Sega has just confirmed that upcoming online downloadable title OutRun Online Arcade will, in fact, not be running online for the PlayStation Network in North America. Over at Europe though, the HD remake of the classic arcade racer will still be made available on both PSN and XBLA. So why is OutRun going to be an XBLA-exclusive title for North America? Sorry guys, looks like this one is staying confidential for now. Sega pulled out their "no comment" card. Hmm...

Sega has announced the HD-fication of their classic OutRun arcade racer. That's right folks, OutRun will be making its way to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live as OutRun Online Arcade. Details and a video after the jump.

More than a decade after it first came out,  GTi Club rises from the arcade grave and makes an HD comeback. Konami and Sumo Digital gave the classic a superb HD makeover, plus specs and gameplay features that the arcade wouldn't have thought possible. More details after the jump.

If you loved GTI Club back in the arcades, then you'll love GTI Club +. Konami confirms that the remake of the 1996 arcade classic is coming to PSN with new vehicles, beefed-up gameplay, and a much-deserved graphics updgade.

This week's PSN Europe update wasn't all beefy, but folks on this side of the Atlantic as that can't be said for the North American DLC list. We'll be able to check out two Sega titles, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and Sega Superstars Tennis, on the PlayStation Network while the PC PlayStation Store has a demo for FlatOut: Head On. Check out the full article for the complete list.

Ready for Sonic and the Sega Superstars' shot at the game of tennis? We've got another update for the upcoming sports video game, Sega Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation3, DS, PS2) and it's all about some of the contenders you'll be able to play as in the game. Check out the full article for the details and the screenshots.

 

Who would have thought that a group of rubber duckies could actually make it as one of the best downloadable games ever to land on Sony's PlayStation 3? Apparently, Sumo Digital did, hence the creation of Super Rub-a-Dub.

"...Sheffield Hallam University came to us with a technology demo," he explains. "Any objects within the water in this prototype were affected by the flow, and the potential was great... If you're a duck, why not rescue some ducklings? It gives you a purpose and a reason!"

Such simple logic, and yet it turned out so brilliantly. We guess great things come from small beginnings, indeed, then. In case you still haven't jumped aboard the... er - duck wagon, there are over 60 levels to enjoy in Super Rub-a-Dub. In any case, we've grabbed some neat screenshots of the game, too, for your viewing pleasure.

   

With the game's release on the PlayStation Network just a few days away, we have some screenshots for the compendium of games - Go! Puzzle.

Sumo Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment's puzzle collection showcases some mind bending gameplay for light and casual play. We see the alien leaping over colored blocks of Skyscraper, the colored block with eyes of Swizzleblocks, and the weird cross between "Cars" and "Finding Nemo", Aquatica.

The Go! Puzzle bundle will retail around US$ 8 and will be available for download on the PSN in May. Check out the screenshots for a quick look at what's to come.

More screenshots right after the jump!

After hearing about Sumo Digital's heart-melting story behind the waters of Super Rub-a-Dub, we know that you wanted to learn even more about the title. That's why we hosted this gameplay video that focuses on pool tilting - all with the help of the SIXAXIS, of course.

Basically, the whole video game is about that. Players continuously tilt the bathtub in order to make the big rubber duck move around. The objective of this rubber duck is to get the little rubber ducks to follow it toward the tub's exit. The game isn't as easy as it sounds because there are many dangers lying around such as toy sharks that will eat your little duckies.

Super Rub-a-Dub is expected to become available across the U.S. this coming April.

Sumo Digital reveals that the Sheffield Hallam University was one of the biggest contributors in its Sony PlayStation 3 game Super Rub-a-Dub. The university-developed software that accurately simulates how water behaves, which results in the nice effects seen in the pool filled with rubber duckies.

"Our Thinking Water technology is one such programme which offers a highly efficient means of simulating fluid flow," says Professor Chris Care, the project's lead researcher.

Sumo Digital used Sheffield Hallam's "Thinking Water" technology which was developed in the Materials and Engineering Research. Complex algorithms were involved in the development of the programs resulting in accurate fluid physics simulations.

In fact, the technology was so impressive that companies such as BNEL and Rolls Royce have adopted it for use in their products. "When the University first presented the technology to us we thought this is cool and we could see opportunities to use this in a video game. Our design team fleshed out a few ideas and a year later we have the result," says Sumo's Carl Cabers.