The first screenshots for the upcoming racing title F1 2010 have appeared. The game is being made by Codemasters, who you might know from their previous racing games GRID and DiRT 2, both of which were very well received by critics and fans alike.

Releasing sometime this September, F1 2010 will feature all the official teams, drivers, and circuits from the upcoming F1 season in addition to the return of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher and the introduction of the new Korean International Circuit track.

Codemasters did release a version of this game last year on the Wii, PSP, and iPhone, but this go-around the game is being designed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The newly HD version in this series is being built with the EGO engine, Codemasters’ proprietary engine that they used for both GRID and DiRT 2.

With a pedigree like that, could this be the Formula 1 game people have been waiting for? Check out the screens in the EBA Gallery!

Krome Studios new game Blade Kitten is a 2D side-scroller that looks like a cell shaded Japanime fun-fest. In a recent interview with GameTrailers.com at GDC, Krome’s Creative Director Steve Stamatiadis talks about the game’s combat, the currency system, its length (3-6 hours) and the game’s graphics. For fans of the side-scrolling genre, this game looks to be quite an intriguing one.

Blade Kitten is a PSN exclusive that is set to be released this Spring. Check out the video interview here.

LucasArts announced at a Game Developers Conference related party tonight that The Secret Of Monkey Island 2 is getting a Special Edition. The Special Edition will contain all of the things you would expect based on the Special Edition of the original Monkey Island, such as high-definition art, remastered music, and the ability to switch from old school graphics to the updated look (an oddly fun device in the Special Edition of the first game).

In addition to the normal trappings, however, LucasArts’ Craig Derrick said that the Special Edition will be getting new controls as well. According to Mr. Derrick, “In addition to the point-and-click interface, we’ve added the ability to move Guybrush around, so you feel more connected to him”.

The Monkey Island 2: Special Editionwill be released on the PSN, XBLA, iPhone, and PC in the Summer of 2010.

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Sony Corporation has finally named its new baby – you know, the one with the glowing ball on its head. The name was announced at GDC today, as were some other details. In case you couldn’t figure it out from the title, the new Sony motion controller is called the PlayStation Move.

The PlayStation Move (or the P-Mo, for those of you in the know) will be released later this year in one of three configurations: as a stand-alone purchase for those that already own the PlayStation Eye (which the device requires in order to work), bundled with the PS Eye (for those with a PS3 but no Eye), and as a complete bundle with the PS3 system, the Eye, and the P-Mo. Each configuration will include one PlayStation Move controller.

Also being previewed at GDC are some games that will feature support for the P-Mo, including Little Big Planet, Sports Champions, and SOCOM 4. Also set to feature support for the Move, as reported yesterday, is EA Sports’ Tiger Woods PGA Tour® 11.

No date or price was given for the new motion controller, but it is said that Sony intends to bring the release price in at under a hundred dollars. Click here to watch the entire press conference from Sony about the PlayStation Move.

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By Lorin Baumgarten

So this weeks column is going to be short and to the point. What I want to know is, do you give a sh#t? Do you care or are you a sick of it as I am? When I heard the boys bring the subject up on this week’s episode of EpicBattleCry I wanted to punch myself in the face. Fortunately for us (and my face), the three amigos are very good at what they do and theirs turned out to be one of the best conversations on the subject I have heard. Nonetheless, I don’t really want to hear about it anymore. It feels overdone, over dramatized, and I am over it! If you don’t already know what I am talking about (which many of you likely do), I am talking about Infinigate!
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Greetings Axeheads and welcome! We’re hitting the downward slope of the week and we continue our series of Member BattleCries on delayed games. Do delays irrevocably harm a game’s standing with players? Does a delay permanently derail the buzz train? Or do delays make better games? Guaranteeing a better experience for players by giving more precious time for devs to tweak and perfect their work?

Today’s MBC comes from Gun_Metal_Tiger and he’s sounding off on one of the most anticipated and delayed titles in this (and possibly any other) generation. After years of waiting, countless delays, Gran Turismo 5 has reached true infamy at this point. However, through the release of GT5 Prologue and the more recent Time Trial demo, we’ve also seen how the additional time has affected the game. Lets turn things over to Gun_Metal_Tiger to make the case…
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After Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman let the cat out of the bag, Rock Band developer Harmonix updated its Facebook page to reveal that the third, “revolutionary” installment in the mega-popular franchise will be heading our way this holiday season.

From the post:

Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just as Harmonix did with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and The Beatles: Rock Band. Stay tuned for more details!

Also, as IndustryGamers points out, Dhani Harrison, son of the late Beatles great George Harrison who also helped sell the idea of The Beatles: Rock Band to rights holders Apple Corps, said that he was working to make the instruments for Rock Band 3 “more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game.”

Hmmm…Interesting.

Of course, we’ll keep you posted on any new Rock Band 3 details as they emerge.

Empowering the EBA Community with a voice to collaboratively review the industry’s hottest titles, the EpicBattleAxe.com uREVIEW (about) delivers real insight from real gamers about The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY pertaining to the biggest games in the world. This is the EpicBattleAxe.com uREVIEW for Final Fantasy XIII. Let’s get started:
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Ubisoft announced today that its new real time strategy IP, R.U.S.E., is now available for public beta on Steam. According to the press release:

“In the public beta, players will have the opportunity to choose one of the 6 unique factions available in the game (US, UK, GER, USSR, FRANCE, IT) and train themselves against the artificial intelligence on the “Blitz” map before entering the multiplayer challenge.”

Ubisoft calls R.U.S.E. “a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy (RTS) game [that is] set to reinvigorate the strategy genre”. In the words of Ubisoft, R.U.S.E. allows players to “use their brains as the ultimate weapon to fight a war of perception where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success.”

R.U.S.E. is scheduled to release on June 3rd, 2010 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. Check out the beta and let us know what you think!

EA Sports announced via a press release today that the upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour® 11 will feature support for the Playstation 3 motion controller. Interestingly, this particular announcement was a very small portion of the press release. However, according to the announcement, including support for the PS3 motion controller will “give gamers an authentic interactive swing experience.” While the game will release on the PS3 on June 8th (along with the Xbox 360, Wii, and iPhone), there is no indication if the Playstation motion controller will be supported (read available) at launch. No idea why EA seems to be playing down the PS3 motion controller, but if it works anywhere near as good as the Wii Motion Plus does with this game, it should be interesting.

Also included in the press release, and truly the main focus of the document, is the inclusion of The Ryder Cup Tournament in this years version of the franchise. The Ryder Cup is an annual tournament that pits the best European and American golfers against each other in team competition format. EA is so excited about the inclusion of The Ryder Cup in the game that they decided to add Rory McIlroy (along with Tiger) to the cover of the game as representative of the European team. The addition of The Ryder Cup event impacts the online play as well. According to the press release, having The Ryder Cup “will allow up to 24 players to compete head-to-head as members of team.”

Now if we can just get players to be able to play head-to-head through an entire season together, we’d be set. Hit the EBA Gallery to check out 16 brand new screens from Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11!