We have more info today about the action MMO APB, thanks to the latest vodcast with game designers EJ Moreland and Jesse Knapp of Realtime Worlds. The biggest reveal: APB will not have a level-up system.

Casual gamers are a tricky lot, so says Microsoft spokesperson David Dennis. Since they are not as "serious" as other hardcore gamers are, their interest in gaming products tend to wane faster. Hence, it is always a challenge to get them hook, and more importantly, get them stay hooked. Their big trick out of the bag for this purpose: Project Natal.

Heads up, SOCOM fans! SCEA has announced the the much awaited Cold Front expansion pack for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation will be available tomorrow for download in North America on the PlayStation Network.

You've heard the announcement, and you've seen the debut trailer for the reboot version of Medal of Honor. Now get this, it's not just gonna be another "reboot". It's gonna be bigger, better, and more mature.

EA DICE’s upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company installment, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, has entered public beta last month exclusively for PS3 owners. With barely a week left until the beta closes, EA has decided to reveal some fun stats for everyone.

As we all know, yesterday's release of Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-D3 didn't really went well as planned with some users reporting various problems using the firmware update. So what's the reasons behind the hiccups and what's new with the latest release? Find out more after the jump.

Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-D3 final

The latest compiled build of the PlayStation Portable emulator for PC is now available for download courtesy of the JPCSP Team. Version 3.0 revision 1280 of JPCSP features another round of stability upgrade, code cleanups and implemented various other improvements.

Download: JPCSP v0.3 revision 1280

Since getting the banhammer playing Resistance, Erik Estavillo's name has been echoed in the gaming scene for his string of lawsuits and his notable subpoenas. Today isn't another chapter on any of those - he said it himself: no more lawsuits and subpoenas. It's a whole new story now. Introducing EstaVideo - Erik Estavillo now has his own site.

Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. While this trailer does introduce the game's cast of characters, there doesn't seem to be any mention of the "additional characters" Square Enix Europe teased a couple of days ago. It does have spaceships and gameplay footage, though. It also shows the switchable in-game character icons -- both the anime-style ones and the 3D portraits.

A bit of bad news for Shin Megami Tensei fans. It seems Atlus has bumped Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey to a later March release than the one mentioned in the DS relaese schedule Nintendo released a couple of days ago. They've got a little something to make up for it though.