The holidays are fast approaching and it often seems like the season will eat up so much cash on video games alone. Adding to that increasingly long list is a line of Ratchet and Clank Future toys from Insomniac Games.

We've seen our share of TV spots from Sony, and I think it's safe to conclude that the advertising isn't reaching out to us as much as the actual product. Here's one of their better ads (though still a bit off), with Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time playing it up.

We're inching closer and closer to the release of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time so Insomniac Games is rolling out updates to make sure we're up to speed going into the launch. Inside today's bag of updates are: two demos, two vids, and a price drop. Learn more after the jump.

To celebrate the upcoming North American launch of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time, SCEA has released new details regarding the upcoming Ratchet & Clank themed space that will soon be available to PlayStation Home. The new Ratchet & Clank: Time Travelers content will feature three mini-games, costumes, rewards and a very special personal apartment.

Insomiac Games has announced that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time, has officially gone gold and is being sent to manufacturing in North America for its release later this month.

Time again for another CE to make its fancy appearance. This Collector's Edition goes out to you Ratchet-heads out there looking to get a bigger crack out of the PS3 exclusive, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time.

The latest Full Moon podcast from Insomniac Games has an interesting little tidbit about Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time's demo. Well, demos, really. The game's getting two.

PAX may have wrapped up, but we're still getting goodies in its wake. Back at the event, the guys at the PlayStation Blog got hold of Insomniac Games community manager James Stevenson, who walked them through Axiom City and introduced a few weapons for your Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time pwning pleasure.

Good news, Ratchet & Clank fans! The duo's latest adventure, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time, has now been given an official release date. And seeing as how it seems to be the status quo nowadays, Sony has also detailed the bonuses you'll get if you pre-order the game. Yep, there's more than one.

Looking forward to Ratchet & Clank's next big adventure? Insomniac Games takes us through one of the new gameplay features that you're gonna see in Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time. Catch the video after the jump.