...

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Just before the weekend we caught a glimpse of some EyePet PS3 gameplay video footage.

Sadly, both Gamestop and Amazon have now pushed the launch date of EyePet back.

GamerVision (linked above) has received confirmation from Sony that EyePet will indeed miss the holiday release in North America.

To quote from the official response: "The North...

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Today several Web sites are reporting news of a recent Sony Chilean PS3 ad campaign that is being called both creepy and distasteful.

The ads depict both a modern gamer giving a blood transfusion to Nazi officer Erwin Rommel and giving a heart transplant to Joan of Arc.

To quote: "While things are approving around the world in terms of Sony ads, Chile seems to be a bit behind....

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Update: Edge-Online is now reporting that Analysts Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities and Jesse Divnich of EEDAR wouldn’t be at all surprised if Sony’s next handheld supported the platform holder's proprietary UMD format.

According to PlayStation Insider (linked above), they have received a tip regarding the functionality of the upcoming PSP 4000.

Apparently it will feature the PSP Go's...

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Today Nihilistic Software Community Manager and Designer Mark Cooke has announced that a Zombie Apocalypse demo is available for PS3 via Sony's PlayStation Network.

To quote: Today on PSN a shambling mass of rotting corpses have appeared and are threatening the safety of the human race on Earth.

You can do your part to fight back the zombie hordes in our new game,...

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Square Enix released some fresh screenshots (below) and new details on Nier RepliCant today- a PS3 exclusive slated for release in 2010 alongside it's counterpart Nier Gestalt for Xbox 360.

Additionally, some Nier RepliCant Famitsu Magazine scans are available courtesy of RPGLand.com.

To quote: "The story is similar to that of Gestalt, but the main character will have to save his little...

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Today Atari announced Backyard Football '10 for the Xbox 360, PS2 and Wii... stating that it will ship in October, 2009

Backyard Football '10, featuring NFL players as kids, combines realistic NFL plays and strategies with wild arcade style power moves and comical scenarios so gamers of all ages can learn the fundamentals of football while having fun.

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It appears Eidos is attempting to combat piracy of Batman: Arkham Asylum by disabling the all-important Glide ability if you aren’t running a legitimate version.

In the official Eidos forums under a thread called ‘Problem with Glide’ a (pirated version) user explains his frustration that when holding space bar on the PC version of the game Batman’s Cape remains closed and he...

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Secret World from Funcom is an MMO heading for PC and Xbox 360 in 2010.

Yet, what will set the MMO apart from the rest... check out the video below!

To quote: "Secret World will be set in modern day times in the real world, and players will be able to roam the good planet Earth just like normal life – however all the myths and legends that we have heard of...

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