The Nintendo 64 classic Banjo Kazooie has caused a recent stir with the release of leaked screenshots of its next-gen revival for the Xbox 360 - with speculations that it's a racing game. However, the game's developer, Rare Ltd., has come forward to tell us not to make any assumptions until tomorrow's Microsoft Gamer's Day. More info after the jump.

Oh boy, here we go again. Someone caught up with Mark Rein and extracted the latest opinion from Epic Games' VP regarding the bitter feuds over PC gaming, while also getting a rain check on what's been changed on the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament III to allow it to render efficiently on split-screen. And on the topic of PC gaming, we're also handed an explanation over Tim Sweeney's Unreal Engine 4 remark. More at the full story.

Epic Games is definitely on the roll, what with Unreal Tournament 3 ready to launch on the Microsoft Xbox 360 while surefire hit sequel Gears of War 2 is in the pipeline. Fans of either franchise might want to check out UT3's reiteration, since Epic VP Mark Rein revealed there's a secret within. More on this at the full article.

Speculations are rampant as Epic Games and Midway Games prepare to bring Unreal Tournament 3 to the Microsoft Xbox 360. While there are still uncertainties to how the first-person shooter will perform on the console, Epic head honcho Mark Rein was at least able to confirm that user mods are in. Head over to the full article for more details.

Anxious to know what the real deal is with the release date of Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360? Mark Rein was in the Epic Games forums and he had some straightforward answers. No need to worry. He says development for the Xbox 360 is going really well. Full details after the jump!

Midway Games has recently revealed that Mortal Kombat is still right on schedule for its next-gen revival. It seems the gears are in motion. A mysterious website with the Mortal Kombat logo has just emerged with a countdown. What could it mean? More details over at the full article.

You definitely wouldn't want to get in the path of one angry barbarian. Say, like Conan. If you check out this vid (and we're confident you will), you'll have all the more reason to avoid him, especially when he's in a fit of rage.

But if you're the one playing Conan in THQ's Conan the Barbarian (for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii), we're sure you wouldn't mind cause he exudes cool. Just check out that body throw he performs against his pitiful foe. Neat, huh? Anyhow, you'll find that kind of action and more here in this Barbarian Rage gameplay we picked up from GameTrailers, who in turn picked it up from the Sony Gamers Day. Videos are sure raining down upon us today.

Catch one before you catch a cold.

The folks at GameTrailers were able to catch up with Robert Huebner, Director at Nihilistic Software, at the recently held THQ Gamers Day event to talk about their upcoming action-adventure game Conan the Barbarian.

Slated for release on the 360 and PS3, THQ's Conan has been compared by some to God of War -- albeit with better graphics and of course, the famous half-naked man gracing the game. So anyway, the video interview above lets us listen in on Huebner as he talks about the story time line you'll be following, as well as the rewards you'll get by barbarically slaughtering the masses. The vid contains even more gameplay footage (and decapitations!) so we suggest you don't miss out on this one.

Truth be told, we don't know how this vid right here could top the Brutal Brawling gameplay vid we brought you earlier, but if you're itching for more info on the Krome Studios-developed videogame adaptation of Hellboy, this should suffice.

As you know, the game is set to cut loose hell's fury on your 360s and PS3s Q2 this year. And as we inch closer and closer to that seemingly faraway day to come, you can expect more and more game goodies to sail your way to further psych you up for the game. So what are the bits of info you can get from this vid? Well, as this post's title says, you'll be able to get the lowdown on where the devs got the inspiration behind the creation of the kickass characters you'll be seeing in Hellboy.

This vid was actually taken at the recently held Konami Gamers Day event, so fret not, there will be gameplay footage for you to feast your eyes on too. Listen in as producer Paul Armatta talks about the stuff you can look forward to once the game hits the shelves. But don't take our word for it, just hit play and you're good to go.

During the recently held Konami’s 2007 San Francisco Gamers Day, the company showcased their 2007 lineup of games with some announced titles also seeing the first light right there in San Francisco.

It's gonna be a great year for DS users, with a total of eight games lined up for release this year, unlike the PS3 which, if the lineup isn't altered, will only have one Konami game spinning on the sleek console (whatever happened to MGS4, we dunno). So anyway, here's Konami's 2007 lineup as revealed during Gamers Day:

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• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - 2007
• Coded Arms Contagion - March 2007
• Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 - February 2007
  
• Hellboy - 2007
• Brooktown High Senior Year - Spring 2007
  

Xbox360

• Dance Dance Revolution Universe - February 2007
• Hellboy - 2007
• Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
  

Wii

• Wing Island - Spring 2007
• Kororinpa:  Marble Mania - Spring 2007
• Dewy’s Adventure (working title) - 2007
• Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party - 2007
  

Nintendo DS

• Death, Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom - Spring 2007
• GoPets (also on PC) - 2007
• Honeycomb Beat - Spring 2007
• Konami Classic Series: Arcade Hits - 2007
• Lost In Blue 2 - Spring 2007
• Lunar Knights - February 2007
• Time Ace - Spring 2007
• Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
  

PS3

• Hellboy - 2007