Unperturbed by Tiger Woods’ wandering nine iron, EA are releasing the eleventh Tiger Woods game this June, right on schedule. (Well, they were hardly going to slap Ernie Els on the cover at the last moment, were they?)

Interestingly, the PS3 version will feature support for the new Arc Move motion controller, which hasn’t been dated for release as of yet. So… as some people have pointed out, does this mean the Move will be out by 8 June (the American release date), or will it only reach us later? Sony have not put an exact date on the motion controller’s release, destined to do ruthless battle with Microsoft’s Natal device this Christmas.

The Game Developers Conference may provide more answers.

In typical EA fashion, the game is being published on all consoles. No PC, DSi or PSP iterations have been confirmed, although iPhone users will be happy to hear that the game will be gracing their greasy touchscreens as well.

<lame> Where do these guys cut their hair? At the Hair Ca-lon, of course... </lame>

The first news from the 2010 Game Developer’s Conference (the geekier, less flashy cousin of E3) is as geeky as it gets: Battlestar Galactica is coming to online. (more…)

Valve has confirmed that a sequel to 2007’s wildly successful puzzler,Portal, will hit the shelves this Christmas (ka-ching!).

Story details, retail prices and more have surfaced since then, with Game Informer riding shotgun on the exclusive coverage bandwagon. The Yankee nerd squad will be drip feeding teasers, trailers and in-depth preview content in the lead-up to their April issue, so Portal aficionados should head on to their dedicated Portal portal (tee hee) to see what all the fuss is about.

Story details, retail prices and more have surfaced since then, with Game Informer riding shotgun on the exclusive coverage bandwagon. The Yankee nerd squad will be drip feeding teasers, trailers and in-depth preview content in the lead-up to their April issue, so Portal aficionados should head on to their dedicated Portal portal (tee hee) to see what all the fuss is about.

Now, all that’s left to do is rehash the zillions of “the cake is a lie” jokes already floating on the internet and wait for Valve to assemble a sequel worthy of the original masterpiece.

Bored? Play the 2D, unofficial flash version of Portal here.

Crystal Dynamics, owned by Japanese studio Square Enix, has announced that it is working on a new game featuring Lara Croft.

The new game, called The Guardian of Light, will be released this year via digital download, which means us lucky Seffricans can enjoy it as soon as our European and American counterparts, for a change. No doubt we’ll get some impressions on the game after a behind-closed doors demo that takes place on the 9th of March. (more…)

Atari has announced Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Very few details, including release dates, have been announced but from the following PR babble, you get the idea that TDRU2 is made to shine online:

Test Drive Unlimited 2 expands on the traditional racing experience providing gamers with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing; immersing drivers in a persistent online environment and revolutionizing multiplayer racing communities as players compete, team up, and share their achievements and creations online. Â Unlike any other driving game, TDU2 blends the open world experience with realistic vehicles and performance dynamics and for the first time, TDU2 features vehicle damage, weather effects, day and night cycles, and a brand new island to explore.

Keep an eye on the game’s official website for news.

"CGI? Because I'm worth it."

Nintendo is so hardcore. Or… that’s what they want you to think.

To prove it, they’ve just released a new cinematic trailer for Metroid: Other M, which the Japanese giant hopes will reignite some Wii-love from hardcore gamers. Will it work? No telling, really. The only gameplay we’ve seen is from last year’s E3 trailer, so the final product may look quite different by now. This latest video is all about backstory:

Here’s hoping that Samus entertains our socks off when Metroid: Other M launches in mid-2010.

Still curious? Read CVG’s hands on preview.

“One man. One desire. One unforgettable adventure…” the slogan might go, and it’d be right.

Alan Wake, from what we can see, is one man running away from a whole lot of nothing. Oh, sure, we saw a shadow figure with an axe offing someone in that recently released gameplay trailer, but come on… with so little to go on we can’t help but assume that Monsieur Wake, hero of this upcoming Xbox exclusive, is only afraid of the dark.

It’s a tactic, of course, to heighten our surprise when we eventually learn what is really stalking this typical white, thirty-something protagonist. But our jaws aren’t quite dropping yet.

After a scary bug put countless “fatty” PS3s in crutches, the bug has reportedly fixed itself and PS3 owners can return to playing their favourite titles.

Sony issued the following statement on the official Playstation blog:

“Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) is aware that the internal clock functionality in PS3 systems other than the slim model recognised the year 2010 as a leap year.

Having the internal clock date change from 29 February to 1 March (both GMT), SCEI has verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use all PS3 systems normally.”

…which makes it seem that this spectacular SNAFU could have been easily avoided. Oh well, the Xbox fanboys have the late Christmas present they so dearly wanted. Let the flaming begin.