The Core / Premium Xbox 360 controversy seems to be taking a new turn as a boxcover for Sports Interactive's upcoming Football Manager 2006 reveals that it requires a hard drive. Microsoft assured that all games would be playable on every X360, HD or not, so the real question is, what's the HD requirement for? The game itself might very well be playable but save games for the FM series can turn out to be rather big, and the mem stick is only 64mb. Hopefully SI, SEGA or Microsoft will provide further details ...

The follow-up to last year's smash hit female wrestling video game, Rumble Roses XX for the Xbox 360 will feature a full lineup of incredible looking wrestlers along with all-new moves, gameplay modes, tag team action and online play.

Dangerous Waters allows the player total control over multiple air, surface and subsurface platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Strategy First has relased the final v1.03 patch for Sonalysts' submarine sim, which addresses various bugs and corrections, and allows non-Steam players to play against Steam players. Read more for download links.

BLACK has gone GOLD for the PS2 and Xbox, and will be available at North American retail outlets on Feb. 28. You are Sergeant First-Class Jack Kellar, seasoned veteran of the US military and a leader of a BLACK ops team. Your squad have been sent into the heart of Eastern Europe on a dangerous mission, drawn in to the midst of a relentless combat zone to bring in a traitor.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Electronic Arts revealed today that once again war is upon us. This coming Thursday at 9am PST EA will release a demo for The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 demo. The massive 1.3GB demo will allow you to play as either the Goblins or Dwarves and feature a tutorial and single-player skirmish mode on two maps. We will of course have the demo on our fileserver network as soon as it becomes available.

Capcom today announced the release of Resident Evil: Deadly Silence for Nintendo DS, a rendition of the original 1996 Resident Evil game that features both new and familiar gameplay, 3D graphics, coop and other multiplayer modes.

Capcom today announced the release of Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max for the PSP. A direct conversion of the critically acclaimed arcade fighting game, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max is enhancedwith additional original content specifically designed for the portable system including Wi-Fi functionality and extra gameplay modes.

Adrenalin is a game that successfully blends the genres of thrilling adrenalin-pumping racing and an economic management sim. The aim of a player is to not only become the fastest driver around, but to be a talented manager as well.

Iconic game developer and president of Nintendo Co. Satoru Iwata returns for the second consecutive year to deliver the keynote address of the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC). His "Disrupting Development" talk will be about innovation in the current environment, drawing examples from Nintendo's recent ventures.