Mario games have always been popular in the UK, and Super Mario Galaxy proves it by beating out the likes of Fallout 3, Fable II, and even GTA IV for BAFTA's Best Game Award. The GAME Award this year goes to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, as voted on by gamers.

Full list of winners after the link.

Kojima's so good at what he does that he only needs one lifetime to get his second lifetime achievement award. Word has just gone out that living legend Hideo Kojima will be given this high distinction at the 2009 Game Developers Choice Awards.

Just like Europe, North America isn't getting any new PS3 demos with this week's PlayStation Store update (there is one for PSP). There's still a lot of new stuff, though: the full Age of Booty game, PAIN's The Hoff character and Movie Studio lot, the usual weekly track packs, and a huge helping of FIFA 09 and Need For Speed: Undercover DLC. The full list is after the jump.

Great PlayStation Store update coming your way. Get the Prince of Persia Classic, new balls and characters for High-Velocity Bowling, add-ons for Megaman 9, and even Jedi Master Yoda. Full list of updates and prices in the full article.

It's Christmas every week at Sony's PlayStation Store as they regularly bring us new goodies to enjoy. This week sees a lot more game content such as the action packed time traveling game, Linger in Shadows, and free demos that you wouldn't want to miss. There are also some new tunes from Offspring for your Rock Band needs, and then some more.

Gamers in North America finally have a reason to celebrate as Firaxis and 2K Games recently announced the official release date of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, and DS) in the region. Following the June 6 release in Europe, gamers in the States will now be able to enjoy the same turn based strategy addiction Civilization Revolution has to offer as it's all cleared for launch this June 8. More details about this in our full article after the jump.

Simply can't wait for the release of 2K Games' Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, DS)? You can try your hands on it even before it reaches store shelves. All you have to do is visit the MCM Expo which is going to take place on May 24 and 25. Details can be found in the full article.

Gamers anxiously waiting for Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS) will be happy to know that a new website for the game has launched. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Wondering if Firaxis' Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, DS) will ever be announced for the PC platform, here's some bad news: the possibility of it existing on our gaming rigs has pretty much been stretched into infinitesimal thinness. A producer from 2K Games has confirmed that it can't be on the PC - and the how and why, as well as the who, are at the full article.

Taking all the talk of a takeover by Electronic Arts aside, it's still business as usual for Take-Two Interactive, which released its financial reports for the first quarter of 2008. The report held a number of interesting things, including an official confirmation of BioShock 2 and its still vague pending release date, news on coming games, and even a restatement of Grand Theft Auto 4's release date. Go to the full article for details.