Announced just the other day, Nintey-Nine Nights II finally shows its grubby face today via a batch of screens. Q Entertainment's upcoming sequel of the hack-and-slash Xbox 360 title is sure looking a tad bit more intense than the original. It's still a bit too early to say how substantially different/better this game will be from the last, but the whole dark and gothic feel to it is somewhat cool too.

Q Entertainment has confirmed that development is ongoing for a sequel to the 2006 Xbox 360-exclusive, Ninety-Nine Nights. Ninety Nine Nights 2 will once again be exclusive to the Microsoft console and is reportedly already half-finished.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi (of Lumines, Rez fame) just loves our news blog so much that he's decided to name his upcoming game after our site! (Or... not.) Whatever the case, Atari's recent press conference had former Sony bigwig Phil Harrison handle the proceedings. Some of the biggest news they've announced in the event involves Tetsuya Mizuguchi's latest rhythm game and the upcoming Ghostbusters multi-platform title's release window.

Video gaming minds from the East and the West have recently joined forces to deliver to us some interesting action titles in the near future. Electronic Arts signed a partnership with Grasshopper Manufacture and Epic Games during its Bay Area showcase event, revealing a few new projects in the works for the new studio, EA Partners. Find out more in our full article.

Gamers based in Japan have a lot to be happy about. It seems Harmonix has announced that it has teamed up with Q Entertainment and Rev to develop a localized version of Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii) for the region. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

For the Tetsuya Mizuguchi fans, the wait is almost over. Microsoft has just announced that Rez HD will  be made available by this Wednesday, at around 9:00 a.m., along with Ubisoft's Chessmaster Live. Pricing details for both Xbox Live Arcade titles are available in the full article.

The classic Dreamcast game Rez HD is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. The original game made use of the Trance Vibrator: a device that pulses in time with the music. To bring the concept up to speed with the Xbox 360, the game will instead be using the console's controllers to substitute for the Trance Vibrator peripheral. What's more - the game could soon appear in the PlayStation 3 too. Details in the full article.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the man behind memorable Sega titles such as Sega Rally Championship and Space Channel 5, talks about his experiences in creating Rez HD, the next-gen version of his six-year-old title Rez, for the Xbox Live Arcade. He also mentions what changes he made on the remake, as well as future plans of seeing the titles on other console platforms.

Check out the rest of the interview after the jump!

European Xbox 360 owners who find themselves growing a little weary of the contemporary shooting game scene may have  some fresh air coming their way very soon. Game maker Q Entertainment has revealed that they might release Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation 2 classic title Rez HD on XBLA very soon. Go to the full article for more details.

Here's a quick promo alert for the guys who frequently game on Xbox Live Arcade. Q Entertainment's sending out word that they've got a lucky draw set up that will entitle 50 lucky winners to a free copy of their Rez HD title. Details regarding this promo are available in the full article.