Published reports indicate that Blacksite: Area 51 for the PlayStation 3 is somewhat gimped compared to the Xbox 360 version.

  Eidos Interactive has announced the forthcoming release of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Nintendo Wii.

  Valve and Codemasters have reached an agreement to release a number of current and new Codemasters videogames over the Steam digital distribution network.

  Church leaders at Manchester Cathedral have forgiven Sony for its use of the building's interior in the violent PlayStation 3 shooter Resistance: Fall of Man.

  This week, Zero Punctuation unwraps Super Paper Mario.

  The Tabula Rasa beta test will be wrapping up with a bang this Friday, offering gamers a chance to finish the job with the "Kill General British Contest."

  Will Wright says Spore, his ambitious life simulator, is "fully playable" and should be released in about six months.

  Unfortunately, the good news is also the bad news, because there isn't much of it. Andy Chalk reviews The Chosen: Well of Souls.

  Wild Psychonauts 2 rumors circulated furiously through the digital ether, after Double Fine posted a blacked out image of Raz, with "COMING SOON" written over it.

  Following similar sentiments expressed by Electronic Arts executive Gerhard Florin, Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack has said he believes the development of a unified gaming platform in the future is inevitable.

  Nolan Bushnell, the father of Atari, talks about developing fun titles and traveling the entrepreneurial route.

  Massive Assault Network 2, the most recent addition to the Massive Assault series, is now available on the TotalGaming.net digital distribution site.

  Pirates of the Burning Sea, the swashbuckling MMOG of the high seas, is now available for pre-order at participating retailers.

  MySpace has announced a partnership with Oberon Media to bring hundreds of casual games to its users in 2008.