Steampunk. I'm sure you've heard of it: it's a wide genre encompassing various books, movies, and video games. Here's yet another example of a steampunk-oozing game - a shooter this time - Damnation. Today, we give you the low-down on all its features and treat you to some eyecandy. Grab your boots - they're made for walking, after all. And in this game, let's hope your boots withstand three hours' worth of walking, climbing, jumping, and waltzing from Point A to Point B in one single map. Talk about expansive.

A sequel to Ratchet & Clank Future was indeed confirmed a few days ago during Sony's E3 press conference. But now, we got some new info from Europe: while it was previously announced that the game is headed to the PSN (for US$ 15, man, that's a steal!), we now get confirmation that Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty will also experience what WarHawk and GT5 Prologue had - a Blu-ray disc version.

Time for some international pwnage. In a press release, Konami's announced that they'll be holding a Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 event for this summer. Nice. It's open for pretty much everybody, and if you make it far enough in the tournament, not only do you get a free trip to Japan, you might find yourself smack in the middle of one of the video game industry's hottest annual events, the Tokyo Game Show! Care to join?

The XrossMediaBar is something most of you PS3 or PSP owners probably see every day. And chances are, you've grown pretty attached to it. Hey, the XMB didn't win an Emmy for nothing, y'know. Well, don't look now (aww, you looked!) but Sony's just announced that they'll be incorporating the XMB interface into their latest series of Vaio mobile notebooks.

After Square Enix's FF13 cross-platform announcement yesterday, some people have learned to not count all their exclusive chicks before the eggs hatch. Here's something, however, that we can all be sure is pretty much already in the basket: God of War 3 finally showed itself during Sony's press conference at E3 via a teaser trailer, and man, we can't wait! And it isn't much of a long wait either! Catch that rampaging Titan and head to the full article to watch the trailer and for more details.

Yesterday, Square Enix announced that former PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy 13 will be jumping ship and heading over to the Xbox 360 as well. Though this sudden move might upset a lot of Final Fantasy fans across various consoles (and handhelds), investors in Japan seem to like the idea. Over at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Square Enix's stock shares have gotten an upwards swing following yesterday's big reveal at E3.

Apparently, Hydrophobia really does hold some frakkin' water! And it's looking gorgeous enough to make your eyes bleed. Guess I was right on the money - Hydrophobia is anything but vaporware now, and we've got the assets (screens and a teaser trailer, woohoo!) to prove it! If you weren't convinced with the screens from last year, then now's the time to hop on the Hydro Engine ship before it sails away. And to think: all that water's rendered in-game!

It's another week - another time to recap all of the happy Weekend Warriors right before we jump into all the E3 updates (which are actually already slowly picking up now!). So before all the madness sets in, make sure you're prepared to cheer for your team with the latest scoop on the industry: from the Activision Blizzard merger to Square Enix's big announcement (about another announcement), and when artificially created blackholes get delayed. Dig in!

The E3 Expo is just around the corner. It's already starting on Monday, in fact! So before we jump into the E3 fray, some of you might want to know what time to log online to check for updates. That's why we're posting the schedule of all press conferences to be held in the event. Start cheering for your camp and prepare the popcorn! Microsoft on Day One, Sony and Nintendo on Day Two... And a whole slew of others in between! Synchronize your watches and check out the full article for this year's E3 changelog schedule!

The age old question/rumor (which Square Enix has continuously debunked and alternatively hinted at) may be answered very soon: will FF7 really get a remake or not? For some of the more hopeful people out there,Tetsuya Nomura's recent announcement (about another announcement) might be a bit of a Phoenix Down to pick you guys up. What with the coming release of FF7: Advent Children Complete movie, who knows what else might drop alongside it? Do Aeris a favor and dig into the Item menu found in the full article for details.