It seems IO Interactive is keeping quite busy these days. They already got two games in the pipeline -- Hitman 5 and Kane & Lynch 2 -- and now reports are suggesting that there's another new IO title on the way.

Shortly after their acquisition of Playfish, Electronic Arts is set to streamline operations, sacking 1,500 employees from different levels, and canning 12 unannounced projects. Speaking in an investor conference call, chief financial officer John Brown gave out the details.

White, black, and silver - those colors will have nothing against this PS3. Nothing says gaming bling quite like a PS3 Slim, lavishly covered in 24k gold, to distinguish yourself from all other gamers and to prove how insanely rich you are.

When it comes to AAA news, no one does it like Square Enix. I'm not talking about their AAA titles, I'm talking about their habit of making Announcements that Announce Announcements. They even made anagrams to hype this one up for pete's sake. You have to hand it to them though - when they put the word out, people listen. Just a quick update for their November 13 announcement - it's pretty big, so be sure to tune in when it comes.

If you've already received but haven't tried out your free Netflix PS3 streaming disc yet, do it now. Sony and Netflix have announced that the movie streaming service is now live.

Reports have come in that those who've gone and played Modern Warfare 2 are having some Trophy trouble, specifically, not getting any. If you have been experiencing the same problem, then you won't have to comb forums looking for a solution - the Trophy-mongers of PS3Trophies.org have found a solution, and you can find it right here.

Sega has some extra good news for our gamer friends across the pond. Sega Europe has put together a special edition bundle for Bayonetta that will be available come the game's January 8 launch. Details past the jump.

Visceral Games has a grand idea for gamers this holiday season: spend Christmas in hell! No, not literally, of course, and they don't mean having Christmas dinner with relatives you hate. It just so happens that the PS3 and Xbox 360 demos for Dante's Inferno will be released this December.

Electronic Arts' Need for Speed racing franchise has been on a downward spiral in the past few years, and even EA admits it. They're now taking steps to recapture the franchise's glory days, and among their gambits is tapping Burnout devs Criterion Games for a new Need for Speed title set for release in 2010.

The upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife sees the return of the cast from the last movie, welcoming Wentworth Miller to play Chris Redfield. Wouldn't be much of a Chris appearance if his ol' partner Jill isn't gonna be there for the ride, yes? A Tweet from none other than Milla Jovovich tells us that it's quite possible. Despite being a no-show in Extinction, Sienna Guillory may be coming back to play Jill Valentine.