Gamecock Media Group, the independent video game publisher whose name can't be posted on our comments section without being censored, has just been acquired by SouthPeak Interactive. More on this in the full article.

So what's going to be in our videogaming menu starting this week? A whole lot of DS games once again, we tell you, though there's a few gems or two in the Nintendo handheld rough on Tuesday. There's a music rhythm game for almost every console out there, plus a couple new additions to the portfolio of PC games. Somehow we're also seeing another relaunching of Gears of War for the Xbox 360 the "Refresh" edition. We don't know why it's re-listed, but it is. The full list follows at the full story.

It's another Thursday, and that means European gamers have something new to celebrate about as Sony delivers yet another set of updates to its PlayStation Store. This week sees another set of shoot 'em up titles with Activision's Enemy Territory Quake Wars walking hand-in-hand with Southpeak Interactive's Monster Madness: Grave Danger. Check out the complete list in our full article.

SouthPeak Interactive, a leading independent publisher, today announced a deal with Artificial Studios to publish the upcoming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game Monster Madness, set for release February 2007, with other titles to follow. Monster Madness is a frenetic co-op shooter with stunning character design and mind blowing physics. The game, which was on show behind closed doors at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles last month, is one of the first to utilise AGEIA’s groundbreaking PhysX chip.

“Artificial Studios are one of the hottest up-and-coming development studios around. We are greatly looking forward to working with them on their forthcoming releases.” said Shane Dodson, Managing Director, SouthPeak Interactive. “SouthPeak’s breadth of knowledge within the games industry was very appealing to us,” said Jeremy Stieglitz, President of Artificial Studios. “With more than 10 years of publishing experience, we are excited to be working with them on our upcoming titles.”

Monster Madness looks to bring back the old school multiplayer gameplay of classic cult games like Zombies Ate My Neighbors except now the game will be playable online and is due for release during the first quarter of 2007. When more news becomes available for Monster Madness we'll be sure to keep you informed.