Yeah, it's a bummer that North America had to get its taste of the Ninja Gaiden 2 demo later than the rest of the world. Thankfully, it's finally here so that everyone can sample it if they haven't bought the full game already. Details in the full article up next.

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.

Conspiracy Entertainment has just signed a publishing agreement with Epicenter Studios to bring together the Wii-exclusive Real Heroes: Firefighters. But while the title all but screams "fiery action," you'll be quite surprised to learn that it won't be violent at all. So what's in store for you in this game? Read up over after the jump.

With the release of the recent expansion pack for The Eye of Judgment, TCG fans have something to look forward to as SCEA will be giving out free swag for this week's Free Card Friday promo, including some very rare Set 2 expansion cards. In addition, the EOJ team has recently announced the details of its upcoming network update for the game. Find out more about all of this in our full article after the jump.

Major Nelson revealed that the Xbox 360 demo for Kung Fu Panda is now available for download on the Xbox 360 in certain regions. Don't fret though because he did mention that the demo will eventually be available in all the regions where this movie will be coming out. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Can't wait to get R-Type Command for the Playstation Portable? Here's a little something to get you even more excited. Those who pre-order the game will be getting a figurine of an R-Type ship. For more on this, check out the full article.

It looks like Lara finally has a daddy to come home to. Warner Bros Home Entertainment recently subscribed up to £15 million (US$ 30 million) new shares in the company and announced a new strategic partnership with the house behind the Tomb Raider series. For more details regarding this, read our full article after the jump.

You can probably imagine that World War II was hellish, now imagine it with undead and werewolves and it becomes even more hellish. That's the scenario that Atlus and Success' upcoming video game for the Xbox 360, Operation Darkness explores. Want to know more? Click on the link below for more info.

In a recent study involving 740 pregnant women in the UK, it was concluded that there's a real correlation between what mothers eat and what the gender of their kids are. Carbohydrates, sugars, and other high-energy compounds yields boys, experts say.

If you want to know all about the top game development studios in the industry today, you can read all about them in the recently published Develop 100 by Sheridan and amBX. The book takes a look at the top 100 gaming studios as well as additional information on their respective revenues throughout the year. For more information regarding this, you can read our full article after the jump.