We interrupt your regularly scheduled TGS updates for news on another gaming convention, E3. No, it's not dead yet. But this new development won't help it recover any.

It seems that Codemasters, the company behind Clive Barker's Jericho, Colin McRae, and Lord of the Rings Online, has left the ESA. This makes the sixth publisher to leave the organization since May.

Think Steve-o's the only Jackass who can do stunts? Captain Rouke of Damnation is definitely not short in all those ledge-grabbing, rope-climbing, and cliff-scaling stunts. Heck, looks like he could even play the Wanderer's part in Shadow of the Colossus! Check it out, we finally get a trailer for Damnation!

The first downloadable pack for Codemasters' Race Driver: GRID (Xbox 360, PS3) was dated and detailed today in a press wire sent out by the company. The pack, dubbed 8 Ball, will feature eight new cars, two new online events, and an additional four achievements for the Xbox 360 version. Hit the jump for details.

After the recent series of shakedowns happening in Midway, word has been going around that the company may have to shut down its UK based studio Newcastle, subsequently putting development of its upcoming action shooter - The Wheelman (PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) - on hold. However, interim CEO Matt Booty squashed these unfounded rumors and confirmed that they had no plans of doing so. More details in our full article.

The music industry has spoken out about the five British developers and publishers going after illegal file-sharers in the UK. What of the other players in the gaming industry? We have yet to hear any official word on the matter from other developers or publishers, but Peter Moore - in his personal capacity - has talked about it, and he'd have to agree... with the music industry.

Codemasters has released screenshots of several of their upcoming games over at the Leipzig Games Convention, including Operation Flashpoint 2, Overlord: Dark Legend, Overlord: Minions, and Rise of the Argonauts. Check them out in the full article.

British game developers have launched an all-out war against illegal file-sharers. They're not about to take piracy in the industry sitting down. But the music industry, another victim of the pirates, aren't backing them up on this cause. It's an apparent disagreement in approach and disposition.

He may not be the Lich King, but he's got enough evil to fuel his next three games all the way into next year. Codemasters is set to unleash a generous spread of malevolence in 2009 with three brand new Overlord titles. Get ready for the sequel to the 2007 Minion-fest as well as its two new spin-off titles. Find out more about them in our full article after the jump.

There's a new Overlord riding out to town soon, and it's gonna be a Wii-exclusive. Codemasters has just revealed that they are indeed working on a port of the original Xbox 360 Overlord, but this one will be overall shiny and new. Dean Scott explained more about what to expect from Overlord Dark Legend, and you can check it out at the full article.

It may not be raining cats and dogs in the gaming world this week, but that does not mean there' s nothing to look forward to for the days between August 3 and 9. We've got a little bit of racing (GRID, Crash Time) for daredevils out there, and an adventure that'll sure to teach a lesson or two to  those youngsters who do not believe in monsters and who throw house parties when their parents are away (Monster Madness: Grave Danger).