French game developer Quantic Dream has never made secret its ambitions to bring true narrative meaning to video games. 2005's intriguing Indigo Prophecy (a.k.a. Fahrenheit) expressed the direction that the studio wanted to take, and with the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain, the studio hopes to take its philosophy on narrative and video games even further.Guillaume de Fondaumiere, co-CEO of the studio, told Gamasutra what he hoped Quantic Dream would accomplish with Heavy Rain. "I think that the most important goal for us is to show that video games can be more than just shooting, driving -- that games can be meaningful," he said.

  Capcom Europe has today revealed that two classic franchises will arrive on the current-generation of home consoles in Europe early next year. Both Final Fight and Magic Sword will have new remake instalments made available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 via Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network respectively.

  WorthPlaying writes, "Gaming for charity isn't new. From the Child's Play organization to Microsoft's Children's Miracle Network Game Pack there are various ways for gamers to give back to those in need. And now you can get an achievement for your generosity."

  VG247: "I've handed out 700 MAG beta keys by hand on Twitter in the past week. That's enough for any man.I do, however, have 300 left. To spare me the madness, I've posted the lot after the break."

  From StrategyInformer.com: "This mod from Chiarosk is a total overhaul of Titan Quest: Immortal Throne. Part restoration, part expansion, this mod adds a huge amount of content to the game, as well as re-working the game balance to create a more exciting and varied gameplay experience."

  Another week, another batch of newly discovered assets from the now canceled Battlefront III project, once being worked on at Free Radical Design.

  Gamestop:"Reserve Bayonetta and save $5 off the original price of $59.99 Store Customers: Discount will be taken at time of purchase.""Pre-Order Bayonetta now and receive a collection of her 8 hottest poses in tear-off poster format. That is enough posters to have your own reality show called, "Me and Kate Plus 8... Bayonetta Posters." Available for in-store customers only, while supplies last. Not available for in-store pickup customers."

  French game developer Quantic Dream has never made secret its ambitions to bring true narrative meaning to video games. 2005's intriguing Indigo Prophecy (a.k.a. Fahrenheit) expressed the direction that the studio wanted to take, and with the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain, the studio hopes to take its philosophy on narrative and video games even further.

  For the time being, ArenaNet continues to work on the problem and players continue to get their accounts looted. (As of this writing the most recent reported incident was Sunday.) The issue continues to be widespread, with one alliance reporting at least eleven members hacked.

  A detailed guide explaining the ins and outs of strategically dominating in Scavenge mode.

  Mark this one down under the "good news" category, but with a lot of conditionals: Warhammer Online has updated the list of acceptable server transfers for the upcoming shutdown.

  WorthPlaying writes, "Unbound Saga is a 3D side-scrolling brawler set in a satirical comic book universe, where enemies are drawn onto the screen and madcap battles travel from panel to panel through a post-apocalyptic landscape. Break off a weapon and rage off the page!Released in July, Unbound Saga might be coming to Xbox Live Arcade as a build showed up on Partnernet, and although it crashes, it did also have 12 achievements, indicating Vogster's brawler might be getting ported."

  One of the biggest and most mysterious PS3 titles has been Heavy Rain. After being unveiled around the time of the PS3s introduction, the title vanished for several years never to been seen again until just this past year. With the sudden surge of new information also came a surge of hype. Utilizing new concepts of character interaction, Heavy Rain is going for something totally unique and the release date of the title is sooner than one expected.

  Ubisoft has started the R.U.S.E beta by sending out beta keys to V.I.Ps. Be sure to check out your email inbox if you signed up for the beta. The actual game should be released sometime in 2010, there has been no confirmation so far of an actual date.