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Ubisoft and Gearbox have released 5 new screenshots from their up and coming WWII FPS shooter, Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway. Check it out:

Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway recently made TGN's top 10 list of big games for 08. If you missed the article you can read it here.

Codemaster's has released a demo for their upcoming game, Race Driver GRID.

Challenging players to become the number one race driver in a new world of exhilarating motorsport, Race Driver Grid will take players on a tour like never before; to beautifully realised racing locations through Europe, the U.S., Japan and beyond. The game will feature the most extensive range of events in the series, combining official circuit-based championships with road races and urban street competitions.

Epic Games has released the very first gameplay footage for their highly anticipated Gears of War sequel. Gears of War 2 is set to come out this November exclusively for Xbox 360. Check out the mayhem below:

Looking for a new driving game to play on PC? Well Criterion Games is developing the very popular game Burnout Paradise as a new version specifically tailored for the PC. Take a look:

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts, (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) today announced that the award-winning driving game Burnout™ Paradise is being rebuilt specifically for the PC. Burnout Paradise will be the first Burnout title ever made for the PC, customized with expanded multiplayer, enhanced online features, and community driven content.

Originally released for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system, Burnout Paradise has won over 55 awards worldwide. Burnout Paradise delivers an open-world environment built for intense speed, excitement and exploration and sets a new standard in the seamless transition from single-player offline to social online gameplay.

Burnout Paradise for the PC will combine all the open world racing, intense speed and action of the original game with new gameplay for the PC version.

For more information on this newly announced game, be sure to visit here.

Well it seems those previous rumors regarding a Bioshock movie have now come true. Also the latest news on the director for this game to movie has been announced. Take a look:

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., whose latest "Grand Theft Auto" video game reaped $500 million in a week, said Friday it signed a deal with Universal Pictures to develop a movie based on "BioShock," another hit game.

Financial terms and the movie's expected release date were not disclosed.

Gore Verbinski, the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean," will direct and produce the film, Take-Two said. "BioShock," a critically acclaimed first-person shooter, starts off with the player surviving a plane crash to find an undersea city, Rapture, a "failed utopia whose citizens had embraced genetic engineering before the city descended into pure anarchy."

With such a great storyline and fulfilling gameplay experience, hopefully the movie will bring that same effect to the big screen. Visit here for the original source.

All gamers listen up! The U.S. Congress is pushing a Video Games Rating Enforcement Act, and the Entertainment Consumers Association needs your help to stop it from being passed! Take a look:

HR 5990, the Video Games Rating Enforcement Act, is another Congressional attempt to unconstitutionally regulate the sale of video games. If it’s passed, the federal courts will find it unconstitutional – and at great expense to taxpayers.

By raising our voices now, we can let Congress know that we, as taxpayers and constituents, would rather they use their time and our money to discuss more pressing issues such as the war in Iraq, universal healthcare and the national economy.

You can sign up to help fight the act at the ECA website here.

We reported earlier this week about Bioware's and EA's plans for copy right protection in the upcoming titles, Mass Effect, and Spore for PC, well it seems that it was maybe a bit too much. Check it out:

BioWare producer Derek French recently caused an uproar after announcing that copy protection on the PC editions of Mass Effect and Spore would require online validation every 10 days in order for the games to continue functioning.

In the face of increasing pressure, BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts today relented, updating the official Mass Effect PC FAQ to note that validation will now only be required when the player downloads new game content.

Electronic Arts also released a statement mentioning that Spore's copy protection will be similarly changed to allow for offline play, only requiring validation on a patch or game content update.

Read more at Shacknews here.

We recently had a lively discussion on Crytek's comments blaming piracy for the reason they will no longer be making PC exclusive games. Well the guys over at Tom's Hardware have posted up a new video from the Second Take series discussing these latest remarks and giving their take on them. You can check the video out at the link below:

Looking forward to Mass Effect on the PC? You better be looking forward to re-validating your CD-Key every 10 days or you won't be able to play it anymore. Pirates beware:

Here is BioWare's plan for copy protection:

"Mass Effect PC uses SecuROM which requires an online activation for the first time you play Mass Effect PC after installation. After the first activation, SecuROM requires that it re-check with the server within ten days in order to revalidate the CD key. If it can't contact the server before the 10 days are up, the game still runs and it will re-check until it is successful. If the check is not successfully performed within the 10 day period, Mass Effect will not run until an online check is successful."

Basically, this will punish paying customers while pirates merely circumvent the authentification process altogether (probably). The plan will also allow the game to be activated on 3 PCs at one time.

Mass Effect on the PC releases on May 27, 2008 and features an updated UI. Check out a Q&A on the copy protection at the BioWare Forums.

The Total Gaming League is now accepting admin applications for all games and nearly all positions. We're especially eager to find talented staff for Call of Duty 4, CounterStrike: Source, and Team Fortress 2.

Each position has a varying level of responsibility and required dedication. Ideal applicants must be mature, act in a professional manner, have extensive knowledge of the game they're applying for, be 18 years old or higher, and have the capability to provide TGL users with excellent customer service. Preference will be given to those with strong communication, organizational, and conflict-resolution skills.

If you'd like to assist us in managing one of the fastest growing and most exciting competition organizations in existence today, please go to our staff application page and start filling in your information. Thank you and good luck!

Visit the Total Gaming League website for more details here.