Video game critics aren't among Tony Hawk's favorite people right now. The pro skateboarder recently struck back at critics who slammed Robomodo's Tony Hawk: Ride, saying that they just weren't ready to give the game a fair shake.

Quick heads up for the Killzone 2 players out there. Don't be surprised when the game's multiplayer service drops out for a while tomorrow. Guerrilla is scheduling a little downtime to upgrade their servers.

Following last week's unearthing of trademark filings for Dragon Quest IX's possible European subtitles, gaming blog Siliconera has dug up another one. This time it's a registration for North America.

Heads up, importers. You won't be getting the Dynasty Warriors 6 PSP port this Christmas. Koei has just announced that the game's Japanese release has been pushed back a month.

Still poring over that Rorscach inkblot from yesterday? Well you can stop now. Visceral and EA have finally announced Dead Space 2. Officially.

Delay after delay has hit the PC version of Colin McRae: DiRT 2, but it seems Codemasters has finally locked down a US release date. Let's hope it sticks this time.

There's something to look forward to at the upcoming Video Game Awards, and it comes in the form of something very Reachable, if you get my drift. Yep, that's right. The first in-game footage of Bungie's highly anticipated iteration to the famed Halo franchise, Halo: Reach, will be debuting then. Among the many people turning listless in wait is Geoff Keighley, who boldly predicts that the game will be a "huge leap forward."

Common belief and logic would have it that if unless you jailbreak your iPhone, you are keeping it secured from attacks against any spyware. A Swiss developer is hereby challenging that notion, saying that in fact, if your iPhone is a jailbreak-virgin, you are making it more vulnerable and susceptible to malicious apps.

We can definitely feel Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain inching closer and closer to its release date. We never doubted the hype surrounding this PS3-exclusive, but it's exciting, nonetheless, to finally see its official US boxart unveiled and revealed. It does give off that feeling of proximity, doesn't it?

So did you try your hand at cracking that Rorshach test teaser that for the "deadspace" Twitter account? If you're just about ready to tear your hair out, rest your weary souls for the answer has been found.