When the Prestige Edition of Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) showed up on UK retailer HMV's website, it quickly sold out. If that's not enough indication of how limited this item is, Infinity Ward community manager Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling says that it's so limited, they won't make more even if demand is high.

If you wanna be the star of the party, then you gotta pony up some hard cash. That seems to be the message Activision is sending their European patrons awaiting the new DJ Hero (PS3, Xbox 360). UK retailer ShopTo has divulged to Eurogamer that the price point at which the game will release is at a cold GB£ 107.99 (US$ 177.70).

Good news to all Canadian PSN fans out there! Kyle Moffatt, Senior PR Specialist for SCE Canada has gone to the PlayStation US Blog to announce that the PSN prepaid cards are finally coming to the territory.

There have been rumors going around that Left 4 Dead, a shooter from Valve that's only out for the Xbox 360 and the PC, is coming to the PS3. I checked it out and I couldn't believe it, in fact, I had to double check everything we had on the Valve title just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. What did Valve have to say about it? It's all in the full article.

Resistance 2's November 28 launch in Europe didn't seem to go as smoothly as planned. Reports have come in that distributor Entertainment UK is struggling with supplying its customers copies of the said triple-A title.

We know there is a crisis and we need to cost cut but it seems like not everyone is for buying pre-owned games. David Braben of Frontier thinks that this threatens the game industry. Read up on his opinions on the matter after the jump.

Here's a little something for the UK gamers out there. HMV has announced that they'll be sweetening their Far Cry 2 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) pre-orders with four exclusive unlockable missions. These missions will give gamers a glimpse at the events leading up to the game.

While we've known for a while about the demise of HD DVD, the important follow-up news has everything to do with the adoption of Blu-ray as a standard. That being said, HMV has announced that it'll be ramping up its commitment to Blu-ray as a standard for DVDs everywhere. More on this after the jump.

Ubisoft has announced that the highly-anticipated Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC) has finally gone gold. This means that the game is already in its final form and all that remains is the actual manufacturing phase.

"We've been working very hard for nearly four years to make Assassin's Creed a reality and now there is a confirmed date when players will get to experience the results of our efforts," said Assassin's Creed producer Jade Raymond. Raymond will also be at HMV in Oxford this weekend to present new Assassin's Creed levels to the public.

Assassin's Creed for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 home video game consoles will be released on November 13. The game's PC version will be coming in early 2008. Those who pre-order the game will also get a free Assassin's Creed art book.

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In light of the upcoming London Games Festival, Assassin's Creed producer Jade Raymond is scheduled for a special appearance in the HMV branch at Oxford Street. [cue shrieks of joy from the male populace] Ahem. Now let us get our bearings please. Raymond is to showcase never-before-seen levels from the latest build of the upcoming PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC title of Ubisoft.

Notch these details down your calendars: the event down at HMV is to be held on Saturday, October 27. The presentation will kick off at 3 p.m., and will be repeated at 4:30 p.m. of the same day.

But see, what's a special appearance without some audience interaction? Jade Raymond is also going to welcome open questions from the public and answer them on the spot (keep those questions clean, boys). You can also have her sign some Assassin's Creed merchandise, so better try to scuffle for that Altair figurine quick.

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