We recently sat down to have a look at Artech Studios' Aces of the Galaxy. Set in the vastness of space, it's a rail shooter that hopes to excite folks with its brand of frenetic rail-shooting, cluster bombs and torpedoes galore, within the scope of a battle between two different races. The question is, did Aces of the Galaxy bring on the excitement? Find out after the jump!

If you're one of the few players who encountered the bug about the Blessing Beads in the in-game item shops, then good news: the guys behind EST Corp's Cabal Online have found the cause of the issue, and have dealt with it promptly. Check out all the details in the full article and see why this particular item was given special attention, as well as what the developers did with those players who lost Cabal Cash during the glitch.

High Voltage Software has just joined the WiiWare bandwagon by shedding light on the details of upcoming WiiWare title Gyrostarr. Aside from divulging juicy information on the game, they were able to provide a trailer of the game as well. To know more about this upcoming WiiWare title, head on over to the full article.

EVE Online gamers, mark your calendars for April 16. There will be a bit of downtime on that day in preparation for Trinity 1.2. You might also want to check out the full article for the patch notes so you know what to expect once the servers go back up. Click on "read more" to proceed.

There's no question that EA's upcoming RTS Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) is among the most anticipated releases of 2008. We're happy to tell you that everything's on track and there looks to be no delays in sight. The full article up next tells you when you can expect it to hit, along with some new info on old friend Tanya. Just click on "read more" and you're good to go, soldiers.

One good strategy - be it in a game of chess or in an MMORPG like Hellgate: London - is to think ahead.

That appears to be what Flagship Studios is doing, as the developer has recently outlined its plans for the next three updates of the game. More on forward thinking follows in the full article, right after the jump.

The achievements for BioWare's Mass Effect have finally been revealed. Judging from what players have to do to get some of the listed rewards, it looks like they will have to finish the game more than once if they hope to collect every single point.

Anyway, we're pretty sure that players who plan on picking up a copy of Mass Effect would be interested in finding out its different achievements so that they can plan accordingly. Head on over to the full article via the "read more" link below.

Neutron stars take center stage again as scientists are probing their mysteries when they saw Einstein's predicted warping of spacetime around three neutron stars. Because of this discovery, scientists are now on a search to find exotic atomic particles that they can't create in a lab but could study by observing these warping effects.

Now before you think that this is a quest to build a phone booth that can travel in time to meet a way cooler version of Keanu Reeves as Ted (let me get to the point before I digress), we're not talking spacetime in terms of past and future. We're talking spacetime in terms of gravitational effects.

Basically, objects inhabit a place in spacetime that forms a kind of warping. The warping is like a bowl, and any object placed near the tip of the bowl automatically drops to the bottom center. Gravity is the same thing: objects attract each other because of the "bowls" they create in space time. The larger and denser the object, the larger the warped bowl effect, the greater the gravitational force.

Brief science lesson over. The spacetime warp effects were seen when scientists observed a disc of hot gas around the neutron stars. Neutron stars are very dense: a few cupfuls would be heavier than Mount Everest. Because of this, gravitational forces of the star pulled on the light from the disc and turned it red. This is called gravitational redshift, the effect stated by Einstein's theory of relativity.

Because of this discovery scientists have been able to develop a new technique of studying the neutron stars, allowing for a more accurate way of observing the effects of exotic particles.

  

While Japan will be having it starting August 2, Capcom has yet to confirm release dates for other markets of the revised version of Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins. Truth be told, even we are not certain if the company has any plans at all to ship it in other regions. But believe us when we tell you that we have our fingers crossed as well.

Anyway, the improved Ghosts 'n Goblins will feature a lot of changes from the original version which was released last year. Some of these concern game continues being limited this time, magic changed into a charge attack, as well as the double jump ability now being available from the get-go.

The game features the story of Arthur and his quest to destroy the horde of enemies. Gameplay is not at all linear as the title allows players to use branching points and warp points in order to skip or go back to previous levels to collect missed items. Despite having a "3D" tag, Ultimate Ghosts n' Goblins is still a side-scroller.

Let's all take a break from the news and look at something a bit more light-hearted, shall we? Check out the new Mario-themed webcomic strip from Nicholas Gurewitch's award-winning Perry Bible Fellowship below.

Haha! A bit morbid, but hey, it's funny. Well, not so funny if you actually try it at home. Kids, please do not do this at home. Only figments of Shigeru Miyamoto's imagination can use water pipes as warp tunnels. If you've come across any other Mario-themed or Mario-centric webcomics, don't hesitate to share the Mario love by leaving a link in the comments section below.

If you're in the mood for more webcomic mayhem, you can click on the "via" link below to head straight to the Perry Bible Fellowship. Make sure to check out the Gigaknight strip.