Gamers in Europe are still rather in the dark when exactly Capcom's Bionic Commando Rearmed will be hitting the local download services. Fortunately, word recently got out that the next-gen remake's August 13 release will be a world-wide launch on both Xbox Live and all the popular PC download services, such as Steam Direct 2 Drive, Game's Gate, and more. Find out more in our full article.

Microsoft and Sony have always been in competition for the hearts of the gaming masses. That said, one of the biggest draws for their two consoles has to be their respective online component.

Let's take a look at Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network in some detail, checking out their strengths and weaknesses, as well as what we think they should do to ensure a bright future for the respective services.

Activision is set to release a new track pack for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of  Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. This time, it's a track pack filled some great music from Interscope Records and is aptly named the Interscope Track Pack. Find out what tracks will be made available after the jump.

Naughty Dog's  Richard Lemarchand has been interviewed and he was asked what he thought about the PlayStation Network when stacked against Microsoft's Xbox Live. You may be surprised to know that he picked the PSN and said that Sony's service will have a "competitive edge" in the near future. More in the full article.

So, you don't want to use a credit card when doing transactions over at the PlayStation Store? If that's the case, it sucks to be in North America right now. However, Sony wants to make things better by offering more choices and they'll give us exactly what we want by delivering PSN Cards that we've long clamored for. Details after the jump.

We ask you once again folks. How awesome will Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, DS, PS2) be? Awesome enough to get a demo with its own custom content, that's what! Find out more after the jump!

Yes, we've heard about talk concerning the "major shocking" *gasp* announcement for Square Enix's much-loved Final Fantasy VII, and so far we haven't heard about what exactly the announcement is about. This rumor that we have right now may possibly hint about what's to come... but of course, take it with a grain of salt. Read about the rumors in the full article.

With EA Sports' Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PC) coming up, a lot of sports fans are waiting for a chance to try it out for themselves. They'll be getting their chance soon enough as a release date for the Xbox 360 and PS3 demo has just been announced. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

A sequel to Ratchet & Clank Future was indeed confirmed a few days ago during Sony's E3 press conference. But now, we got some new info from Europe: while it was previously announced that the game is headed to the PSN (for US$ 15, man, that's a steal!), we now get confirmation that Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty will also experience what WarHawk and GT5 Prologue had - a Blu-ray disc version.

SCEJ has released the first gameplay trailer for their new PSN title, The Last Guy. To check out what this Google Earth-powered rescue game has up its sleeve, head to the full article.