The entire team of Damnation (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) has been laid off, following "issues" with publisher Codemasters. To find out more about it, head to the full article.

This is a much, much better line-up for our On Shelves section this week. As in MUCH. One, the Transformers are finally rolling out (unfortch, Megan Fox won't be included in your game purchase). Two, Fight Night Round 4 is also stepping into the ring to knock you out with. Three, The Conduit is also set to make waves on your Wii, and so is the Resident Evil Archives. And of course, the ever-present DS games for the kids. Yes, it doesn't just stop at three. Go ahead, check out what else is there this week.

For years, Colin McRae was always on the microphone to promote his racing games, serving as both inspiration and spokesperson for Codemasters when it came to the Colin McRae games. It has been two years and a half since his unfortunate accident, but Codemasters still remembers the rally icon, and the latest game carrying his name, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS and PSP), will have content paying tribute to the Scottish rally driver.

Codemasters has sent us word that the Xbox 360 demo for Overlord 2 is now live and ready to be downloaded from the Xbox Live Marketplace. More details in the full article.

Got some minions to control? Learn how to channel their pint-sized malevolence into a great force of chaos that follows your every whim with this instructional video from Overlord 2's Minionstry of Information.

This E3 gameplay teaser from Codemasters for DirT2 is about to leave the competition in the dust. Wanna see how it is to live in the fast lane? This is the one for you - choose from a variety of contemporary racing disciplines such as rally, rallycross and raid, and see if you've got what it takes.

Codemasters' Fuel is now officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the biggest console game of all time. Nice way to celebrate the game getting a release date.

Ever wish that the Overlord in the Disgaea franchise looked that sick? Well, wouldn't be Disgaea if it was that serious. Besides, you can just go ahead and play Overlord II on your PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 - when the game comes out that is. In the meantime, we've got first dibs on these new Overlord II vids, featuring the dev diary in one, and the creature-crushing gameplay in the other. C'mon and have a look.

Nothing like a new trailer to leave us wanting to see more. Fortunately for us, here's a good one from Codemasters - the PSI villain for their gun-trotter, Damnation (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), plus a few words from lead designer Jacob Minkoff. Hit the link for the vid.

I like Overlord and I love freebies, so this Overlord pre-order promo from GameStop is definitely relevant to my interests. See, anyone who pre-orders a copy of Overlord II, Overlord Dark Legend and Overlord Minions from GameStop will receive one of four different minion figurines.