Another epic Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) trailer has been revealed by Infinity Ward. The latest footage shows some special ops troops  performing a variety of missions from Russia to Washington, DC. Check it out after the break.

A college student from Cal State Fullerton was arrested by federal agents on Monday by illegally running a home business of modifying Xbox, Playstation, Wii and other video game consoles to enable the machines to play pirated video games.

If you were hoping to play the game based on Heroes, the popular TV series from NBC, then too bad. According to Ubisoft PR director, Jaime Cottini, Peter, Claire, Hiro, and the rest of the gang won't be coming to your gaming platforms anymore. Oh well...

Most of you guys have probably seen a music video where a part of video happens in reverse, or is essentially rewinded footage being played. Well, there's apparently one guy you out to thank for that, and his name is Bert Praetorius.

Reportedly the inventor of flawless video rewinding, Bert Praetorius has died at the age of 90. More on this report, as well as some questions concerning this bit of news we found, after the jump!

It looks like PS3 owners are going to be treated to something special, but of course this is just a rumor. We were able to spot one particular ad that revealed that the console might be able to download TV shows. Catch the advertisement after the jump!

It seems like SCi Entertainment is finally getting into the role of the reluctant "father", ready to give away his daughter (i.e. Lara Croft) at the altar. It was confirmed recently that SCi will be entertaining the possibility of opening a major business investment in the near future to help get the company back on track. You can read a statement released by the company explaining this move in our full article.

Keeping up with the SCi Entertainment takeover bid? Well, if you put money on Time Warner, then this update might make you re-think your wager: it seems that NBC is putting forward big money to be the king of the hill, in terms of being considered as the top buyer. Just how big, you ask? Try a hundred million greenbacks. Enough money to choke a mammal of colossal proportions. Check out the details in the full article.

A lot of people have split opinions on the effectiveness of in-game advertising. However, Sony's chief executive Howard Stern expressed his doubts on the potential of that particular marketing trend. He wasn't alone in the idea either; other big names from major companies such as NBC Universal and Activision Blizzard voiced similar sentiments.

For more details, check out the full article after the jump!

If you fancy some off-topic humor for some easy viewing over the weekend, here's something to tune into: Late Night with Conan O'Brien and their recent segment with Rock Band.

Turns out that the WGA strike had left them with a lot of free time on their hands... Which makes us think that, yeah, video games really are benefiting from the writers' strike.

Last Tuesday, NBC Universal announced that they shall be providing downloadable television programming via SanDisk Corporation's web-based services. Additional details available when you read more of the full article.