New cricket title to feature 360-degree movement control, camera angles; development duties being handled by new Aussie studio Trickstar Games.

New South Australian attorney-general to replace anti-game activist Michael Atkinson to be decided "in a week or two"; Atkinson quit front bench post to "spend more time with his family."

UPDATE: South Australian attorney-general and vocal anti-game advocate retains seat in state election; quits government front bench. Gamers4Croydon polls 3.6 percent of electorate vote.

Square Enix's open-world actioner joins Ubisoft's swordplay pseudo-sequel and Microsoft's virtual Xbox Live arcade on the week's docket; Settlers 7, Shin Megami Tensei DS also on tap.

Rocksteady's acclaimed Dark Knight action adventure collects top honors at British awards; Uncharted 2 also wins big with four gongs.

Square Enix's acclaimed JRPG goes platinum in US and Canada within five days of PS3, Xbox 360 release, becoming fastest-selling installment in franchise history.

Nintendo's creature-battler reprises its finish atop Media Create's weekly sales chart, as trio of new PSP releases lift Sony's handheld.

Following NASDAQ delisting notice, Cooking Mama publisher posts $3.8 million profit on $29.2 million sales for Nov.-Jan. quarter.

Fledgling political party to have presence at close to 20 polling booths for the South Australian state election; founder urges gamers to get out and vote.

Rockstar Games says last-minute request by Sony Europe has pushed Grand Theft Auto IV expansions' non-360 release to April 13.

Game retail giant's revenue rises 3.1%, but profit falls 5.3% to $377.3 million; stock spikes after full-year outlook revised upward.

Warner Bros. announces Champions of Norrath developer Snowblind is working on War in the North, due out in 2011 for PC, PS3, Xbox 360.

Electronic Arts' and DICE's shooter opens big, on track to be March's top seller; 2.9 million player hours logged in last day alone.

IO Interactive's hyperviolent criminal-underworld shooter continues this fall on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

EA Black Box returns with team-oriented skateboarding sim in two months on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Nintendo announces deal with Tecmo Koei to bring next installment in Dynasty Warriors spin-off exclusively to its latest console.

Aliens vs. Predator 360, BioShock 2 PS3 barely miss NPD's top 10 non-PC game chart; Star Trek Online edged out by Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff atop PC rankings.

Atlus-published From Software role-playing game hits sales milestone in the US after Sony passed on it for concerns over difficulty, unforgiving design decisions.

Ubisoft files USPTO trademark application indicating disturbed lagomorphs' next game will play fast, loose with four-dimensional continuum.

Square Enix confirms North American release for PSP prequel to 2002 PS2 original will arrive later this year.