MMOs are steadily breaking out of their PC confines and into this console generation thanks to the massive support for online play. Speaking at the "MMOs to consoles" panel at the GDC in Austin, Turbine VP of product development Craig Alexander makes a comparison between the two powerhouses of the seventh generation. His thoughts - it's easier to develop MMOs for the Xbox 360 than the PS3.

They're being sued right now, but at least Turbine is still focusing on what they're supposed to do: make games. Over at the Austin GDC, Craig Alexander, the company's VP of project development, confirmed that they currently have a console MMO in the works.

John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment President, delivered a spark of good hope for those awaiting the arrival of their free-to-play MMO, Free Realms, on the PS3. Speaking at the Q&A session earlier today at the GDC in Austin, Smedley pointed to "next year."

I love that "mad genius on drugs" vibe Keita Takahashi always gives off in interviews. Oh, and his honesty too. When asked about the iPhone version of Noby Noby Boy, he was pretty quick to answer that it's just "bait" for an increased PS3 development budget for the game's console version. Well, it seems he's at least 60% closer to finding out if his gamble pays off.

A lot of people think that the year 2012 is significant. Some think the world's going to end by then. People in the games industry, on the other hand, think that it will be a beginning instead of an end: the beginning of the next console cycle. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli is one of those who believe that 2012 is when the next generation of game consoles will start showing up. *UPDATE* Two demo videos have surfaced from GamesCom 2009.

Thanks, Peter Bauer!

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) will be holding a massive press conference for GamesCom, reports VG247. It is scheduled to run for three full hours -- there's got to be something big somewhere in all that 180 minutes, right?

With Square Enix choosing not to talk too much about the promised PS3 version of The Last Remnant, it's already become a bit of a longshot, and now Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has cast further doubts that it will ever see the light of day.

You know Rachel's tough when she can dress like a stripper and still kick some major ass in the rain. That's what you're about to see, plus a little more, on this E3 trailer for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 from Team Ninja and Tecmo. That's right, the busty, leather-clad femme fatale is now playable in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, along with Dragon Sword's Momiji. Details after the jump.

It feels like the calm before the storm is here. News has started to come in smaller amounts this week as we get closer and closer to next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Everybody's trying to keep their cards close to their vests so they can present the best E3 they can. Let's just all hope the awesome parts far outweigh the disappointing parts. Anyway, it may have been a bit of a slow news week, but that doesn't mean there was no news to speak of. Read on for the PSP Weekend Warrior.

We heard rumblings of a PSP game rental service on the PlayStation Network via a survey spotted yesterday, but apparently this has been in the works for longer than we thought.