The London Movie Comic Media Expo isn't known for its gaming section, with much of its attendees preferring other forms of entertainment. But all that's gonna change this year, or improve at the very least, because apart from the support of some of today's A-list publishers, the London MCM Expo is attempting to set the World Record for "largest number of people in costume for a video game."

The dust has settled from the epic Street Fighter IV tourney between Capcom, Sony, and Microsoft. Who came out the winner? Capcom of course, hands down. It's their game :p. But the more interesting question is, who won between Sony and Microsoft?

The first downloadable pack for Codemasters' Race Driver: GRID (Xbox 360, PS3) was dated and detailed today in a press wire sent out by the company. The pack, dubbed 8 Ball, will feature eight new cars, two new online events, and an additional four achievements for the Xbox 360 version. Hit the jump for details.

We don't know about you guys but we're really looking forward to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, especially after the developers have detailed the changes to the new game. There are enough changes to the gameplay - as the developer himself states - to credit it as a separate installment to the franchise instead of just "improving" on an old one.

Read the full article for more details on the changes in the game.

Fans of Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 2 for the Xbox 360 will want to look out for new downloadable content scheduled for release this weekend. The first DLC is for a 2007 SEAT Leon Cupra. This pack will be free of charge, much like the download pack you guys received last August.

The second download pack will add 10 new cars to your garage, at an expected cost of 400 MS Points. Here are the new vehicles you can expect to get in this upcoming Forza 2 pack:

• 2006 Audi R10 (#8 Audi Sport Team Joest) Prototype
• 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
• 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
• 2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
• 2007 Honda Civic Type-R
• 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
• 2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
• 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
• 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
• 2007 SEAT Leon Supercup
  

Just log on to Xbox Live Marketplace come the appointed day, and these new packages should be up for grabs. That's all for the moment. We advise guys to keep alert for any related updates.

 

Okay, this may cause some alarmists to scream "Big Brother!" so before all the speculation, here are the known details - just so all you privacy advocates can relax a bit.

Google has filed a patent that reveals that they plan to compile psychological profiles of millions of gamers by covertly monitoring the way they play online games. Now you may think that this only concerns folks who play MMOs on their PCs, however, the patent apparently says that Google can also monitor people playing on any game console that hooks up to the internet, including the Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Microsoft Xbox 360.

What's even more hair-raising is that it says that information could be retrieved from previous game details saved on memory cards. To quote: "Such saved information may be thought of state information, and offers a valuable source of information to the advertisers." Yes, if you've played 350 hours of Oblivion, they'll know. Yep, the patent is that creepy; it even says:

In a car racing game, after a user crashes his Honda Civic, an announcer could be used to advertise by saying 'if he had a Hummer, he would have gotten the better of that altercation', etc... If the user has been playing for over two hours continuously, the system may display ads for Pizza Hut, Coke, coffee.

Now here's why we're asking all those privacy advocates to calm down and not cry foul. Google has said that they do not plan to roll out the technology in the near future. They say that it was just one of the patents that they wanted to file. The Guardian reports that a Google spokesman had this to say: "Google registers different patents irrespective of whether we actually intend to use them."

So no, Big Brother, er, I mean, Google isn't watching you. Not yet. *insert cheesy B-movie sci-fi music* It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you.

Microsoft has officially confirmed the news that a Forza Motorsport 2 demo will be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace this month. According an official statement from Microsoft, the rumors this week of a downloadable demo are indeed true. Timing details will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Apart from the demo confirmation, Microsoft also released a list containing even more new cars that will be making appearances in the final game. Forza Motorsport 2, by the way, is scheduled for release next month. The list is comprised of cars categorized as "Aftermarket Tuner Car Classics." Check it out below.

• 1998 Toyota AB Flug S900 Supra Turbo
• 2000 Honda Aerogear Integra Type-R
• 2003 Toyota APR Performance Celica GTS
• 2000 Audi AWE Tuning SilverBullet S4
• 1995 Toyota Border MR2 Turbo T-bar
• 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Guldstrand Edition
• 1994 Honda Do-Luck NSX
• 1992 Toyota Do-Luck Supra
• 2003 Nissan Fairlady Z Custom Edition
• 2003 Ford FocusSport SVT Focus
• 2003 Lexus Foose Design IS430 Project Car
• 2000 Dodge Hennessey Viper 800TT
• 2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
• 1995 Mazda INGS RX-7
• 2002 Chevrolet Lingenfelter 427 Corvette
• 1999 Mitsubishi MINE'S CP9A Lancer Evolution VI
• 1993 Nissan MINE'S R32 Skyline GT-R
• 2002 Nissan MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R
• 2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
• 2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
• 2003 Honda Mugen S2000
• 1995 Mazda RE-Amemiya RX-7
• 2003 Mitsubishi Sparco Lancer Evolution VIII
• 1998 Subaru Tommy Kaira Impreza M20b
• 2002 Nissan Tommy Kaira Skyline GT-R R34
• 1995 Toyota Tom's T020 MR2
• 2002 Toyota Tom's W123 MR-S
• 2002 Toyota Tom's Z382 Soarer
• 1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
• 2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
• 1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 03
• 1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 99
• 2000 Acura VIS Racing Integra Type-R
• 1995 Toyota VIS Racing MR2 Turbo T-bar
• 2004 Honda Wings West Civic Si

Well, the weekly update about the top games played over Xbox Live for the week from Major Nelson are in and as a little treat to all the gamers wondering why the arcade titles were never on the list except for a few occasions, the good Major has made a list of the top 10 Xbox Live Arcade titles as well. The Arcade list is only for the full versions of the games and does not include the arcade demos played over live, which explains why Bankshot Billiards is even on the list (just kidding!).

Call of Duty 2 remains the top dog of all 360 games played over Live and Dead Rising rises up from not even being on last week's list to coming in second place. The number one played Xbox Live Arcade title is Pac-Man so it looks like gobbling up power pellets can beat E-Honda's slapping move enough to put Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting in second place. The full list of the top ten 360 games and XBLA titles is as follows:

Xbox 360 Top Live Games

1. Call of Duty 2
2. DEAD RISING
3. Ghost Recon 3
4. Chromehounds
5. Oblivion
6. NCAA 07
7. BFMC
8. Final Fantasy XI
9. Dead Rising Demo
10. Lord of the Rings: BFME2

Top Xbox Live Arcade Titles (Full Versions)

1. PAC-MAN
2. Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
3. UNO
4. Geometry Wars Evolved
5. GALAGA
6. Frogger
7. Cloning Clyde
8. Marble Blast Ultra
9. Bankshot Billiards 2
10. Zuma